Craftsman 2000W generator

72cougarxr7 wrote:

WTP-GC wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:

As to the hand tools, the Craftsman tools I have are over 30 years old and where all stamped Made in USA and have held up well.

Few months ago I was looking for an inexpensive torque wrench on Amazon and checked out the offerings under the Craftsman brand; a common review was, "CHEAP CHINA JUNK, BROKE THE FIRST TIME I USED IT".

I ended up with a brand out of Taiwan that had over 1,000 reviews which were very positive. Turns out to be a great little wrench for about $40. The quality and finish seem to be outstanding.

I used to think Craftsman hand tools were the standard, but the last time I went in there to exchange a broken tool (ratchet in this case), they instead had changed their policy and the store clerk had to "fix it". That was it for me.

On the point about the taiwan torque wrench with all the great reviews, there's a few websites I started using so that I wouldn't be suckered by fake reviews. Do a google search for "amazon review analysis" and use some of those websites to evaluate whether or not the reviews are legitimate. I've found several products that look amazing and have superb reviews, but a careful analysis of those reviews shows that most of them are fake, inorganic, etc.

Repairing a ratchet at Sears is nothing new. I remember going to Sears with my neighbor in the 90's. He had a ratchet with worn out gears, the clerk replaced the gear set and we were on our way.
The handle does not really wear out, unless you bend or break it with a cheater bar!

Bring a Snap on ratchet to a tool truck, they will do the same thing.

Up to that point, every broken hand tool I had ever taken back to Sears was replaced. They would just tell me to go get the most comparable one off the shelf. I don't have a problem with someone fixing it, but when the store clerk doing the "fixing" is nothing more than a pimple-faced kid who looks like he could just barely figure out how to tie his shoes...we have a problem LOL