Who makes the CM Long Combination Wrench?

[leod]

i found this or the store: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00945964000P

One says USA and another one says China same packaging and item #. who makes the USA one? there's a good deal today for this set when I added to cart and I am tempted to get the US made one

 

[Fedwrench]

Armstrong made the versions before the switch to the PRC made ones. Note that both the US and PRC made sets share the same part numbers.

 

[airbatica]

The USA made ones are fantastic wrenches for the money. I have them in metric and SAE, as well as the offset box wrenches. Wish I had bought them sooner instead of getting by with the raised panels.

 

[leod]

is this set good price at $70 or does this go on sale even lower?

 

[fr0mastaj]

I see it showing $90?

At any rate, if you can get it new for $70 thats a fantastic deal. I've been eyeing them for a while and they never seen to drop below $85.

Ended up buying a used set in the classified section here for like $65

 

[Skin]

if you add it to your cart blue crew bucks takes another $10 off, then $5 off 50 coupons.

I'd be a bit leary of the 13pc set though since those are the ones that have gone to china. The SKU is the exact same in Sears's system so you'd be taking a chance.

Both my local stores are all switched to the new red/black china sets so if i ordered that set and did in store pickup, i'd get very expensive chinese wrenches. Oddly enough its ONLY the metric sets and only the 13pc set.

If you want USA sets gaurenteed get the 9pc set or 18pc metric/sae set in the trays. Both those are still USA CMan Pro wrenches.

9pc http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947239000P?prdNo=8
18pc module http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00934273000P?prdNo=5

If all you want is metric get the 9pc set for 43 and buy the 7/9/19mm open stock if you think you'll actually need them.

 

[leod]

you mean this one? seems like a better deal for a set
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00934273000P?prdNo=6

 

[Skin]

yes, that one and the 9pc set are the Professional long pattern wrenches even though it doesnt say it in title or description. Same exact wrenches down the "professional" marque on the back side.

 

[fr0mastaj]

If that sale ends tonight, i dont see the harm in buying them anyway.

If you pick up a made in china set, see if another store has a USA set left, then exchange. and if not, return the whole thing and nothing lost...

 

[leod]

thanks, i'll look this one at the store tomorrow. good deal at $4 per wrench

 

[Skin]

If that sale ends tonight, i dont see the harm in buying them anyway.

If you pick up a made in china set, see if another store has a USA set left, then exchange. and if not, return the whole thing and nothing lost...

or buy the 9pc set and get the other sizes in open stock. Not sure what this sale does to the price comparison but when i did the math some weeks ago you'd of about spent the same replacing the missing sizes with open stock vs buying the 13pc outright.

Saves you from wasting gas driving around perhaps to only ultimately return the set.

 

[trainwreck]

Oddly enough its ONLY the metric sets and only the 13pc set.

I imagine that metric outsells SAE by quite a large margin, so the SAE sets are probably new old stock still on the shelves. The 13pc set is probably a better deal than the 9pc set (in terms of dollars per wrench), so the 13pc set probably sells out (and gets restocked) more often than the 9pc set. Again, the 9pc set is probably new old stock.

 

[84bimmer]

you mean this one? seems like a better deal for a set
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00934273000P?prdNo=6

Damn those trays seem bulky. Thanks for the info guys. I was wondering how to surely get a USA set if ordering online. Can you return online orders to the store? I would assume yes, since you can order at the store online. Do this for free shipping!