I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

On 4/28/2014 2:03 PM, esteve999 wrote:

I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many
Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so
sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

I've _never_ considered their power tools as any real plus altho I do
have one router of early 70s vintage that has stood the test of time and
actually like fairly well. I don't believe I could say that of much of
anything else.

I'd recommend instead to post what, specifically, are you looking for
and for what kind of work and extent of use you expect to give them and
get specific recommendations. A budget limit if exists never hurts,
either...

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esteve999 wrote in news:esteve999.da45ea8
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I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many
Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so
sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

No. And it hasn't been for more than forty years.

On Monday, April 28, 2014 8:19:01 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote:
esteve999 wrote in news:esteve999.da45ea8

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I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many

Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so

sure today with their newer power tool products.



What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?



No. And it hasn't been for more than forty years.

craftsman is no longer owned by sears, sears licenses the name.

which is why you can buy craftsman tools for many places

On 4/28/2014 3:03 PM, esteve999 wrote:

I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many
Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so
sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?




Some yes, some no. They are made by other manufacturers and the quality
level varies depending on who makes them.

Per esteve999:

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

Dunno from power tools, but I quit even thinking about Craftsman when
they tech'd-out on their hand tool warranty on a tap-and-die set I had.

The plastic that the case that organizes the dozens of small parts was
made of fell apart over time making it useless and leaving me with a
bucketful of small parts - likewise nearly useless because of the effort
needed to find a given piece.

Sears said "Sorry, we just warranty the tools...", not the boxes.

Oh well...
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Pete Cresswell

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per esteve999:
What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?
Dunno from power tools, but I quit even thinking about Craftsman when
they tech'd-out on their hand tool warranty on a tap-and-die set I had.

The plastic that the case that organizes the dozens of small parts was
made of fell apart over time making it useless and leaving me with a
bucketful of small parts - likewise nearly useless because of the effort
needed to find a given piece.

Sears said "Sorry, we just warranty the tools...", not the boxes.

Oh well...

You said the plastic case "fell apart over time". It doesn't appear you
really got "shafted". You still have a warranty on your tools.
An egg carton will organize 12 small parts. A fishing tackle box may
work even better.

bob haller writes:
On Monday, April 28, 2014 8:19:01 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote:
esteve999 wrote in news:esteve999.da45ea8

@diybanter.com:





I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many

Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so

sure today with their newer power tool products.



What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?



No. And it hasn't been for more than forty years.

craftsman is no longer owned by sears, sears licenses the name.

which is why you can buy craftsman tools for many places

like many of your posts, short on facts, long on speculation.

The craftsman brand is owned by KCD IP, LLC a special purpose
entity _created by Sears Holdings_ for securitization purposes.

Note that KCD IP, LLP also owns the brands Kenmore and DieHard.

However, Sears owns KCD, and thus the brand.

On 2014-04-29, Doug Miller wrote:
esteve999 wrote in news:esteve999.da45ea8
@diybanter.com:


I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many
Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so
sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

No. And it hasn't been for more than forty years.

I wholeheartedly agree.

Even as far back as the early 70s, their shop tools were junk. A shop
fully outfitted with Craftsman top-of-the-line wood shop machines,
like table saws, planers, etc, was universally despised by the temp
workers that had to use them. I ran across a brand new Craftsman
floor model drill press. My 80 yr old drill press I bought at a
garage sale for 1/3 the price was ten times the machine as that
Craftsman junk.

The last Sears power tool I used was an electric Craftsman weed
whacker. It was designed from the gitgo to destroy itself, which it
eventually did. The line length trim blade was designed and placed so
that the line hit the cutter blade mounting plastic as often as it hit
the actual blade. It was a crap shoot on which would be hit first,
the mount or the trim blade. About the dozenth time the line was
extended to expose new line, it hit the mount jes right and broke the
mount and trim blade clean off, taking part of the shroud with it.
Sure, I got a entire free replacement whacker, but it was the exact
same design and destined to eventually fail, again, which it did. I
jes tossed it.

Don't waste yer $$$$.

nb

On 4/29/2014 10:10 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
bob writes:
On Monday, April 28, 2014 8:19:01 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote:
wrote in news:esteve999.da45ea8
@diybanter.com:

....

craftsman is no longer owned by sears, sears licenses the name.
which is why you can buy craftsman tools for many places

like many of your posts, short on facts, long on speculation.

The craftsman brand is owned by KCD IP, LLC a special purpose
entity _created by Sears Holdings_ for securitization purposes.

Note that KCD IP, LLP also owns the brands Kenmore and DieHard.

However, Sears owns KCD, and thus the brand.

He's right and wrong, both...the key point is that they have, in fact,
set up and intend to license the brands beyond their previous use only
in house...

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303299604577325643404448050

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sears-holdings-appoints-global-licensing-agent-146256075.html

Which ploy is why Ace Hardware is now robbing sales from Sears stores on
Craftsman tools...it may not make too much difference in some larger
areas but we can already see the negative impact here in a small market
catalog/associate store in that it's hurt them significantly and may
well drive them under if it happens to appliances as well...

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On Monday, April 28, 2014 2:03:06 PM UTC-5, esteve999 wrote:
I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many

Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so

sure today with their newer power tool products.



What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?


esteve999

Kmart carries Sears Craftsman tools. Look at the fine print on every Craftsman tool they have in stock and you will see "Made in China" on the packaging.

"esteve999" wrote in message
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I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many
Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so
sure today with their newer power tool products.

What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?

long time back yes ... today not at all.

"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
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bob haller writes:
On Monday, April 28, 2014 8:19:01 PM UTC-4, Doug Miller wrote:
esteve999 wrote in
news:esteve999.da45ea8

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I am considering adding some power tools to my collection. I have many

Craftsman tools and I have always trusted Craftsman, but I am not so

sure today with their newer power tool products.



What do you think? Is Craftsman still a good choice for power tools?



No. And it hasn't been for more than forty years.

craftsman is no longer owned by sears, sears licenses the name.

which is why you can buy craftsman tools for many places

like many of your posts, short on facts, long on speculation.

The craftsman brand is owned by KCD IP, LLC a special purpose
entity _created by Sears Holdings_ for securitization purposes.

Note that KCD IP, LLP also owns the brands Kenmore and DieHard.

However, Sears owns KCD, and thus the brand.

In my experiance it's still junk reguardless of the name.