Hey Tim,

My iPhone is made in China and it is the apex of technological
advancement and quality.

My point being that the fact that the mesh you describe is of low quality
has nothing to do with it having been made in China, it has to do with the
American retailers you mention ordering a specific kind of mesh (metal
type, weave/non-weave, durability, expected uses, etc.) for a specific
price. Equating "Made in China" with "poor quality" is both bogus, and to
be honest, might be seen as slightly racist. Of course China makes lots of
cheap crap, but they also make highly advanced and durable things. And in
any case, the only reason THEY make it is because WE want it.

I don't at all mean to be argumentative or accusatory towards you Tim
specifically, I just wanted to point out that I think it's a generalizing
stereotype that may have had some truth to it in the past, but not longer
does.

And in my defence for going on this tangent (pre-emptive), I think this is
a very archaeological discussion, in more ways that one! I would be
interested in other people's opinion on this.

Good luck finding the mesh you are looking for!

Adrian
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Adrian Myers, Doctoral Candidate   |   Department of Anthropology, Stanford
University





On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Tim Bennett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anybody have a good source for 1/4 in hardware mesh?  I did a quick
> search on the Listserv archives and there are a couple of mentions of it,
> but that was quite a few years ago, at least what was returned on the
> search parameters.  The 1/4 in mesh/hardware cloth that is sold at big box
> stores such as Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, etc is not suitable for
> archaeological work, at least what is sold in my area of MI.  The product
> they offer is made in China and is not woven and is very thinly galvanized.
>  This screen is rendered useless after about 2 days of use.  I did quite a
> bit of searching on the internet a couple of years ago but it seems that
> the only 1/4 mesh out there is the China made non woven stuff or high grade
> stainless steel, brass, etc that is mostly for commercial/industrial
> purposes.  I have a chapter member that is in need of building some screens
> so if anyone has any sources of archaeological quality screen, it would be
> most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>