No, I don't think so. In fact, what I mostly remember about Welding City was Oscar saying he threw out a bunch of gas lenses from them as they were utterly garbage.Thatkid2diesel wrote:Haha. Our welding city conversation got you.
I was expecting this to be made in China. 
Thanks for that tip Josh, looks like they only have 1.5% Lanthanated (or Ceriated), I have been using 2% Lanthanated, but I'm pretty sure it must be close and those are made in the USA.Poland308 wrote:https://www.arc-zone.com/blog/joewelder ... lectrodes/
I remember this in the past, but thought I had heard that the tungsten wasn't manufactured in the U.S.A. anymore. I see them on Amazon, but pics of product don't show where it is manufactured. I will check this out further, thanks for mentioning them. Video implies, but doesn't say they do all of their manufacturing in the U.S.A.Oscar wrote:Midwest Tungsten.
I was certainly glad to see that!DavidR8 wrote:We're preparing to be a world leader in filler rod
And the thing is Richard, I just bought another 10-pak of CK which is from China. I think I have at least 15 tungstens as it is, in 3/32", so not really needing to "stock up".LtBadd wrote:Diamond Ground Products has their Wolfram tungsten, not made here but in Germany, very $$$. I got a sample at Fabtech along with a code for a 20% discount, just don't find it to be any different worth the xtra $.
They only have it in 1.5% lanthanated, it says it acts similar to 2% lanthanated, but as I said I have quite a bit of 2%, albeit from China...for that matter my welder is also.LtBadd wrote:I just went to AZ and selected 3/32" dia, 2% lanthanated, GTP was not a choice, that blog was dated almost 10 years ago so....
Midwest Tungsten (MTS) is one of my go-tos. However, I have never been able to definitively find out if they are made in USA. The packages do not mention any country of origin (I have already checked even before reading this thread), yet the CK and Weldcote tungsten packs I currently have both mention being made in china.TraditionalToolworks wrote:I remember this in the past, but thought I had heard that the tungsten wasn't manufactured in the U.S.A. anymore. I see them on Amazon, but pics of product don't show where it is manufactured. I will check this out further, thanks for mentioning them. Video implies, but doesn't say they do all of their manufacturing in the U.S.A.Oscar wrote:Midwest Tungsten.
Do you have any of these that you can verify 2% Lanthanated are made in the U.S.A.?
I agree, and I may have mentioned above that I found it odd they didn't state "Made in USA" as if something is, they will often go out of their way to let you know.Spartan wrote:A quick rule of thumb of mine for figuring out if something is made in USA: If the packaging doesn't scream "MADE IN USA", then it probably isn't. Manufacturers know the value of those three words, and never hesitate to use them...unless they legally can't use them because the product was made overseas.
I've often wondered if all of the tungstens we buy aren't just coming out of the same factory in china. However, some evidence I have seen that doesn't support this is that the colored marking paint on the ends is always different between brands. Sometimes a lighter or darker shade of the same color (when comparing the same compositions), sometimes thicker on certain brands, sometimes harder to remove with scotchbrite, while others are very easy to remove. If they were coming out of the same factory, I'd think the paint would all be the same. Of course, the reseller brands (CK, etc.) may be painting them themselves after delivery, so this actually proves nothing.TraditionalToolworks wrote:I agree, and I may have mentioned above that I found it odd they didn't state "Made in USA" as if something is, they will often go out of their way to let you know.Spartan wrote:A quick rule of thumb of mine for figuring out if something is made in USA: If the packaging doesn't scream "MADE IN USA", then it probably isn't. Manufacturers know the value of those three words, and never hesitate to use them...unless they legally can't use them because the product was made overseas.
They obviously do a lot of tungsten work, just not clear if they outsource that or not, or even if they moved that portion of their business offshore or not. Could be that it doesn't provide enough margin to be able to manufacture it onshore.
I also find it odd that it doesn't state on the package where it is manufactured, I thought that is mandatory.
You aren't the only one!Spartan wrote:I've often wondered if all of the tungstens we buy aren't just coming out of the same factory in china.
I agree, but we can't even trust that they didn't just paint the same tungsten or even claim it was manufactured here. That's the type of world we have created.Spartan wrote:However, some evidence I have seen that doesn't support this is that the colored marking paint on the ends is always different between brands. Sometimes a lighter or darker shade of the same color (when comparing the same compositions), sometimes thicker on certain brands, sometimes harder to remove with scotchbrite, while others are very easy to remove. If they were coming out of the same factory, I'd think the paint would all be the same. Of course, the reseller brands (CK, etc.) may be painting them themselves after delivery, so this actually proves nothing.
