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"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 11/28/2017 at 14:42 • Filed to: None

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 14:46

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 14:48

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No wonder Trump doesn’t want to use chinese steel for anything in this country

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 14:49

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My how the mighty have fallen.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 14:55

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God, that has broken knuckles written all over it.

Sovande > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 14:56

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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 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 11/28/2017 at 14:58

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His knuckles were surprisingly in good shape still

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > shop-teacher 11/28/2017 at 15:00

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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 > Sovande 11/28/2017 at 15:00

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Unfortunately my cousin does not have super strength

facw > Chariotoflove 11/28/2017 at 15:00

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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 > Chariotoflove 11/28/2017 at 15:01

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:01

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Of course that’s exactly what someone trying to hide their super-human strength would say...

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 11/28/2017 at 15:02

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He’s really good at hiding it then cause I’ve been beating up on him since we were kids

Wacko > Chariotoflove 11/28/2017 at 15:02

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well there’s your problem

you can still take it to any Sears

good luck finding one.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:03

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:03

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Confirmed; ratchet will no longer chooch.

Chariotoflove > facw 11/28/2017 at 15:03

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Nah, they’ve definitely passed their heyday.

Chariotoflove > Wacko 11/28/2017 at 15:04

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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 > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 11/28/2017 at 15:10

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:14

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with great power comes great responsibility.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:16

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That there is some cockford olley there eh. Skookum.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Wacko 11/28/2017 at 15:17

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Orchard is owned by them and has craftsman too.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:24

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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 > Chariotoflove 11/28/2017 at 15:24

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Ace carries Craftsman now too, just in case your local Sears in longer in business.

Brian, The Life of > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:30

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 15:38

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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 > Nothing 11/28/2017 at 15:40

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That’s neat...I did not know that

Urambo Tauro > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/28/2017 at 15:53

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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 > Pickup_man 11/28/2017 at 16:04

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I didn’t know that. Thanks!

petebmwm > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 16:10

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all my ratchets are snap on... i cant deal with craftsman junk any more...

cmill189 - sans Volvo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 16:28

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 16:45

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Smart move. I have a bunch of quality used ratchets. If I could afford new Snap -On, I’d do the same.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 16:47

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I swear I break adapters like it’s my job these days.

nermal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 17:44

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‘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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 19:52

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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 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 11/28/2017 at 20:23

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Clearly he didn’t spring for the skookum ratchet