"flipper" wrote in message
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Craftsman 8.0 amp Reciprocating Saw
Sears item #00917173000 Mfr. model #17173

that's the model and during the black friday thanksgiving sale it's
price is apparantly going to be $49.95. pretty damn cheap. my
question, of course, is whether it's going to be okay for occassional
use or should i just fork over $119 for the cheapest milwaukee?
thoughts?



You already have 2 opinions and mine is the same.

Also, who is to say that Milwaukee doesn't make the Craftsman anyway?

If your sales associate is any good, he/she should be able to tell you the
manufacturer. The two digits, if I remember right, after the 009 (division #
for hardware) should be the manufacturer's code telling who it is.

On the box, the # will probably read - 009 17-17300 . The 17 is the
manufacturer code.