Originally Posted by
cudak888
Don't knock it. There's one manufacturer on AliExpress from Taiwan offering these beauties. I have no doubt they can make one hell of a stem.
I have zero doubt there are Chinese craftspeople who can weld Ti with the best of them... but Chinese businesses tend to go with the cheapest thing they can get away with... labor, materials, quality control, and overhead... so you just have to be more diligent.