https://www.craftsman.com/history
http://alloy-artifacts.org/craftsman-early-tools.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wire...sman-tool-brand-stanley-black-decker-44570365
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)
http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2014/08/who-makes-what-tools/
http://www.woodsmall.com/tools.htm
http://www.bricklin.org/techcentral/tcarticlewhotools.htm
READING THE LINKS WILL BE HELPFUL
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/05/stan...uy-sears-craftsman-brand-for-900-million.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sears-sells-craftsman-stanley-20170105-story.html
most of us have a few craftsman/sears tools, and I'd bet most people know that the QUALITY has changed over the last few decades , sears never made craftsmen tools they had other manufacturers produce them,it looks like sears is selling off craftsman tools so hopefully both the quality will improve and the grantee will be honored on existing tools
currently many of the craftsman tools are imports, that may and hopefully will change or at least I hope the quality improves,
lately I've been buying COBALT, STANLEY AND HUSKY
simply because there are damn few sears stores still open in my area
while home depot, lowes, and ace hardware and napa are local
Most of the guys in my generation had a good many craftsman tools, but the quality seems to have dropped over the last 20 years so that even harbor freight , has some similar quality tools now.
the quality of the mechanic hand tools being produced, by any company is mostly the result of the engineering parameters,the people designing and ordering the parts production, set up, that are being demanded, and the price or cost to meet those strength, stress, wear, corrosion and fatigue levels
are always a trade off, it just costs more to have a light weight, high strength and highly accurately made, exactly to spec,matching too the blue print manufactured tool, and while modern manufacturing techniques can greatly reduce the per tool cost IF the parts made in MASS quantities , low volume production runs on individual parts can increase the per part cost a great deal.
it might cost $200K-$800K to set up a single production line, and 50 cents to a few dollars worth of materials might be used in the production of each hand tool.
make a million at a run, and amortized costs per tool go way lower than if your knocking out 1500-5000 at a run then setting up the machinery for the next batch
and no company can afford to produce a million at a batch too lower individual costs unless the product sells in huge batches at a profit constantly.
something like a ratchet wrench probably cost less than 10%-20% of what it sells for too produce, but its cost to build,ship, inventory ,advertise,and market adds up rapidly, especially if you can,t sell them in batches of 50K-100K every few days.
County's like America, England and Germany used to be known for generally producing better quality tools than places like China and India , but now that many corporations are global where a manufacturer is located does not necessarily indicate the QUALITY of the parts being manufactured, but generally in my experience ,the old values hold true, Asian import stuff does NOT hold to the same level of quality, that AMERICAN AND GERMANY AND ENGLAND's company's do.
related threads
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/precision-measuring-tools.1390/#post-68194
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...rom-complete-but-it-will-get-you-started.834/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/battery-charger-for-the-shop.928/#post-55689
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tap-and-die-sets.1264/#post-6141
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bare-minimum-tools.11026/#post-51843
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...hine-tools-like-a-mill-lathe.8340/#post-28998
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-years-and-find-others-never.6098/#post-25893
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...op-needs-a-decent-drill-press.970/#post-25476
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/starter-tool-set.6032/#post-18696
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/what-hand-tools-to-buy.4069/#post-10827
LINKS WITH SUGGESTIONS, or memory joggers
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/precision-measuring-tools.1390/#post-52469
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...oker-clearancing-and-porting-polishing.11281/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tool-boxes-and-chests.10357/page-2#post-47838
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/which-torque-wrench.342/#post-59396
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/rod-bolt-mics-stretch-gauges.989/#post-51199
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bare-minimum-tools.11026/#post-48766
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...u-still-buy-multi-packs-of-plasti-gauge.4946/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-loads-and-installed-height.10709/#post-46658
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/most-versital-shop-welder.1594/#post-50625
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-customers-at-local-gunshop.13061/#post-68011
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ling-rings-in-piston-grooves.9490/#post-34908
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/valve-train-clearances-and-problems.528/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/under-car-safety.26/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/mechanics-creepers.3178/#post-38649
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...te-but-it-will-get-you-started.834/#post-1258
http://alloy-artifacts.org/craftsman-early-tools.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wire...sman-tool-brand-stanley-black-decker-44570365
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craftsman_(tools)
http://professional-power-tool-guide.com/2014/08/who-makes-what-tools/
http://www.woodsmall.com/tools.htm
http://www.bricklin.org/techcentral/tcarticlewhotools.htm
READING THE LINKS WILL BE HELPFUL
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/05/stan...uy-sears-craftsman-brand-for-900-million.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sears-sells-craftsman-stanley-20170105-story.html
most of us have a few craftsman/sears tools, and I'd bet most people know that the QUALITY has changed over the last few decades , sears never made craftsmen tools they had other manufacturers produce them,it looks like sears is selling off craftsman tools so hopefully both the quality will improve and the grantee will be honored on existing tools
currently many of the craftsman tools are imports, that may and hopefully will change or at least I hope the quality improves,
lately I've been buying COBALT, STANLEY AND HUSKY
simply because there are damn few sears stores still open in my area
while home depot, lowes, and ace hardware and napa are local
Most of the guys in my generation had a good many craftsman tools, but the quality seems to have dropped over the last 20 years so that even harbor freight , has some similar quality tools now.
