"jt august" < wrote in message
> In article <> "Bertie Doe" < wrote:
>
>> What about Juiceman as an entry level 'suck it and see' approach. Like
>> most
>> things they're Chinese-made, but it's designed by Salter, so should be ok
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/aaxesm
>
> If it is cheap enough for your price point, go for it. And while I
> share the concern about cheap, china made crap, I will say that I have
> some cheap china made crap that is surprisingly good. I am a machinist
> by trade, and I use these things called test indicators when making
> adjustments of as small as 5 ten-thousandths of an inch (.0005 inches,
> or .012 mm). Here's a link to one:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fi...tor513-404.jpg
>
> I have a brand name unit from a company named Fowler. The Fowler made
> one is flakey. The company has units I can borrow from TecLock and
> Brown and Sharpe. Both of these have been problematic at times. And
> yet, my generic, made in china indicator has been dropped into the
> machines, been through the chip conveyor, knocked off onto the floor,
> and is still my favorite indicator. Made in china, but it works well.
>
> And there have been reports in the news on how many high end
> manufacturers (Italian shoes in one report I heard this week) are
> actually doing their primary manufacturing in china. So the made in
> china concern, while well grounded, may be unavoidable.
>

Yes they're following in the footsteps of Japan and Taiwan. They make pretty
good stuff, that's designed to work perfectly for a few years. Getting
replacement parts can be problematic.