Honesty and good work are priceless. I went to a local machine shop to get some wrist pins pressed in to my pistons because he was cheaper. When I was assembling my motor I found 3 of the 8 pistons cracked between the bottom ring and the pin.
Brought them back, he swore up and down that they were scratches, not cracks. A magnifying glass proved otherwise. So I thought "factory defect" (maybe I hadnt noticed the cracks when I bought them)?
I brought them to another machinist who immediately said that they were cracked and laughed at me when I asked about the chances of a factory flaw. He said that the pins were either pressed in cold or he did not have the proper tool/set up to accomplish the task.
Long story short, I now have a new machinist that I deal with exclusively whom I have come to trust and would gladly pay a little more $$ for the peace of mind.