What is up with Craftsman?

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Link* www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-12... Sorry but there was a bit of bait and switch on the Amazon page and while it was a 121pc set, it was not the "overdrive" set. The best price I could find for that is $200 at Lowe's and at that price I still feel it's overpriced.
Craftsman has been up and down for a while now, especially since they were purchased by SB&D. So let's go over where they are with power tools storage, especially hand tools, and see if there is a future for this brand.
Big thanks to Craftsman for sending this set over for review.
#craftsman #tools #overdrive
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@2dawgsmiked684 2 дня назад

My single father retired as National Operations Director of Sears. Needless to say, I grew up Sears/Craftsman/Toughskins (Husky) in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. After they forced him into early retirement, he convinced the owners of a small chicken finger/wings restaurant (Zax) to franchise out, and this allowed it to explode. Despite Zaxby's success throughout the East Coast and the Southern U.S., my dad's heart broke as he watched what happened to Sears. I'm actually glad he was forced out, because he would have gone down with that ship. absolutely

@ryanjewell9832 2 дня назад

Love me some zaxbys!!

@lightningmacqueen4097 2 дня назад

@@codycox-mm6mq ☝☝☝ Found the Craftsman bot!!!🤣

@dracodraco1982 2 дня назад

:/ I can only imagine, seeing something I spent so many years building up go to waste from mismanagement and foolishness.

@MrMnmn911 2 дня назад

@@codycox-mm6mq Shut up. Fool.

@patricksquires6348 День назад

@@codycox-mm6mqI care and you sir can go touch some grass.

@corvettefan91 2 дня назад

I buy older used USA Craftsman tools at garage sales etc, and they will still outlast me.

@BELCAN57 2 дня назад

Exactly.

@branned 2 дня назад

Same here!

@2dawgsmiked684 День назад

@@corvettefan91 same!

@looseballs1966 День назад

Yep way to do it if ya find them.

@Whatsthishere День назад

This is the way

@ScottsLifeOffGrid 2 дня назад

I still have my Craftsman ratchets, sockets, and wrenches that I purchased close to 40 years ago.

@treatzfortruckerz3913 2 дня назад

Me too

@domosautomotive1929 2 дня назад

I have some Craftsman metric wrenches that are from mid 80's.

@larryjohns8823 2 дня назад

Have many Craftsman tools from the 60's. All are still in great condition😊

@daviddarby6263 День назад

Lucky you! I donated most of my Craftsman tools to burglars.

@a9ball1 День назад

@@daviddarby6263 I like the way you phrased that. Sorry for your loss.

@TheJayHamish 2 дня назад

When i enrolled for mechanic class at the junior college in my town, my dad took me to sears and got me a craftsman rolling tool box, and all craftsman tools. Fond memories.

@Thestargazer56 День назад

I did the same when my son graduated from getting his Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance about 30 years ago, telling him that these tools will last you a lifetime. So far he still is using them and making a good living. I didn't want him to get into the Snap-On cult that drains your paycheck dry.

@superdog1964 2 дня назад

I have a key on my ring that gives me access to my Dad's shop. He started it when he quit farming and retired as a machinist from Alcoa in 1994. He worked on mostly agricultural equipment until his death in December of 2023 at 83. Growing up the only tools I ever remember using were Craftsman? We had a smaller shop to repair our own stuff but he built a much larger building when he went full time in the machine shop.All of the tools in it were also Craftsman. He was fortunate enough to have purchased everything he needed before Sears went out of business. After a few trips into Lowes attempting to warranty a few things that broke he just gave up and stopped trying. At the same time Sears closed a Harbor Freight opened close by and if he needed something? that was his store of choice. To this day, the shop is frozen in time and if you go inside, the tools are everywhere from his last full day working. He had no idea that tomorrow would never come and the last part he was working on (a spindle) is still chucked up in the lathe. The plow he was working on is still in pieces in the middle of the shop floor with the Craftsman sockets, ratchets etc. still laying where he left them. That situation will probably be there for awhile because I can't seem to bring myself to clean it up? To top it all off, the owner of the plow died in February of this year and his family doesn't want the job finished? It's an old 3 bottom and probably wouldn't bring much at the sale because most farmers use no till and plowing is old fashioned. They don't even want the plow? When I think about tools, I remember all the repairs he and I did. Almost all of it was Craftsman from the hammers to the chisels and everything in between. The neighbors all used them too, as did my grandfathers and uncles. They really have no idea how iconic that brand really is and how much damage has truly been done to a name that used to go hand in hand with quality? I think it's just to late and it is impossible to get back to where it once was? 100 years or more to build that name and less that 10 years or so to totally destroy it. I also have a lot of Craftsman tools in my boxes. None of it has been bought lately. Just like my dad, it is gone forever and I will never get it or him back?

