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Originally Posted by aschen
Cratsman tools have been transitioning from mostly decent to mostly crap for the last decade unfortunately. There is a real hole in the medium quality tool market these days. It is hard to "run and get" a decent set of sockets these days.
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Absolutely true -
As most here - the age where we've seen a few things come and go in last 50 years or so, the Craftsman brand of _________ was at least middle quality if not slightly past that mark. It represented
good value overall.
In their tool line, years past, I've seen many young man start out with their products. In the 80's - Craftsman had an upscale line of tools / storage boxes aimed at the professionals. Those tool boxes were 'black' powder coated and very well made. I had a set of their cabinets and lower box in my motorcycle shop that I then used to custom build a unit into my garage.
Today, HF has definitely stepped up their game while almost everyone else has stepped waaay down in quality. HF is definitely a serious contender for anyone needing tools.
As a note, my local Snap-On dealer gave me a flyer last week listing 'specials' - Now before I post this, I'm a Snap-On guy all the way...................but
In his flyer was a
37 piece 1/4" and 3/8" allen and torx drivers with a few other odd style bits. The price? Wait for it....................................
$939.00!!!.........................................
I asked him is this correct? - of course it was............I said what then is the normal price?????
