Goodness gracious! I still have and use mine and I keep it in the original box. I think I bought it back in the 1980s.

Randy C.

 

Its a shame whats happened to Sears & Craftsman over time

 

 

Nice score!😀😀😀

 

Not long ago I bought a wrench set from them off the clearance rack. It was their Craftsman Professional series. It was marked down from $100 to $30. Full price sets were available for $95. The only difference was the clearance set was made in the USA and the new ones were China

 

I still use a similar Sears timing light only it has an advance **** on the back that I bought in the late 70's.

 

There's nothing like "Made in the USA!"😀

 

I still have a Craftsman dwell/tach that I bought way back in the 70's. It still works great and I have the original box although it has some Gorilla tape on it.

 

CNN ran a story about Sears' bankruptcy yesterday. Idiot hedge fund manager bought them and ran the company straight into the ground. I'll miss the brand, the tools, and the appliances.

 

my craftsman timing light saga

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...-w-manual.html

short version;
had sears timing light
bought new fancy timing light
sold sears timing light
new fancy light crapped out
bought a used sears timing light w advance dial

 

I've started picking up any timing lights, dwell/tachs, engine analyzers or whatever else test equipment I find at auctions and estate sales. So far only one piece didn't work, but since I rarely pay more than $5-10 for the stuff I didn't get hurt. Most of it has been good name brand stuff too.

 

haven't gotten a chance to use mine just yet.. Goodwill find

 

I have all of my dad's and my grandfather's Craftsman hand tools and probably most of their power tools. When I use them, I feel like they're there with me. A few years ago, I got hold of an old Craftsman ratchet that was all frozen up. After my best efforts with WD40 failed, I took it to Sears to invoke their lifetime warranty. I was a bit concerned when I saw their new ratchets were made in China but when I got to the counter, the guy didn't mince words; in fact, I think the only word he said was "okay". Instead of going out on the sales floor and grabbing one of the new ones, he went over to a big rolling toolbox behind the counter, opened a drawer and pulled out a rebuilt one. After testing the action, he rang it up and handed it to me with a receipt showing I'd been charged and refunded one cent on the transaction as their way of accounting for it. The best part was the rebuilt ratchet was made in USA. As far as I'm concerned, that's better than new.

 

Got one just like that with the advance **** that I bought at least 20 years ago. Along with a lot other stuff it's going to 'Helping hands" in a few weeks.

 

Interesting I have a locked up 1/2 inch drive made in usa V series that i havnet brought back cuz i didnt want china junk

 

Sears sold Craftsman to Stanley/Black&Decker

 

Many of the USA made CRAFTSMAN ratchet rebuild kits are still available from sears parts and on Ebay..... If all you are offered is a chinese replacement tool in exchange at Sears and you decline it. Sometimes they will let you pick out which one you want out of the rebuilt ones.


Also, I remember spending $65 at the time on a Craftsman dial-back timing light when I was 14 years old..... I just turned 40 about 2 weeks ago, and we still have that timing light and it works awesome! It came along with my parents when I moved them up to Colorado near us about a year ago.

all of my main tools are made in USA craftsman sets bought in the mid-90's and low 2000's