Craftsman Hand Tools

[Peter L.]

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CRAFTSMAN ain't CRAFTSMAN anymore & SNAP-ON ain't SNAP-ON anymore, so hang on to your old tools. They are the BEST. Pete

[Greg W.]

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Guys we are all old. And the ones coming up behind us do not care where it is made as long as it is cheaper. They now live in a short time and throw away place. That is what is driving all the overseas ####?

[Carnell M.]

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Just read today that Craftsman is going to start producing "Industrial grade" tools made in America. Didn't say what price point they are going to be.

[Stuart F.]

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I am fortunate to still have my original SK tool set that I bought as a teenager. Both my sons went through aviation school at U of I and have a complete Snap On tool sets from their A & P classes (but they ended up as Pilots). They won't need or want my old tools, but I have a lot of other tools that I bought over the last 50+ years that cost a bunch nowadays. They always come to me to borrow them so I guess they will inherit some things of value to remember their old man.

Stu Fox

[Keith B.]

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Terry------


A lot of the time it's hard to tell where something is made. It's usually not marked on the tool, itself. It's usually only on a tag attached to the tool or the box some tools are supplied in. Then, it's in very small font size that you have to look for. But, once the tool is separated from its tag or box (which it quickly is), there's no way to know where it was made.

on Snap-on web site on each tool they list country of origin.

[Edward B.]

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My newest Craftsman tool is at least 30 years old so I have no worries about quality. Have only broken one, a ratchet wrench, that was replaced on warranty by one of same type about 25 years ago. When assembling my tool chest there were many special items that were not made by Craftsman so I have a fair mix of Snap-On as well, particularly in the metric arena. I wouldn't give room to a modern Craftsman tool.

[Tim S.]

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Tools are kinda a funny subject in my opinion. I've had S-K since I was a kid. My Dad got me started on them. It seemed as though the quality was not there as my mechanical skills progressed. I was helping a friend who has Snap On about 20 years ago and..........................was shocked how nice the wrenches were....................especially when you really had to lean on them. I've basically replaced all of my hand tools with Snap On along the way $$$$$$$$. To the point of the Peter, Snap On is not what it was, much like Craftsman.

I will say I have been impressed with the Carlyle offering from NAPA. Given the price point, it looks to be a good value.

[John L.]

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Some 45+ years ago I went through the Craftsman tool catalogue and bought every hand tool (wrenches) including sockets. As the new yearly catalog came out, I would purchase all the "new" tools and sockets for that year. All I can say is I am certainly glad I did that.

[Rex M.]

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I cut my Sears card in many pieces, laid it in the copier, and faxed it to their headquarters...never to get another. I did this 10 - 12 yrs ago.

[Gary C.]

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We always used to buy Sears hoes, rakes and other hand lawn tools with handles on them. Sears would replace their hand lawn tools just like they did the Craftsman hand tools. Several years ago my wife took a hoe back to Sears for a replacement and was told that Sears doesn't replace the hand lawn tools anymore.

Gary
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[Frank K.]

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In 1982 I cut my sears card up when they changed the die hard in my El-Camino and never left 9 volt power going to the computer. I received the car back with it driving with little control. I saw the direction they were heading when I received a negative response on why. Lets face it every one shops and low bid dictates. Every item today is a throw away and non repairable

[Terry D.]

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Yes they are in trouble, probably be out of business shortly. The powers to be at Sears got no one to blame but themselves. Their customer service is non existent anymore and they could care less. After 40 years and 7 pages, yes 7 pages of purchases I gave them up several years ago after calling them out to repair a refrig, they found nothing wrong after three service calls, (Murphy's law, everytime they came out and plugged it back in it worked fine.) On the forth try they found the problem, but told me that now it was out of warranty.

[Michael J.]

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CRAFTSMAN ain't CRAFTSMAN anymore & SNAP-ON ain't SNAP-ON anymore, so hang on to your old tools. They are the BEST. Pete

Right Pete. I haven't bought any significant tools in over 15 years, and my Craftsman and Snap-Ons have never broken, so I think I am good for quite a long time.

[Roy V.]

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Right Pete. I haven't bought any significant tools in over 15 years, and my Craftsman and Snap-Ons have never broken, so I think I am good for quite a long time.

Same here, bought almost all Craftsman tools when I was Twenty, 40 years later, they're still going strong
Regards
Roy

[Thomas H.]

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Several years ago I was replacing the front radius arm bushing on my Explorer. Using my Craftsman breaker bar I could not break the nut loose within the room available due to the flex in the Craftsman breaker bar. I borrowed a friends Snap On breaker bar - no flex what so ever and got the bolt off easily. Thus began my "conversion" from all Craftsman to Snap On.

What worked for me in accumulating tools was going to local tool auctions. I found that I could buy a bunch of Snap On Tools, keep what I needed and sell the remaining on ebay. Most times I'd end up breaking even and getting the tools I kept for free. Spent several years doing that off and on. I now have a pretty good Snap On collection and have my older Craftsman stuff put away for my son if he ever wants them.

Tom