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I bought a 7 peice set of Klein screwdrivers from Home Depot today. Package said Made in USA, and 6 of the screwdrivers are marked as such. But the 7th screwdriver is god aweful. Its not the usual extrusion of “Klein Tools” on the rubber grip, but its intruded into the grip and it no where says...

So awhile ago, around August 16, I emailed Matco about a ratchet I had that was slipping. I gave them the details, it was a flex head 3/8” that was Danaher made. I knew they didnt make it anymore, so I asked about a repair kit. I emailed at 9:00 PM August 16, and recieved a reply at 11:30 AM...

Hello Little backstory. Out of all my grandfathers grandkids, im the only one who cared to turn a wrench. So, being the great man he is, he decided to give me some of his old tools. He showed me how to use them, and I will think of him every time I do. He gave me these. They were baffling, Ive...

So I have a question for you guys, that I thought was pretty interesting when it came into my mind. Whats stopping an aspiring mechanic from just buying impact sockets, that will do everything, rather than having to buy chrome/impact? Is there some reason you should have both? Sent from my...

Hi Fellas So today I stopped at an old engines show that has a very large flea market, and there were just buckets of old tools. So 63 bucks lighter I am here’s what I got: All Craftsman is Easco or Moore, a partial USA Kobalt set, a Cornwell extension, and a Barcalo set. But I got an old...

Hi All, Im sure this has been covered a billion times on here, so sorry about that. But... I have a Craftsman 26” box in the barn that I need to organise my large wrench sets in, the ones I use for tractor/log splitter/wood chipper maintenance. I dont want to have to spread them out in...

I went to an estate sale today, and they had a xcelite nutdriver set that I wanted, but you had to buy the box of junk to get it. I was about to toss the rest in the trash, but I found a “Jacobs Chuck” in it. I know its a drill chuck, but is it worth anything? It works like new, and is in near...

I walked into an old hardware store today that I would call a time capsul. Looks like it closed for 20 years then reopened. Old Irwin made in USA screwdriver displays with old Stanley 100 Plus screwdrivers. Also had dusty old new Easco wrenches on the shelf. What wasnt Easco was old Stanley USA...

I thought I would promote my new business a little. A freind of mine and I decided we would try our hand at some metal fab, and I would try my hand at making tool pouches. You might have seen some threads I made about either of those. After refining the rough edges of our prototypes, we are...

I’m looking for a wood stove stove to heat a 500 sq. ft. building. I don’t want anything fancy, its for heat, not to sit and look at when it snows. Any reccomendations? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought I would try my hand at working with some sheet metal, and I had some sockets that needed holders. I liked the ones I made, because the sockets don’t go anywhere and its compact. I can toss it in the truck and not worry about digging sockets out of the seat cracks. For a first time...

I picked up these sockets at a pawn shop today. Anyone have any idea how old they are? They don’t say “Made in USA”, only “Craftsman, (Size), =V=.”. I can tell, they were hardly ever used. They sat in someones garage for years and years, their corroded and full of spider webs. I wire brushed...

I have seen people do this with wrenches, and I want to do it with mine. Whats the best way to go about painting the stampings without covering the whole wrench with it? This is off google, what I am interested in doing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am sure this has been answered before, if so just disregard it. If not, I am looking for the best made or assembled in USA bottom rollaway cabinet for the money. I would prefer one between 40-60 inches, with as many drawers as possible. I have seen the new Craftsmans, they look nice, but I...

Hello fellas, So I originally made a thread wondering where to buy shanks for screwdrivers. But after awhile of doing my homework and contacting various companies, I have decided to try and make the ultimate screwdriver. I am curious as to what you guys/gals prefer most in a screwdriver, as in...

I saw a Craftsman Instagram post that said on August 15-17 they will be launching a new lineup containing 1200, new tools. Hope some say ‘Made in USA’... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am interested in purchasing American made screwdriver shanks (Slotted and Phillips) without handles so I can make my own. Anyone have any idea as to where I could buy these? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I decided to do an at-a-glance conparison of some of my Craftsman American made wrenches, starting with the old to the new. I compared, for the most part, stampings, thickness, and overall quality. Not sure if anyone cares about what I saw, but if you are, heres what I found. I used 12mm for...

Last winter I picked up an old Diamond Tool & Horseshoe Co. 18” wrench at an antique store. Didnt seem like anything special. But after further inspection, I found the words “N. Y. Central R.R. Co.” stamped on the upper jaw of the tool. To me this means the wrench worked on the trains in a...

Stopped at a pawn shop today, found some Snap-On torx sockets and various USA mfg. wrenches/sockets for $40. What got me was the bin full of old S-K sockets/wrenches. I debated buying the whole box but they had a bit of rust so I decided against it. Would it be wise to dish out the cash for...