[TheForge] A real Deal at HF- How about their pneumatic staple gun?

[Ries Niemi]

Actually Jet Tools was started by a Jewish American Scrap dealer in 
Tacoma Washington, in the 50's.
He began by importing Japanese and Korean winches, comealongs, and 
chainfalls, and slowly grew the business to the point where, by 1970 or 
so, he closed the scrapyard and became all tool importer.
In the 80's, it was bought by a Swiss company, who still own it, along 
with Powermatic, Wilton, Performax, and other tool lines.
They source their stuff from all over the world- I have seen Jet tools 
that were made in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Poland, Sweden, and 
England.

Curiously enough, all my Jet machines were made in Taiwan- partly 
because of how long ago I bought them, and partly because I figger if 
you are gonna buy cheap crap, buy the best cheap crap you can- so I 
always buy the best model Jet makes, and so far anyway, that means no 
mainland china.
Jet's lower end stuff is pretty similar to the Enco/Harbor 
Freight/Grizzly stuff, but I have had good luck with the bigger, more 
expensive Jet tools- for instance, my horse and a half disc/belt sander 
is about 10 years old now, daily use, mostly on stainless steel.

ries


On Nov 7, 2006, at 7:54 AM, Jerry Smith wrote:

> My shop is a lot from many places, but my Jet
> machines, a Japanese brand were made in China. I even
> have a welder made in some country called Cleveland :)
>
> I have Polish made stuff that is good, some French
> stuff, and some German stuff. The fine carbon steel
> stock that I have is from England.
>
> My good set of racjet wrenchs where made before WW II
> and have served my and father and I well for many
> years. Can't break those darned wrenchs.
>
> My power hammer was made in Kent,Ohio.
>
> Jerry
Ries Niemi
Industrial Artist

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