18 Jul 12 07:44, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> According to 'StillMadeinUSA.com' Craftsman brand hand tools, made   
    RW>> for SEARS by Danaher Tool Group, are now a mix of USA-made and   
    RW>> imported. (Craftsman power tools are imported). Available from SEARS   
    RW>> and KMart.   
      
    MH> Nice site..  Sad that it isn't populated with more manufacturing in   
    MH> the USA products.   
      
   Well, it does prove that a lot of what this admin calls 'outsourced' as   
   not being entirely true.   
      
    RW>> Danaher Tool Co. still makes Craftsman hand tools in the USofA. It   
    RW>> seems that not all Snap-on tools are made in the USA either...who   
    RW>> cares, as long as Craftsman and Snap-on still carry their lifetime   
    RW>> replacement warranty.   
      
    MH> I agree that the Craftsman tools are the best - and their lifetime   
    MH> warranty replacement can't be beat.   
      
   I have a mix of Snap-on and Craftsman tools. Even some Chinese tools, but   
   I'm always throwing that Chinese stuff away and replacing it when it wears   
   out or breaks. The "Made in the USA" stuff I've had for decades. Some of   
   it from the early 60s. I have a 1/4" Craftsman electric drill purchased in   
   1962 that still works like it did in 62, a Craftsman 'twist and stretch'   
   torque wrench that is just like new (still in the original 1967 box), and   
   a 1/4" Snap-on rachet that had lost the on/off lever and recently repaired   
   by one of their truck drivers at no expense. Then there is the Snap-on   
   'stud removal' tools that he replaced under their lifetime warranty.   
      
   You can't find that kind of warranty in any Jap or Chinese tools.   
      
    MH> When you want something to last, buy a Craftsman. I have broken many   
    MH> ratchets over the years, but not one of them was a Craftsman.  All   
    MH> the "MadeinChina" garbage.   
      
   That site I gave you had S-H tools listed on it. I always thought their   
   tools were made in Japan or China because of the less than pristine   
   quality they have, but they're made in the USA...another American made   
   brand that can be found at garage sales...   
      
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