'The looms are made by a sub-contractor, so apart from pushing the price CC are not to blame for this' CC do not make anything, which is handy, as it would appear that it absolves them from blame for any issues that appear in their products. Nothing appears to have changed at CC over the years, QC is still not what it should be. Very pleased that you have solved your issue, it is fortunately or may be unfortunately part of the CC experience.