@dracodraco1982 2 дня назад

:/ That's the way things often go. Seldom do any of us have the benefit of knowing what project, what pleasure, or what words will be our last. I get leaving things where they sat, though. Feels like the project is a piece of him, yeah? Hard to let that go, even if it's a mess. There's no words that can touch that kind of hurt, just mean to say you aren't alone in that. "Sorry for your loss" from a rando carries no real weight, but I am all the same. Sadly, as it relates to Craftsman, they may have a minor comeback, but I doubt it'll ever be more than a shadow of what it used to be. No one trusts the brand won't get sold off or wrecked by cost-cutting; swapping pieces out as needed for failures just isn't viable if you don't believe the store won't close, brand won't get sold, or the warranty voided. In the end, brands are fickle things. Good will takes decades to really get rolling, and it's become such a common experience for good will to be abused when ownership changes (after all, that's why the name had value -- cheaper quality at the same price, less reliable service, they just flat out exploit that good will until, finally, it's gone forever.) There will be reboots and investments, but so often that's marketing meant to spur optimism that it might come back, but that's just trading on virtual, future good will. It rarely pans out. >.o Capitalism doesn't reward those who make the best value for the lowest price anymore. It's all marketing hype; exploiting good will, optimism, and nostalgia while charging the most you can for the cheapest quality you can get away with; all while gobbling competiting brands and vertically integrating until there's only a handful of players in a given industry. As it is with tools, so too is it with meat packers, egg producers, seed sellers, retail stores. Just wait until they find a way to make tools a subscription like software and services. x.x You can't even fix your own tractors anymore, or plant feed corn because it's invariably going to be Roundup Ready, and you don't have the license to plant it -- even if you buy it from stock meant for lifestock and never agreed to those terms. Welcome to late stage capitalism. x.x Given inertia, monied interests fighting to preserve the system as it is, and a political establishment that shows minimal interest in fixing these practices.. It's fixing to get worse before it even has a prayer of getting better. I just sort of assume, anymore, that I won't be around to see the tide turn. x.x Wish I had a more optimistic read to share. As is often the case, I hope very much that I'm proven wrong, but I'm rather resigned to being proven right. x.x

@jeffho1727 День назад

Lost my Dad and Mom two years ago, start and end of summer. I feel you. My daughter just had a little girl, our first grandchild. I got the feeling your Dad would be happy about who you've become. I think of my Dad almost daily and I hope to be as good a granddad as he was. Take care.

@DinDooIt День назад

@@dracodraco1982 You're 100% right and I feel the same way, we are in the end stages of an empire, just remember it's all done with a purpose!

@brianhoxworth3881 День назад

I feel for you..I say get to work, and clean that shop up. Get it running again. That's what your dad would have wanted. You can't do anything about the ones that have died.

@dannyo6699 День назад

We've got a few stores that sell Craftsman in my town, Ace is the big outlet for them, Mac's does carry a limited amount of stuff, and so does Menards. But we are about to get a Harbor Freight opening up here, and I'm shockingly considering selling all my Craftsman tools and buying Pittsburg Pro or even Icon. I already owned several Pittsburg Pro 25 inch breaker bars, and gave them to family and friends as gifts, hard to beat $19.99 for a bar that is close to or exceeding $100.00 from the next closest prices. One doesn't hear much bad about them online, unless one is extremely picky about their tools. I'm not.

