King saws

[Rockytime]

This has nothing really to do with anything but for what it is worth the Hawk is made in the good old USA. That being said I have a lot of imported tools that work well.

[OCtoolguy]

Yes, for sure Les. We have to remember that an awful lot of American mfgrs went overseas because of labor costs and built factories over there to make the same products that they made here. It's only the Chinese startups that tried to copy our stuff and cheapen it. When I was still in the tool business back in the late 70's or early 80's I was selling the heck out of an OTC product that you could diagnose the charging system on the cars just by hooking it up and reading the 4 LED's. It would tell you if it was the battery, alternator or ??? but it was pricey at that time. It sold for $69.95. A Chinese guy came on my truck dressed in a suit and tie and asked if I had one. I showed it to him and he bought it no questions asked. I was curious enough that I had to ask him why he was buying it dressed like a businessman rather than a mechanic. He told me that he was going to take it to China and "clone" it and bring it back to the states and it would sell for $20. Not long after that, it was true. It sold under a different brand name and cost $20. It did exactly the same thing and the quality was great. What a darned shame that our patent laws meant nothing over there. That was the beginning for me with the Chinese tools. I held off as long as I could but was forced eventually to buy/sell their stuff. A lot of it was from our own companies though so I didn't feel too bad.

Ray

 

[rustynail]

On 3/9/2018 at 1:50 AM, heppnerguy said:

Scappile. (Paul) bought one about last May. He has owned the EX 30 inch which now belongs to me. ...  thank you Paul for selling it to me.... and he can tell you first hand, everything he likes and doesn't like about it..PM him

Dick

heppnerguy

Thanks for the tip Dick