@tomkuester posted:You are so right about Chinese parts, and they are unashamed about producing junk. I've had my share of associated issues. The problem is for the consumer, as there is no telling where the product was produced before you buy it.
I remember the '50s when so many toys came from Japan. Those were cheap junk. I would say that immage has changed quite a bit now?
Not everything from China is junk. They produce many high quality items.
The problem is that their prices are so low by comparison to the rest of the world. You can blame that on politics if you like and I won't object.
I know that we were having an issue with US produced structural steel for buildings. It seems that no matter how competitive the US companies tried to be, the Chinese would in effect, price dump in an attempt to put everyone else out of the market.
You, as a customer, need to know what you are looking at. Almost all of these "industrial products" are unmarked as to their origin. Right there stop and suspect they are out of China.
Incidentally, India is running the same swindle. Some of these "Australian" items are sold in Australia but manufactured "to their specs" in India. No ID's on them either.
Let me point out that they aren't necessarily junk either.