@johnmcdougald1238 День назад

I'm just like you. Growing up in the 70s, Craftsman was THAT TOOL that I wanted and always went to when I was growing up. As a kid, after checking out the toy section at Sears, my parents would always find me looking at the biggest tool set display. My mom even talked about it possibly being a graduation gift after High school. Now, the last craftsman tool I bought was a smaller set that was being cleared out at Lowes just before they went offshore on their production. It was the last set of tools that were MARKED IN the USA. I haven't put money into the brand ever since. If I'm going to spend that kind of money on a tool, I may as well buy Tekton, Gearwrench, or one of the other Taiwan-made brands. It actually hurts me when I go to Lowe's or Ace and see these high-priced tools sitting there. I can't see putting good money into something that has the same, or slightly lower quality than so many other brands

@jdshear01 22 часа назад

Same experience here...Tekton and Gearwrench are good replacements. Gearwrench is owned by Apex tools which has another brand called SATA. It's cheaper than Gearwrench and I've only seen it on Amazon...I thought about giving it a try sometime in the future. I believe it's warranty is right there with Gearwrench.

@darinbell6982 2 дня назад

Bring the manufacturing back to America and then I will buy them again. It’s just important to me. All of my current Craftsman tools are American made.

@6atlantis 2 дня назад

They tried and failed.

@madjackgamingandfitness498 2 дня назад

Even brands like capri are trying to go USA. Apparently forges are so backed up companies have to use laser cutting as an alternative which works, but not as refine and strong. .

@cuethenewt9375 2 дня назад

Same. I think they’d have a huge market ready to support them. Even pay a bit more just to counter the higher labor/material costs. It’s a shame, really.

@AToolWithTools 2 дня назад

@@madjackgamingandfitness498It's just Tekton doing that. They call it LaserMill and they patented it, patent 11040432 granted 2018 so still plenty of life in that patent.

@DinDooIt День назад

They tried but were screamed at for giving the companies tax incentives to bring production back to America!! They said it was just a scam to pad the pockets of the rich.

@mrrevival6565 День назад

I’ve never been able to feel the excitement that I felt when walking into Sears/down aisles of hand tools. Not HF, HD, Lowe’s, or Ace…only thing that’s comes close is finding the unicorn deals

@donsurlylyte День назад

yeah.

@Javelina_Poppers День назад

I'm a 73 year old retired aerospace machinist, all my hand tools I've acquired and used over the years are Craftsman and SK. I loved the unconditional warranty on Craftsman and the ease of exchanging the occasional broken tool by simply heading to your local Sears store. I once bought a 3 foot 3/8 extension for a special application and broke it and when I took it back to Sears the guy asked me how I broke it and I fessed up and admitted I used it as a pry bar. Didn't matter, they replaced it anyway.

@sunoclockoneday2576 10 часов назад

😂 yeah they don't care they just want to hear the story. Lowes was giving me a hard time about swapping out a 1/2" ratchet because they didn't make the same design anymore. The guy at Ace said that's craftsmans problem and swapped it no questions asked

@cwg2325 3 часа назад

@@sunoclockoneday2576 I inherited all my dad's old craftsman after he passed. There was a 3/4" busted ratchet (I'm sure there was a large pipe involved). I called the craftsman hotline. They asked for the old part number, told me to properly dispose of the broken drive and sent me a new one. They didn't ask to me to send the tool back or even see a picture. It was that simple.

@111000100101001 49 минут назад

Ace is awesome!

@dustinb.77 День назад

With an iconic tool brand name such as, "Craftsman" there are no excuses! Craftsman hand tools, at least their wrenches, ratchets, sockets, screwdrivers, and allen wrenches, must be proudly "MADE IN THE U.S.A."

@kitmaira День назад

I have so many Craftsman tools from the 30s through the early 2000s that I’ll probably never need to buy a new overseas tool ever. I am glad they are still around, wish it was still possible to make them domestically, but there are so many factors, environmental, economic, making this near impossible. I did enjoy this video, I’m a Craftsman fanboy as well.

@Yoyo81828 2 дня назад

Im like you- my dad had Craftsman while I was growing up and I always dreamed that one day Id have my own garage, filled with Craftsman tools. Sadly it didnt turn out that way. The folks over there over price their tools for what they are in hopes that people will buy them based on the reputation they had 40 - 50 years ago.

