The Changing CoO

[Downwindtracker 2]

I saw Wes using some hose pliers on a vid and thought, hey, those are handy. Amazon was $85 for three plier double X Gearwrench set, but in this weeks Princess Auto flyer, it was $17 for a Titan three plier set, single cross. Made in India, bit rough, but these won't be work tools. Also for $9 a metric set of flare nut crowfoot wrenches, This time Powerfist, and also Made In India, In the drawer are a set of SAE ones I've had for awhile, also with India on them. These prices are Canadian dollars which are only worth 75 cents.

 

[Professional Tool User]

When Princess auto or Harbor Freight really cheap out and start making the tools in India or Vietnam, this is when I start getting worried. A lot of powerfist tools got their COO switched from Taiwan to China lately. Princess auto better not mess with the COO on their pro point line of tools.

 

[1982fxr]

Hf has had random India stuff for years

 

[tym]

"Powerfist" is a really unfortunate name for a line of tools...

 

[396foxRN]

"Powerfist" is a really unfortunate name for a line of tools...

 

[Downwindtracker 2]

With my first paycheque I bought a 3/8" metric Oxwall socket set, Made in Japan. I found one of those sockets in the 3/8" metric drawer. It went directly to the scrap steel bucket. West Germany, Japan, China and now India.

The hose pliers were rough, but the crowfoots looked OK.

Princess Auto is a pretty off-the-wall store chain. They are using Propoint as their better line and Powerfist as the price leader.

 

[Rabid Badger]

"Powerfist" is a really unfortunate name for a line of tools...

It has to be almost a self-parody, doesn't it? Such an over the top name.

 

[msbytes]

When Princess auto or Harbor Freight really cheap out and start making the tools in India or Vietnam, this is when I start getting worried. A lot of powerfist tools got their COO switched from Taiwan to China lately. Princess auto better not mess with the COO on their pro point line of tools.

I have some 18yo Harbor Freight stubby wrenches that are made from India. There pretty crappy compared to today's wrenches, but they don't used much.