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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    The retaining ring pliers are horrible. My coworker bought a set and the tips don't fit inside the holes on the clips. I always tell him to buy quality tools since our employer pays for them. I rarely buy tools from Harbor Freight since I bent the handles on the chain wrench twice. So here...
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    Buying Craftsman tools other than from Sears

    I bought some US made flex head ratchet set at OSH a couple weeks ago. There were a lot cheaper than at SEARS plus I used the 20% discount coupon. There aren't many ACE hardware stores around me, I don't mind to a pay a little more to support local shop owners.
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    Yet another Sears rant

    Are those 1/4 flex head ratchet US made? I bought mine locally at the store and it was USA made but the other sizes 3/8 and 1/2 were made in CHINA. By the way, there were two 1/4 ratchets both were US.
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    This may sound weird but what do you do?

    Field Engineer, electromechanical tech. for over 28 years - from signal tracing to board swapping to wrenching.
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    Tool theft by UPS?

    It happens all the time. So-called lost packages shipped to a loading dock often disappears especially if the drivers knows who signs for the packages. The driver forges the sig and never delivers the package. Also, I received a package for my sister, it was around Christmas, I didn't open...
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