High quality or low does not track linearly with cost, but if you shop based purely on cost you asking to find a vendor too cheap to be acceptable quality.Rochey said:i guess if you pay the dinero's, even in china, you can buy someone who gives a sh*t.
The chinese machined tool base was thousands of dollars cheaper than if we used US machining, but the guy I worked through had done it before and the chinese vendors were motivated to keep him (not me) happy.
I know of several horror stories where small companies get burned on one-off container load orders. One guy I know of, ended up with a container full of guitars he couldn't sell. He should have known better, but gambled on a big pay off.
JR