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posted on December 25, 2009 at 12:15AM Inappropriate?

This was an interesting article online from a non Sears site!

 

Craftsman Tools


Craftsman is a line of tools and lawn and garden equipment sold in Sears and Kmart stores. Craftsman hand tools are well known for their lifetime replacement guarantee. Craftsman® is ranked as the No. 1 brand in America for overall quality. 80 percent of Craftsman tools are made in America. Since 1927, Craftsman has sold more hammers and other striking tools than any other brand.

Craftsman markets about 5,100 products in 80 tool and equipment categories. Craftsman sells more mechanics' tools than any other brand. More than one million Craftsman sockets are manufactured each business day and over 30 million Craftsman wrenches are sold each year. Sears sells more lawn mowers and tractors than any other U.S. retailer. Craftsman lawn mowers and tractors are produced by Electrolux and are very similar to their Poulan, Poulan Pro, and Husqvarna mowers and tractors. Sears divided the Craftsman power mower product lines by color. Green was the high-end color, but was replaced by silver, then red, and, then black.

Sears' also sells a bargain line of tools is called "Companion." A subset of the Craftsman line called "Craftsman Professional" was introduced as a "highest quality" line under the Craftsman logo, and the "Companion" line continues on as the bargain priced tools.

Craftsman hand tools have an unlimited lifetime warranty but some items are considered specialty tools, and thus not covered under the warranty.
Craftsman Portable Power Tools, Bench Power Tools, Air Compressors and other items carry a one-year warranty; Sears does offer extended upgraded warranties, which in some cases will replace the item as opposed to repairing it.
After the merger K-Mart began selling Craftsman products following the merger of Sears and Kmart; K-Mart stores honor the life-time warranties on hand tools as do Sears stores.

 

http://www.jofat.com/handyman/craftsman_tools.html

replies: 6 latest post: May 06, 2010 at 12:57AM by AdamO
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posted on December 26, 2009 at 02:28AM
 

Well, if you include all of the returned hammered on/ with Craftsman ratchets as "striking tools", they've DEFINITELY sold the most number of hitting on or with tools...

posted on April 26, 2010 at 03:51PM
 

i bought a craftsman electric stapler a few years ago .and now it is a paper wieght because they no longer carry staples for it and no one else has them.

posted on April 26, 2010 at 04:50PM
 
In response to jerrymc's post from April 26 2010 03:51PM

That's why I stick to Arrow T50 Staple guns

posted on May 03, 2010 at 07:39PM
 
In response to jerrymc's post from April 26 2010 03:51PM

I hear you!

You got your narrow, wide and extra-wide crown staples.

Craftsman, Bostich, and Arrow staplers.

Arrow T-50's are currently the most common, across manufacturers' lines.

However, try finding Arrow P-22 staples!

If you can find them, a package of staples comes in quantities of 5000 staples.

The tool, is an all-metal, hand-held, apparently made in Saddle Brook, N.J. U.S.A stapler that'll put a 5/16 inch long staple through BELT LEATHER.

The local OSH stores use them to staple receipts to pickup tickets and still only "occassionally" have the boxes of P-22 staples available for sale.

Although Sears never sold this little wonder, I got my name and 2004 engraved in it, just in case security and I ever got into some kind of "conflict" of ownership of the tool.

It is normally kept in the trunk of my car (nothing's safe inside of the store - Clean & Brite hit squads) for packaging that is need of repair.

That there is the "exploding" tool package. Bet you can't remove just ONE screwdriver.

Oh... It'll hold together NOW.

The file is starting to poke through the bottom of the plastic holding pouch.

Not, no more...

posted on May 06, 2010 at 12:34AM
 
In response to AdamO's post from May 03 2010 07:39PM

Arrow T-50's are currently the most common, across manufacturers' lines.

The above says it all!

posted on May 06, 2010 at 12:57AM
 

Yup.

Them T-50's are a good way to go.

I hear tell they even make stainless-steel staples in the T-50 size!

But, there are all the other sizes, too.

OSH new security person: What's that customer doing? He's just staring at the staples and staplers display.

regular security person: That's just Adam.

But, he's just standing motionless in front of the display. He's not "touching" anything. But, why's he just "standing" there?

As near as anyone can tell, he's MEMORIZING all the sizes and types of staplers and staple supplies. What you REALLY otta see, is him sorting the wrench display.

He what?

He puts it back into order, about every time he visits. Something about working at Sears...

That's just weird!

No, it's just Adam.

Should I go talk to him.

I wouldn't. He can just talk and talk and TALK about tools.

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