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What kind of quality to expect for chinese "Precision" tools and stuff
Lew_Merrick_PE:
I am sure that there have to be good shops -- even in China. I have seen Chinese-made tools if good quality (granted, few and far between). My personal experience with having work (for my customers) done in China bodes differently. After having waited more than 24 weeks for Chinese-made parts (that I could have had made locally in 3-10 days for much less $$$), neither material nor dimensions were even close to the specifications! My "client" on this was Microsoft who complained that my specifications were too technical (ASTM, ANSI, and the like).
When I go to Harbor Freight to purchase measuring tools for clients, I take a set of gauge blocks to test them before putting $$$ on the table. I often go through 6-8 "devices" before finding one that is accurate and repeatable.
Manxmodder:
Lew,you're absolutely right to say "there have to be some good shops" There are many manufacturers throughout China who are extremely capable of producing top quality stuff.
As part of my work for a UK company I visited the annual Shanghai Tool Expo to sound out manufacturers we could do reliable business with. I was often very impressed with the standard of manufacturing machinery and quality control systems when I later followed up by visiting some of the manufacturing companies we had selected to do business with after the expo.....OZ.
NeoTech:
Usually buys tools from here; http://www.ctctools.biz/
Its run by a dutch guy living in Hong Kong - always been good tools. But well still chinese tho.
PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: NeoTech on September 23, 2016, 04:50:30 PM ---Usually buys tools from here; http://www.ctctools.biz/
Its run by a dutch guy living in Hong Kong - always been good tools. But well still chinese tho.
--- End quote ---
I have been getting ER collets from there years, but haven't looked this sorts of stuff from there before...and they seem to have the same.
http://www.ctctools.biz/toolmakers-microadjustable-angleblock-b02/
Pekka
NeoTech:
looks the same perhaps. different quality control tho.
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