I have to agree with Jim and Rusty. All of my hand tools are craftsman, a few of which were even handed down from my dad and grand dad (they would never buy anything that wasn't a craftsman). Occasionally I've had a phillips screwdriver wear out, but those have been replaced for free. Other than that I've had none of my craftsman tools break (now I'm not an old timer but I've been using my tools for about 10 years). I often use a 3ft cheater bar on my ratchet and it's held up fine (poormans impact wrench). I also have an craftsman angle grinder, orbital sander, and a 50 year old corded drill that have all held up fine. So I'm going to keep using craftsman until they let me down. I've recently bought a couple of cobalt air tools from lowes that seem to be quality. Has anyone else had good luck/bad luck with cobalt?

52 suburban rat rod. 350/350, 9-inch ford rear, independent suspension with 2-inch drop spindles, power rack, two-tone Mexican blanket interior, paint by mother nature