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Originally Posted by island911
How much are you willing to bet? 
Seriously, not to dig at the Chinese, but they certainly do not follow the letter of the spec. They make their own decisions, often, about what will be 'close enough.'
btw, I design various products which often get made in China. Every first article is filled with their interpretation of the spec. Also, it is clear that they 'read pictures' much more than read our words (specifications).
For example, I had a client freak because his product fell apart when he was trying to show how tough it was. He was banging it against the cement and snap! .....on inspection, the assembly had a sheared rivet. -- An Aluminum (or "Aruminim ") rivet, where it was clearly specified in the drawing as steel. |
Not sure you can make a blanket statement about Chinese-made products. E.g. IPODs are manufactured in China. In fact, most personal computer parts are made in China. Most bike frames and components too. It depends on the build specs along with the correct amount of supervision during manufacturing. The more successful companies set up their own QC depts. to inspect the manuf. process. The more oversight, the better the end result. Unfortunately, only larger companies who produce enough volume can afford to do this.
But there are many low-tech, Chinese-made products produced to a high standard w/o oversight. I once had a low-tech Chinese-made floor jack; lasted 20+ years before it died. Guess where a lot of expensive clothes are made? China.
Sherwood
(no affiliation to products made in China)