The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The Tool Chest *Craftsman*

Picked up a couple Craftsman cabinets yesterday. Put them together today and put in place. Nice quality and made in the USA. Well at least I liked that part. Not to sure about "With Global Materials"

Nice!
The "With Global Materials" probably means the steel is imported, maybe even the pieces formed overseas, and assembled here in the USA. The "Buy American" act requires that a certain percentage (usually 50%) of the product be made or assembled in the USA for it to qualify for purchase by the Federal Govt. I used to have trouble with that on control components for Federally funded projects, because all the manufacturers had moved production offshore.
On another note, Your shop is too clean!! Mine is so grimy and dingy from metal dust, etc, that I have to wash up whenever I go out into the garage and touch ANYTHING.

Yeah I guess it's like cars, just depends on where the parts are made and where they are assembled. I put up an new 10X12 shed out back so most of what we had in the garage went in the new shed. I'm on the hunt for an old wooden desk to put in the garage. Going to make myself a little office if you will in the corner so it will give me some place to go in the mornings and drink coffee while I check my emails as I'll be retiring in 4 weeks.