I was curious if Martin's new 20" Jointer/Planer combo machine would be available for examination at the upcoming AWFS show in Vegas this coming July.? I reached out to one of my insider contacts and discovered something interesting.? Apparently, Martin was planning to bring the T32 tp the USA and get it UL approved, but is now not so certain that this is a good strategy.? It seems the designer of the T32 left Martin sometime back and was the designer of the SCMI ?L-invincibile FS7 (same machine Paul Kelly just got and posted about earlier).?
As it turns out, the SCMI Jointer/Planer is almost identical to the T32, and has advantages over the Martin machine (optional rubber outfeed rollers, digital readout standard, automatic table lift, quick change rollers etc.), and sells for a lot less money.? This is mostly due to SCMI's super logistics and a larger distribution network.?
So although it's not totally settled, it does appear that Martin woke up to competitive landscape will probably not be bringing the T32 into the USA market, and even if they did, the SCMI alternative is a better value with more standard equipment and rubber outfeed rollers.? The attached materials document the FS7 standard/optional equipment, and I've included the full line brochure for their L-invincibile lineup.
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