Re 6 vs 8 jointer

srazor states:

Not always possible. Maybe not often possible. Even one of General's lines is made overseas.

Charlie Self "A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers." H. L. Mencken

I think we are all having trouble with the fact we live in a world marketplace. It appears that our eastern friends, who produce machine tools, are doing the same thing their Japanese neighbors did with cars 25 -

In the long run the Japanese car crisis benefitted our American products. Maybe the same will happen with tools. In any case, the off-shore Deltas, Jets and Grizzlys are providing some limited benefit in our retail market. But it ain't helping our fabrication/assembly labor folks.

Learn again!