It definitely doesn't look like a job the machinist would be proud of.

Are you sure it was made here in the USA? Just because the address on the box is US doesn't mean it was built here.

Examples: HF's Chicago Electric, Pittsburgh tools, etc. I have a valve on the coolant filter on my SuperDuty - American Valve brand (made in China, of course.)

Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.