Not really trustone?

[Neil]

Woody has posted some of the "trustone" blanks that are starting to appear on eBay. The distributor of these in China has withdrawn the name Trustone and now calls them yunstone. I guess that is because the original manufacturer of trustone, rt research in the U.S. might well have an international patent ( if there is such a thing) on the product?

 

[Woody]

To be honest Neil I'm not bothered were it comes from or what its called as a material it is very nice to work and finish all I hope is they bring out some tamer colours and I will buy more of them and I dont have to pay import duty and I get them the next day

 

[paulm]

I think you have to take out patents in each country... but I could be wrong.

 

[daveygee]

Hi Neil

I did post on the original "trustone" subject the following:

Just to give you an update, After asking various questions to my supplier they have come back with:

“Our a Americian customer reflect to us that " Trustone " is their own brand, so we have changed the name to Yunstone" .
"But the product is same".
"We suggest you sell them as other name or use Yunstone.”

Hope this helps. Your comments always welcome.

I look forward to Woody giving his appraisal (good or bad) and posting some pics of the finished article once he has turned his blanks.

Just this morning I have had confirmation that they are made in China with the full knowledge of the USA company and that as time goes on other colurs will be come available.
As you can see from the original message, I guess that they have been in contact with the original manufacturers.

I still haven't had chance to try one and I am holiday from the 14th Jan to the 26th Jan. Maybe I will take the lathe with me..............SWMBO might have something to say about that.....
I will do some as soon as I get back in the meantime maybe those of you who have bought them would be kind enought to give an appraisal on here - GOOD or BAD...

Cheers
Davey Gee

 

[Penpal]

No matter what remakes of most everything will happen in China even in China.

Peter.

 

[Walter]

the original manufacturer of trustone, rt research in the U.S. might well have an international patent ( if there is such a thing) on the product?

I think you have to take out patents in each country... but I could be wrong.

You can take out an international patent covering those states that have signed up to the Patent Co-operation Treaty (which includes China):

The International Patent System

 

[wm460]

China will copy anything,

 

[Woody]

But think back who encouraged them to do so in the first place UK used to send industrial machines over to them to be copied back in the 60s and who encouraged them by buying them I can remember a time when the cry in the uk was buy British but did we heck no we didn't, another one was dont buy chines because they use slave labour what did we do but buy Chines so who is to blame they only done what any one else would now the same is happening in India and we will do the same thing all over again

 

[Winemaker]

But think back who encouraged them to do so in the first place UK used to send industrial machines over to them to be copied back in the 60s and who encouraged them by buying them I can remember a time when the cry in the uk was buy British but did we heck no we didn't, another one was dont buy chines because they use slave labour what did we do but buy Chines so who is to blame they only done what any one else would now the same is happening in India and we will do the same thing all over again

That's the truth

 

[paulm]

You are so right Woody, we always go for cheap and sod the consequences. Look at the milk industry at the moment, cheaper than water and I for one would be happy to pay more for a pint of milk so the farmers have a proper living...

Sorry, I diversify... I'll get my coat.