Originally Posted by
jccaclimber
I'm pretty much in agreement, except I would remove Craftsman from the list, at least as far as screwdrivers are concerned. It pains me to do so because I have a reasonably complete set of Craftsman hand tools, but they just aren't the same as they used to be. Mine are mainly from ~2008, and they are notably inferior to my father's Craftsman tools from the 70's and 80's. They have successfully decreased their warranty costs with me, but only because I no longer bother to even return their tools for replacement when I break them. They're still perfectly serviceable for general consumer use, but I wouldn't pay any premium for them over any other big box hardware store brand.
that is a shame to hear. i haven't bought any craftsman tools in a long time. then, i see lowe's carries them a few weeks ago. i wonder if their tools (other than screwdrivers) are worth the price? i didn't bother to ask if they had the old school lifetime warranty craftsman used to have. i couldn't afford the sockets...lol. well, not the set, anyway. i did get a single 12pt 10mm with 1/2 drive. i'll likely only ever use the thing once for a number of years. needed it for the drive shaft on my honda