Now I know where my $15 rock auto rotors come from

[MoPar~Man]

This gives a whole new meaning to made-in-china if you ask me:



(wondering what @mobileparts would say about this whole situation)

I'm sure the metallurgy is just fine.

BTW, have you seen their kids making mufflers a few blocks away in the same village?

 

[Davea Lux]

This gives a whole new meaning to made-in-china if you ask me:



(wondering what @mobileparts would say about this whole situation)

I'm sure the metallurgy is just fine.

BTW, have you seen their kids making mufflers a few blocks away in the same village?

No eye,respiratory or splash protection. Wonder how long these guys last at this job. Only bright side is that after a hard day of casting they can use the woks they used to sort scrap to cook dinner.

Dave

 

[CBODY67]

LOTS of nice machine work in that video! But no final "Random Polish" to break up the "phonograph record cutter grooves" in the rotor surfaces. Looks like some good machines he was using, too.

 

[mobileparts]

FAKE NEWS….
Look at the “ workers “
Not one single LEE , CHIN , or WOO…..

No nearby egg roll or bowl of rice…..No chop sticks….

Those are NOT made in China…. Ah so ……
Perhaps made in China , Texas , U.S.A. .… in Jefferson County , near
Beaumont , Texas…..

( Wonder if any of those Rotors would fit my Schwinn ??? )

 

[CBODY67]

Could you get your Schwinn untracked with those heavy rotors on the hubs? Would need some super pads on the clamp-on brakes.

That production facility is not in China, TX, or China Grove, or Chico, or Dime Box, TX.

 

[James Romano]

Not a single OSHA violation at this location whatsoever... just a bunch of dedicated, hard-working men willing to put all of their appendages, digits, skull, lungs, eyes.. etc..etc.. on the line for a good day's pay of $1.50 USD

 

[garyh]

I sure hope that was not the Raybestos factory ! I just did an order with Rockauto.

 

[MoPar~Man]

FAKE NEWS….
Look at the “ workers “
Not one single LEE , CHIN , or WOO…..
No nearby egg roll or bowl of rice…..No chop sticks….
Those are NOT made in China…. Ah so ……

That's my point. I'm thinking made in china is a couple notches up from made in India or Bangladesh.

 

[edbods]

The end result of greed and 'LINE MUST GO UP, INFINITE GROWTH ALL YEAR EVERY YEAR' mentality. There's also a video of some ghetto engine block repair, it's pretty interesting to watch as well. OSHA approved safety sandals in full use there too.

 

[crv]

That's my point. I'm thinking made in china is a couple notches up from made in India or Bangladesh.

It's a sad situation we're in when we are actively looking for the made in China stuff to avoid even crappier products.

 

[volksworld]

I also love the videos where they take something crucial like an axle , crankshaft or hydraulic cylinder that snapped and stick weld the crap out of the broken pieces and re-machine it...no chance that might fail again...

 

[Cop car wagon]

We think brand name is better?
I for one, find it encouraging to find the worker actually tapped the blank till the vanes ran straight.
I've bought "quality" rotors with so much vane wobble, that they warped immediately.
Don't watch food factory if you eat fast food.

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

I think those videos come from Pakistan & India, seen quite a few, you should see the one where the 'kids' cook old tires to reclaim the oil from them. Then there is the Syrian & Nigerian bootleg oil refineries.

Nigerian stolen pipeline crude oil 'Petrol Boiler'.

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[edbods]

Don't watch food factory if you eat fast food

Heh, my colleagues at work were disgusted when they found out how actual gravy is made. Waste not, want not...

 

[Big_John]

I think those videos come from Pakistan & India

Yes, that's what I understand too. It's interesting to watch. If you hear voices, you'll know the video is sped up as those guys don't work that fast. I believe most of the automotive stuff they make are made for distribution in their own countries. Their production levels are pretty obviously low with a lot of hand work. Not enough for distribution to the USA and I've seen some product getting packed in boxes with names that I can't read.

Worthy of note is that there's foundries here in the US that look a lot like that. Sand casting iron is dirty, hard and dangerous work. The procedure is pretty much the same, although I can't say I ever saw anyone pack down the sand into the core box with bare feet LOL. Better furnaces here, but the core boxes and patterns are the same.

BTW, cast iron was invented in China somewhere around 1000BC.

 

[Big_John]

Don't watch food factory if you eat fast food.

Heh, my colleagues at work were disgusted when they found out how actual gravy is made. Waste not, want not...

Sometimes it's just as well if you don't know about what went into that sausage... LOL

When we had chickens, my oldest step-son's wife was horrified and wouldn't eat their eggs. Eggs from the supermarket were OK, but not straight from the chicken.

 

[CBODY67]

Anybody like "chocolate ice cream"?

I had a high school professor who worked for a trusted name brand ice cream company, at a retail ice cream shop. He claimed "chocolate" ice cream was made from the remnants of other batches, then they added the chocolate flavoring into it. We all laughed, but he said that was what they did, back then.

Next time you see one of those vids, click on the title of the channel and see where it leads.

Enjoy!
CBODY67

 

[crv]

Yes, that's what I understand too. It's interesting to watch. If you hear voices, you'll know the video is sped up as those guys don't work that fast. I believe most of the automotive stuff they make are made for distribution in their own countries. Their production levels are pretty obviously low with a lot of hand work. Not enough for distribution to the USA and I've seen some product getting packed in boxes with names that I can't read.

Worthy of note is that there's foundries here in the US that look a lot like that. Sand casting iron is dirty, hard and dangerous work. The procedure is pretty much the same, although I can't say I ever saw anyone pack down the sand into the core box with bare feet LOL. Better furnaces here, but the core boxes and patterns are the same.

BTW, cast iron was invented in China somewhere around 1000BC.

Yep, I (briefly) worked in a foundry, it's bloody hard work.

 

[Toolmanmike]

Not a single OSHA violation at this location whatsoever... just a bunch of dedicated, hard-working men willing to put all of their appendages, digits, skull, lungs, eyes.. etc..etc.. on the line for a good day's pay of $1.50 USD

It's all about profit. No rules to follow, No EPA or Osha to drive costs up. No unions to negotiate higher wages, insurance, or retirement benefits. Yet, the selling company prices the product like it was USA made with all those hidden costs.
Interesting to see them setting on the floor with sandals on and shorts and light shirts. It's probably 130° in there. Sweat shops?

 

[crv]

While working for GM Holden's, we were shown a video of a car manufacturing plant in India, workers had no shoes on, spot welding without eye protection, handling panels without gloves, etc., at least that's how it was a few decades ago, cheap labour and non-existing safety standards. Then again, it's a country where 150,000+ people die on the roads each year, so not big on safety or ability.