I've got 40 year old Craftsman tools handed down by my grandfather. They still work great. I recently purchased several NEW Craftsman power tools such as a 2 HP router and a 1/2" drive 18 volt drill. I've also purchased some hand tools such as a 90 degree corner clamp.
Almost all of my recent Craftsman purchases have resulted in catastrophic failure of the tools. My drill LITERALLY burst into a cloud of smoke, my router locked up tight, my corner clamp broke (and they wouldn't replace the clamp saying it wasn't a "hand tool", it had only been about 6 weeks), and my regular clamps' grips came off.
Seems like Craftsman has really gone WAAAAYYYY downhill lately. I won't make any more Craftsman purchases. I recently bought a Ryobi 18v drill, but then I heard that Ryobi makes some of Craftman's stuff. Is it true? Did I essentially purchase another crappy product?
2007-05-13
00:26:59
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CJP
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