the quality of the mechanic hand tools being produced, by any company is mostly the result of the engineering parameters,the people designing and ordering the parts production, set up, that are being demanded, and the price or cost to meet those strength, stress, wear, corrosion and fatigue levels
are always a trade off, it just costs more to have a light weight, high strength and highly accurately made, exactly to spec,matching too the blue print manufactured tool, and while modern manufacturing techniques can greatly reduce the per tool cost IF the parts made in MASS quantities , low volume production runs on individual parts can increase the per part cost a great deal.
it might cost $200K-$800K to set up a single production line, and 50 cents to a few dollars worth of materials might be used in the production of each hand tool.
make a million at a run, and amortized costs per tool go way lower than if your knocking out 1500-5000 at a run then setting up the machinery for the next batch
and no company can afford to produce a million at a batch too lower individual costs unless the product sells in huge batches at a profit constantly.
something like a ratchet wrench probably cost less than 10%-20% of what it sells for too produce, but its cost to build,ship, inventory ,advertise,and market adds up rapidly, especially if you can,t sell them in batches of 50K-100K every few days.
County's like America, England and Germany used to be known for generally producing better quality tools than places like China and India , but now that many corporations are global where a manufacturer is located does not necessarily indicate the QUALITY of the parts being manufactured, but generally in my experience ,the old values hold true, Asian import stuff does NOT hold to the same level of quality, that AMERICAN AND GERMANY AND ENGLAND's company's do.
related threads
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/precision-measuring-tools.1390/#post-68194
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...rom-complete-but-it-will-get-you-started.834/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/battery-charger-for-the-shop.928/#post-55689
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tap-and-die-sets.1264/#post-6141
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bare-minimum-tools.11026/#post-51843
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...hine-tools-like-a-mill-lathe.8340/#post-28998
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-years-and-find-others-never.6098/#post-25893
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...op-needs-a-decent-drill-press.970/#post-25476
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/starter-tool-set.6032/#post-18696
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/what-hand-tools-to-buy.4069/#post-10827
LINKS WITH SUGGESTIONS, or memory joggers
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/precision-measuring-tools.1390/#post-52469
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...oker-clearancing-and-porting-polishing.11281/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/tool-boxes-and-chests.10357/page-2#post-47838
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/which-torque-wrench.342/#post-59396
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/rod-bolt-mics-stretch-gauges.989/#post-51199
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/bare-minimum-tools.11026/#post-48766
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...u-still-buy-multi-packs-of-plasti-gauge.4946/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-loads-and-installed-height.10709/#post-46658
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/most-versital-shop-welder.1594/#post-50625
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-customers-at-local-gunshop.13061/#post-68011
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ling-rings-in-piston-grooves.9490/#post-34908
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/valve-train-clearances-and-problems.528/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/under-car-safety.26/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/mechanics-creepers.3178/#post-38649
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...te-but-it-will-get-you-started.834/#post-1258
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