Crafstman tools

[BIGNASTY]

Hay Grizz I like the saw but I think ya mite want to either clean or change that blade Pard!!!! LOOKS LIKE YA BEEN CUTTING TELEPHONE POLES. just kidding :-laf Have one like that my Dad left me motor gets warm and stops working very good. Most of my Craftsman hand tools were his given to him by his Dad. The new ones aren't as good IMO.



BIG

 

[Deleted member 995608]

I agree with you. I don't buy any of their power tools either, but I do buy their Forever guarantee tools.



I still have many of the Craftsman tools I bought when I built my first house in the mid 60's. Here's one of them.

Ya that saw has never clipped the cord :-laf Looks like the cords on 99. 9% of my tools.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Take your wife or daughter shopping at Sears, tools ain't all your going for. Why is this not disturbing look at the name and its just another STUPID ONE. COMMON PLACE ANYMORE. That's the disturbing part.



Cops: Sears Employee Filmed Women with Secret Cameras

Alejandro Gamiz was arrested on charges of burglary and surreptitious filming of unsuspecting women.

 

[Troubleshooter]

Sears is still good about their free replacement policy, which is the best part about Craftsman. Last week I went to my nearby Sears store to exchange a few broken tools.

That's fine as long as you can take the tools back for a replacement. But it just seems like they're closing a ton of stores these past few years. Heck, I can't hink of a Sears store within an hour's drive that's still open for business. Sad.

 

[Bill Stockard]

That's fine as long as you can take the tools back for a replacement. But it just seems like they're closing a ton of stores these past few years. Heck, I can't hink of a Sears store within an hour's drive that's still open for business. Sad.

We live near a small town and the small local Sears store is privately owned. They specialize in selling and servicing home appliances and lawn mowers and have a small tool and tool box display. The store owner and his employees do a very good job selling home appliances. In fact, they outsell both the local Home Depot and Lowe's stores.



When I return a broken tool, they will take it in and Sears ships a replacement tool which arrives at my door in 2-3 days at no charge. The service at this small privately owned store is much better than the service at the big city large shopping center company owned store near where we formerly lived.



Bill

 

[Grizzly]

Hay Grizz I like the saw but I think ya mite want to either clean or change that blade Pard!!!! LOOKS LIKE YA BEEN CUTTING TELEPHONE POLES. just kidding :-laf Have one like that my Dad left me motor gets warm and stops working very good. Most of my Craftsman hand tools were his given to him by his Dad. The new ones aren't as good IMO.



BIG

Why clean it up and change the blade. It adds character to the old relic. Still cuts 2x4's like it was new. What's something like that worth to a collector? Five, ten, maybe 50 bucks?

 

[BIGNASTY]

Ya know I dont know what its worth on the market but mine was a hand me down from my Dad so it's Priceless to me. I will look into getting the motor redone someday and then again maybe not. I have a worm drive Milwaukee that I use for anything serious. And those aren't what they use to be either so whats a guy to do?

 

[Dieselnut59]

I have had great luck out of many older Craftsman tools, and like many other members here, I will only buy USA made tools and tools from other quality controlled countries like Germany and Japan. I have German made Knipex pliers, USA made Armstrong ratchet wrenches, LOTS of S&K sockets, ratchets, screwdrivers and wrenches and some Snap On, Matco and MAC tools. The newer Craftsman tools are junk compared to the tools from the 80s and back.

 

[RustyJC]

Back in the 1960s my uncle who made his living pulling on wrenches gave me a set of SK Wayne box/open end wrenches and a small 3/8" drive SK Wayne ratchet set. I'm still using them - I've only managed to break one box end wrench trying to back out a frozen pipe plug by beating on the wrench with a hammer! :{



Rusty

 

[BK]

started with their cordless crap.
i've used snap on, love the actual sockets, but hated their ratchets/socket drivers... lots of busted knuckles from their internal mechanisims opening / failing to hold when "over torqued".

Craftsman never did that to me.

