Hi Sapper,
That is what happens when you start these free trade agreements, everybody has to chase their way to the bottom and the only way to achieve that is to cheapen the quality of their products. The later PT alloy bases seem to be of good quality and thick enough to handle the job but they were obviously far more expensive to buy new. They were a premium product.

Last edited by NormK; 01/03/20 09:17 PM.