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| Hoopz:
--- Quote from: Level42 on October 04, 2009, 05:48:30 am ---Show me a home-user electrical tool of a major brand that is not made in China these days.... --- End quote --- +1 Some people either need to only post in P/R or move into the 20th century (at least) and quit freaking out about where something is made. It's a global economy moron. ::) |
| CheffoJeffo:
I just took a look on my bench and, with the exception of an old palm sander (made in the US) and the aforementioned heat gun (made in the UK), everything else that I am using on a regular basis is made, at least partly, in China -- solder station, multimeter, power supplies, drills, power drivers, other palm sander, rotary tool, etc. And many of those tools are US-based brands. Oh, and China doesn't automatically mean crappy (they do sell lots of cheap, low quality stuff) ... this guy sounds like the folks who ran around in the 80s bitching about stuff that was "Made In Taiwan" or "Made In Japan". |
| Level42:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on October 04, 2009, 08:28:28 am ---Oh, and China doesn't automatically mean crappy (they do sell lots of cheap, low quality stuff) ... this guy sounds like the folks who ran around in the 80s bitching about stuff that was "Made In Taiwan" or "Made In Japan". --- End quote --- Which is funny, because the Japanese car manufacturers blew the US built cars away because of build quality. The US and European car builders learned a LOT from the Japanese regarding quality control. I still prefer to buy tools with a brand name though. Even though built in China, you can bet these companies use their quality control schemes on these factories. It depends a bit on how heavy I will be using the equipment. On things I know I won't use extremely often, I sometimes choose a cheap option. |
| bungy:
--- Quote from: Level42 on October 04, 2009, 05:48:30 am ---Show me a home-user electrical tool of a major brand that is not made in China these days.... --- End quote --- www.kleintools.com |
| protokatie:
Crap, I bought my 1200watt generator from harbor freight like a year ago. It worked, I ran a full tank of gas through it but now you guys got me worried that it wont be reliable when I really need it... :-\ |
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