craftsman made in usa ratching wrenches

[Walterrw]

These say made in USA and are $29.99. Anybody know who makes them in USA?

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-5-piece-metric-offset-ratchet-wrench-set/p-00943376000P?rrec=true#

 

[neurotoast]

These say made in USA and are $29.99. Anybody know who makes them in USA?

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-5-piece-metric-offset-ratchet-wrench-set/p-00943376000P?rrec=true#

My guess would be Lang Tools. Sears several Lang products rebadged as Craftsman, such as their thread restoring kits and bit ratchets.

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[Car_Guy]

I would take a made in china higher tooth ratcheting wrench over these, this style wrench is fairly crude.

 

[ARFLY]

I have a metric and SAE set. You can buy better. 29.99 is not that good of a deal either. I bought mine last year when they were on sale for $19.99. With points, I got them for about $12 a set.

 

[btoonsis]

I have them... and they are made in the USA.

But as CarGuy said... the ratcheting action is pretty crude... probably a 30-tooth mechanism.

They are offset... but they're a bit bulky. That said, I've used them a couple of times and haven't broken them.

I got them free with points and coupons when Kmart had them deeply discounted... but, as others said, you may want to look at some of the better Taiwanese offerings if you'll be spending real money.

 

[four.cycle]

made by LANG for most everybody, including Sears Craftsman.

 

[Reto]

I have a few of the Craftsman ratchet wrenches and also a few Stahlwille with the same design. The Stahlwille are actually almost identical (compare, e.g., https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C1369B8/?tag=atomicindus08-20.

The casing is almost identical, and the ratcheting part, including the little levers for changing the direction, look (to me) absolutely identical. I read somewhere on the forum that the internals for almost all ratcheting wrenches (including other designs such as these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D8VL6PG/?tag=atomicindus08-20) are from Taiwan. For the German brands, it is apparently only Gedore that uses their own internals.

Thus, my question is, where do the internals from the Craftsman USA come from...?

Otherwise, I agree that the design of the Craftsman (and the corresponding Stahlwille) is quite bulky, and in most situations where there is enough space, I find myself using a conventional ratchet with a socket. But if you like this design, I find $30 an ok price for a set of five wrenches.

 

[four.cycle]

I would not be the least bit surprised if it turned out LANG made those for Stahlwille, or Stahlwille made them under license from LANG.
Do they have a patent number stamped on them anywhere? If so, just plug the patent number into Google and if it comes up "John Lang" you've got your answer.

I posted a long-winded diatribe about those a while back in the "Ebay Hot Deal" thread. (here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5720596#post5720596 )

Short story: other than the 'dog bone" (plastic-edged) older Craftsman models, almost every one of those was made by LANG (formerly Kastar) in Racine, Wisconsin.

 

[Cynical]

I would not be the least bit surprised if it turned out LANG made those for Stahlwille, or Stahlwille made them under license from LANG.
Do they have a patent number stamped on them anywhere? If so, just plug the patent number into Google and if it comes up "John Lang" you've got your answer.

I posted a long-winded diatribe about those a while back in the "Ebay Hot Deal" thread. (here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5720596#post5720596 )

Short story: other than the 'dog bone" (plastic-edged) older Craftsman models, almost every one of those was made by LANG (formerly Kastar) in Racine, Wisconsin.

Who makes the Proto ratcheting box wrenches? Also Lang?

 

[thooks]

Wow. I have a metric set from the early 90’s

Don’t know that Ive ever used them