W I S E C O is how you spell it. If you're wise.
ANY forged crank that costs less than $1000 got its start in China. I thought it was common knowledge by now.
Most, if not all, of the cast aftermarket cranks were poured in China.
Why China? Because most Americans won't work in a hot, dirty, dangerous place like a foundry. You have to pay them extra. Then, you have the EPA regulating what they can waste into the air and water. Ever wonder why getting new blocks is so difficult? Ever wonder why American foundries are overbooked? They are a dying breed, even as demand stays the same or goes up.
R.
Boy you hit that on the nail head.
Even in the steel mills are hands were tied. As a Millwright we used to melt and pour our own lead and babbit bearings for or 30-36 inch shaft rolling mills. We poured our molds and sent them to our in house machine shop to machine after they cold down. We would then get them back to our shop and frost them (hand scrape) then stack them for measuring. We had to outsource them in the late 1990's because we weren't allowed the melt the lead and babbit in our Millwright shop. Quality went down big-time after that.
