I had a district manager from Sears explain it to me a long time ago when I
worked there as a salesman and later dept. manager. Some are a straight
re-label which usually are there "professional" or "Sears Best" tools. The
ones that offer little savings over the originals. Next are the
re-specified. Look like the nice competitors tools but are half the cost and
a fraction of the quality. Usually these are the "better" quality (LOL) they
push in the ads. Most of the time they are made with junk or poor quality
parts by the original manufactuer. The last is the entry level tools. These
are mostly their design and are made much the same way as the "better" tools
except by a plant they own. The only difference is the power, weight, size,
etc. These are the "good" tools they advertise all the time. Yes some of the
lower quality can be fine. I actually have one of their RO sanders that I
like better than a PC that I just bought.

My random height adjustment router, automatic diagonal cut circ saw, and
tension free band saw from Sears are hardly worth there weight in mud. But
the biscuit joiner, RO sander, 6" bench grinder, and hand held grinder that
I have from them are actually pretty decent. So I guess it depends on the
specific tool.

Now some of the Makita stuff...that's garbage..

Allen

"Gary" wrote in message
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"George Max" wrote

Sorry to pee in your Cheerios, but Craftsman tools aren't much of a
bargain even if they're free.

Oh? What, exactly, are "Craftsman tools"?

Would a Delta tool be OK if it was free?

A Ryobi?

How about a Bosch? B&D?Freud?

Cheers!

Gary (shaking my head)