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Mmmm! Walrus brisket!
 
All joking aside, I like the crack about "Lifetime warranty on all hand tools (made by Craftsman sold at Sears, we've heard)" since new Craftsman tools have almost the same quality as the ones sold at Harbor Freight.
 
All joking aside, I like the crack about "Lifetime warranty on all hand tools (made by Craftsman sold at Sears, we've heard)" since new Craftsman tools have almost the same quality as the ones sold at Harbor Freight.

Is it true that Husky brand is the way to go now?
 
Is it true that Husky brand is the way to go now?
has been since at least the 90's. not sure about the new stuff, but the mid 90's to mid 2000's stuff i have is bulletproof. another cheap brand that has held it's own is autozone's duralast. i love their ratchet wrenches, i've beat the living piss out of them and they keep on going. the sockets and ratchets have been pretty good too.
 
They are all made by the same factories, its just the level of quality they ask the tools to be manufactured. Craftsman and Kobolt are the worst. Philips is better. Crescent is better. Most of the 2nd-tier stuff is better.
 
funny you say that, i have a harbor freight ratchet that looks identical to my husky ratchet, the only difference is the husky ratchet still works perfectly.
 
Husky ratchets work great... except the 1/4". That one likes to switch between reverse and forward, which is annoying... but no where near as annoying as the super cheapie's that let loose when your putting force on them, resulting in busted knuckles.


Craftsman make good ratchets, theyre the expensive ones. If you buy a $20 ratchet set, and the ratchet sucks but you wonder why... you are the weakest link, not the socket wrench.

SHOW ME a good HF socket wrench... they dont exist. That statement about craftsman not being much better than hf is uncalled for... poor craftsman =(

"They are all made by the same factories, its just the level of quality they ask the tools to be manufactured." Very, very true....
 
Craftsman make good ratchets, theyre the expensive ones,..
..,That statement about craftsman not being much better than hf is uncalled for... poor craftsman,..
Sorry man. Guess I'm getting old. I've gone through 3 sets of Craftsman tools over the last 20 years.(Frickin' thieves,..) Each set had lower quality, and higher breakage rates the the previous one.

'Haven't decided what to get this time around, but after the last set, I don't need any more Craftsman tools. 'Shame to. My brother managed to hang onto a set of 1/2" drive Craftsman sockets my dad had,.. 'probably 35-40 years old. They look like chromed impact sockets, and I'd be willing to bet they're as tough or tougher then a set of Snap-ons. If they still sold tools like that, I'd buy them in a heartbeat.
 
I do like my harbor freight electric impact.

50 bucks and great for removing axle shafts from wheel bearings
 
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

I can honestly say I have never broken anything Craftsman, hand tool wise (broken plenty of their electrical stuff). The ratchets I have were bought used and have never failed on me. The open end wrenches are still the ones that are able to get nuts and bolts off without rounding them. I just picked up a new set of ratchets last year that are the low profile ones and also made in USA but I haven't been able to put them through the works yet. My only gripe is that their 6 point sockets seem to be virtually nonexistent.
 
Sorry man. Guess I'm getting old. I've gone through 3 sets of Craftsman tools over the last 20 years.(Frickin' thieves,..) Each set had lower quality, and higher breakage rates the the previous one.

'Haven't decided what to get this time around, but after the last set, I don't need any more Craftsman tools. 'Shame to. My brother managed to hang onto a set of 1/2" drive Craftsman sockets my dad had,.. 'probably 35-40 years old. They look like chromed impact sockets, and I'd be willing to bet they're as tough or tougher then a set of Snap-ons. If they still sold tools like that, I'd buy them in a heartbeat.
i had the same exact experience. their hand tools are crap as of probably 15 years ago. not even remotely the same as the older stuff. i was returning ratchets several times a year before i gave up. i think i have one left that has a swivel head. I also had several of their deep sockets split down the sides almost immediately.
 
i was trying to print them out and use them.........
 
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