On Jun 11, 12:00*am, -MIKE- wrote:
Walked in to Ace Hardware yesterday and saw a display for Craftsman tools..
I don't know how extensive the collection will be, but it's good news
for anyone who's closer to an Ace than a Sears.

I have lots of Craftsman hand tools and I've only had to use their
lifetime warranty once. I've never been a fan of their power tools, but
their hand tools have never let me down.

(before you state the obvious... that one occasion was the result of me
being stupid, not a defect... but they still honored it.)

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"I've only had to use their lifetime warranty once."

Once?

*Once?*

Don't you use Phillips screw drivers? I can't tell you how many worn
Phillips screwdrivers, of all different sizes, I've traded in. As soon
as they get the slightest bit rounded, back they go. Better I make a
trip to the store than strip a screw when I least need it to happen.

My favorite trade-in was when I broke a Craftsman flat blade screw
driver on a Craftsman belt sander. :-)

I had a POS Craftsman belt sander that required you to push down
(back?) on the front roller to loosen the belt. The roller would lock
"loose" and then you had to stick a flat object in a slot and kind of
pry it backward to POP! release it. I used a Craftsman flat blade
screw driver and the tip broke off. A bit ironic, if I do say so....

I've traded in ratchet handles, locking pliers, pry bars, countless
screwdrivers and a few other items over the years.