Is it true that Sears’ Craftsman brand power tools are made by Ryobi?
I’ve 40 Craftsman tools handed dn grandfather. wk great. recently purchased Craftsman power tools sh 2 HP router 1/2" drive 18 volt drill. I’ve purchased se hand tools 90 degree corner clamp.
Almost recent Craftsman purchases resulted catastrophic failure tools. drill LITERALLY burst cloud smoke, router locked tight, corner clamp broke (and wouldn’t replace clamp saying wasn’t "hand tool", oy at 6 weeks), regular clamps’ grips off.
Seems le Craftsman ry gone WAAAAYYYY downhill lately. won’t me Craftsman purchases. recently bought Ryobi 18v drill, heard tt Ryobi makes se Craftman’s stuff. true? essentially purchase ar crappy product?
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November 17th, 2009 at 12:33 am
I started buying craftsman tools back in the 60’s and most of them still perform like new. recently bought a new drill press and a couple of other tools which lasted about a week before they burned up. I went looking for another drill press and found one for 1/5 th price of the craftsman but it had the same motor on it. so I switched motors. Originally, Sears bought only the best tools and put their name on them – Like Emerson made their power saws, Whirlpool made their Kitchen and Laundry appliances etc. — not so any more. Today everything is made in the Pacific Rim countries like China and Taiwan and so quality goes along with jobs.