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General => Lounge => Topic started by: udontknowme on May 31, 2015, 07:46:42 PM
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do you find yourself looking at the package to see where the item is made ? hahah drove all over town to find some usa razor blades but by god i found em. i avoid chinese products at all costs and i encourage everyone to do the same
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here ya go http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/
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no that type. razors for a gasket scraper
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every once in a while harbour freight or TCS has some i usually stock up the china ones aint worth lookin at.
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do you find yourself looking at the package to see where the item is made ? hahah drove all over town to find some usa razor blades but by god i found em. i avoid chinese products at all costs and i encourage everyone to do the same
I just bought a pack of 100 Stanley razor blades from Sears, Made In USA.
The standard Craftsman line of ratchets, wrenches, and even some sockets are made in china now. I had to step up to their "Premium" line of ratchets and wrenches to get the American made stuff.
I also found out DeWalt makes some of their drills in the USA now, so I picked up a USA combo hammer drill set. They are awesome.
Tools are one thing I will absolutely not buy if not made in USA. Same goes for the sight on my AR
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Couple of my buddies who are union carpenters brought home some tools from Sears that were all made in china. Oh the irony.....
This topic grinds my gears
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while i was in home depot getting them usa razors (husky brand) , i realized i need some new needle nose pliers and wire cutters. happened to notice the dewalt and milwaukee were china so of course i got the chanell lock brand. i would of got chanellock brand any ways (what does dewalt and milwaukee know about pliers). fiercly made in usa is what it said on the package. cant go wrong with that
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How can you tell if a craftsman hand too is usa made or china? WithOut the packaging I mean, just bare tool.
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all the crafts man hand wrenches i have say forged in usa. im assuming that meens the whole thing was made in usa. their torq wrenches, atleast the one i have says made in usa on the handle. if theres no country of original on the items, like some of the craftsman vices, then its most likely china but it will say china on the box. the biggest give away is usually theres no country of origin on the tool
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Ahh got it. I'll keep an eye out for the good stuff
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How funny me & the wife try to advoid china made crap all the time. You know how hard it is to find american made dog treats here in my state. Cause the china made ones were making dogs sick I guess, so we are advoiding those at all costs.
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should be able to find these and theyre usa. its the only ones i buy. most pet stores have them and maybe even walmart http://www.greenies.com/
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Craftsman really likes to engrave USA on their handles in big letters.......but when it's made in china they use they smallest labeling possible....go figure
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All the major hand tool companies, snap-on, Mac, Matco are all out sourcing things now. That's what bothers me the most is when you pay an arm and a leg for one of their tools and it's not even u.s. Made. Craftsmen is still cheap at least compared to those other companies. It's just the fact too they are out sourcing because it's cheaper and still charging their premium u.s. Made price that drives me nuts.
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sk claims all their stuff is usa made with usa steel http://www.skhandtool.com/about-us.aspx. i know theres still a few others with usa items like proto and armstrong
some of matco stuff is just rebadged. their IR guns are rebadged mastercool. honestly im not sure if mac and matco make anything
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the problem with sk tools is for me anyway is there is nowhere that warranties them . i have some that are broken and it sucks. and as for snap on i seen a recent ' how its made ' tv show and they were making snap on ratchets right here in the usa ! but i did trade in a worn out 12'' snap on adjustable wrench and got a made in spain for a replacement and even though not china, quality was not the same as my o.g. wrench that was made in america . dammit
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well i dont know much about sk tools but i wouldnt hesitate to buy some if i were in need of some new stuff. not sure where you go for warranty but this might help http://www.skhandtool.com/support.aspx
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Thanks i will look into it! ^^^^^^
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I need a new tool box. A BIG one. Snap on and mac is out of the question. I seriously can not afford it. no HB here. So it looks like a craftsman's box. I'm sure it will be China made
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hard to say on the craftsman tool boxes. i know they make alot of different ones. if you have a sears in the area just walk in and it should say on the box. unfortunatly some of the craftsman stuff is china. 20-30yrs ago is was probly all usa. i do know that theres a shit load of different companies making the large tool boxes so you might take a gander on the internet. the high end boxes are alot of money so i can understand what your saying.
do a google search for usa made tool chests. armstrong seem reasonably priced and im quit sure they are usa. i also found this which might be worth looking into. very good priced and it says usa made http://www.elitetoolboxes.com/madeinusa.aspx. for $500-$700 youll have a damn nice setup. i know nothing of that brand other then what i found in a quick google search
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I need a new tool box. A BIG one. Snap on and mac is out of the question. I seriously can not afford it. no HB here. So it looks like a craftsman's box. I'm sure it will be China made
can't go wrong with Kennedy boxes. i believe they are still a made in USA product.
John
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I need a new tool box. A BIG one. Snap on and mac is out of the question. I seriously can not afford it. no HB here. So it looks like a craftsman's box. I'm sure it will be China made
When I worked at Sears in high school (2004-2007), the tool boxes were made in mexico
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Kennedy boxes are awesome! I have a small handyman type box that I picked up at a garage sale. Coolest thing