craftsman tools lifetime warranty

[crazyal]

If you look closely somewhere along the line the handle broke and has been (what looks like) brazed back together. The thing weighs a good 20 lbs or more.

 

[/pine]

If you look closely somewhere along the line the handle broke and has been (what looks like) brazed back together. The thing weighs a good 20 lbs or more.
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I have a similar B&D drill motor that says 250 RPM...also have the portable press that the motor will clamp into...

 

[crazyal]

At 375 it's slow, lots of momentum, and when catches it's extremely hard to stop. At 250 you would need to be a 'real' man to hang onto it if the bit catches.

 

[Smokepole62]

Sadly, I've been reduced to buying craftsman tools at the flea market where You can still find fifty to sixty year tools that were well made. I've come across ratchets, sockets, and wrenches that were well taken care by of someone who has probably passed on. It,s better to rebuild an old tool than trade it in on a Chinese replacement. Hence, my reason for
being on this site. Rebuilding equipment seems to be a lost art in most of the world today.

 

[1965]

Sears Canada won't take it back. People that opted for the monthly payment plan on the extended warranties have to continue paying for it even though Sears said they will not repair anything. 12'000 employees out of work, some with 45 years and screwed out of their pension and severance, people already on pension are getting cuts. The courts granted $2.7 million to be divided among 36 upper crust for staying with the company to close it down over the next couple months. No Christmas wish book this year.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Simply, Edward Lampert is what happened to this iconic brand and everything associated with Sears. A hedge fund manager took over a failing retail giant and proceeded to run it into the ground. Not all retail brick and mortar have been crushed by Amazon. This story could have had a different ending.

Kevin

 

[two_bit_score]

Sears downtown (they call it 僧idtown now) to close after 75 years. Shame.

Sears Midtown Houston location closing down

It was a big thing to go there at one time.

 

[Oaktree]

Simply, Edward Lampert is what happened to this iconic brand and everything associated with Sears. A hedge fund manager took over a failing retail giant and proceeded to run it into the ground. Not all retail brick and mortar have been crushed by Amazon. This story could have had a different ending.

I don't think so. Sears' problems began long before Lampert. When was it, 30-odd years ago that they decided to re-image themselves as more female-friendly (discover the softer side of Sears) and downplay their strengths (Craftsman, Kenmore)? Backfired big time...men didn't want to go to a womens' clothing store, and women didn't want to buy their clothes from a chain known for tires, lawnmowers and power tools.
By the time Lampert took over, it was more a case of when, not if it was going feet up. A shame, they were the Amazon of their day, but their eye was taken off the ball long ago.

 

[Gem99ultra]

don't think so. Sears' problems began long before Lampert. When was it, 30-odd years ago that they decided to re-image themselves as more female-friendly (discover the softer side of Sears) and downplay their strengths (Craftsman, KenmorI e)? Backfired big time...men didn't want to go to a womens' clothing store, and women didn't want to buy their clothes from a chain known for tires, lawnmowers and power tools.
By the time Lampert took over, it was more a case of when, not if it was going feet up. A shame, they were the Amazon of their day, but their eye was taken off the ball long ago.

You are so right about Sears losing sight of their customer base, so long ago. Same thing happened to Montgomery Ward... they lost sight of their business base. At one time Sears & Roebuck were THE STORE, that is until they decided to cut their staff and cut wages. The effects showed up in lost customers, and has continued that trend now for years, until the final demise recently.


Longevity doesn't seem to matter much these days. Home Depot went into business in 1978; Lowe's in 1946. Amazon in 1994. Sears started up in 1886!!! What a shame... over 130 years in business and they forgot what brought them this far. Or - maybe there's another message in those numbers? What do you think?

 

[ultrarunner]

I get almost daily emails from Sears... mostly advertising and Craftsman Club.

About a year ago I went to Sears with my Craftsman Club Card and printed ad... they could not find me but the manager did let me have for the advertised price.

Sears sent me a new credit card and and I called in to activate... spoke to a person... the next day I went to buy appliances for a rental the card was not valid... wanted to apply for a new one... said why would I do that?

 

[ovrszd]

If you look closely somewhere along the line the handle broke and has been (what looks like) brazed back together. The thing weighs a good 20 lbs or more.
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Thanks Al. That's certainly a beast.

I just weighed my 1/2", 14lbs 12oz.

Mine is 3.5amp versus your 7.5amp. Mine is 400rpm versus your 350rpm.

Mine has a piece of 3/4" pipe screwed in the case opposite the switch handle. It's bent.

I believe either would hurt you bad if not paying attention.

