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I appreciate collecting, history, and a good story. However, I own a good bit of modern USA Proto in part because I really like the tools but also because I liked the lack of drama around the brand. I'd put Williams in the same category, another excellent tool brand I favor. Chasing something...

One tax strategy for encouraging domestic production and the hiring of US workers is to tax corporate profits earned from selling imported products (or the percentage of imported content in intermediate products) at a higher rate. Conversely, tax rules can also be written to reward American...

I'm sympathetic, but I'm reading in that quote a lot of what "should" happen as opposed to specific language to actually "prevent" such abuses from happening. At the time of the Disney IT firings, it was pretty much agreed that the action absolutely went against the intention of the H1B visa...

US tax policy is the prime driver of whether US companies outsource or hire employees here at home. In recent years, tax rules have often favored outsourcing and the hiring of highly skilled foreign professionals (who have lower expectations for compensation and benefits) via the H1B visa...

What we’d like SBD to do...and what they’re most likely to do...are two very different things. I’m pretty confident that the Craftsman brand’s strongest market is here in North America. SBD will want to reestablish “Craftsman” as America’s brand, independent of Sears, as quickly as possibly, as...

I noticed some Craftsman Industrial tools (USA made) for sale on an internet retail web site called Travers Tool Company. I'm guessing this is "new" old stock since I was under the impression that Craftsman Industrial was put on hiatus due to the SB&D purchase. Anyway, if Craftsman were to...

I know I was buying pretty decent quality *brand new* USA made Craftsman as recently as 2011 from my local Sears. No doubt the brand has suffered greatly since then, though, for multiple reasons. If I hadn't discovered Garage Journal when I did, and I hadn't really been in the market for...

The Lasko 20" high velocity floor fans with wall-mount hook work great. Serious air output that you can feel from across the garage. The wall mount option (included in some models) is great for making additional floor space or to bring the breeze up high when working under the hood. Unless...

I'll use ratcheting wrenches for fast removal or screwing down of fasteners that I can't easily reach with a ratchet and sockets. However, I'll only use a conventional box end wrench for breaking loose or for final tightening of fasteners. Conventional wrenches are more reliable and but...

These are the new J215-8CR hybrid pliers? Appreciate the review!

Yeah, I’m a big fan of Williams USA tools but the only way to make sure of what you’re buying is to verify the product code. If it begins with a number, it ISN’T a US made tool. US made product codes always begin with letters.

Thanks for the suggestions, you all! Learned a lot: 1) Didn't realize SK had an official resale channel. For some reason I though the stuff for sale outside the SK website was "gray market" goods or factory seconds. 2) I'm feeling a lot less pressure to make a snap decision on the Father's...

The SK Father's Day sale is driving me nuts. I recently doubled down on my existing tool brand purchases to finish out those missing tools I really needed for the garage. I'm good. Lots of quality tools but not a lot of redundancy...which is okay for my non-professional automotive and DIY...

If you do decide to buy SK, do it soon. You get 40% off your SK purchase from now to June 8th! Ryan has the product code and link to SK's Father's Day sale on his blog.

It would certainly explain how toolsdelivered keeps their dealer costs way down and product availability up. Maintaining inventory and a warehouse would just increase costs. Ground shipping to Texas is free and takes about a week.

No experience with SK tools but I've heard lots of good things! I'm in!

I can also highly recommend buying Williams tools from toolsdelivered. Good prices and the tools I've purchased have shipped directly from Snap-On Industrial Tools. Customer service issues like warranty claims and lost items are handled directly by Snap-On Industrial Tools and my one claim was...

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Catering to the needs of upper-middle class Chinese expats with loads of disposable income is all well and good, but I'd hardly call this a desirable outcome for the wholesale hollowing out of entire North American industries. The only possible winners in your example might be the Germans and...

China has achieved tremendous manufacturing knowhow. However, like Ace implied above, tapping into China's most skilled and capable manufacturers IS NOT what's happening when it comes to China-made products that are being imported to the USA. iPhones, ThinkPad laptops, Seagull watches... all...