For everyone who still likes Craftsman tools, but HATES going to Sears or malls (like I do). Craftsman tools will now be sold at Lowes. Yes I know other stores are carrying Craftsman tools (like KMart and Ace Hardware), but they don’t carry a full line of their tools. https://www.msn.com/en-us/mon…

I also bought a HF Pittsburg brand 25 piece SAE and Metric combination wrenches for $20. So far they have been as good as anything else. My problem with HF is inconsistent quality.

I’ve gotten junk at HF (drill-driven water pump that never worked), and I’ve gotten one of my best-quality tools: an extra-long ratchet combination wrench with a flex head, perfect for the hard-to-reach upper control arm bolt on my MKZ, great finish, took all the force I could put on it.

[image] the_same_mountainbike: Craftsman is not junk. It’s overall an affordable good tool. Wrenches are great, ratchets not so much, and other tools vary. I totally agree with this. I’ve shared before, but I’ve not had one Craftsman ratchet not fail on me- except for the “warranty replaceme…

I’m not a tool snob by any means. My tool boxes (3 of them) have an assortment of just about everything. I’d probably have more Harbor Freight except for the fact that HF is a 100 miles away. A few years ago I bought a set of 3 HF micrometers on a whim at 39 bucks. Not expecting much, I compared th…

I’m just a DIYer but 75% of my tools are from Harbor Freight, rest are Craftsman or auto parts store brands. The only hand tools from HF I had a problem with were the torque wrenches, returned 2 and eventually got working ones. I started with a HF 200 piece mechanic set over 20 years ago and I still…

They changed something with them, last one I exchanged has an inspection test label on it, the first ones didn’t have that. They seem to work fine now.

[image] ok4450: A few years ago I bought a set of 3 HF micrometers on a whim at 39 bucks. Not expecting much, I compared them to my Starretts and the Starrett Standards and all 3 were dead on. I was stunned to put it mildly. My precision measuring stuff is all Starrett. When I was in industry…

Honestly, though, what is “Craftsman tools” in 2017? Sears is going bankrupt. It is selling off everything of value before that day. The NAME is an asset, and AFAIK gas been sold. For example, after PanAm went bust following Lockerbie, the NAME was auctioned off, and now some puddle-jumper airline…

[image] shadowfax: If you get a working HF torque wrench, though, it’s probably very accurate. I’ve been surprised at the accuracy of the ones I’ve bought. +1 I’m extremely pleased with my HF torque wrench that I bought ~6 years ago. This item was manufactured in Taiwan (The Republic of Chi…

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shadowfax October 26, 2017, 5:25pm 39

If you get a working HF torque wrench, though, it’s probably very accurate. I’ve been surprised at the accuracy of the ones I’ve bought.

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