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Wellz, I got to mess with the wrench tonight. Luckily, my dad's was the exact same part number and since I just bought it for him last year, it had hardly been used. I bottomed his out and referenced how far under the -20- mark it was, and what number was lined up. I adjusted mine until I...

Thanks for that link ajchien. The cross sectional of that plastic handle is nice. I think I'm going to try and recalibrate this one. My game plan is to torque a few different size bolt/nuts together through a plate of steel - hoping that if you try to loosen them without holding the bolt...

I'm sorry, yes it is a clicker....and yes, I think the guy I loaned it to did not understand how it worked and kept trying to unscrew it. He's young...it was an honest mistake. I did call Sears first to see if they could repair it and they said "no." I knew it wasn't covered under warranty...

I've had this "up to 150ft-lbs" craftsman torque wrench for 10 years now. Recently loaned it to someone and when I got it back the handle fell off. Looks like a nut loosened up inside the handle. My dad has a pretty new craftsman torque wrench and I was thinking of putting the handle back on...

I did purchase one of each size of the HF chrome "snap on" look-a-like ratchets about 4 years ago. They are 48T, work well and instead of being my back-ups, are usually my go-to ratchets now. But I felt bad about being a part of the problem at Sears, and went back to get a set of their USA...

True story.

I've seen these in the local HF. They look too ghey for my manly tool box.

This was totally me just 3 months ago. I needed to build a new exhaust system for my T-bird and didn't trust anyone to build it to my liking, so I pulled the trigger on a welder and took my first crack at it. This is what I chose It's a Lincoln SP140T MIG like the one pictured here...

I bought a set of mid-length sockets from 10mm-19mm back in the mid 90's. The 10mm is missing so I would like to purchase one, but apparently these are no longer made. I know it's a longshot, but if anyone has a 10mm mid length, let me know. Micah

There was a time when I was only concerned about getting the most from my dollar. Admittedly I bought stuff at HF. These days I'm really trying to resist, even if it means I have to spend more money. Kinda hurts the pocketbook, but I think American based companies who still offer American...

Anyone else notice that they sell S-K stuff once in a while? Seems a little out of place. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46691

Thanks all. I think I'll pick up a set of the c-mans and pass my chinese-sters off to a youngin' who needs to build up their tool collection.

Where do you guys get the Matco 88 kits?

That's a bummer.

Are those gearwrenches made in America?

Still appears to work for me. I'm referencing Sears Item# 00944803000 (Model# 44803) if you want to search through sears.com. I have a better feeling about them, but would like to hear "Forged and assembled" here.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00944803000P?vName=Tools&cName=Hand+Tools&sName=View+All I picked up a cheapo set of ratchets at Harbor Friieght a couple years ago that look nearly identical to these. So I'm wondering, are the HF ratchets a knock off of the Craftsman or are these...

I agree with a lot of what HiBall is saying. I realize we live in a global economy and it's impossible to not buy something from China, but I buy my items in this order: (1) American made goods by American made companies (2) Foreign made goods by American owned companies (3) American made...

I'm in central IL

Sweet. And yes, I have a garage. It even has cool stuff like a v6 t-bird, some motorcycles, no heat, an empty fridge, and mostly American made tools.