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Mr Fox. Thanks for your comments. They caused me to go to the provided link and read every post in the thread. I now have a new and, I think, realistic understanding of some of the reasons for policies on the PM forum. I didn't find anything that would qualify as a put-down of any person from any country, with the possible exception of spammers (spit).
I think, if we were inundated with posts about industrial applications (how to speed up high-volume runs, etc.), we would be talking about how to get this forum back to those things that interest us - one-offs and other hobby-related issues. I read that they aren't so defensive against machines from any particular country as against machines that have no place in industrial applications. Those machines just happen to come from the disparaged countries.
The historic problem was that those starting out in machining as a hobby had no place to go for constructive help. That problem has since been answered by the careful development of this forum. All those involved, past and present, are to be congratulated for making this the best forum on the planet (that I know of) for machinists in our area of interest. While this forum was birthed out of a set of unpleasant circumstances, I have to say that I'm glad it happened. I love it here. :thumbzup::thumbzup::thumbzup:
I think, if we were inundated with posts about industrial applications (how to speed up high-volume runs, etc.), we would be talking about how to get this forum back to those things that interest us - one-offs and other hobby-related issues. I read that they aren't so defensive against machines from any particular country as against machines that have no place in industrial applications. Those machines just happen to come from the disparaged countries.
The historic problem was that those starting out in machining as a hobby had no place to go for constructive help. That problem has since been answered by the careful development of this forum. All those involved, past and present, are to be congratulated for making this the best forum on the planet (that I know of) for machinists in our area of interest. While this forum was birthed out of a set of unpleasant circumstances, I have to say that I'm glad it happened. I love it here. :thumbzup::thumbzup::thumbzup: