Right On,no matter who makes Craftsman tools now,they have been made by different companies over the years. Usually the company that makes them to Sears specs.at the cheapest price.Some years are good,and some years are bad for Craftsman tools.About 10 years ago I bought a battery operated rechargeable Craftsman drill driver. It served me well for about 5 years of hard use. So when the batteries would no longer hold a charge for a respectable amount of time,I went to Sears and purchased another drill driver of the same specs.as my first one. It was not worth bringing home,The batteries would go dead after drilling a couple of holes. I then bought a DeWalt 18 volt drill that has worked out very good.I can leave it laying on my workbench in 0 degree weather for weeks at a time,pick it up and it is still charged up. I also purchased a Craftsman table saw about 10 years ago,it was not cheap,about $800.At the time it was their top of the line saw. It is fine for contractor work,but for making furniture,it will not stay in adjustment well enough to do a respectable job.I ended up replacing it with a real expensibve Delta Unisaw,over twice the cost of the Craftsman that now sits in a corner of my shop collecting dust.But the Unisaw does a nice job,and it is a pleasure to use.As for Craftsman wrenches,sockets,ratchets,etc. I will continue buying them.To me they are still of good quality.I have heard some of these guys say Oh my God those Craftsman wrenches hurt my poor hands.Probably cause they dont use them often enough to know what wrenches are for.Their poor little hands would probably hurt from picking up a pencil.
Last edited by dale937; 01/28/2009 7:27 PM.
