I have to use heavy duty steel for my jacks, I"m too dang clumsy....
But I feel your pain in terms of trying to buy equipment that is not cheaply made overseas. I have been trying to find a good
anvil for sale for several weeks now, It took a lot of digging to find a high quality cast steel anvil. The hunt is always worth it in the end, bad tools are more frustrating to use than good tools are to find!