TOOLS I Have A Question
Germany is more expensive than the United States. Wages, taxes, basic standard of living. Right? Then please tell me why WILLI HAHN can manufacture screwdrivers and pliers far superior in quality t...
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Here's the thing for me. I look at my RV parked in the driveway and it might as well have a label on it, "made in china/mexico/canada but assembled in the USA". I would like to know just how many parts/components are actually made completely in the USA. Now,this I hope is a wrong assumption: even if the parts were made in the USA would they be any better? The generations that made quality parts from our own resources (steel,machine tools,experience) has retired or passed away.
That void has never been filled because the need disappeared. I see we are trying to get this manufacturing base restarted, but who is going to do the hands on dirty work? If you could get the phone out of these young people's hand and gave them a micrometer and asked them to measure a piece of steel, all you would get is a blank stare..
I don't have any answers for these questions, but it has been bothering me for a while.. Meanwhile I'll keep using my hand me down 70 year old craftsman,snap on,husky, South Bend lathe and Bridgeport milling machine.
That void has never been filled because the need disappeared. I see we are trying to get this manufacturing base restarted, but who is going to do the hands on dirty work? If you could get the phone out of these young people's hand and gave them a micrometer and asked them to measure a piece of steel, all you would get is a blank stare..
I don't have any answers for these questions, but it has been bothering me for a while.. Meanwhile I'll keep using my hand me down 70 year old craftsman,snap on,husky, South Bend lathe and Bridgeport milling machine.
