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   mikegagne | Oct 23, 2005 08:37am | #1

   <Yes, the Olivers are made in Taiwan but I don't want to have that discussion here. I think the USA vs Taiwan debate was covered thouroughly in another discussion.>

   Yes they were quite a few times and thanks..... I own a 35 year old Oliver pattern makers jointer. I dont know about the new ones but they do look hefty. I love my 12" Ollie

   aloha, mike

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   morningwood | Oct 23, 2005 05:08pm | #2

   Thanks, Mike. Take a trip to MaMa's fish house for me!!! 

    

   Rob

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   JeffHeath | Oct 23, 2005 06:22pm | #3

   Rob

   One of the true tragedies of the woodworking industry is that the name of Oliver Machinery is being used to market taiwanese machines.  For over 100 years, Oliver Machinery, up in Michigan, made some of the BEST industrial woodworking machinery ever built.  I've got a restored 270 table saw from 1939, an 18 incher, that can rip through 16/4 hard maple like butter. 

   Anyway, a friend of mine purchased the Oliver 10" jointer, and is happy with it.  He had the same initial difficulties it seems that most have with the taiwanese built stuff, but once he got it together, and tuned, it works pretty good.  It still won't compete with an old cast iron "Ollie" from the good old days, but what the heck!!

   Here's a pic of my restored 1957 Northfield Foundry Jointer, which I like even better than the old Oliver Jointers.

   Jeff

   
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   morningwood | Oct 24, 2005 04:02pm | #4

   Thanks, Jeff. I was thinking about getting the spindle sander from Oliver, but when they added in the cost of shipping it killed the deal. 

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   Wolfman | Oct 24, 2005 05:06pm | #5

   Thanks Jeff, now I have Jointer envy. :>) Sweet piece of machinery.

   B.O.B.