Tools that used to be great
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MossRoad
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My dad had an old circular saw. I don't know what happened to it, but back in the late 50's he built his own house and had a table saw attachment for it. Basically, like a router works with a router table, you fastened the circular saw upside down to the bottom of the table and then you had a table saw. I still have the table. I'll have to look at who made it.
jaxs
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I had not heard about the new facility but if B&D came back with a much improved product,it take's a long time to gain customers and even longer to "REGAIN" customers you had but drove away. Odds are coming back to the USA wasn't their primary goal, they chose Texas for access to cheap labor. There's that word again,"cheap". At the risk of earning a kick to the seat of my pants for a hint of political statment (this is the bosse's thread you know), Texas has had a guest worker program for decades despite being strict on illegal border crossing. Thousands of Mexican citizens cross into Texas every day at ports of entry,work their shift then return to their family in Mexico. Please don't insert derogertory comments,this might serve as trail ballon to see if one day civilized political discussions might be considered.
jaxs
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People's jaw often drop when they see what mine can do. I to have owned it for a looonnng time and it's paid for itself many times over. I lost the #3 phillips a couple of years ago and haven't found another I'm pleased with but still very handy.
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Gotta pay top dollar for good quality but most of all be careful of box store this I found.
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I just got a #2 craftsman phillips from Amazon (USA made, there are many that are not) and it looks like one I have from thirty years ago and feels the same!
But fewer of them around and soon gone, only to leave behind screwdrivers that turn instead of screws.
But fewer of them around and soon gone, only to leave behind screwdrivers that turn instead of screws.
grsthegreat
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maybe, maybe not
Stanley Black & Decker Announces Opening of New CRAFTSMAN Plant in Fort Worth, Texas
The company's iconic brands include Black & Decker, Bostitch, CRAFTSMAN, DEWALT, FACOM, Irwin, Lenox, Porter Cable and Stanley.
hmm, no wonder all these products look alike and sell for same price
JESSE1
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Supposed to be built in Fort Worth.
Oaktree
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The mag 77 skilsaws are still good. They know better than to mess with them. This is a tried and proven saw. This saw built california and all of the US west of the Mississippi.
Pardon the stupid question, but is that a left handed saw? Every circular saw I've ever owned had the blade on the right side.
repete
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No. All of the saws with the blades on the right side are backward.... I hate those saws with the blade not visible to a right handed person. I have a Skil 5 1/2" saw because it has the blade on the left as do the larger worm drives. The 5 1/2" works well for 2x4 rafter tails when you are hanging over the side of the roof.
