Power Pro head?

rcf · Post by **rcf** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:06 pm

Has anyone heard anymore about the new Shopsmith Powerpro head? I've been waiting, hoping to see it available. I put off buying the speed reducer thinking I could wait and get all the advantages of the new Powerpro head.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:29 pm

rcf wrote:Has anyone heard anymore about the new Shopsmith Powerpro head? I've been waiting, hoping to see it available. I put off buying the speed reducer thinking I could wait and get all the advantages of the new Powerpro head.

Think May Day!(at least!) I do NOT know anything! Just my gut feel based on the past tri-mester.

kartoffelkopf · Post by **kartoffelkopf** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:41 pm

I know this won't be popular around here, but… my "gut feeling" is that it'll never see the light of day. (Not that I wouldn't mind having one from what information we've been given.) Just a hunch. Maybe I'll be proven wrong.

buck50bmg · Post by **buck50bmg** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:14 pm

Im sad to not see it, but if they are using china made drives and motors, I think they are better off to hold off. I would hate to see SS go the way of so many American business.

On the other hand, its going to be darn hard to make it affordable using US made parts.......

I really hate what the US had become......

Ok done ranting

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:05 pm

buck50bmg wrote:Im sad to not see it, but if they are using china made drives and motors, I think they are better off to hold off. I would hate to see SS go the way of so many American business.

On the other hand, its going to be darn hard to make it affordable using US made parts.......

I really hate what the US had become......

Ok done ranting

Last I knew, teknatool is still alive! The 'power pro' is a derivative of the teknatool motor. I do not anticipate a quality 'problem' with it. The teknatool power head has been highly touted since its initial appearance, and it has recently been upgraded. As I understand it(see previous post) they have been using a chinese vendor.

I am unclear if teknatool is the owner of the technology or if a New Zealand 'think tank' is.

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:18 pm

So.... country of origin may result in variable amounts of reluctance to buy the variable-reluctance motor?;)

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:27 pm

[quote="nuhobby"]So.... country of origin may result in variable amounts of reluctance to buy the variable-reluctance motor?]

That may be very true but country of origin, IMHO, should not be the deciding factor. The decision to buy or not buy should be based on whether or not we are getting "what we are paying for" regardless of "country of origin".

Now I know that some may not find this unbelievable but there is some real trash manufactured here in the good ole USA.

If you want quality, buy quality but be prepared to pay for it. It won't come cheap.

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:21 pm

dusty wrote: If you want quality, buy quality but be prepared to pay for it. It won't come cheap.

Very true, Dusty. And, you only cry once!

billmayo · Post by **billmayo** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:40 pm

I understand that Teknatool owns the DVR technology and Teknatool also owns the chinese factory with the latest up-to-date machinery that is used to manfacture the DVR based motors.

JPG40504 wrote:Last I knew, teknatool is still alive! The 'power pro' is a derivative of the teknatool motor. I do not anticipate a quality 'problem' with it. The teknatool power head has been highly touted since its initial appearance, and it has recently been upgraded. As I understand it(see previous post) they have been using a chinese vendor.

I am unclear if teknatool is the owner of the technology or if a New Zealand 'think tank' is.

buck50bmg · Post by **buck50bmg** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:29 pm

Still dont like supporting a communist country....... even though they do own us.