Sears. Craftsman, Die Hard, Adios
Sears, the 125-year-old icon, has 24 hours to survive. The employer of more than 68,000 filed for bankruptcy in October. Its last shot at survival is a $4.6 billion proposal put forward by its chai...
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2 many 2 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Craftsman “HAND TOOLS” are US Made not much else is. Been that way for many years.
Very sorry to tell you, Craftsman started making " HAND TOOLS" in China about 10 years ago and slowly migrated to 100% Chinese.
Recently at a Sears tool department I was unable to find any "Craftsman" tools of any kind MADE IN THE USA :M
If I need a Craftsman tool now, I buy new old stock on EBay that is USA made.
"Beginning in 2010, hand tools manufactured for Craftsman by Apex Tool Group (formerly known as Danaher) such as ratchets, sockets, and wrenches began to be sourced overseas (mainly in China, although some are produced in Taiwan), while tools produced for Craftsman by Western Forge such as adjustable wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers and larger mechanic tool sets remain made in the United States, although as of 2018, most if not all of the production for these products have moved over to Asia. Sears still has an Industrial line which is sold through various authorized distributors. These tools are US made, appearing identical to their previous non-industrial US made counterparts, save for the "Industrial" name stamped on them. They are manufactured by Apex on the US production lines that previously produced the USA made standard Craftsman product before production switched overseas to Asia."
