John wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:

tony stramella wrote:

If you use H.F.tools to make a living you arn't making much of one.If
you use them for the home work shop were precision is not a problem or
work qualiy dosen't matter then you don't take pride in your work.


Yup, I bought several good things that are still in use in my shop
from them in the late 70's. Then, I bought a tap and die set from
them that was an absolute joke! The tap twisted until it looked like
a twist drill while tapping PLASTIC! Well, that was IT for me.
I haven't bought a THING from them since 1980.

Jon


Sounds like the Japanese junk that was around in the 50's. They learned
to make good stuff too, but it took a while.

They got market share on price.
They retained it on quality.
Standard marketing procedure.