The older machinery is better built, now we have machines for the most part built in China. Wilton used to build great machining tools; but now they got bought out by China.
The USA won two world wars because we out produced and made better equipment, and other reasons as well. Miller got bought out by ITW in 1996 and their welders are no where as good as they once were. It sucks that we are selling out our Country they way we have been. The best machine shop tools I own are built in the good old USA. I have 2 vertical band saws made my Do-All that were made in the 1960’s. There is not a better saw then Do-All, and hope China does not buy them out. The way I look at it is that I make my money is the USA and I try to always buy machines still made here today.