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Please recommend hand tools brands varois83 04-20-2008
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Posted by ransley on April 20, 2008, 5:53 pm
On Apr 20, 4:06=A0pm, aspasia wrote:
>
>
> >>varois83 wrote:
> >>> Hi
>
> >>> I would like to get myself some tools set at home depot or lowes for
> >>> common jobs at home or for the car. What shall I look for as far as
> >>> brands and prices?
> >>> I don't need the top or bottom, average stuff is good.
> >>> I would like to buy complete hand tool sets like they have often,
> >>> wrenches, screw drivers and the likes.
> >>> Not sure what is a good deal or not either.
>
> >>For the home mechanic it's hard to beat the Craftsman sets when on
> >>sale--just watch for sale fliers.
>
> >Master Mechanic comes with the same life time warranty from True Value
> >HW stores.
>
> I thought Craftsman had lost their lustre. =A0Somewhere I read/heard
> that they are not what they were. =A0Off-shored, or what?
>
> Your opinion?
>
> Aspasia- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Ive returned broken craftsman hand tools with no reciept or questions
asked, like when using screwdrivers as crobars on stone.

Posted by Joseph Meehan on April 20, 2008, 6:21 pm


>
>>
>>
>>>varois83 wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I would like to get myself some tools set at home depot or lowes for
>>>> common jobs at home or for the car. What shall I look for as far as
>>>> brands and prices?
>>>> I don't need the top or bottom, average stuff is good.
>>>> I would like to buy complete hand tool sets like they have often,
>>>> wrenches, screw drivers and the likes.
>>>> Not sure what is a good deal or not either.
>>>
>>>For the home mechanic it's hard to beat the Craftsman sets when on
>>>sale--just watch for sale fliers.
>>
>>Master Mechanic comes with the same life time warranty from True Value
>>HW stores.
>
> I thought Craftsman had lost their lustre. Somewhere I read/heard
> that they are not what they were. Off-shored, or what?
>
> Your opinion?
>
> Aspasia

In my opinion I believe they are no longer top quality. They are not
el-cheapo but not the quality they once had. That said, they are not bad
and are not badly priced.



--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by 01dyna on April 20, 2008, 6:29 pm

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:06:52 -0700, aspasia you wrote:

>
>>
>>
>>>varois83 wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I would like to get myself some tools set at home depot or lowes for
>>>> common jobs at home or for the car. What shall I look for as far as
>>>> brands and prices?
>>>> I don't need the top or bottom, average stuff is good.
>>>> I would like to buy complete hand tool sets like they have often,
>>>> wrenches, screw drivers and the likes.
>>>> Not sure what is a good deal or not either.
>>>
>>>For the home mechanic it's hard to beat the Craftsman sets when on
>>>sale--just watch for sale fliers.
>>
>>Master Mechanic comes with the same life time warranty from True Value
>>HW stores.
>
>I thought Craftsman had lost their lustre. Somewhere I read/heard
>that they are not what they were. Off-shored, or what?
>
>Your opinion?
>
>Aspasia


Many years ago, Craftsman was limited to specific tools. Later, Sears
branched out to more mass produced items and well as one-off items
that are manufactured off-shore. When that happened, their quality
suffered, however their warranty still stands.

I guess they figure that sheer numbers of units sold outweigh those
that ask for replacements.


Posted by dpb on April 20, 2008, 6:46 pm
01dyna wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:06:52 -0700, aspasia you wrote:
...

> Many years ago, Craftsman was limited to specific tools.

What do you define as "many"?

> ...Later, Sears
> branched out to more mass produced items and well as one-off items
> that are manufactured off-shore. When that happened, their quality
> suffered, however their warranty still stands.

Hand tools ime are essentially the same quality they've always been and
the warranty is still applicable to Craftsman-labeled only, not
"Companion" or other lines.

It would be hard to find any of the others of comparable pricing and
warranty that aren't made offshore also, including I strongly suspect,
the M M branded items from T V. There's even a reasonable prospect
they're made by the same outfits in the same factories, simply to
different spec's and branded per customer.

--

Posted by 01dyna on April 20, 2008, 9:09 pm


>01dyna wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:06:52 -0700, aspasia you wrote:
>...
>
>> Many years ago, Craftsman was limited to specific tools.
>
>What do you define as "many"?

20 years or more...I have Craftsman tools handed down to me that
are *at least* that old and they are FAR better quality than the ones
sold today.

>
>> ...Later, Sears
>> branched out to more mass produced items and well as one-off items
>> that are manufactured off-shore. When that happened, their quality
>> suffered, however their warranty still stands.
>
>Hand tools ime are essentially the same quality they've always been and
>the warranty is still applicable to Craftsman-labeled only, not
>"Companion" or other lines.

..hogwash. You make this up as you go along. Do you know *anything*
about hand tools?

>
>It would be hard to find any of the others of comparable pricing and
>warranty that aren't made offshore also, including I strongly suspect,
>the M M branded items from T V. There's even a reasonable prospect
>they're made by the same outfits in the same factories, simply to
>different spec's and branded per customer.

..nope..made in USA with forged steel.


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