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[ The Proto Boxes are rebadged MACs at realistic prices. The larger ones like in the OP are a variation of the MB1350 Macsimizer which run about $8000+ list off the truck. The Proto rebadges are one of the best kept secret in the auto tool world. Well some of like to say the MAC is just a...

Re: Is there a sheet rock "jack stand" for friendless guys trying to remodel? check your local rental house - no use buying one and it sits in storage for the occasional project.

That's an older style Proto wrench. I'd double check with Proto to make sure they still calibrate those wrenches and have parts.

OR a 30 30 guarantee - 30' or 30 seconds

1-1/2" & 2-1/2" also spline drive. we make some big *** sockets 8" - 2-1/2" drive - only weighs 86lbs.

Tell him he's wrong. I work for Proto and we make our own boxes in our facility in Ohio. MAC tool boxes are made there too.

For the DeWalt cordless you need to look at the new 20v DCF899P2. 700 ft lbs http://www.dewalt.com/en-us/products/power-tools/impact-drivers-and-wrenches/20v-max-xr-high-torque-12-impact-wrench-w-detent-pin-anvil-kit-50ah/dcf899p2

Longtime Proto sales rep here... We have not made the Challenger brand for ~15 years. Before the brand died we called it Challenger by Proto to make it sound better. It was typically made in the same facility as where we made Proto. The differences were mainly cosmetic, wrenches may not have as...

"Exactly...a facility owned by Stanley, not MAC. The 2 forges in Mogodore, Ohio and Albion, Penn. are both Cornwell owned and operated facilities." Stanley owns MAC and has for 35 years. Stanley bought Proto 30 years ago. The tools are forged in the Dallas facility.

Sorry, but some of this is wrong. Proto and Mac are made in the same facility in Dallas. A facility owned by Stanley. I know, I've been there multiple times and watched the sockets being made. From a roll of steel to a finished socket. Ratchets, breaker bars, torque wrenches, and wrenches are...

One of my comments about warranty - from a proto sales rep... Let your conscience be your guide - if you found a tool at a flea market and it's worn out and just a piece of **** and now you think you are entitled to a new tool. Ok, if you can live with yourself and feel you are justified - go...

go big or go home :D DeWALT DCGG571B 20V MAX* Lithium Ion Grease Gun http://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless-grease-guns-cordless-grease-gun-dcgg571b.aspx

Proto and Urrea have not been "related" since 1984. When Stanley bought Proto in 84 we did not buy the facilities in Mexico. We still have some part numbers that are similar but that is all. There are two yellow screwdrivers styles that came from Proto. The older style handle was made in...

As one who sells more expensive tools - this is what we use as one of the justifications for quality tools. Even though all tools have a warranty... what is that warranty worth when you are out in the field w/ a broken tool and you can't get the job done?

I can tell you all some info about the Proto keychain screwdriver. I've worked for Proto (parent co.) for many years 1. we never made a phillips 2. we used to sell them w/o a name on the them - J100 was the part # 3. our distributors could get them with their name stamped on them - just had to...