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   RickL | May 30, 2007 04:51am | #1

   Do a search on http://www.sawmillcreek.org The owner of Grizzly told how they took apart a competitor's combo to base theirs on. A few folks talked about future plans to purchase one. No one has bought one yet, at least not posted on it yet. There's dozens of wood forums and someone will post sooner or later.

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   TWG | May 30, 2007 07:51pm | #2

   Thanks Rick.

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   JMartinsky | May 31, 2007 02:24am | #3

   Dear Rick,
   Yep, I found it: Copied & pasted from SAWMILLCREEK:Originally Posted by Shiraz Balolia
   "The MM was not the only European jointer/planer we took apart and examined, and no laws were broken. Like many have said, it is done all the time and by the best of them. I hardly think that MM invented the sliding table saw, the bandsaw and the Jointer/planer. Personally, I am not a big fan of combination machines. The only reason we brought these on was due to the numerous requests we had from customers to offer a good quality combo machine that did not cost as much as the European machines. The labor cost in a particular country, value of the dollar against certain currencies, the company's idea of what it wants to make for a profit, the channels of trade that the machines move through etc.. all play a part in how much a product is priced. Yes, this machine was developed to compete directly with European makes, so you can be darn sure that we used techniques and components accordingly. The G0634 with the spiral cutterhead is priced aggressively (lower than it should be) to test the waters and I must say that the response to this machine has been great. I don't believe that MM even offers a J/P model with an indexable carbide spiral cutterhead."End of post.Best,John

   Edited 5/30/2007 9:06 pm ET by Jmartinsky

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   nikkiwood | May 31, 2007 03:12pm | #4

   Some might not know that Shiraz Balolia is the founder/owner of Grizzly.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   RickL | May 31, 2007 04:25pm | #5

   Also Shopfox machinery.