Yep I'm sure they'll be more than 20 years ago, but it doesn't mean they can't be affordable. Price them slightly higher than Taiwan and they'd sell them pretty easily. I guess they already shot themselves in the foot since their offshore stuff is already priced pretty high compared to other brands.
Wright is basically nonexistent. You can't go anywhere to feel them that I'm aware of. Snap on is big $$. I'm sure they're great, and I'm looking for affordable. That what craftsman was.. tools for the commoner, made in USA, good warranty, affordable.
I have posted a few times where the SO wrenches are just better than CM, to where a $5.99 wrench that cannot has no value, even if the alternative is $28 now.
dnschmidt had the thread about "you must have a deep offset 17mm for the Hyundai tensioner" thread... But I can get them with a standard SO combo and posted pics.
Sunken hex on a double ended stud? I gotta have my SO combo for that. No socket deep enough. CM and many others lack a box end that will do it.
Every time you hold your ******** tighter than my M-in-L buying candy for Halloween, and declare you'll buy on your terms, come hell or high water, you get less done, and frustrate yourself.
Get a cheap set, and buy the good **** when warranted. It's never been about getting a set of 6-19mm craftsman wrenches for $30 again, and again. It's about getting stuff done. Quit crippling yourself with depression-era thinking, handed to you by parents and grandparents. They lived in a different era, where different opportunities worked. Being part of the Craftsman Zombie team isn't a point of pride.