@donsurlylyte День назад

not the only brand doing that either

@Caje-zf8md День назад

As a Harry Homeowner, Sears hand tools have always been adequate for my needs. When I started seeing Chinese and Taiwan roll marks on their tools, I stopped buying from their stores. I now go down to the local flea market and find older "Made in USA" Sears hand tools that are not only better quality, but are cheaper, too.

@bhoov1969 День назад

1992, the year I ETD'd from the Army, I started working with an electrical contractor. I went to Sears and bought everything Craftsman that I thought I would need, from a screwdriver and wrench set to tape measure and lineman and slip joint pliers plus wire strippers. I used those tools every day until 2023 when I started with a company that supplied tools, only replacing the ones I lost or wore out (which didn't cost me anything except the time to return them). Guess I'll just pass them on to my nephew.

@steveRBForge 2 дня назад

I’m nearly 70, my parents gave me a Craftsman mechanics set for my 18 birthday. I used them for 3 years working as a mechanics, never broke a tool. I love those old tools. The only tool that ever broke was a 13/16 deep socket that I had to used to remove a locking lug nut that I had lost the key for. You old guys know what I’m talking about. I have worn out several #2 Phillips but sears always replaced them. Now you have to go thru Stanley to get a replacement. I bought a mechanics set for my son about 8 years ago. It is junk compared to my 1975 set. I avoid any Stanley if I can.

@antilaw9911 2 дня назад

Stanley... uuug

@airmobiledivision7759 2 дня назад

You can just walk into a Lowe’s or Ace and they’ll replace your broken tool if it’s in stock.

@brianwhite3051 2 дня назад

Nope where i live they want to see your receipt for proof of purchase. They won't honor the lifetime warranty that predates the new craftsman.

@airmobiledivision7759 2 дня назад

@@brianwhite3051 I guess your Lowe’s just sucks. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen reports of people calling the main Craftsman customer service number and getting them to, over the phone, force Lowe’s to honor the warranty (since that’s a condition of the brand being sold there). You could also try asking to speak to the manager if you haven’t already.

@michaeleverett2650 День назад

Stanley wants to help you do things right.

@Erik_The_Viking 2 дня назад

I'm so glad that I have my dad's Craftsman sets from the 70's and 80's. Those will outlive me. I'll only touch Crasftsman unless they're made in the US again.

@bradleyyounger8499 2 дня назад

I am keeping my fingers crossed that Craftsman will get this right.. huge Craftsman fan for 50 years or so. Breaks my heart that they now are exactly what they stood against for the first 80-90 years

@ken2tou 12 часов назад

Roger this! 👍🏼

@nstooge 6 часов назад

I remember buying some Craftsman tools. They were expensive to me, but man, I loved them. I would get a great deal of joy opening my tool box and seeing Craftsman tools in it. I was proud to own them….

@jamesmurphy9346 2 дня назад

The Wayback Machine takes us to 1971. I bought a Craftsman set , like 108 piece including box AND a 3/8th Electric Drill. I started decarboning a set of heads with the drill and it dies in 5 minutes. Sent it in for repair, 3 months later I got it back, started using it, died again, threw it away and bought a Black and Decker, did well. The Craftsman tools did well and got me into the Auto Tech trade . They more than made the money back that I invested. Craftsman to me is a wait-n-see . Thanks for the info.

@manuelvalenzuela5729 2 дня назад

Did Mr. Peabody and Sherman go with you?

@jamesmurphy9346 2 дня назад

@@manuelvalenzuela5729 actually it was a guy in a stainless steel sports car. Lol !

@snowdogs01 День назад

My late father-in-law gave me a Craftsman 3/4" corded drill and a skilsaw. Included was the sales receipt, dated December 1950. I was born 12/14/1950. I still use the drill on occasion, when the job REALLY needs the OOOMPH.

@scottbrown8142 День назад

When i started mechanicing in the early 80s i bought a craftsman box and tool set to get started then bought tools as needed. I was always a fan.

