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This question is highly subjective, but IMO: (Bold means I own it. Not bold means I want it, but haven't been able to justify the cost since I have a tool that meets the need) 1. Screwdrivers Armstrong/OS Craftsman Channel-Lock (I don't care for ergo or softgrip screwdrivers) 2a. Sockets...

It's because they were the brand that pioneered the design. It's no different than calling all adjustable wrenches "Crescent Wrenches", all lineman pliers "Kleins", hand held circular saws "Skil Saws", hex wrenches "Allen Wrenches", etc. It's common across all industries for a pioneer of a...

I think what he is saying is that if Wright and/or SK was available at the big box stores (particularly Lowes) that Craftsman would effectively die. I think he's wrong simply because Wright and SK are considerably more expensive than Craftsman - even US Made Craftsman. I wish those two, plus...

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The data may be the same ultimate source, and I don't recall where I saw it, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't on a manufacture's website (as I don't tend to buy into what a manufacturer says - biasness and all). But the charts do seem to line up with what I vaguely remember seeing - and that was...

The last couple things I ordered from them took a week or two, but they came. I also never got shipment confirmations, but they still came.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P248OZC/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Never worry about the HF jackstand issue again...

I would love to have a full complement of Wright wrenches (metric and standard) and a full complement of Proto Precision 90 ratchets. Don't have literal thousands laying around for tool purchases that I don't actually "need" though....

I don't disagree with you. I sent SBD a very pointed email a while back about this very thing. I did not, however, expect them to ever actually bring manufacturing of Craftsman back to the states (given the fact they have MAC and Proto, and Craftsman being much cheaper than those two), and if...

Eklind is great, but Bondhus is #1. I saw a comparison test once (fairly recently) between Bondhus, Eklind, and several foreign makes. In every single test (of different size wrenchs), Bondhus held the most torque before snapping - Eklind was a close second on some, and a distant second on a...

Soon is relative. Christ said he would be back "soon" nearly 2000 years ago... Patience is a virtue (one I struggle with as well). To me, the only real reason I am currently looking forward to Craftsman's return to US manufacturing is for warranty (if ever necessary) for my current Made in USA...

Can I get added to the list? I got a decent stack of stickers I can add.

I got several Armstrong pullers of different styles, brand new, from Cripe Distributing for dirt cheap. I don't if they still have any, but if they do, and you want an American made puller for an outstanding price, check them out.

You're not wrong. However, in the old days, a tech with a US General tool box would be heavily ridiculed by his peers - prompting the new mechanic to go into debt with the Snap-On guy. I don't know how the new generation of mechanics are, and if it's still just as bad, but it certainly used to be.

I've got several Williams tools, and they are certainly serviceable. About 2/3's are Taiwanese Williams, and 1/3 USA Williams. I will say that when I compare them, the US Williams does look and feel better, but all are serviceable.

I'm not saying there aren't use cases for buying cheap tools. Case in point - When I was doing some work on my D-Max, I had some bolts that were nearly impossible to get to, extremely limited space, and at an awfully awkward angle. I couldn't even get my hand on them, and the GF could barely get...

Fast (RPM). Cheap (Under $100). Reliable (Not Junk). Chose two.

Make sure you balance it, or it could get ugly really quickly, lol.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume you don't have kids or grandkids, etc. One would assume, if you did, you'd want them to grow up, and their kids grow up, etc, in a strong American economy. Doesn't seem like you care about the future of America's economy with statements like that, so...

Agreed. They do look intriguing, and I'd love to have a set of them, but at $70+ a pop? I don't think I can stomach it. Even if they were made in USA, that would still be a tough sell at those prices, though I might be a little more inclined; but made in Taiwan? Definitely a tough one...