What Is the World Coming To?

I went to buy a 27/64" drill and a 1/2"-13 tap at the Ace Hardware in Eagle a couple days ago--and to my shock and amazement, they were both made in the USA! Very nice! And they weren't even hideously priced!

Unfortunately, I needed the 1/2"-13 tap because I am about to start using a German-made caster assembly from Rhombus. It is a precision bearing with zero motion when it is locked--a recurring complaint from customers who find a few hundredths of an inch of play to be a problem.