 

[goeduck]

I don't think so. Sears' problems began long before Lampert. When was it, 30-odd years ago that they decided to re-image themselves as more female-friendly (discover the softer side of Sears) and downplay their strengths (Craftsman, Kenmore)? Backfired big time...men didn't want to go to a womens' clothing store, and women didn't want to buy their clothes from a chain known for tires, lawnmowers and power tools..

Strange thing is people flock to Walmart. Maybe Sears should have added groceries

 

[ovrszd]

Strange thing is people flock to Walmart. Maybe Sears should have added groceries

I've got a friend who, along with his wife, go to Wal-Mart as a Social Event. He can tell you where every product is located and which are on sale. They may spend 2-3 hours in Wal-Mart pushing a cart around, because you never know when you might find something, and not buy anything........

I respect Wal-Mart as a business but absolutely hate going there. When I walk in the door I am after a specific item and usually am out of the store in 10 minutes or less. Only longer if I can't find it.

 

[paulfun9]

That's not saying much for USA made tools, that was the only reason why I bought Craftsman tools, that and the last set I bought 4 years ago finally had big easy to read numbers on the sockets, if they didn't I would've bought the Chinese made tool set at Walmart with the easy to read BIG NUMBERS....

4 years ago 90% of the craftsman tools were made in china or mexico. So if you paid more for American made you got ripped off and should have just went to Harbor freight.

 

[goeduck]

4 years ago 90% of the craftsman tools were made in china or mexico. So if you paid more for American made you got ripped off and should have just went to Harbor freight.

They were listing “made in USA” on some lines the last time I bought a set.

 

[/pine]

...I respect Wal-Mart as a business but absolutely hate going there. When I walk in the door I am after a specific item and usually am out of the store in 10 minutes or less. Only longer if I can't find it.

IMO they deserve no respect....the worst part is trying to find a cart that does not either go CLUNK,CLUNK,CLUNK.... or constantly try to steer you around a corner...the entry foyer floors are so (intentionally) rough you have to push them into the actual store to get them on a smooth floor to see if they roll OK...

Also about half the times I go to W-M when checking out there is a bag left from a previous customer that got left behind...their system is really poor for such a large B&M retailer IMO...

 

[paulfun9]

I have had a hard time finding Made In USA on anything in sears for a long time now.

Not 100% sure on this but a friend of mine actually claimed that they were sued because some of their tools were coming from over seas and still had USA forged or stamped on them. This is exactly what had me looking much closer when I was in the store.

 

[finn1]

Sears main competition in the sixties and earlier was Montgomery Ward. They went belly up probably forty years ago.

JC Penney had a tool line back then too. Penney’s will probably disappear in a couple of years too.

I don’t understand completely the nostalgia for these old companies. There are dozens of replacements that weren’t around in the hay day of Sears, and the selection of tools and tool retailers is better now than anytime in the past.

Change is constant and inevitable.

 

[/pine]

Sears main competition in the sixties and earlier was Montgomery Ward. They went belly up probably forty years ago.

JC Penney had a tool line back then too. Penney痴 will probably disappear in a couple of years too.

I don稚 understand completely the nostalgia for these old companies. There are dozens of replacements that weren稚 around in the hay day of Sears, and the selection of tools and tool retailers is better now than anytime in the past.

Change is constant and inevitable.

For a lot of folks back in the day... The Sears Catalog was a major source of entertainment (among a few other utilization's)

 

[ultrarunner]

Nostalgia is part of the human condition... why the interest in antique and classic cars?

When it is all said and done the only thing that cannot be taken away from you is your memories.

It was a big deal going to Sears with Dad... not just going but to see aisle after aisle of merchandise... especially around Christmas.

We came to know a few refugee families... they knew they had made it simply from America's Grocery Stores and Shopping Malls stocked to overflow... it is what struck them the most and how everyone had a car.

Online is highly dependent on supply logistics... also it can be a leap of faith since you are buying sight unseen at least not holding and trying...

The SF UPS distribution center was closed one day to workplace violence... we had critical medical supplies that never made it in time... human tissue packrd in ice and lifesaving drugs...

I find it a scary thought to be so dependent on far off distribution and the Internet for procurement.

What I believe many here are expressing is how did Sears get it wrong when they were the undisputed King of retail for so long and had he best distribution in the country... maybe a lesson or two can be learned?

I'm sure some can be attributed to demographic shifts... the Bay Area was a hub of manufacturing and those workers needed work clothes, boots and tools... now not so much with most of the big plants and defense long shuttered...

Above every store entrance were the words Satisfaction Guaranteed... not anymore.