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Standing in my dads toolshed is upsetting to think what most look like today
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:38 am
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:38 am
Back for thanksgiving Every tool in here is made in the USA. And every one is still rock solid. The springs still work and the steel is still strong enough to get the job done and has very little rust. 99% of the tools in this shed are older than I am. I can’t even find one made in another country. Craftsman, Sears, Stanley, etc...
Every saw, vice grip, breaker bar, screwdriver all made somewhere in the USA and most in places like Michigan Nebraska and Wisconsin. I’m going to make sure to hold onto these because I have full confidence they one day will serve me just as well as my dad and likely my kids if I can manage to take care of them (while still of course putting plenty of mileage on them) as my dad.
Every saw, vice grip, breaker bar, screwdriver all made somewhere in the USA and most in places like Michigan Nebraska and Wisconsin. I’m going to make sure to hold onto these because I have full confidence they one day will serve me just as well as my dad and likely my kids if I can manage to take care of them (while still of course putting plenty of mileage on them) as my dad.
This post was edited on 11/28/20 at 10:39 am
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Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:39 am to jlovel7
Capitalism is a global business
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:40 am to Paul Allen
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Capitalism is a global business
Agree, assuming everybody is playing by the same rule book
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:41 am to jlovel7
Pics?
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:41 am to jlovel7
We need more tariffs and less income and property taxes in this country.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:41 am to jlovel7
I got a set of Craftsman made is USA tools not long before they went to foreign production. Good stuff.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:44 am to jlovel7
You can take a couple hundred bucks to a good flea market on a random weekend and come out with better tools than you can at any big box store.
Most people just either don't know that, or think they don't have the time.
Most people just either don't know that, or think they don't have the time.
This post was edited on 11/28/20 at 10:46 am
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:48 am to jlovel7
American tool manufacturers have lost their way. They can't compete with European tool manufacturers (particularly Germany) on innovation or quality even though their prices are as high or higher and they can't compete with Chinese tools on price. You will be hard-pressed to find a Chinese tool in my shop (there are three) but equally rare are American tools unless they are from boutique manufacturers like Bridge City Tools made before Economaki retired and sold out to a Chinese company.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:48 am to jlovel7
I worked at Sears in the late 80’s. You could bring a broken Craftsman tool in and we’d replace it. No questions asked.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 10:54 am to jlovel7
I bought a $100 floor jack from Harbor freight and my father-in-law borrowed it to jack up the side of his two-story barn and fix the foundation. He brought it back to me bent and twisted, but a cheap Chinese-made 2-ton jack lifted about 15,000 pounds. Sorry about your dad or his tools or whatever.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:00 am to jlovel7
I keep American-made tools in the shop, I keep chinese-made tools in the Box.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:10 am to jlovel7
Bought a new Klein tool on Wednesday. Was surprised to see that it wasn’t made in the USA
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:12 am to Obtuse1
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but equally rare are American tools
As far as hand tools are concerned. Klein is still made in America
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:13 am to SuperSaint
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Bought a new Klein tool on Wednesday.
Which tool? almost their whole line is made in America
This post was edited on 11/28/20 at 11:14 am
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:15 am to bee Rye
I should rephrase, it wasn’t a ‘tool’, it was a carrying pouch
ETA: I love Klein, very few of their tools aren’t the best available
ETA: I love Klein, very few of their tools aren’t the best available
This post was edited on 11/28/20 at 11:16 am
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:22 am to bee Rye
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As far as hand tools are concerned. Klein is still made in America
If you ever use Knipex or NWS you will likely never buy Klein again unless it is due to loyalty/familiarity or due to their American origins.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:25 am to Obtuse1
I love some old channel lok brand I have.
But stahlwille will be the next imvestment.
But stahlwille will be the next imvestment.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:31 am to jlovel7
Well, they used to make stuff here. Not so much anymore.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:33 am to jlovel7
Nothing smells as good as an old workshop. That smell can take me back 50 years to my grandfather's garage behind their house.
Posted on 11/28/20 at 11:36 am to TheeRealCarolina
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This post was edited on 11/28/20 at 11:38 am
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