Crown Vs. Crown..The China Syndrome !

[robertbartsch]

I've been buying goods from communist China for many years.

A lot of this stuff is real garbage and other stuff is quite good. I have 3 Crown 802s that are essembled in China. I'm not sure where the components are made but the quality seems very good.

Unfortunately, a couple of diaphragms for compression drivers that I have used are garbage. I assume these were made in communist China but it is only an educated guess.

Unfortunately, buyer beware is the call of the day.

[SEAWOLF97]

Its really difficult to throw an accurate blanket statement over Made in China products........I was in Harbor Freight the other day and the uneveness of the quality is boggeling...

Some products are outright crap and wont last until you are out the door....others ? well, some seem to be OK , but anything with an electric motor is suspect in my book ( I just destroyed a "Chicago Electric" orange grinder) ...the NiCads are mostly subpar as are tools made of steel , but the ............Oh Hell , my exclusions ruled out most of the store

well,,,their blue tarps.........Naw
their saws ....naw again

Help me guys, I cant remember what is good at HF ...... just cheap and disposable I guess ...thats what modern America wants ?

(I have US made handsaws from the 30's that are still sharp )

[BMWCCA]

Help me guys, I cant remember what is good at HF ...... just cheap and disposable I guess ...thats what modern America wants ?

Almost all of my BMWs have been lowered. About the only jack that fits under them now is my HF aluminum "racing" jack. Now there are some really nice USA models costing from $600-up. I don't expect a lot from my $50 (with discount coupon) HF aluminum jack but it works, hasn't broken in over four years of use, and it's light. Of course the hydraulics aren't as good as those costing ten-times as much but then I'm still strong enough to get my nearly-4,000-lb. sedan off the ground with it. I also used their punch set I bought years ago, and never used, to punch a new hole in my belt to accommodate my new, more svelte girth. Worked great. But no guesses as to how many times it will still work great, or whether I could even make one pan gasket with it before it dulled. Then I think the entire set may have only cost five-bucks.

But the jack is righteous!