Rongfu vs. Grizzly

[klondikebike]

Are the Rongfu gear head mills that much better than say the Grizzly units? Or is it a case of "they are all Chinese mills anyway"
Thanks

[RLC]

I have a RF31 mill and it my understanding that they are made in Taiwan and not main land China. It is also my understanding that the Taiwanese take a little more pride in their work. I also have a Grizzle lathe that seems to be fine for what I do. Guess it depends on price and if you want a cream or green colored machine. I would suggest on what ever you choose to make sure it runs then take it apart and clean, re-lube and adjust everything, it is well worth the trouble.

[tt_raptor_90]

Hey,

They used to be made in Taiwan, but they have shipped their production to China. I was looking at the ZAY 7045, and the owner of the store said that he visits the ZAY factory a couple of times per year and that he can see the Rong Fu mills being built there as well. I guess that everything is being built in one factory and rebranded into the likes of Rong Fu, Grizzly, Lathemaster, Zay etc...

Sebastian

[Bowman]

I think with the Import Asian stuff most of it comes from the same factories and each re-seller that brands it with their own label/color scheme etc. From what I have read the brands that cost a little more have a higher quality control standard than others, this is supposed to be the cost difference, also some upgrade the motor to UL listed etc. Yet it seems no matter what brand people get they all recommend tearing down, cleaning and relubing etc.

It is amazing how many things are made in one place and branded with various companies logo's. Just simple color changes or even outter mold differences to make it appear unique when its the same machine under the hood.

Here at work we manufacture roughly 40-50 different registered formulations of products. Out of those we end up with around 200+ different Re-seller names and presentations for various countries worldwide. Its all in the marketing since it is all the same stuff we just change labels when a run is done to fill the next order. People would be surprised to learn just how much they buy is done this way and how much they could save for the same identical product if they knew to buy a "different," brand.


Bowman