Lowes welding equipment

[stuckmotor]

Mark,
What I wanted was some Lincoln rods. The welder I bought from you suits me just fine.

 

[Alan W.]

Not sure on welders but Craftsman tools is now a subsidiary of "Stanley" tools....

Craftsman (tools) - Wikipedia

Also a lot of craftsman tools and machinery were made for Sears under contract from "big"manufacturers... Check model Number, the first three digits before the period are the code for manufacturer... Not sure if this will remain or not as Craftsman brand name is probably no longer exclusively "Sears"....

Craftsman OEM List | VintageMachinery.org

Dale

I remember a large shipment of Craftsman tools and tool chest delivered to a factory I worked at. They were in boxes with the manufactures name on them. Cant remember who it was, 1985 was a long time ago.

 

[snymat68]

In my Lowes, they moved the welding stuff to one of the isles near the chain/rope/ratchet straps.

This is from 2017, but it gives you an idea of who owns what.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Alan and Syn, Thanks for that posting, great information. now we need some enterprising computer guru to develop something like the Lowes display covering welding equipment. There have been many merger, some lines gone, some merged w/new names, some merged keeping their old name.

Ron

 

[shooterdon]

Approaching the store manager and demanding a store stock something is useless....but will make you feel better. We supplied about 60% of Lowes stores and never discussed stocking needs with them...I cannot even recall meeting a store manager!

Those decisions are made at Corporate. Every inch of shelve space is planned out. Inventory turns, sales and profit are the main drivers. They will stock stuff needed to complete a building project even if it is not very profitable. Just like a welding shop will stock those things to service their customers. But Lowes' focus is not to be a welding shop.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Approaching the store manager and demanding a store stock something is useless....but will make you feel better. We supplied about 60% of Lowes stores and never discussed stocking needs with them...I cannot even recall meeting a store manager!

"#FF0000"]"#FF0000"]Those decisions are made at Corporate. Every inch of shelve space is planned out. Inventory turns, sales and profit are the main drivers. They will stock stuff needed to complete a building project even if it is not very profitable. Just like a welding shop will stock those things to service their customers. But Lowes' focus is not to be a welding shop.

I respectfully disagree with this statement. There are many times I have to other places to find something needed to finish a project. Many product lines the only stock the fast movers. Especially true in plumbing and electrical. Why do they stock 3" conduit but no fittings for it. Copper tube; but as the sizes get larger certain fittings hardly used but needed for some projects. I have had go to HD and 2 of my local hardware stores to get all the fittings I needed for a recent bathroom remodel. If you need a standard o-ring for a faucet, damaged during install, you can only get an assortment that does not contain the right one. It is a good thing all sellers do not have a standard stocking manual. I do not expect some stores like my welding suppler to stock a lot of slow mover but expect to have them order it, which they do. Lowes/HD forget it.

Ron