@hp7093 День назад

I bought a set of craftsman tools 30 years ago. They have had moderate use. The 3/8 drive locked up recently. I walked in Lowe’s and customer service told me to pick out the closest model. Walked out with the $40 model. No complaints with Lowe’s and craftsman

@NGMonocrom 2 дня назад

They haven't been around for nearly 100 years. Original Craftsman that our grand-fathers had access to were better than the stuff made overseas, that is simply labelled as "Craftsman." With the current owner Stanly Black & Decker having the legal rights to put that brand name on any sort of metal junk they wish. Not sure when the _real_ Craftsman expired and was buried. But that has already happened. BTW, are there still three separate "Craftsman" line of tools distinct from each other that don't use the same battery for their cordless power-tools? Or, did some lawyers get together for SB&D and finally correct that situation? Seriously, $900 Million to buy the rights to Craftsman from Sears?? But that didn't come with full exclusivity to the Craftsman name. Who was the raging "genius" over at SB&D who agreed to THAT stipulation? (As far as storage? Screw it! Go to Home Depot, buy any of the Husky storage boxes/bins. Take a can of black spray-paint. Take some painter's tape. Now you have a nice place to put your tools that wasn't ridiculously overpriced. Heck, a buddy of mine keeps his Milwaukee power-tools in HART brand tool bags to make sure no one steals them.)

@liquidrockaquatics3900 День назад

I used to keep a lot of my tools in dirty buckets🤷‍♂️. The truck got the lock smashed in and they stole a drain machine and a couple tool boxes with faucet wrenches and parts, but they left all the buckets. Thankfully, security through obscurity isn’t just for the tech field.

@crhend512 10 часов назад

I worked as a Program Manager for an electronics company and had to deal with Stanley. They may have made numerous claims about returning Craftsman hand tools to the US, but my personal experience is that was all smoke and mirrors (tax write off.) We had been building for Stanley for a period of time when the mandate came down to their buyers to "Go To China". I underbid and offered better delivery schedules than their selected Chinese supplier, didn't matter: off-shore it.

@Graham_Wideman 15 часов назад

With all the heartwarming tales in the comments from old timers about how when they came of age their Dads took them to Sears to buy a full set of Craftsman tools.... I can't help thinking maybe it was a solid fatherly way to give you a solid foundation in life when a chat about the birds and the bees was a bridge too far....

@DrJohn493 9 часов назад

Grew up with all things Sears including Craftsman tools. When my Dad passed away I got all of his Craftsman tools he used to keep the farm equipment running and the barns repaired. Even the old Craftsman Skilsaw from the early 60s is going strong with only the power cord being replaced. When I dig out one of his rachets or wrenchs to loosen or tighten something, it reminds me of my days on the farm when Pop would tell me to go get him a 9/16s box end wrench, and run to the truck, don't walk. Years later I added some Craftsman metric sizes to my tool box to do minor work on my (hobby farm) Kubota tractors.

@gills3141 2 дня назад

im 23 and the part where you said "I too want a garage full of craftsman". I did it too. I'm still collecting the old sockets and tools and have a solid collection to a point where I can use chrome sockets as impacts and be ok for quite a time. Thank you for the great upload! God bless! Whats sad is overdrive is just rbrt from mac. Its the same wrench,

@garymiller5937 День назад

I really like the idea of the overbite concept. I've not used any, so I can't give a testimonial. Just saying I like the concept. Thank you for the review, Jeff ! Well done as always. 😃😃😃❤❤❤

@Saw_Squatch 2 дня назад

My grandfather left me an entire shop full of USA made craftsman from the 70-90's, I never liked handles from the last 15-20 years so I'll be rebuilding the old stuff for as long as kits are available

@antilaw9911 2 дня назад

Cool 👍

@DinDooIt День назад

Treasure it because tools will never be made that good again!!

@DJAlup День назад

I agree Craftsman wrench handles suck. They cut into your hands. That stupid raised panel.

@malcolmmallett4936 23 часа назад

I’m a professional mechanic and my first set of tools with top and bottom box was a Craftsman set. I got back in 1978 through a program at my high school auto mechanic trade school. I still have them and use them regularly along with snap on,Mac,Marco, etc that I have added on through the years. If someone asked me years ago I always recommended Craftsman because Sears were everywhere but you couldn’t always have a tool truck when you needed it. That advice went by the wayside when Craftsman went down the tubes. Nowadays I don’t need to buy new tools very often, actually I haven’t bought any hand tools for years but the men’s toy store (Harbor Freight) is my go to now.

