the story I'm hearing is that it had been difficult to find solid workers with the right skills. they'll still be able to sell the stuff manufactured...
True Cor. I keep forgetting things like that are in my wheel house and I am lucky to be tooled up for such foolery. Even so, I haven't built a tubing...
New ones, possibly. It remains to be seen what the contemporary domestic equipment gear makers (Elecraft, DZKit, Flex et al) will do to fill the gaps...
That's really a shame. They made stuff that was easy to work on. I know a lot of people complained about the quality but, you could usually find the...