On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 23:15:08 -0500, Bill
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 22:03:41 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:01:25 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 16:12:10 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:55:55 -0800, Electric Comet
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:20:58 -0500
Bill wrote:

If you just spent 900 million on the company, what would you do?
would not have paid that for the name
which is all they did

so i cannot enter the mindset of an idiot that paid 900 mil for
the craftsman name

it used to mean something a long time ago


sears must be laughing their butt off and now they will continue to
sell the tools and make more then they were making

i am surprised they pulled it off because i did not think sears had
a brain cell







The Craftsman name is one of the most valuable brands in North America
that Stanley did not already own. They didn't stand a chance of buing
Snap-On and they already own or produce most of the rest.
They produced Craftsman up untill at least the mid '90s so they know
the market - - - - They CAN make a better Craftsman tool than Danaher
has been making for the last roughly 20 years, as according to most
users the pre-'95 Craftsman tools were better than the later ones..
"Can" isn't the issue. Sears offered the tools they thought would
make them the most money. I don't see anything changing in that
regard.

IMO, the pre '80 (varied) hand tools were better than later tools.
The power tools were always the pits. The rebadged ones were, in most
cases, more expensive than their equivaents.
The hand tools before 1995 were made BY STANLEY and they were better
than the later tools, so STANLEY made Craftsman tools will likely be
better quality tools than the latest Craftsman tools.
I understood the logic but don't agree with it. To come to that
conclusion you have to assume the quality is determned by who makes
the tool and has nothing to do with specifications or the price points
set by Sears.


I think from the perspective of most folks, and myself, "quality" has to
do with how well a tool lives up to doing what it is supposed to do,
without falling apart or breaking along the way. We don't really give a
dern what the specifications say and price has little to do with the
matter either. The tool either satisfies or it doesn't. Admittedly,
I've got a couple of Craftsman tools that were disappointing, out of the
box.

There's a lot in that paragraph, but...

The specification is what directs the manufacturer how to make the
quality (or not so) tool. It has everything to do with its
performance and durability.

Of cost isn't your concern, I"m sure you have an all-green workshop,
right?