[tltaylor22]

Funny the China thing has come up. We had a US dealer for the the product we make have an issue with a certian number of the components we started using at the start of the new year. He had heard that we had contracted with a company that designs in the US and manufactures in China so he basically ripped us a new one for the cheap Chinese parts we were using. He listed all the parts that he was having a certian issue with and demanded that we switch to a certian well known US manufacturer of those components. I went through the list and every component he complained about was from the company in California that he wanted us to switch to. The Chinese made parts were blem free and working perfectly. Since that email the US company changed material that we had specified on on of our parts on thier own. This part is now melting in the field as it comes in contact with a solvent and was supposed to be made out the correct material that it had been for 6 years. Frankly I'm fed up with the crap I get from the US. Like was said before, they used to be known for quality. Our new supplier designs here and own the factory there. They have very strict SOPs and have the lowest quality issues of anyone we have ever dealt with. This doesn't translate to HF tools as most are in the Cheap instead of quality catagory, although i have had very good luck with most of them including a water fed metal band saw and a floor mounted drill press. I just hate to see the blanket "Chinese stuff sucks" come into play.