Hi scotty Kilmer what are your thoughts on Craftsman tools? are they good tools or are they junk. i herd that craftsman tools are Milwaukee killer's.
I was gifted a Craftsman tool set (ratchets, sockets, extensions, wobbly joints, screwdriver etc.) with my 1st car when I was teenager. Almost 30 years later I still carry it and the tools are still pretty much like new. Back then they were made fairly well. Everything was backed by a lifetime warranty. Sears has since gone under, and Craftsman was sold to Black & Decker. I'm fairly sure the tools are just offshore junk now. I use Milwaukee at work, I'm fairly impressed.
Craftsman was decent decades ago. I have quite a few Made-in-USA Craftsman wrenches, ratchets, and sockets from the 1970s and they're perfectly good tools. I still pick up old Craftsman tools from time to time at flea markets, thrift stores, and garage sales. Like so many other things though as the years went by production moved to China and quality went into the toilet.
As Sears circled the drain Craftsman was sold off to Stanley Tools. I've read that some production is being brought back the the U.S. so possibly quality will improve. (Sears itself is all but gone at this point.)
This is opinion based. You will have camps on either side, and also definitely depends on what you are talking about, example: I use craftsman wrenches and tool boxes, but I use Milwaukee electric tools, personally I have started to like Ryobi more. For sockets I hate craftsman, even the impact ones are sized wrong sometimes and break faster than my other ones, and screw drivers have broken on me more times than I can count. Craftsman is made in China mostly as well so most are cast parts, take that as you will.
Made in U.S.A. Craftsman are good tools (ratchets can be sloppy) and the made in china Craftsman are not so good.
I believe Craftsman has a pro line (hand tools) that are USA made
They are very robust
If your referring to Milwaukee electric tools most of their manufacturing is Chinese (thus making them disposable imo)
I have many USA Milwaukee tools that have lasted over 30 years
The only cordless tools that, I believe, are "Made in USA" (though I believe only assembled) are some Dewalt models
They apparently are highly thought of
