Some of us are just so thrilled to have tools at all that we don't
even think to check on where they're made...
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:04 AM, "G Mann" wrote:
>
>> Errr... it's possible I lost the plot on this one.. can't find the original
>>
On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:04 AM, "G Mann" wrote:
> Errr... it's possible I lost the plot on this one.. can't find the original
> post. My apology is that's the case.
You asked. Kind of. Here's the original post.
Rick
Sent from my iPhone.
A. With rumors that Sears will be going into bankruptcy,
Errr... it's possible I lost the plot on this one.. can't find the original
post. My apology is that's the case.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
> On 4/23/12, Fmiser wrote:
> >> G Mann wrote:
> >
> >> I've had great success with two hammers, no press. The system
> >>
On 4/23/12, Fmiser wrote:
>> G Mann wrote:
>
>> I've had great success with two hammers, no press. The system
>> works like this, back off the nut, but leave it on to protect
>> threads. Place a heavy hammer [2 or 3 lb. works] on back side
>> of the arm and smartly smack the opposite side with an
> G Mann wrote:
> I've had great success with two hammers, no press. The system
> works like this, back off the nut, but leave it on to protect
> threads. Place a heavy hammer [2 or 3 lb. works] on back side
> of the arm and smartly smack the opposite side with another
> hammer that has good mass
I've had great success with two hammers, no press. The system works like
this, back off the nut, but leave it on to protect threads. Place a heavy
hammer [2 or 3 lb. works] on back side of the arm and smartly smack the
opposite side with another hammer that has good mass.. [light taps and
light ha
Flame wrench is more fun, but I don't have one anymore. Also
exciting when you light the garage, grass, or fuel on fire. Even
burning rubber and grease can get to be a challenge.
Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
The trick with the HF (or anyone else's)
press is to put tension on th
Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
The trick with the HF (or anyone else's)
>press is to put tension on the joint, then smack it with a 2 to 4 lb
>hammer.
Another method is to heat the joint when applying pressure with the H F press.
Which is more fun, big hammer or blue wrench?
--
Ma
price...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:32:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dimitri Seretakis
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Craftsman Tools
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BTW the "old&quo
And the expensive ball joint press i rented was already sprung. It
was no better than the HF. The trick with the HF (or anyone else's)
press is to put tension on the joint, then smack it with a 2 to 4 lb
hammer. THe old joint will come out without ruining the press if you
use care. Going in
The HF wrenches are like $9 for a set of 10 or 11. The Craftsman Pro line are
like $5 for each wrench. It better give me a happy ending for 5x the price...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:32:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dimitri Seretakis
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Craftsman Tools
I have the hf ball joint press, pressed many sets in and out with it with no
problem
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On Apr 22, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
> Some of them are great, some are junk. I don't mind the poor finish so long
> as the working bits are the right size and shape and th
BTW the "old" as in up until two years ago production of craftsman pro full
polish combo wrenches were tool truck quality. The HF wrenches are complete
crap when put up against the cman pro.
As far as lubing coarse tooth ratchets such as the old Cman stuff go with
Permatex Assembly Lube. It i
Some of them are great, some are junk. I don't mind the poor finish
so long as the working bits are the right size and shape and they
don't bend. There is nothing on earth more annoying than open-end
wrenches that visibly spread when you use them, except possibly a
Harbor Freight ball joi
Terrible marketing, but after all, Sears is owned by K-Mart, so you
really have a tarted up K-mart store instead of a major retailer.
Sears missed the boat decades ago, when they slashed quality to make
up for loss of catalog sales to the low end of the market. Those
sales went to the Wal
Sears' demographic has changed significantly, and they are pretty
obvious about it.
I forgot to add that even 40 years ago, the cheap junk wrenches from
india that you could buy for $3-5 per set were better than crapsman
wrenches.
The indian wrenches were almost identical to the "Heyco" germ
Ahhh Jerry, I won't mention where Craftsman are made...
I've given up on Sears entirely which probably helps to explain
their troubles. The staff is what really gets me, they're idiots.
For tools that don't have moving parts I've switched entirely to
Harbor Freight. Their wrenches and sockets
bought snap ring pliers from HF and opened
>> one up, no lubricant inside. I put in some white lithium grease and the
>> ratchet action returned. Too bad I'd waited so long, one had quite a worn
>> gear from years with no lubrication but its much better now than it was.
>>
Craftsman
ratchets would ratchet anymore so on a hunch I bought snap ring
pliers from HF and opened one up, no lubricant inside. I put in
some white lithium grease and the ratchet action returned. Too bad
I'd waited so long, one had quite a worn gear from years with no
lubrication bu
t action
returned. Too bad I'd waited so long, one had quite a worn gear from years with
no lubrication but its much better now than it was.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:05:00 -0700
From: "Jerry Herrman"
To:
Subject: [MBZ] Craftsman Tools
Message-ID: <86EA15007479495CB1D5F
I hate to break it to you Jerry but as of the past two years, Sears has been
slowly outsourcing their Craftsman hand tool line to China. It started with
the full polish pro line of wrenches- no longer pro and now china made. The
raised panels are still USA. Then they started with the raised pan
> A. With rumors that Sears will be going into bankruptcy, what will become of
> the opportunity to return "broken" hand tools to Sears for an even exchange?
A. Just because a company files BK, doesn't mean they are going to fold up.
> B. I had a Craftsman good quality offset screwdriver (slot
A. With rumors that Sears will be going into bankruptcy, what will become of
the opportunity to return "broken" hand tools to Sears for an even exchange?
B. I had a Craftsman good quality offset screwdriver (slotted, not philips),
just like this one on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-
Rich Thomas wrote:
> Those tools that Lowes sells (Kobalt?) seem pretty nice. They have some
> nice comfy grips on a lot of them, and they have the replacement warranty.
I've been happy with my on-sale Autozone sockets and wrenches. They are
very easy to read, fit well, comfortable, etc. I on
-- Original message --
From: "George Larribeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sears will replace "craftsman" hand tools.
About 30 years ago a "Well Tooled" friend lost his garage to the foundation in
a fire, including a 3 year old 'vett and all his other stuff. Lucky,
Those tools that Lowes sells (Kobalt?) seem pretty nice. They have some
nice comfy grips on a lot of them, and they have the replacement warranty.
--R
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rsday, September 11, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Craftsman tools (was Harbor Freight wrenches impress)
>I guess it depends on the store and sales person. Our store cheerfully
> replaces any craftsman tool I bring in, including a hammer with a
> split in the rubber handle covering, swivel ad
I guess it depends on the store and sales person. Our store cheerfully
replaces any craftsman tool I bring in, including a hammer with a
split in the rubber handle covering, swivel adapters (1/4" and 3/8")
which became too flexible to hold a socket in place, a hex bit (5mm)
that kept slipping out o
wrenches is missing a few and my tool box is
>rusty.
>Dwight
>
>Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co
>Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
>Wickford RI 02852
>
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>On Behalf Of Allan Streib
>Sent: Th
Of Allan Streib
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Subject: [MBZ] Craftsman tools (was Harbor Freight wrenches impress)
Last time I was as Sears, the "hand" tools, and I would say really just the
wrenches, still looked "decent". ALL their power
Last time I was as Sears, the "hand" tools, and I would say really just
the wrenches, still looked "decent". ALL their power tools and
pneumatic tools are generic chinese low-bidder production. The pliers
and screwdrivers aren't great either.
I think the "guaranteed forever" used to be a stateme
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