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Originally Posted by old ugly
not enough money in it.
you get what you pay for.
if you want china to build really nice stuff they will make it.
if you want some real cheap stuff made they will make that. (this is what most of us see)
the 1st problem is the supplier wants his product manufactured for as cheap as he can get so he can make a good inventory turn over and profit margin. then the product is passed onto us. and who knows what labelling and quality standards it has passed through, if any.
the second issue, we as consumers (majority) are cheep/thrifty and don't want to pay for the quality stuff. especially after it has gone through the supplier who makes his profit.
bottom line is China can make nice products if they are asked to.
i don't think china is as bad as we make out. they have given us a competitive market that has kept other product parts more affordable. this actually makes our hobby affordable. and parts are available even if we have to rework them for fit and function.
now it isn't all Chinese products that have issues. you old guys will remember stuff that was made in Argentina same bad products.
and lets go back even further.
you older guys will remember Made in Japan. we had some real crappy products made in Japan.
my $.02
ou
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Well said, I am not that articulate.
I can tell you from the racing side, high quality parts cost plenty.
To have a motor that will live above 6k revs, I don't mean hill climb, I mean hold at that speed for a minute or two or 3. It cost double to 3 times the Burtz assembly.
Terry did everything possible to have a Made in USA product, it just didn't come to fruition.
What I do know, dropping Industrial arts out of the school systems did not do this country any good. I have a 10th grader on the Robotics team in school and teaching the Mentors and Teacher manufacturing and machining.
I can only hope that Terry is successful in this venture for many years to come.
John