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Originally Posted by 5th_bike
It could look the same but could be a knock-off made with inferior materials.
Most likely though, you get exactly the same thing, as most of what they sell in the US is made in China anyway (with inferior materials).
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Here’s my experience with Chinese fasteners. A few years ago I bought some lag bolts from a “big box” home improvement store to hold up some shelves to 2x4” framing studs. I was attaching a 2x4” across the front of studs with a 4.5-inch by 5/16” lag bolt. Every one of the lag bolts that I tried to install broke while tightening. That did not instill confidence in the strength of my end-result. I doubted my procedure of a pilot hole and I was very sure I was not over-torque’ing as all I used was a standard 3/8” drive ratchet. I decided the Chinese ones were just junk and took the unused ones back.
I got some old lag bolts that were about the same size, but made many many years ago (estimated made in the 50’s ? or 60’s?). I went and got some scrap wood to test strength. I did the same pilot size and turned it in and it did not break. I took a half-inch drive breaker-bar and kept cranking. The wood gave way and it striped the wood threads.
Bottom-line: The old bolt NEVER broke.
chuck