<div dir="ltr"><div><div>This article is right on point, My brother in-law has traveled to China for business (very astute Engineer BTW) and stated that the Chinese will make anything that you want to whatever price/quality point YOU define. They CAN make very good tools, but its up to the outsourcing company to tell them what level of quality they want.<br></div>Unfortunately most of the US firms are more concerned with cost to produce rather than longevity and quality (Are you listening HF?).<br></div>JMHO,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Mark Haynes<br></div>It only goes one way- Pay It Forward<br></div></div></div>
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   1. Insightful article on Chinese tools (Trevor Jessie)<br>
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