[SC Swamp Fox]

Its going to cost more to make the stuff in the US, so it might as well be top quality materials,

We've tried that approach as well. We have designed and built some of the finest machines nobody will buy. There is no market for them in the U.S. In Europe, the Germans have that segment covered. In Asia, that segment doesn't exist except in Japan. The Japanese buy Japanese. We did sell some in Canada.

[Richard-SIA]

I read every above post.

I am a small time manufacturer, I am disgusted at being forced to buy Chinese for my first machine tools due to the few U.S. made tools price being so high.

I need more tooling to be competitive in my market, but cannot abide buying more inferior Chinese junk, then having to work around their poor quality. On the other hand, the U.S. stuff is just beyond my reach.

All praise Union Labor! (Yea, that's sarcasm!)