How Stainless Steel Sinks Are Made

A handmade sink passes through roughly forty steps between a flat 304 sheet and a crated unit. This section covers the ones that decide quality: how the bowl is welded and ground, why gauge is measured at the radius rather than the flat, how sound-deadening pads are bonded, and what a pre-shipment inspection should actually check. It is written for buyers who need to audit a factory rather than admire a catalogue, and for anyone who has opened a container and found something they did not order.