A Lot of Double Talk??

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A Lot of Double Talk??

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With what we all think we know about Shopsmith equipment, can a claim that it is "Made in the USA" withstand scrutiny. NO! Don't answer that unless you have read and believe you understand these simple guidelines.
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dusty wrote:With what we all think we know about Shopsmith equipment, can a claim that it is "Made in the USA" withstand scrutiny. NO! Don't answer that unless you have read and believe you understand these simple guidelines.


Concisely ambiguous...



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Note that my previous comment was of 100% organic origin and completely free range...
Some of the thought process may or may not have been imported.



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Post by wiredone »

Thanks for posting that link, Dusty.
Clears up a few things....sort of...maybe.
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When I was but a child my father was involved in importing costume jewlery from Japan. If a $1 necklass was shipped to Los Angeles there was a rather heavy import duty. (Yes, necklasses were only $1). However, if the jump ring was not attached, then both the chain and the jump ring were imported as "findings" and there was either no duty or a much lesser charge. (not sure which as I was young). My job, and that of many friends, was to attach the jump-ring onto the chain and box the product for sale.
For this after school labor we earned enough for a weekend movie and popcorn.
Just reminiscing.:rolleyes:
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My 'understanding' has been substantially transformed by the qualified definitions of virtual or nearly all and absolute 'Made in USA'!


Reminds me of a latex ruler.:D
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Reads like a bunch of legal rederick to me. I have a truck made by an American Company but the manifest says it was assembled in Mexico. I have a car made by a Foreign Company but that manifest says it was assembled here in the US. I know not everything Shop Smith sells is produced here in the US. Customer service told me that their table saw blades are produced in Germany.
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