@dennislarson4960 Час назад

The real test of those tools is when you put a 3' pipe on the 1/2" ratchet for a little extra "oomf". If it holds up to that (and the sockets don't split out), it's a good wrench. I have a ton of Craftsman tools from the 70s-90s that are well-built tools (which are rarely abused as aforementioned). A little side note: in the 1970s my dad (a farmer, and a big Craftsman fan) used a 6' pipe on a 1/2" ratchet wrench to loosen some badly rusted wheel lugnuts. As I recall, he broke nearly all the ratcheting pawls before he finally got all the lugnuts loose. He took the wrench into Sears (but failed to mention the "big pipe on the handle" thing) - they didn't question anything, just gave him a brand new ratchet. That's when their guarantee really meant something. And that was part of what you were buying when you bought Craftsman in those days. Shortly after that, he discovered Northern Tools and Harbor Freight -- and beefy 3/4" drive socket sets with a solid ratchet that he wasn't afraid of breaking if there was "extra pressure" applied. 🙂

@jamesplotkin4674 Час назад

I still have my dad's Craftsman socket set from the early 1960's. Never going to get rid of them, except the crappy 3/8" ratchet I can't get parts for. I didn't have the heart to replace it way-back when you could go to Sears when they'd just say to go over to that isle and choose one.

@josephberger9441 День назад

I have an old set of craftsman from in the 80s approximately 85 or 86 and it was a stainless steel line. The ratchets are super thin and still working fine day and I do a lot of wrenching on my cars.

@user-ly6vk6cx1h 2 дня назад

We all just need to give up on craftsman, I use to love them and I still have tons of their USA made tools so yes it was a hard breakup but its time to let them go. With all the other decent tool brands out there who the heck needs Chinese made craftsman.

@branned 2 дня назад

Most are made in Taiwan like Icon that I have seen.

@dougfowler6898 2 дня назад

@@brannedI think that’s an important point. The Taiwanese made Craftsman are way better than the Chinese tools.

@cheyennecombs8756 День назад

Talk about nostalgia, I keep an early 90s Craftsman USA set in my old squarebody Chevy. Ratchets are a bit clunky but otherwise a joy to use.

@lonniechartrand День назад

I enjoyed your review. I recently bought a new Craftsman ratchet set, not the overdrive, and have to say that my BIGGEST COMPLAINT, is the tool "box" that the set came in! It is difficult to remove the tools from the box. So much so, that I resorted to getting a cheap, flat, "wrench" that came with a bicycle, and use that to PRY the sockets, etc. out of the slots!

@chuckmckee2741 День назад

I have set of made in the USA Craftsman wrenches and sockets. Never had a complaint especially when you could return them at Sears life time warranty. Works on all my stuff for 20 years or more.

@KameraShy День назад

I filled my hand tool box(es) with Craftsman back in the 70's. No need for more. Power tools are a mix of DeWalt, Hart and HFT - which I have had unexpectedly good luck with.

@astridsactionrc545 2 дня назад

I left the mechanic trades 20 years ago. I’m a recovering Craftsman fan boy too. I never fell for the tool truck scam. I have thousands of dollars worth of Craftsman tools. Other techs used to trash talk me all of the time. I gave up on Craftsman when they introduced and pushed their Evolve line. 🤮 I worked at Sears at the time and I couldn’t stand it!

@Failure_Is_An_Option 7 часов назад

Liar.

@jimmace6148 День назад

That is the identical box to the Stanley set I bought in 2009. The 1/2" ratchet that came with it is chunky and still works fine as I had to scavenge it for my main box after my Mac destroyed itself .

@jeffreybaker7406 День назад

I got the stack system toolbox and the top storage unit just for something to keep in my truck for emergencies. It’s not horrible but it isn’t great. Lots of fluff and not a lot of wrenches. There’s a decent selection of sockets in all 3 sizes. Definitely not a professional set, but it’ll get you out of a pinch on the side of the road if you add the extra storage and add pliers, consumables and hand held tire inflator.

