"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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I have a mix of US and British machinery and I like it. But it's all
old. When I go to buy a new lathe or milling machine for my people at
work, I buy one made in Taiwan or China. They aren't as elegant or as
well finished, but they cut metal just fine and the accuracy is
satisfactory.

Within the past three years I've purchased a cabinet saw, a wood lathe, a
larger band saw, and several other smaller machines, such as belt sanders,
planer, jointer, and the like. Each Taiwanese. I searched for
American-built counterparts, but nothing came close in either price or
quality for the same money. It's as if nobody stateside cares. But they
will---mark my word.


It didn't have to be that way, but it is.

Ditto for vehicles. Almost nobody in Australia would buy an imported US
made vehicle in preference to a Japanese or even Korean made one.

I'm amazed anyone in *America* would buy a US-built vehicle over a far
eastern example. Some still do, and those same folks raise hell with me for
buying foreign. But the numbers are slipping in favor of the imports.
Toyota's Camry is the #1 selling sedan of its size range here now. The next
three are comprised of two imports and an American.

Max