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Buying copied jigs???
Tommy Du:
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on November 19, 2012, 12:09:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: Tommy+Du on November 19, 2012, 11:34:51 AM ---Very interesting point , I contacted guy I bought them of here in Sydney and had a good chat to him on his thoughts . He is Chinese and obviously he gets them made back in china some where . He told me that some original manufactors who say jigs are made in Japan are actually made in china ,just package in Japan and sold to us as jap made. He said most jigs are made from recycled metals and that Japan would not do this process as it has strict environmental policies. Now just waiting to he'd up to qld in Christmas and test them
Out will put up report after trip
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Irrespective...I've been informed that you actually sell these kind of jigs on eBay? Is this fact or fiction?
What is your agenda with this whole topic?
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Pm sent but I do not sell jigs on eBay.
Tommy Du:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on November 19, 2012, 12:04:45 PM ---I think where a jig is manufactured is not really relevant. Rather, it's the research and development, design, and general quality of build/finish which is compromised by purchasing copies.
Copies are problem even in low cost economies. Here in Indonesia for example, there are excellent quality original jigs designed and made locally which retail for about $10 per piece. They still get copied and sold at about $6.
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Mark you definitely have a point how ever if I am buying something that says made in Japan that's what I wish to receive.
Mark Harris:
If there are jigs which specifically state that they are "Made in Japan" and they are not, then I would imagine all sorts of laws are being broken. Do you have specific brand examples?
That being said, I think any product should live and die by its quality, and not where it is manufactured.
Tommy Du:
Mark you are spot on ... As for examples I don't know the exact brands but have been told buy a few people same thing after they went to tackle trade show
Brandon Khoo:
The laws around this are vague to say the least and it varies from country to country. In some countries, simply adding one component to a product entitles it to be stated to be locally produced. In others, it is absed on a percentage (God knows how they work it out) and in others again, if it is packaged locally, it can claim to be produced there.
I wouldn't place too much emphasis on it. All of that said, place of production is in my view irrelevant. It is the quality of the product.
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on November 20, 2012, 12:42:42 AM ---If there are jigs which specifically state that they are "Made in Japan" and they are not, then I would imagine all sorts of laws are being broken. Do you have specific brand examples?
That being said, I think any product should live and die by its quality, and not where it is manufactured.
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