MarkWV said: (quoted from post at 19:51:11 08/31/10) at one point manufactoring was to spec with materials that would last a "lifetime". Now everything is engineered to run or operate within a "reasonable life expectency" sells more that way some call it "planned obsolence" (sp)
Mark, I agree 100%. What bugs me is when something breaks and you dig into it to find a part made of plastic that shouldn't be, i.e. gears, bearings, brackets, etc. I also agree with Ultradog (et al) that the design of newer stuff CAN be better but it's the quality of the parts inside that can be lacking.
Another example of quality: I was at Home Depot yesterday buying some 4" Sch 40 PVC fittings and pipe. Bought a number of couplings. Happened to check one on a piece of pipe and IT WAS TOO SMALL. Checked the SKU, right part & description but the wall thickness was just a hair bigger. Ended up test fitting ALL the parts just to make sure and found another that wouldn't fit. Figured it was bad China stuff, looked at the part and found MADE IN USA embossed on the fittings.
This post was edited by JML755 at 17:57:29 09/01/10.
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