Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
not only is it stronger, but you can get the same strength with less material (weight) than no forged. That's why you can put a nice sticky tire on a forged rim and not yet, still keep the rim light. Probably have to pay a couple of thousand per rim, but quality doesn't come cheap. S&W had an ad

Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:12:42 -0400, you wrote: >Don't worry Alex, a few turns with that chinese wrench and the bolt will >round off any of those high spots the wrench may have. :-) I think >"forging" is defined differently around the world. I think of it as forming >the tool under many tonnes of

Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
Don't worry Alex, a few turns with that chinese wrench and the bolt will round off any of those high spots the wrench may have. :-) I think "forging" is defined differently around the world. I think of it as forming the tool under many tonnes of pressure. I'm sure other places just think of it a