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Forum: Off Topic - General 08-31-2018, 07:15 AM
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Posted By Inner Dirt
Just got some steel in yesterday, same grade that...

Just got some steel in yesterday, same grade that was jacked up 50% a few months ago (from $1 to $1.50 lb) from late 2017 prices fell to $1.10 which of course is now 10% over last year's. This is...
Forum: Off Topic - General 08-10-2018, 12:08 PM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
So far in my small world the tariffs are having a...

So far in my small world the tariffs are having a bad effect. I am a small machine shop who makes customer parts mostly from bar stock rods out of aluminum, brass, plastic and all steels. I was...
Forum: Off Topic - General 06-23-2018, 10:34 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
I am pretty sure you predicted this well ahead of...

I am pretty sure you predicted this well ahead of time if my memory is correct. I wish you were wrong and I hoped you would be. I bought some aluminum round rod a month ago that was quoted two months...
Forum: Off Topic - General 06-22-2018, 12:52 PM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
I know one thing, in my small world businesses...

I know one thing, in my small world businesses are using the recent tariffs whether implemented yet or not as a reason to price gouge and in their explanation they treat the customer like they are...
Forum: Off Topic - General 04-08-2018, 06:11 PM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
We are total opposites, I buy as little as...

We are total opposites, I buy as little as possible from Walmart. They might even lose money from my purchases. I pretty much get insulin, needles & shoes. I pay cash for my diabetic supplies and...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-23-2018, 01:10 PM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
Everybody seems to be screaming all steel and...

Everybody seems to be screaming all steel and aluminum prices will go up whether they are from tariffed countries or not and also that suppliers will raise prices immediately even before they receive...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-18-2018, 10:41 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
I really would be curious to know the amount of...

I really would be curious to know the amount of jobs lost to various reasons. Of course automation is one, but I don't think it is as big as many think. I have worked in various forms of...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-18-2018, 08:32 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
You either end up waiting longer for your Big Mac...

You either end up waiting longer for your Big Mac or have to drive further to buy one, or 3rd option you cook your own burgers. Not sure of your age or where and how you grew up, but when and where I...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-15-2018, 11:21 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
I know places that will outsource to low end...

I know places that will outsource to low end Chinese shops and figure they are still money ahead even figuring the cost of 100% inspection, throwing away all bad parts and reworking the ones that are...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-15-2018, 11:10 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
That doesn't work for me with suppliers that mix...

That doesn't work for me with suppliers that mix their materials on the small unmarked sizes. There can be Chinese and USA 3/8" round bars in the same trough on a rack unbundled. If you ask for certs...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-15-2018, 08:15 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
I just wish the tariffs were higher on aluminum....

I just wish the tariffs were higher on aluminum. I hope the aluminum tariff helps run Chinese 6061 aluminum out of the USA. The stuff is poor quality and difficult to work with for what I use...
Forum: Off Topic - General 03-09-2018, 06:48 AM
Replies: 945
Views: 93,089
Posted By Inner Dirt
The anti tariff people act like foreign countries...

The anti tariff people act like foreign countries don't put tariffs on USA goods and let American made items flow into their country with ease.
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