Made in China

Man welding steel in Chinese Factory

Seems like everything is made in China these days. Well, all our electronic gee-gaws anyway. A couple of people I know make frequent trips to China to deal with various technical problems.

Recently I've come across a couple of stories about getting stuff made in China, both are about getting things made out of steel rather than electronic widgets. They make some interesting reading.

The first is Lessons Learned From 7 Years of China Factory Visits by Dan Andrews.

Business end of a Corvair Crankshaft. Above is the sleeve that was put on the crank. The stock crank has the same diameter as the outside of the sleeve. In this case, the Chinese had all the crank forces going through the thin section with threading on the inside.

The second is Chinese Crankshafts by William.

Via Michigan Mike.