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Amerock’s customer service department promptly responded to my question about its new Chinese-made hinges (to the company’s credit, they didn’t know the query was from a magazine editor and still responded within a few hours). There’s good news and bad.
The bad news is that the company is indeed replacing its USA hinges with Chinese-made ones, shown above. And the company acknowledged that there have been some quality-control issues with the early batches. The good news is that Amerock is working on it and want to get it right. So it’s still a good idea to check the hardware before you check out , look for tight barrel tolerances and smooth action. If the hinge feels wiggly, you might want to keep looking.
The other good news/bad news item: After seeing the photo, Amerock officials say my hinge is defective and should be returned to Rockler. Of course, the bad news is the hinge is kinda screwed to something already….
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