@tracycrispino3446 День назад

Craftsman helped me feed my family for many years. I remain grateful to this day for affordable tools to make a living as an auto tech.

@wwclark 5 часов назад

Have a lot of older tools, still work good. Bought the 256 piece set on sale now for $99. Maybe kinda wish I would have held out for the Kobalt seal for same price. But happy so far. Good set for basement

@qwikz28 2 дня назад

Just bought a new overdrive set because it was on sale for $150 at Lowe's but mostly because I wanted the ratchets and it was about the same price as buying the ratchets individually. Ended up hating the ratchets but loving the sockets and wrenches. Just did the suspension on my old Land Rover Defender with the sockets and wrenches and didn't strip a bolt. If you know anything about old Land Rovers, you know that's impressive.

@Travis141123 День назад

I had one of the big socket sets in the fitted box I used for years doing side work. Loved it. Still got a wrench set in steel box that was my granddads (I'm 60), no numbers on the tools so it's got to be old. Their boxes are still kind of clunky and have a cheap feel. I still buy up odd Craftsman tools if I see them. Vintage Craftsman and Radio Shack stuff: good enough, affordable and sorely missed.

@victoriabrockman5473 День назад

Craftsman hasn't impressed me enough to justify expanding my Craftsman collection. Too many better options out there for the money. As far as boxes go, I'm looking at the Tekton box pretty hard now that they have the separate top boxes that you can sit side by side with a 60/40 split; "AND" leaves a nice 12" ledge for setting a few things I'm collecting out of the box. People with flush faced roll aways have no idea what they're missing having that little ledge to work with. My favorite part about my old Craftsman 3 tier, was that the mid and top box left that 6" lip for setting down the tools that I was pulling for a job, or setting down a part that I needed to find a wrench for... Life changing.

@bangs2ndshotgarage865 День назад

I have a set of craftsman wrenches that were my grand dads from the 60s handed down to me and they are the best quality wrenches I own. Don’t really have any of the new stuff except the VR grinder, orbital sander and pole saw. I like them a lot. I thought about getting the impact wrench but wish it had a better torque rating as I wrench on big and small things.

@joer5627 День назад

I have a hand plane and router from my long gone grandad. Both sears 2nd brand. Router is an Emerson. Both tools work just fine easy 60 years since he bought them. Have his 1963 Craftsman tablesaw. Cleaned it up, replaced the pulleys, added a link belt, and added dust collection. I will die before this does.

@garyb.4080 4 часа назад

I’m 75, and I have my Dads old Craftsman hand tools, there as good today, as the were when he bought them!

@michaelhenderson5098 22 часа назад

I still have part (a few wrenches and several sockets 3/8 and 1/2 inch) of a basic Sears Craftsman tool set I purchased in the summer of 1967. Basically I needed some tools so I could uncap the headers on my Chevelle! :) I broke a ratchet in the early 80's and Sears replaced it.

@ruck-a-tron 16 часов назад

The ratchets are a little big, but space is usually not a problem when you need a 1/2" drive ratchet. I bought a Craftsman impact driver a few months ago. It is the brushed version, but it's still pretty powerful. I think they are good if you aren't using it daily for work. I think I got it for around 60 or 70 bucks with a battery so it's not bad.

@stevekerr1386 День назад

I still have and use my original Craftsman starter set with 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch ratchets and STD/Metric sockets that I got 45 years ago. I've had to replace the 3/8" ratchet a few times using the lifetime warranty, once with Sears and the 2nd time with Lowes when they took over. Back when I had a lot less disposable income, I use to get the old Craftsman Tool catalog and just dream good thoughts.

@Thestargazer56 День назад

I bought my son a set and tool chest after graduating from getting his Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance about 30 years ago, telling him that these tools will last you a lifetime. The tool chest is long gone. So far he still is using them and making a good living, along with a few other speciality tools required by his job.

@paularnold6616 День назад

My old 1/2 inch Craftsman ratchet with the round head is fat, too. As a professional technician, I seldom used it. Breaker bars and impact guns did most of the work. But, my old Craftsman speed handles were great to run in bolts when building engines or transmissions because you can feel the thread fit and ease them in before torquing.

