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From: R . E . Rourke Date: Wed Sep 05 06:02:30 2007 |
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========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ]======== Rose Marie, perhaps you may find it interesting to know most things sold in most retail outlets in america are made in China, united arab emirates, dubai, jordan, pakistan, former soviet block countries, etc..do you read labels? even grocery items are increasingly made in china, or produced there, shipped somewhere else and repacked under US branded names that were formerly produced here too... Interestingly I do send my students that are beginners, not certain if they are going to stick with jewelry making as a full time profession orthose that are are poor to harbor freight for very specific things..the shears are trash. they ruin metals period..as is out of the box..the rolling mills acceptable and affordable and with interchangeable rollers, some patterened! I don't work for HF, but do know people from all spectra of the socio-economic picture however: the HF sold crucibles of graphite are as good as others (and they are made in Russia) the winches made in mexico are as good as any others and make a great homemade drawbench they have a small bench grinder polisher that must be stress tested upon purchase but works just grand (once you insure the bearings are correctly installed, greased etc.) and has a crappy but usable for some things flexshaft attachment that has a small footprint on a bench for finishing operations.. the nitrile gloves in bulk are cheapest there their gentec torches are the same as sold by every other supplier selling gentec- and cheaper than any other - particularly if you want the oxy/acetylene set up as far as your son. the number one agency that assists in helping people - just like your son transition to new careers is Vocaational Rehabilitation, there are Pell grants etc that would have helped with tuition if he doesn't want VR assistance (which also pays for housing, bills, etc..), and many schools have all sorts of financial aid, grants and scholarships in engineering, and fields related to machinists applications- not to mention the fairly untapped world of apprenticeships to master machinists, if he was truly interested in continuing on in that valuable trade.. I find it hard to believe that HF, solely put his company out of business (in fact i find it virtually impossible)..Walmart is the single largest importer of wares from china in the US..harbor freight..probably in the 200th range.of retailers selling Chinese manufactured products..<>...I think harbor freight sells some junk tools, some very usable ones, some the same as you get in other retailers and jewelers suppliers establishments (anvils for instance: same dist. as 2 major hardware retailers coast to coast selling 200 lb. cast anvils, gentec little torches, windsor woodworking planes and mallets,Dow chemical co. products, ryobi hammer drill, gorilla adhesives, and occassionally other aftermarket products by a number of branded items)....so.. before blaming one company on your sons lot in life....look at the whole picture and supply chain.. and your wallet..and the receipts from target, or wal mart, or kmart, or pier one, or bed, bath and beyond, or...or...or... ____________________________________________________________________ T h e O r c h i d L i s t Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures ____________________________________________________________________ Orchid FAQ: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm Orchid Archives: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive Orchid Galleries: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm Invite a Friend: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books Buy Orchid Jewelry: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop ____________________________________________________________________ -Unsubscribe: -Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank ____________________________________________________________________ |
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