RW> I'm always throwing that Chinese stuff away and replacing it when it   
   RW> wears   
   RW> out or breaks. The "Made in the USA" stuff I've had for decades. Some of   
   RW> it from the early 60s. I have a 1/4" Craftsman electric drill purchased   
   RW> in   
   RW> 1962 that still works like it did in 62, a Craftsman 'twist and stretch'   
   RW> torque wrench that is just like new (still in the original 1967 box), and   
   RW> a 1/4" Snap-on rachet that had lost the on/off lever and recently   
   RW> repaired   
      
   All my "Made in China" ratchets have broken and been thrown in the trash where   
   they belong.  Several cost me some skin on my knuckles after they broke.  All   
   my original Craftsman stuff still works perfectly.     
      
   I recently bought a few higher end air ratchets (one by Ingersoll Rand and the   
   other from Chicago Pneumatic).  I just checked and the Ingersoll Rand was   
   "Designed in the USA" but "Assembled in China".  The Ingersoll Rand goes up to   
   600 pounds of torque.     
      
   I guess time will tell on how the "Assembled in China" works out..   
      
   - Mark   
      
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