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Peter Huebner Peter Huebner is offline
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Default Tools/Toys Made in China

In article om,
says...
With all the news about the quality of the products coming from China
what should we be concerned about in our woodworking toys.

Pot metal and pig iron masquerading as [high quality] steel, plastics that
deteriorate after a few weeks or have deteriorated already when you open the
packaging (seen it, no kidding) and paint that will peel off some time between
lunchtime and midnight. Pneumatic tyres that don't hold air, ditto the valves,
'bearings' that aren't ...

Ack. Just don't. -P.

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