HD Husky Made in USA

route246 · Apr 5, 2011

I was at HD last weekend and was poking around and noticed some Husky screwdrivers that were made in USA. Some of the Husky Pro and regular Husky are and some aren't. YMMV. Sorry for the poor quality but the COO is clear on the packaging.

The Wiss snips they had in stock were also all made in USA. All of the Irwin stuff was from China. It's getting more difficult to find made in USA now, almost akin to a treasure hunt.

mrholeshot · Apr 5, 2011

Those Husky Pro are good screwdrivers. They are made by Western Forge. One of the best drivers for the money. I like the open stock

route246 · Apr 5, 2011

D@mn! Why did you have to tell me that? Now, I'm going to have to go down there the next time I get a coupon or promo and waste money on these! This fk-n disease is killing me!!!

:lol_hitti

mrholeshot said:
Those Husky Pro are good screwdrivers. They are made by Western Forge. One of the best drivers for the money. I like the open stock

Tatsuya · Apr 5, 2011

Probably the only thing you can count on being USA made in HD are Vaughan hammers.

Shipfittin · Apr 5, 2011

HD kills me because they sell so many gimmicky Husky tools.

If they spent less time trying to figure out another Husky tool they can sell at Christmas for $5 and more time on making a ratchet or wrench, then they would sell better tools.

route246 · Apr 5, 2011

I needed some hex bits to assemble some Ikea furniture using my impact drill. Right after xmas

they had one of those gimmick kits marked down to $.99 which included the bits I needed. I could have bought the DeWalt or Ryobi bits for a whole lot more but instead I bought the gimmick kit just for the bits. It's like buying a printer just for the ink.

Shipfittin said:
HD kills me because they sell so many gimmicky Husky tools.

If they spent less time trying to figure out another Husky tool they can sell at Christmas for $5 and more time on making a ratchet or wrench, then they would sell better tools.

Duker · Apr 5, 2011

I have a set of polished Husky wrenches that I received for Christmas sometime around 1993 - 1995. I have used and abused them but they still look great. Anyone know who made those for Home Depot? I thought about upgrading them to SO but since they have done the job I have spent the money on other tools. I was just curious.... :headscrat

Tatsuya · Apr 5, 2011

route246 said:
I needed some hex bits to assemble some Ikea furniture using my impact drill. Right after they had one of those gimmick kits marked down to $.99 which included the bits I needed. I could have bought the DeWalt or Ryobi bits for a whole lot more but instead I bought the gimmick kit just for the bits. It's like buying a printer just for the ink.

I assembled an Ikea desk for my girlfriend's new apartment on Sunday. Man, what I'd have done for a 3/8" dr. 4mm hex bit. That little allen wrench it came with was killer.

vssjim · Apr 5, 2011

Duker said:
I have a set of polished Husky wrenches that I received for Christmas sometime around 1993 - 1995. I have used and abused them but they still look great. Anyone know who made those for Home Depot? I thought about upgrading them to SO but since they have done the job I have spent the money on other tools. I was just curious....

These were made by Stanley National Hand Tool division but this is the same group that mis-labeled Husky, Blackhawk and Master Mechanic tools Made In USA that were not. So we don't know if they are Taiwan or not I have some USA labeled Master Mechanic wrenches under the same question. My guess is probably not US made in the nineties because the government law suit was from those years.

route246 · Apr 5, 2011

The only problem with the bits is if you don't set the torque limiter to something reasonable you can do some serious damage to the furniture.

Tatsuya said:
I assembled an Ikea desk for my girlfriend's new apartment on Sunday. Man, what I'd have done for a 3/8" dr. 4mm hex bit. That little allen wrench it came with was killer.

Duker · Apr 5, 2011

vssjim said:
These were made by Stanley National Hand Tool division but this is the same group that mis-labeled Husky, Blackhawk and Master Mechanic tools Made In USA that were not. So we don't know if they are Taiwan or not I have some USA labeled Master Mechanic wrenches under the same question. My guess is probably not US made in the nineties because the government law suit was from those years.

