26 Jul 12 14:34, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    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.   
    RW>> Some of it from the early 60s. I have a 1/4" Craftsman electric   
    RW>> drill purchased in 1962 that still works like it did in 62, a   
    RW>> Craftsman 'twist and stretch' torque wrench that is just like new   
    RW>> (still in the original 1967 box), and a 1/4" Snap-on rachet that had   
    RW>> lost the on/off lever and recently repaired   
      
    MH> All my "Made in China" ratchets have broken and been thrown in the   
    MH> trash where they belong.   
      
   8^) Been there, done that. Still have a few chink-made sockets laying   
   around.   
      
    MH> Several cost me some skin on my knuckles after they broke.  All my   
    MH> original Craftsman stuff still works perfectly.   
      
   I've had a few 1/4" drive extensions break off, but that was due to abuse   
   by the user and not necessarily bad material.   
      
    MH> I recently bought a few higher end air ratchets (one by Ingersoll   
    MH> Rand and the other from Chicago Pneumatic).  I just checked and the   
    MH> Ingersoll Rand was "Designed in the USA" but "Assembled in China".   
    MH> The Ingersoll Rand goes up to 600 pounds of torque.   
      
   I have some of their air tools.   
      
    MH> I guess time will tell on how the "Assembled in China" works out..   
      
   If there's a flaw in those tools, it'll be in the parts that don't get   
   lubed often enough. Which is because the user doesn't lube the inside of   
   the tool before each use.   
      
      
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