Builders,
I have written extensively on the differences between machines and appliances, and why only a brainwashed consumer has “brand loyalty” for appliances, conversely, people who chose to spend their lives with durable machines who’s designs, construction and durability are worthy of respect, can actually bestow their favor on such machines.
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Perhaps nothing arouses the displeasure of a machinery loving individual like a sticker, written by a lawyer, that says “no user serviceable parts inside”. Seeing such a judgmental decree on a piece of private property already purchased, and now malfunctioning, leads to expressing a “response” with a machine, directed at the defective appliance……..
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When my Chinese made, microwave stopped heating things just after the one year warranty ran out, it made me think of a time when we expected our US made household appliances to last 20 or more years. The sticker on the back, pictured below, smugly justifying the choice to make the product non-repairable and blaming it on the owner ticked me off. So out to the back yard it went for an encounter with machines of great quality and brilliant design, a contrast worthy of being filmed.
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Above, the last statement on the sticker is the most offensive. It motivated me to violate their most ardently repeated warning not to “Put metal into the microwave”. The metals we selected were copper, steel and lead.
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Above is a 90 second film of Machines vs Appliances. Special thanks to my neighbor Ryan for his assistance. For those that like detail, Remington 870 delivers hits 1 and 2, both 7/8 .oz slugs, and 3, a 00 buck magnum round. hits 4-30 are all from an AR in .223, all 55gr. FMJ. Now the sticker should simply read “No serviceable parts, period”
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More stories of Machines vs. Appliances:
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A look at a running 95 year old aircraft engine: Machines vs Appliances Part #2
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A look at a classic: Made in USA : .45-70 at 143 years old
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Some very heavy machines in my yard:Made in USA – When size and quality matter.
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My personal Code of Conduct: Why “Made in America” matters to me.
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This was the #1 most popular story I wrote in 2016. Read the comments also to understand your fellow countryman’s perspective: Made in America – data plates – obituaries to US manufacturing jobs . I don’t like the ‘leadership’ of either national party, but I wrote that story two weeks before the DNC got a harsh lesson in taking the loyalty of underemployed blue collar Americans for granted.
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