75Americanclipper wrote:
Trish you say that the New Craftsman tools junk, how new you talking about
Mine are ok, had nothing happen, plus it you break it the replace it for free
jc
"New Craftsman tools --socket sets, drill chucks-- are JUNK, stay away!"
In'88 (on an old Harley, no jokes, please, I always got it home), I spun the inside-ratchet-thing by the side of the road one day and took it apart when I got home to find it had plastic gears (wrong word, right idea).
Yeah, Sears replaced it, but with another one with a plastic gear.
4 years ago, I lost one of the springs out of a drill chuck. OLD chuck with the 3 springs that tighten /loosen, was using it on the post drill.
A post drill IS NOT electrical, one I have's got a date of 1909 and a stamping from a foundry in Pittsburgh. Post drills are great, you can drill 1/2" plate if you want.
I called, they wanted a part # for replacement.
Fair enough.
"Craftsman" is clearly stamped on the top bit of the chuck. Took it in.
"No replacement" on electrical parts.
"No part number, no replacement"
And so on.
Boiled down to Sears would not honor their "lifetime replacement" bit.
Hey, they should have been tickled a drill chuck from the 30's didn't give it up for 70 years.
Sears doesnt' have the Craftsman line in chucks now, it's all Jacobs made in --you guessed it --China.
New Craftsman? Never.
