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   robkress | Nov 28, 2003 03:57pm | #1

   Are these the same saws as the x line only made in a foreign country?

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   watkinsjd | Nov 28, 2003 08:41pm | #2

   Rob,

   Delta says they are made in the USA.  Course, they could be made from parts imported from Taiwan and assembled in Mississippi.

   JW

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   EdHarrison | Nov 29, 2003 04:43pm | #5

   >Course, they could be made from parts imported from Taiwan and assembled in Mississippi.<

   Now those would be good jobs that this state could use! Hmmm,...why aren't my elected officials offering bribes and brokering secret deals in smoke-filled rooms to make that happen?

   Seriously, interested in the answer to this question. What separates this from a regular Unisaw?

   Ed

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   watkinsjd | Nov 29, 2003 07:53pm | #6

   Ed,

   I would think Delta would be one of the largest employers in Tupelo.  I imagine those politicians would rather talk catfish farms and cotton than cast iron.

   With the improvements in quality in Taiwan and the oversite by the major tool companies I doubt that there is a significant difference in quality.  There are not too many All American products anymore.  Something in just about everything comes from somewhere else.

   The X5 items I have seen look almost identical to my memory of the previous iteation of Deltas.  I saw old and new 6" jointers side by side and the X5 had better knobs but little else seemed changed.

   BTW, what kind of books do you write?

   JW

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   EdHarrison | Nov 30, 2003 12:17am | #7

   Doc Watson - I didn't even know that Delta was in Tupelo - shows how much I know! I do know that the Tupelo area is a vibrant area with a faster growing economy than here in east central MS.

   I "found" an unused 30 amp, 240 volt circuit in my basement workshop that is leftover from before my house was converted to CH/A (when it serviced a window unit air conditioner). Sometime in the next year I will upgrade my tablesaw and dust collection to 240 volts, though about the only thing I'm using my current contractor tablesaw for now is ripping - I'm doing all the rest of my woodworking with handtools. Without wanting to ignite the "tablesaw wars," I might buy something big and heavy and 220/240 volts in the next year.

   I hear what you're saying about the global economy. "Jobs" are always the political hotbutton.

   Aspiring novelist. FIrst book about naval aviation. Second one will probably be a fictional treatment of a famous incident in the civil rights struggle.

   Have a good weekend. Ed

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   RANGERP75R | Nov 30, 2003 01:22am | #8

   Ed

      Let me guess which incident? Hmmmm... Clueless as usual. Mama always said I was the "pretty one", but didn't have a lick of common sense. ha..ha..

   Have a good day in Meridian... :>)

   sarge..jtProud member of the :  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   watkinsjd | Nov 30, 2003 08:00am | #9

   Ed,

   Good luck with your writing.  Just be as honest and objective about the South as John Grisham.  He does an honest job of portraying life there.  I am a native of Arkansas and have a deep affection for Mississippi.

   Not the LSU Tigers or Rebels of Ole Miss though!  Soooie! ;=)

   JW

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   jc21 | Nov 28, 2003 08:55pm | #3

   The X line Unisaws are made here, the new saws I don't know. Haven't seen one in the metal but the specs and the looks seem to show that they are different. They weigh less than the Unisaw. Looks to me like an attempt to compete with Grizzly, Bridgewood, etc.

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   Ricky_Yu | Nov 29, 2003 02:28pm | #4

   The saw is most likely not assembled in the U.S. It is not a Unisaw, but listed as a 10" Cabinet Saw. The weight is heavier by 20 lbs according to the catalog.

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   HowardAcheson | Nov 30, 2003 08:27am | #10

   The only cabinet tablesaws made in the US are those that carry the Unisaw name. The saw in the link is made in Taiwan or China under Delta supervision to be price competitive with other asian saws.

   BTW the publish the "Made in US" label, the product must be over 95% made in the US from parts made in the US. Just being assembled here with foreign parts does not qualify. Federal regulation and federal enforcement assure that.

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   user-310309 | Dec 01, 2003 09:18am | #11

   Should we be glad "Big Government" assures US production--and supports US labor-- this way?

   I'm always amazed with the potential for social consciiousness in the discussions that circulate in this website.  Sometimes--though not often enough--these discussions really materialize into very enlightening discussions.