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   Shep | Mar 17, 2003 03:09am | #1

   Chuck --at one time Delta was selling the tools they were importing from South America [Brazil, I think] as Delta/Invicta. I don't know if that's still so, since most stuff is made in the Orient now. Maybe someone else can add to this.

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   Quickstep | Mar 17, 2003 03:20am | #2

   Hmmmmm Anydody know how they compared with current quality?

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   JPGrout | Mar 17, 2003 05:08am | #3

   Well, I thought that the Invicta shapers were exellent machines. If they were any indication of the rest of the line I would not hesitate to recomend them. Fit and finish was equal to any euro machine and parts were generally easier to find through Delta. ( we wore out the brake band after several years of hard use) Yes, they are among my favorites.

   Joe

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   kennedy136 | Mar 17, 2003 05:12am | #4

   Chuck,

           They are indeed made in Brazil,  They used to build for Delta and then decided to go it alone.  They make good stuff in fact I plan to buy their 16 inch jointer in the near future.  I wouldn't hesitate if I were you.

                                                   Mark

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   riverr1 | Mar 17, 2003 05:35am | #5

   I don't know anything about the machines, but I have read references to the Delta machines made in Brazil being the best machines Delta had to offer. The DJ20 jointer which was made in Brazil has been a shop mainstay for a long time.

   Don