nope..its the real deal, a friend of mine has this one, i used it a ton til he moved... it is just like the JD2 model 3... its a lighter duty, perfect for me, my friends was used for 5 years in a shop and no problems with bending up to .25 wall tube once he made it air over hydro....
link.... http://www.pro-tools.com/product.aspx?zpid=347