by "MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
Published 11/28/2017 at 14:42
by "MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
Published 11/28/2017 at 14:42
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Craftsman- made of only the finest chinesium
This happened to my cousin. No cheater bar was being used and he had his hand over the head when it broke, gave him a nice cut in his palm.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/28/2017 at 14:46, STARS: 3
Damn.
The one thing about Craftsman, to this day, you can still take it to any Sears and they will exchange it for a new one, no questions asked. That’s if you want a new Craftsman tool.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
11/28/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 4
No wonder Trump doesn’t want to use chinese steel for anything in this country
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/28/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 4
My how the mighty have fallen.
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
11/28/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 1
God, that has broken knuckles written all over it.
"Sovande" (sovande)
11/28/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 1
That’s pretty wild. Obviously some kind of casting flaw to break like that. Or your cousin has super human strength, which would also be pretty wild.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 0
His knuckles were surprisingly in good shape still
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
Seriously...my cousin has broken this and two 1/2" to 3/8" adapters over the past week while tearing an engine apart. And he swears he wasn’t using any cheater bars
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
Unfortunately my cousin does not have super strength
"facw" (facw)
11/28/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
The Sears I passed on the way home from the airport today had big store closing signs on it. I’d guess it’s not the only one.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 2
Yea, he’s going to go get the free replacement but said he’s going to pony up for a Snap-On to actually replace it
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
11/28/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 7
Of course that’s exactly what someone trying to hide their super-human strength would say...
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 0
He’s really good at hiding it then cause I’ve been beating up on him since we were kids
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/28/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 6
well there’s your problem
you can still take it to any Sears
good luck finding one.
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
11/28/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 0
To be fair, breaking 1/2" to 3/8" is not exactly a hard thing to do. I’ve probably broken 10+ of those things and have definitely broken 2 in one job. I would only find it unusual if they were the hardened impact wrench variety ones.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
11/28/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 2
Confirmed; ratchet will no longer chooch.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/28/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 0
Nah, they’ve definitely passed their heyday.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/28/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 3
Lucky me, I have one in the mall a few miles away. Just don’t ask any of the sales guys about their hardware.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
True. I didn’t mention this, but while working on the same engine his buddy also broke a ratchet...his didn’t explode but the gears or whatever locking mechanism in the ratchet no longer engages so it just spins freely. His project may or may not be cursed
"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
11/28/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 3
with great power comes great responsibility.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
11/28/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 0
That there is some cockford olley there eh. Skookum.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
11/28/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
Orchard is owned by them and has craftsman too.
"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
11/28/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 1
Maybe my tools are old enough (about 10-12 years) that they hadn’t cheaped out yet, but my Craftsman tools have been great.
And I even whack the crap out of the ratchets with a rubber mallet to get em moving some times. So far so great.
Only tools I’ve ever broken are Harbor Freight specials.
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
11/28/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 2
Ace carries Craftsman now too, just in case your local Sears in longer in business.
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
11/28/2017 at 15:30, STARS: 1
I can almost guarantee this is because Sears told their Chinese supplier(s) to build to a price point, rather than specs. They are happy to either but they will charge accordingly for the latter.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
11/28/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 1
I still have some old USA made CM ratchets. At the Sears near me (probably the same everywhere), the old ratchets they replace with rebuilt USA made ratchets. If you break a Chinese one, they just pull a new one off the shelf.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 15:40, STARS: 0
That’s neat...I did not know that
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
11/28/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
Same here, except for one ratchet and one socket, both Craftsman. I don’t remember if I was using a cheater on the socket, but at least the new one was made in USA. No such luck with the new ratchet, though.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/28/2017 at 16:04, STARS: 0
I didn’t know that. Thanks!
"petebmwm" (petebmwm)
11/28/2017 at 16:10, STARS: 1
all my ratchets are snap on... i cant deal with craftsman junk any more...
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
11/28/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 1
Craftsman has been garbage for at least 15 years. I know that because I was breaking sockets and ratchets regularly at 15. I bought a big set of Kobalts at 17 and only broke a few and mostly due to misuse. I have pretty much all Snap-On now with zero issues.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/28/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 0
Smart move. I have a bunch of quality used ratchets. If I could afford new Snap -On, I’d do the same.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/28/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 1
I swear I break adapters like it’s my job these days.
"nermal" (nermal)
11/28/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 2
‘tis a shame, but all the more reason to either go high or low on tools. If you’re gonna get made-in-china garbage, might as well get the cheapest available stuff from Harbor Freight. Alternatively, pay 3-5x as much and get Snap-on.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
11/28/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 1
Have him get a new Mac one. They have more teeth so a shorter swing, and they are nicer, and I believe cheaper (better value). The Snap-On ratchets are ancient compared to Matco and Mac, and they’re not any better for it.
"dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter" (dsigned001)
11/28/2017 at 20:23, STARS: 0
Clearly he didn’t spring for the skookum ratchet