Thanks for the info vssjim. You may be right as these wrenches are not marked with USA so these may be an import even from back then.

Suddenly I have that "upgrade" feeling.... time to roam on over to the classified section....

AZ_Catskinner · Apr 5, 2011

My "local" HD still has some USA Husky stuff mixed in with the Chi-com and Taiwan. I found a set of box wrenches the other day marked USA and without the Spanish on the packaging.

Tatsuya · Apr 5, 2011

route246 said:
The only problem with the bits is if you don't set the torque limiter to something reasonable you can do some serious damage to the furniture.

At that point I was thinking a regular old ratchet would have been great, but yeah particle board *****.

Damian · Apr 5, 2011

My go-to impact sockets are all Husky impact sockets. Granted they're 20 years old, but virtually unbreakable. I've done some pretty retarded stuff with them and NEVER broken one.

I also bought a Husky Pro 88t ratchet from HD about 3 years ago, and can't find another one like it ANYWHERE. I love the ratchet.

Hank McMauser · Apr 6, 2011

Tatsuya said:
I assembled an Ikea desk for my girlfriend's new apartment on Sunday. Man, what I'd have done for a 3/8" dr. 4mm hex bit. That little allen wrench it came with was killer.

Assembled sonme chairs last year, I just took one of the little allen wrenches and introduced it to my dremel with a cutting disc mounted. the result was a bit driver that got the job done in no time flat. I still used one of the intact wrenches for torquing them down.

Tatsuya · Apr 6, 2011

Hank McMauser said:
Assembled sonme chairs last year, I just took one of the little allen wrenches and introduced it to my dremel with a cutting disc mounted. the result was a bit driver that got the job done in no time flat. I still used one of the intact wrenches for torquing them down.

Man, I had these 3-4" long screws that were only threaded halfway with none of my tools, just a few things I could borrow from another dude. I could barely use a mallet in that tiny apartment without neighbors bitching. :wtf:

route246 · Apr 6, 2011

Never thought about doing that. Thanks for the tip. I have a ton of misc. allen wrenches that I could have cut down for this.

Hank McMauser said:
Assembled sonme chairs last year, I just took one of the little allen wrenches and introduced it to my dremel with a cutting disc mounted. the result was a bit driver that got the job done in no time flat. I still used one of the intact wrenches for torquing them down.

HandyManny · Apr 6, 2011

There's lot of USA made stuff at Home Depot, you just have to look.

route246 · Apr 6, 2011

Some of the windows, some of the lumber but most is from Canada, some of the roofing materials, some of the plumbing (Ridgid) and electrical (Klein) tools, some of the fertilizer and surprisingly, some of the janitorial equipment.

Not sure about Weber Genesis family of BBQs now, but mine was made in USA. Last weekend, I disassembled the cooking area of my Genesis (15 years old) and cleaned out all of the gunk and sh!t from the flavorizer bars, grill and catch basin. There was a bunch of grease and gunk that collected there! But, I'm surprised how intact everything was. Made in USA really gets it with this BBQ. Once I cleaned everything up the unit was almost as good as new. The finish is still pretty shiny, albeit oxidized slightly and even the spark starter still works. This is probably my most durable and best made in USA item I have at home other than my meager Snap-on collection and Andersen Windows.

HandyManny said:
There's lot of USA made stuff at Home Depot, you just have to look.

shanker · Apr 6, 2011

I have to comment that I love my Husky Pro Screwdrivers

and to route246, my weber Genesis is USA made (2009 model) and its awesome..I take it apart and clean it 2x per year

route246 · Apr 6, 2011

I just took mine apart for the first time in 15 years! I was very impressed.

shanker said:
and to route246, my weber Genesis is USA made (2009 model) and its awesome..I take it apart and clean it 2x per year

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