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Craftsman archives

AdamO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:32:46 GMT

They would be in the Craftsman.com site, accessed with your club membership ID.

Craftsman archives

WilMatus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:19:49 GMT

Where is the Craftsman Archines fo Project Plans?

Please let me know.

Thank You for your help.

Project of the Month

WilMatus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:43:44 GMT

Hi I am in the Project of the Month. Where are the Archives list.

Project of the Month

WilMatus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:34:21 GMT

Hi In your Craftsman Club Advertisement for the month of October 2009 was a project called SLIDING-DOOR CUPBOARD. I could not find a place to down load this project plan. Would help me so I can down load it. In the advertisement you said it was free to download for Craftsman Members, which I am. If you want my number I will let you know if you will keep it a SECRET. Please let me know.

Thank you for your help,.

Frozen Chuck on 3/8 in. Drill

BlueCrewGuyInMA — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:08:35 GMT

If you can open the chuck enough to get an allen wrench or a screwdriver into the chuck, you can remove the chuck and replace it. I don't remember the process offhand, but I know it involves putting the drill in a vise, putting the allen wrench into the chuck, hitting the allen wrench with a hammer clockwise to loosen the screw...from there, I don't remember.

In the meantime, what's frozen it? Is it debris? Have you tried WD-40?

Frozen Chuck on 3/8 in. Drill

upthera92 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:47:49 GMT

I have a Sears Craftsman 3/8 in. drill, which has a frozen chuck. Any ideas as to how I can remove and replace it?

How Rewarding Is It?

JulieK — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:31:04 GMT

Thanks, LoveAndHate, for the update! Come back and let us know what you end up buying-I hope you are going to the Family and Friends Sale Event tomorrow!

How Rewarding Is It?

LoveAndHate — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:54:30 GMT

The Sears Cares group successfully resolved my issue with the ECERT rewards. Thank You David V. and Tammy W. for restoring my faith in Sears. Sorry I must go now... I have a Sears sales event to attend. :-)

Welcome Craftsman Customers!

jousey — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:53:07 GMT

I love the Craftsman Club and would like to see it expand to member outings or member only gear (bags, tools, t-shirts, ect...). I have used Craftsman since I was litle and plan to teach me son on craftsamn when he gets a litle older.

How Rewarding Is It?

AdamO — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:17 GMT

They should HAVE that Craftsman belt buckle.

Craftsmanlabs.com

AdamO — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:44:39 GMT

Now, THAT's "abuse"!

Craftsmanlabs.com

gulicious — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:57:30 GMT

Has anyone seen this? Holy cow I like the concept and the website. They really are pushing Craftsman quality here. Check it out at

CraftsmanLabs.com

Great promotion, they should keep it up. Unless I'm a few months too late, or something.

Gasoline Air Compressor for Auto Body Work

pcbeachrat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:54:59 GMT

Make sure to use a drier water/air separator with a piston ran oiled compressor or you will have alot of problems. This is common with all oiled compressors..beware of the craftsman water trap that Sears sells though..it only traps about 20% of the water..I sandblast out of my home as I am A retired paint contractor in the field 37 years... I have had to take 2 of thjem back within a week over this. I use the disposable air/water separators that I get from an auto body supply place..they screw right into the tools themself and then the hose..I just don't have faith in the craftsman water traps no more. The V twin Is a great air compressor..but all oiled compressors let some oil blowby..this is common...Oiless ones won't hold up to the stress of continious ran air tools...I have destroyed 3 craftsman oiless compressors running my small sandblaster just within A year..I switched over ..to believe it or not A campbell hausfeld 80 gallon tank with A 6.5 hp motor that I have had no problem at all with...Also beware the way craftsman rates thier horsepower on thier compressors..this is not true HP but start up horsepower only..and regarding the cfm..Craftsman is now rating thier compressors at scfm which is totally different that actual cfm..scfm is rated at certain ambient temperature, which will be different from all suppliers.Also remeber on elctric ones ..110 volt wiring is not capable of producing more than 2 HP..You will see 110 units rated at 3 to 5 HP when this is start up Hp only..110 can't produce that much HP but only at start up...My campbell Hausfeld compressor has outdone the craftsman ones now by far..

Gasoline Air Compressor for Auto Body Work

RudyLovesMaria — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:29 GMT

Have any feedback or suggestions concerning a gasoline powered V Twin Air compressor for use with auto body work air tools?

How Rewarding Is It?

SearsCares — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:47:48 GMT

Dear LoveandHate,

It is unfortunate that you have experienced these problems with out craftsman club. My name is David and I work for the Sears Cares executive team and we want you to know we are here for assistance. At your convenience please contact my office via email at searscares@searshc.com so we can further discuss your concerns. Please provide a contact and we will call you at your convenience. In addition please include your screen name(LoveandHate) in your email so we can reference to your posting.

Thank you,

David V.

Senior Case Manager

Sears Cares

Limit control on Sears 3/4 hp belt drive garage door opener

RetiredBob — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:54:13 GMT

Thanks for the replies guys. I found my owners manual and guess what? Adjusting the settings as described in the manual does not work. I set the up and down travel limits as instructed and ran the force adjustment procedure as indicated. What is happpening is the door will close all the way down and then it reverses. There is nothing blocking the sensors and all adjustments are done as indicated by the instructions. When the door reverses and reaches the top the lights blink 10 times. I referred to the troubleshooting area and there is no diagnostic explanation for 10 blinks of the light. I have to assume that this must be an indicator for a serviceman. Is there a sensor or board that deals with this area? Have I bought a lemon?

How Rewarding Is It?

LoveAndHate — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:28:25 GMT

The $50 ECERT (e-mail certificate) sent to me has an invalid coupon code so now I have to go to a store to prove it. It has an obvious invalid code that did not work for an on-line purchase I tried yesterday and the Craftsman Club Reward group can not verify the code they sent me and they do not have e-mail for me to send a copy of the certificate back.

I requested my remaining $10 ECERT reward (based on my prior purchases) back on 10/11/2009 and I still have not received it after being told at different times that it would be "2 days", then "14 days", then "it was sent but they would send another within the hour", and now "it wasn't sent and the back office will review the cause over the next few days".

How Rewarding Is It?

JulieK — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:14 GMT

Hey, LoveandHate-Welcome to MySears! Did you end up getting the $50 gift certificate? Is the $10 gift certificate for joining or just an offerred promotion?

How Rewarding Is It?

AdamO — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:07:48 GMT

I didn't mention excellent telephone or computer networking, did I.

A joke...

It's a mighty big organization to keep lock stepped "perfectly" in place.

However, I have not failed to recognize Customer satisfaction being a prime motivator of just about all the various Sears organizations.

How Rewarding Is It?

LoveAndHate — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:47:03 GMT

If the tremendous strides you refer to are in web site development then I agree, but basic customer service and communication across the company continues to fail and appears to be getting worse.