Right, but what's your "mission?" I've been reasonably satisfied with most
Chinese tools, by:

- regarding them as expendable

- ignoring aesthetics

A case in point, my angle grinders, on sale for about ten dollars (vs Bosch
at $70). They sound terrible (square cut gears), and they get hot, but they
remove weld metal and I don't cry when I drop one.

I'm a hobbyist. If I were trying to earn a living with them, it would be a
different matter.

Roger

http://home.earthlink.net/~derbyrm

"Kevin Gunther" wrote in message
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Use some Chinese tools, burn some Chinese bulbs, drive a chinese car,
and then make your decision. Remember, most of the time you get what
you pay for.