Now , been in love with the Gearwrench stuff.
Got a set of their ratchet/socket drivers from my daughter for my bday, GREAT stuff.
I've loved their ratcheting box wrenches and flex head wrenches.
Socket drivers are just as good.

 

[Grizzly]

Ya know I dont know what its worth on the market but mine was a hand me down from my Dad so it's Priceless to me. I will look into getting the motor redone someday and then again maybe not. I have a worm drive Milwaukee that I use for anything serious. And those aren't what they use to be either so whats a guy to do?

Hey BIG, I sold my Craftsman vintage circular saw on craigslist for 50 bucks 3 weeks ago.



george

 

[rbattelle]

Sears is still good about their free replacement policy, which is the best part about Craftsman.

This is actually the only reason I still have any Craftsman stuff. Sockets, screwdrivers, and wrenches bought many years ago.



Otherwise I'd have switched to other brands.



Anyway, sure seems like Sears stores have more and more Chinese offerings and fewer and fewer US-made stuff. It's only a matter of time now before that Craftsman guarantee will be useless, the parent company having gone out of business.



-Ryan

 

[mwilson]

I like the professional series Craftsman wrenches, easy on the hands.



I spend the big bucks for Snap-On when it is something I only want to buy once. You can not beat the Snap-On screwdrivers either.



I have filled in with Craftsman when building up extra sets like I carry in each pick-up and the camper.



As far as cordless I tried a couple of Sears sets. I was not happy with them. I tried Porter-Cable for corded tools and DeWalt for Cordless.



18 Volt DeWalt stuff is where it is at, amazing power and battery life.



Mike.

 

[Grizzly]

I've had DeWalt, Porter Cable and Milwaukee cordless tools and all were very good. The brand I like best now is Makita Heavy Duty cordless. For Corded tools, I like Milwaukee and Porter Cable.



Craftsman are no better than Ryobi. Not convinced on Ridgid.

 

[BK]

Me 3 on the DeWalt.
After going through Sears and Makita.
Actually the makita was pretty good, but only 9. 6v, had a set for years.
went through few sets of batteries, and a few years ago, needed another set.
couldn't find them, so wen DeWalt 18v.
GREAT move on DeWalts part with the LiIon new batteries, fitting the old 18V stuff already out there... I bought and impact driver with the new battery and charger... nice stuff...

Same for me with the corded. . favor Milwaukee and Porter Cable.

 

[mwilson]

I realize these are Snap-On posted in a Craftsman discussion, maybe Craftsman makes something similar.



Anyway, these swivel head ratchets are fantastic. My X-Mas present to me.....



Mike.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Its nice to have a tool box of YOUR VERY OWN and nobody gets into it!!!!! Son comes over to work on his Not a problem until I use something and it COVERED IN GREASE!!!!!#@$%! or the wife comes out and takes something out of it and returns it not a problem UNTILL SHE JUST OPENS ANY DRAWER AND THROWS IT IN she said well it's in the big box SOMEPLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!#@$%! THAT JUST GIVE'S ME A WEDGEEEEEE SO BAD!!!!

 

[leaky gasket]

Wow Mike, that's one clean toolbox I guess I better head out to the garage and see if I can get mine close to yours.
Brian

 

[mwilson]

Wow Mike, that's one clean toolbox I guess I better head out to the garage and see if I can get mine close to yours.

Brian

2 things to bear in mind. .



(1) You can't see the chaos surrounding the toolbox, the wife is infringing on my space again..... :-laf



(2) I do a lot of my work outside on the ground, sometimes finish up in the dark and I have to be able to tell if everything makes it back in the box when I am done wrenching. Very easy to tell when you keep it lined up in the drawers.



Mike.

 

[BIGNASTY]

(2) I do a lot of my work outside on the ground, sometimes finish up in the dark and I have to be able to tell if everything makes it back in the box when I am done wrenching. Very easy to tell when you keep it lined up in the drawers.



Mike.









In the Air Force you had better have your tools in line if you are done with a job and you are missing a tool. TSHTF unitll you found it and the plane did not START untill it was found. It kind of got to be a habbit that stuck with some.