MurphyGuy
It just needs a bigger hammer
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Damn, I need a TIG machine. I have a Millermatic 251 and a Hypertherm 1000 plasma cutter.. But I'm still limited on my abilities as welding small aluminum requires TIG. Need to get a lathe or a vertical mill as well.It is true, in the end it is "we" who allowed all the crap to build up. And weak leaders allowed this to happen as well, over the course of decades by now.
I don't buy Chinese made products as long as I have an option. None of my tools are made in China, most come from Germany or other EU countries, some from the US. I just bought a TIG welder. Instead of buying one of those $200 to $900 TIG welders on Amazon, made in China, I spent 6k on a high quality system made in Austria. The welding table doesn't come from Harbor Freight or Northern Tools but a small US based fabrication shop. Instead of getting away with 200 bucks, I spent 1k on it.
I have been preaching to buy US or at least non China made products for a very long time, but most don't want to hear it. They rather buy the same cheap crap every 2 years after it breaks, than a quality tool that may outlast them.
PS: our stock market and housing market is in a bubble, so a correction will come, at some point. The Feds printing money and increasing our national debt with no end in sight will seal that deal. If we end up in hyper-inflation, it will take decades to recover.
I don't focus on buying USA made products, just stuff that isn't made in China, and absolute nothing made AND owned in China.. although, like everything else, there are some minor exceptions I allow for small nickel and dime stuff. I'm not going to fret over a USB cable or the salt and pepper shakers.. But my boots are made in Canada, my optics are made in Japan, my solar is mostly German, and my winter coat is made in Russia.
When hyper-inflation hits, doesn't real estate go through the roof? We keep four 55 gallon drums full of 19-19-19 fertilizer, one drum of the Miracle-Gro, several hundred gallons of diesel, and enough heirloom seeds to feed a small community if needed. If inflation hits hard, we'll just go back to growing our own food again. It isn't even that hard to do...