Not saying good, bad, or otherwise, just a few observations. Most of the electronic stuff made in Japan, China, etc was developed in the US, but now assembled overseas. 50 years ago anything made in Japan was considered junk, now accepted as ok. Japanese cars an example. Spent the last 9 years of my working life dragging a freight box across the country. Hauled flat steel, cut to size, from Mpls to south Texas. There it was taken across the Big Creek, formed into electrical boxes, hauled it back to Mpls. Cost less to haul it across the country twice than to assemble here. CRTs, tv picture tubes & computer monitors, made in Chicago, did the same thing. Haul to Texas, Mexicans do assembly, bring them back. Large screen tv an exception. made near Pittsburg. Freight cost is high. Too tall to haul double stacked, can't haul with top tier lying flat. 16 sets filled a 53 ft trailer. The list is endless. Could fill a book with war stories about border crossings, but that is another topic. Willie
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Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and
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