On 28 Dec 2011 13:57:07 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2011-12-28, oldyork90 wrote:

they hand off the Craftsman line. I always had good luck with their
hand tools.

Luck is exactly what you've had. Lucky they didn't break on you when
you needed them the most. I quit buying Craftsman tools 40 yrs when I
became a professional mechanic and the closest Sears was 90 miles
away. They're junk.

nb
And I'll dissagree. I bought Craftsman tools when I started as a
professional mechanic in 1969 and I still have most of them. The ones
I don't still have were lost, not broken. I have not replaced 10% of
that set in over 40 years.
A classmate bought Snap-On tools at the same time - paid 5 times as
much for them, and replaced half within the first 2 years. Darn good
thing the truck came around every 2 weeks, because he NEEDED it.
The Snappies are nicer looking, a bit nicer feeling, and have a bit
more "panache", for sure - but the Craftsman stuff was definitely a
lot more value for the money.