I think I had a £7 voucher for banggood which is why I didn;'t even look elsewhere. Plus the link I used was supporting the youtuber I saw with them and I was also getting some other bits, among which were these very nice 200 and 400mm thingies below.
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It saddens me to see Chinese copies of original products which are still available, I know and fully understand they are cheaper but are they contributing to the UK economy.Why a sadface @Peter Sefton?
Which made me think...Peter Millard just cuts them out of a piece of plywood on a cheap bandsaw.
In their defence they do have some products that aren't straight up copies.It saddens me to see Chinese copies of original products which are still available, I know and fully understand they are cheaper but are they contributing to the UK economy.
I'd guess that a large proportion of the people who would buy the Chinese copy are people who cannot afford Incra prices, and those who would habitually buy Incra would turn up their nose at a cheap Chinese copy, therefore the net loss to Incra and it's vendors is very small. But I could be wrong.It saddens me to see Chinese copies of original products which are still available, I know and fully understand they are cheaper but are they contributing to the UK economy.
This will usually be the way, but Chinese things are generally cheaper because they have a much lower cost base, not because they're cutting corners and making rubbish. OK yes they DO make absolute tat as well. Also the Chinese don't have any R&D costs to cover, etc etc.I'd guess that a large proportion of the people who would buy the Chinese copy are people who cannot afford Incra prices, and those who would habitually buy Incra would turn up their nose at a cheap Chinese copy, therefore the net loss to Incra and it's vendors is very small. But I could be wrong.
Yes, I realised after I posted that there is a patent infringement issue here, (assuming that Incra have worldwide patents on this particular tool) which is not to be condoned. It's all very well if the Chinese copy a tool that is made by everyone, but when it's a unique design that belongs to one particular company I am not so comfortable with that.Also the Chinese don't have any R&D costs to cover, etc etc.
There's no patent infringement issue at all. The patent has expired. (granted in 1997). (Patent USD384900)Yes, I realised after I posted that there is a patent infringement issue here, (assuming that Incra have worldwide patents on this particular tool) which is not to be condoned. It's all very well if the Chinese copy a tool that is made by everyone, but when it's a unique design that belongs to one particular company I am not so comfortable with that.
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I'm just a little more used to modern forum software than some around here lets put it that way! You can also embed tweets or youtube vids, spotify podcasts or songs, etc etc. Though the spotify one isn't quite working correctly.@DBT85 showoff
Indeed, but in this case the Incra item proudly states 'Made in USA'.It’s not unusual for the expensive original and cheap copy to be made in the same factory.
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That can just mean that they put a label on it, that still counts as made in the USA.Indeed, but in this case the Incra item proudly states 'Made in USA'.
Incra are not talking about the label, they are talking about a product they concieved, developed, produced, patented, marketed, supported dealers, looked after their customers and paid their taxes.That can just mean that they put a label on it, that still counts as made in the USA.
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You have to be careful. Whilst some are available on prime (next day delivery), other ones are just being drop shipped by banggood.Given the comments about Banggood vs Amazon I went to Denis's China Tools web page and compared the prices of a few items and they vary, sometimes Banggood are cheaper, sometimes Amazon so it's worth checking.