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Posted by Mark - IN. on March 04, 2006 at 22:51:29 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: More China parts posted by 37 chief on March 04, 2006 at 22:07:27:
Hi Stan. If you buy chain from TSC, is made in China, as are the hooks and everything that goes along with it. Pretty much everywhere and everything these days. A couple of years ago I happened upon a 20' 1/2"er at a barn sale for $20. A little rusty, but links were all good and was older than I am. One of my few better deals. Most of mine are not. China typically uses hot rolled steel, instead of cold rolled steel. Cold rolled is tougher, and typically thinner because of that. So for instance, if pickup 3/8 hot rolled versus 3/8 cold rolled, the cold rolled is going to be considerably stronger. You'll also notice a visible difference in the radii. You'll see more stress cracking in hot rolled. I'm not saying that it won't work for your application, but pound for pound, it isn't the same. For the most part, all looks good out of the barrel, but you're right, time will tell. Anymore we just gotta be careful in what we buy. Looks can be decieving, and that's getting to be the norm. I guess lower industry standards equate to a global economy. Is maddening and insulting to the end users/buyers/owners. Mark
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