Thought this was interesting for you older guys who wrenched on cars. My dad wrenched in his younger years and his Craftsman tools that are made in USA are still around and work like new. Craftsman always undercut snap on overpriced crap and provided a good tool. In recent years all Craftsman’s stuff has been sub-par Chinese stuff. They broke ground and will be producing hand tools in the USA such as sockets, wrenches, ratchets, etc. I love to see manufacturing jobs coming here! Wonder if quality will return as well. Company reps said they are investing in state of the art casting and forging equipment for the U.S facilities that will allow 25% more output than their current factories in China and Taiwan which they say will offset labor costs and keep tools costs in line. Someone needs to dethrone Snap-On and offer competitive quality that doesn’t make the little guys finance small tools.
https://toolguyd.com/craftsman-hand-tools-usa-factory-news-052019/
https://toolguyd.com/craftsman-hand-tools-usa-factory-news-052019/
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