Tinplate Art:
Maybe it is time to discard the zinc alloys and switch to aluminum alloy or brass castings? The added cost of a stable metal casting might well be worth it!
Now you're talking! I would gladly pay more for castings that I know will not fall to dust in ten years' time.
Lehigh Line:
The mom and pop industries in China use whatever pot metal they find, and there is no QC. We identified the problem back in the 1930s and took steps to fix it. That apparently did not happen in China, and people over there are only now becoming aware the issue and what to do about it.
You're assuming that they care enough to do anything about it.
Or that the American companies who import their goods are going to pressure them to clean up their act. This situation will not change until the American importers get some serious pushback from us, the consumers.
