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Not Harbor Freight tools thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by jowybyo, May 6, 2020.

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  1. May 20, 2020 at 6:53 PM
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    Craftsman has been Taiwan and China for years.
     
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  2. May 20, 2020 at 7:06 PM
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    From reading the Craftsman web site, some of their products are being made here, 'with materials from around the world'. That tells me that some of these items may have parts from other countries that are assembled here. That is a guess on my part. None of their mechanic's tools are made here. I included their name, as some of their products are made here, and we should consider purchasing them over 100% foreign manufactured. But that is totally my opinion.
     
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  3. May 20, 2020 at 7:24 PM
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    They just opened a new plant to start forging/stamping mechanics tools here again.
     
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    seems like I buy quite a few OTC and Lisle tools.. I realize some items have been made elsewhere, but I always consider them and if the particular item I am looking for is made in USA it is pretty certain to be a solid tool.
     
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  5. May 21, 2020 at 12:08 AM
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    Also the amount of snap on stuff not made in the USA is about 1/2 of the catalogue.
     
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  6. May 21, 2020 at 5:50 AM
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    That's good to know.
     
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  7. May 21, 2020 at 5:54 AM
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    Here's another one to add. I found it while researching USA jack stands.

    https://usatoolsupply.com/index.php/
     
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    I 100% agree, I bought a full top and bottom Snap On box and all snap on tools about 20 years ago. Now when something breaks or I get something new the quality just isnt the same as it used to be. Personally I love Snap on for all hand tools, Milwaukee for battery tools, ingersoll rand for air tools and Stihl and honda for outdoor power equipment .
     
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    Great thread @jowybyo :thumbsup:.

    6 pages in and no one’s mention CDI torque wrenches. Reasonably priced, made here :oldglory:

    http://www.cditorque.com/

    Great value IMHO.

    I’ve got mostly old school Craftsmans dating back to the late ‘70s, early ‘80s (man, that sounds like a long time ago...). Glad to see they’re coming back but they won’t be done until they start giving away the rebuild kits for the ratchets again. If they charge for them, I’ll have to reassess my options...

    I recently picked up some Gearwrench ratcheting combos that do the job as advertised.

    Anyone have good reviews for reciprocal saw blades?
     
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    Milwaukee or diablo blades have been good to me. Expensive, but it’s worth it since they cut like butter.
     
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  13. May 21, 2020 at 4:25 PM
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    I wear out drill bits faster than blades. I stopped buying expensive drill bits because it seemed like they wore out just as fast as the cheaper ones. I got tired of arguing with my tool dealers over drill bit warranties, now i just get the big assortment of cheapies. When they wear out i just buy more
     
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  14. May 21, 2020 at 4:29 PM
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    What material are you drilling? I see a look of people wearing out bits drilling steel because they are running the bits way too fast.
     
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    That and no lube.
     
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    Steel, usually drilling out broken bolts and studs. I use lube and experiment with different speeds..

    still, I'm just not seeing a huge difference in performance between the cheap bits and the expensive bits. I got tired of buying the expensive ones and then having them get smoked just as quickly as the cheap ones
     
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  17. May 21, 2020 at 4:40 PM
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    Ah yea. Drilling hardened steel is gonna be a problem almost no matter what. You need to go slow as shit. Almost not functional with a hand drill. But fuck it, run the cheap bits if it’s working for you.
     
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    What this guy said, I build giant metro escalators that are mostly stainless on the outside. Drilles thousands of holes with norseman bits & just a bit of lube ina tube wax & go slow & a bit should last a good while.
     
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    Its always the broken hardware that gets you. You start out with the tiny bits, trying to keep it centered on the stud. As you go up in size, sooner or later its going to "walk" to the side and start eating the aluminum on either side. Then you're basically fingerfucking a half steel, half aluminum hole thats getting bigger and bigger.. with a half moon of hardened steel still stuck down in the hole :annoyed:

    Very frustrating..
     
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    Craftsman and snap on is what I use at work (aircraft mechanic). Still rocking my craftsman ratchet for 14 years. Broke my snap on. At home all craftsman.
     
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