Recent content by Chineasium

I agree, could any country with the basic level of infrastructure necessary to support industry make decent hand tools if they tried? Yes. Do tools that get offshored end up just as good as before the move? Almost never. Why? Because cost-cutting begats more cost-cutting and nobody ever...

I would lean towards it being intended for the long haul because why would they use Wright for a stopgap when they could just use one of the many Taiwanese/Chinese socket makers? I think that's just their professional line. Which is nice and all but unless they're cheaper than Wright......

I would be genuinely curious to see their sales figures. It can't be much. Not many are willing to spend $41 on a small 1/4" roundhead rachet. Those who are would be are more than likely turned off by SK's recent direction. I have no idea why greatstar wanted SK. There can't be much value left...

All the milwaukee hand tools I have used have been mediocre with the exception of the channellock style pliers which were terrible. Aside from their squared off sockets to prevent rolling, which is a nice little gimmick, they haven't done much in the (functional) design department either. From...

Gearwrench is actively devolving. Their ratcheting wrenches and sockets are noticeably worse than they used to be. This has come as they pivot from Taiwan to China and now Vietnam production. That is not to say those countries can't make quality items, but no company has ever moved production to...

I buy decent quality and use the right tool for the job so I break very few tools. A warranty is nice I guess but I'd much rather not need one in the first place.

I have been using the GP 1/4 drive metric swivels for about 1.5 years now. They're still working well.