Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!sasaki From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) Newsgroups: net.rec.wood Subject: Quality control - Porter Cable Message-ID: <492@harvard.ARPA> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 19:56:48 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.492 Posted: Mon Nov 11 19:56:48 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 04:35:12 EST References: <828@rlgvax.UUCP> <34@midas.UUCP> Reply-To: sasaki@harvard.UUCP (Marty sasaki) Organization: Harvard Science Center Lines: 19 Summary: Rockwell was pretty well known for quality machines. Towards the end, the quality control really slipped. Delta bought most of the stationary machines, while Porter Cable re-acquired the hand tools. Quality was still pretty poor with Porter Cable. About a year ago, the employees of Porter Cable bought the company. They realized that things had to improve, or the comany would go under. There has been a definite increase in the quality of Porter Cable tools. I have gathered this information from several local woodworking stores and local professional woodworkers. -- ---------------- Marty Sasaki net: sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp} Havard University Science Center phone: 617-495-1270 One Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138