Menards Crescent clearance

[engineer2]

Happened to find this while looking for metric Allen sockets. For $21, why not, or is it ****?
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-...820449339-c-9169.htm?tid=-2989337814177181893

 

[sberry]

Cant see a lot of downside for 21$.

 

[Empty Pockets]

If I was near a Menards, I think I'd buy one.... Not a lot of downside risk @$21.00

 

[BDT/NWMN]

I looked at the Menards ad for that set.. The package lacks a USA symbol, and wears the same symbol I have seen on Crescent products produced in China..

I could find a better use for My $21

 

[ishiboo]

I looked at the Menards ad for that set.. The package lacks a USA symbol, and wears the same symbol I have seen on Crescent products produced in China..

I could find a better use for My $21

All of the Crescent sockets/wrenches/ratchets/etc. are either Taiwan or China. Crescent has very little US-made, if any.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

All of the Crescent sockets/wrenches/ratchets/etc. are either Taiwan or China. Crescent has very little US-made, if any.

So true.. I stocked up on some of their USA made adjustable wrenches about four years ago when I got wind of them going offshore... There may be a few USA products hanging on a peg somewhere; but Happy Hunting if looking for them.

As far as Crescent ratchets and sockets; were they ever produced in the USA? I don't recall ever seeing any with a USA label

 

[ishiboo]

I actually found our True Value has a Crescent tool I like, and they still had Made in USA! It's like a pair of water pump (slip joint) pliers, but it had very shallow teeth. I use it for connecting/disconnecting stuck garden hose ends that get impossibly stuck, since it doesn't bite into the brass. All the water pump pliers I have are great on steel, but bite into the brass and create real sharp edges.

 

[bulldogr6]

For $21 I'd say why not.

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[davethorik]

So true.. I stocked up on some of their USA made adjustable wrenches about four years ago when I got wind of them going offshore... There may be a few USA products hanging on a peg somewhere; but Happy Hunting if looking for them.

As far as Crescent ratchets and sockets; were they ever produced in the USA? I don't recall ever seeing any with a USA label

Long time ago, like 1950s60s, they used rebranded Wright ratchets. There is still a lone USA made spud adjustable on the shelf at my local HD, but its the only usa one left. As for the rats in question, i have an older set my dad bought me when i was 16, the tools all held up very well (coo taiwan)

 

[woody 73]

Funny as luck would have it a post I did just yesterday that you might enjoy:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358926

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Funny as luck would have it a post I did just yesterday that you might enjoy:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358926

I enjoy reading the ideas and findings that surface in these threads.
There are so many unknown relatives in the tool family tree..

 

[BDT/NWMN]

I actually found our True Value has a Crescent tool I like, and they still had Made in USA! It's like a pair of water pump (slip joint) pliers, but it had very shallow teeth. I use it for connecting/disconnecting stuck garden hose ends that get impossibly stuck, since it doesn't bite into the brass. All the water pump pliers I have are great on steel, but bite into the brass and create real sharp edges.

I could use a pair when opening an over tightened can of Perm-a-tex gasket sealant.

 

[Loscaldazar]

Crescent is pretty much the same thing as gearwrench, so take that as you will

 

[crewchief888]

all depends on what you'll be using them for, personally i wouldnt trust them much farther than putting together lawn furniture....

allen and torx bits aint something i cheap out on when i depend on them...

 

[geartow]

i stopped and got a set today now to decide if they are going into the wrecker or the box i use wrecker tools more than box currently have a large bluepoint set in wrecker