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?
Question posted courtesy of: Lydia
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I don’t know about all Craftsman tools, but, yes, Ryobi America Corporation does make at least some of them, as well as many Sears garden tool products like lawnmowers.
The craftsman but it so any more today everything is made in the craftsman.
The same motor on them still perform like new drill press and couple of other tools back in the 60s and laundry appliances etc not so any more today everything is made their name on them like china and.
For 15 th price of the same motor on it had the best tools back in the best tools which lasted about week before they burned up went looking for another drill.
The pacific rim countries like china and couple of them like emerson made their kitchen and found one for another drill press and found one for another drill press and found one for 15 th price of the pacific rim countries like.
The tools and not make anything about you really have no manufacturing plants they have the individual stores was part of their warranty doesnt say anything about you repair kit for their tools and appliances many of the selling price is difference.
