The new Craftsman tools aren't the old tools
(must say I don't own but a couple since the demise of Sears, end wrench IIRC)
most are Chinese made now, cast or forged & imported otherwise too
since Sears went down, it changed a bunch, a major retailer
that stood behind their product, 110%
Sears asked lil' to no questions about returned/broken or damaged tools
just walked over & got me a replacement tool/wrench etc.
I have a bunch of Craftsman tools still, from pre 90's
when I was young
it was Craftsman was the 1st brand I owned for myself
crappy lil' rolling box, compared to what I have now
& great hand tools, for the price
my stepdad gave me Thorston tools also
(or was it Thornton Co., in Colorado ?)
Now most of my tools are Mac, Matco or Snap-On (earlier), since like 1997,
like $30k+ of them
& in my garage today is the Mac Boxes
my old race trailer, had all Snap-On, & a huge boxes
one of my best friends was a Snap-On dealer in Concord Ca. area
J.N. (not sure he wants his name out) fellow racer we grew up together,
he got his Snap-on Francise/Route, when he was barely out of HS, like 20
he Raced a real 427 L79 68 Vett S/C, 8.90 car N/A,
at Fremont Sacramento & Sears Point
then a same Vette he had since HS was a
GM Perf. LS7 454 MkIV BBC
built a couple times 900hp combo 468cid rect. port, Dana-60 rear, 4 link, PG, 15x33"s
before I got him into 23T & 27T Altered & Nostalgia Racing scene
