08/17/2014
Re: A Former Contractor Reports On The New Epidemic Of Faulty Chinese Cast Iron Pipes
From: An Anonymous American Handyman
This letter reminds me of an online discussion last year on a tool/handyman board regarding Harbor Freight tools. (They're an American company, but import a lot of stuff from China. ) I found the following post worth clipping at the time:
Originally Posted by halikJames Fulford writes: You can buy cast-iron radiators made in America 75 years ago and still heat your home with them, but it’s much cheaper to buy "Made in China" — which may fail before the next election.Anything made out of cast iron or similar alloy is pure garbage.
+1 on that. I know their bench vises are awful.
I think the problem is that 'cast iron' to them is 'random old sh^t that we melted down and poured into a casting.'[How about a Harbor Freight tool thread?, AnandTechForums, November 19, 2013]
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