@rockyracoon3281 2 дня назад

I have several complete sets of craftsman wrenches, sockets, ratchets, & screwdrivers from 1983. The only thing that broke was a 3/8 universal. A few months ago, my son & i replaced all the brake lines and hoses in his truck. I couldn't find my line wrenches, so i went to Ace and bought a sae & metric set. We kept stripping the flare nuts, and the lines leaked. I figured the new craftsman chineseum line wrenches stretched out, so i measured them with a micrometer, and they were stretched by almost 1/8" on average. But then i measured the wrenches we didn't use, and they were too big by about 1/16" on average. Then i got the typical jerk job when i tried to return them. What part of lifetime warranty is so hard to understand. I eventually found my original 1983 line wrenches, and they were still measuring dead on balls accurate. I miss the good old days!

@tsl7881 День назад

Exact opposite of what a flare wrench is supposed to accomplish. Could have done that with a "Crescent wrench".

@rockyracoon3281 День назад

@tsl7881 yea, we used a crescent wrench to stop the leaks where we could. I was really trying to teach my son the old right tool for the job scenario. Plus, he had never seen line wrenches yet. He learned more than one lesson on that project and saved over $1000. Plus, we got to hang out together for 2 days and get his truck safe and roadworthy. Except for the crappy craftsman line wrenches, we actually had a great weekend together. Priceless.

@bobdunn4179 День назад

Bought a Craftsman battery operated chain saw last fall, and it's little dandy. It is excellent for light work.

@16918Cmh 10 часов назад

I love “old craftsman” tools. My son recently started working as a service technician at Toyota and needed his own tools. His first tools are mostly a set of craftsman tools I bought in 1990 and some older craftsman tools my dad had from the 60’s and 70’s. He’s slowly filling out his box with better stuff from Gearwrench and Tekton (he refuses to go into debt to the tool trucks). As I’m waiting to get my old stuff back from loan I thought I’d just go get some newer craftsman. I was sadly surprised at the price and its reduced quality. You can just feel how far they have sunk. I went with a set made by Masterforce by Menards instead. It will do until I get my old craftsman back. That will be a very happy reunion.

@hbarwickjr 19 часов назад

It's an improvement since Sears sold out. I was Craftsman exclusively back then but afterward switched to Husky wrenches. These overdrive Craftsman are tempting.

@DBRCustoms День назад

I was just at lowes and I told the wife that I will always be drawn to craftsman but I know that there are better tools at better prices out there. But like my constant struggle to not but every mystery bucket of what ever, I will always want to look at craftsman knowing it's not the best route. I've got the 4 drawer tool set that was a christmas gift that I love but the bottom drawer is filled with the things the set is missing.

@n0yxl 2 часа назад

Hey thanks for the good video review. Admittedly, I've moved onto the HF Pittsburgh and ICON(pretty nice!) branded tools for home use, but it would be really nice to Have "Made in the U.S.A" badging back on Craftsman tools and I would probably hop back on the bandwagon again if that happened.

@jeffwright9431 День назад

When I was a teenager in late 60's I was able to build a Craftsman tool set one piece at a time at garage sales, swap meets, and believe it or not, Sears itself. The Sears tool department in Long Beach, CA would have buckets and trays of single wrenches and sockets that were on close out, or had been returned, or who knows why, but I picked up 1/2" drive sockets for as little as 50 cents each. When I use the tools today they bring back fond memories of the search and I enjoy explaining to people who see them what the differences are in the design and finish of the older tools.

@spartanwarrior1855 12 часов назад

Me too

@joshschackmann9607 2 дня назад

First, I want to say I really enjoy your videos. You have spent alot of my money for me. LOL. I would like to comment on the Craftsman Overdrive Tools from my experience. First I will agree they are a bit over priced. However, I did decide ( because of nostalgia and the gun metal chrome) to replace my 21 year old Husky Pro set with the 284 piece over drive set. To date this set has been awesome. Missing a few things that old set had and I had to buy a few more things ( oh darn :) ) but I am enjoying the set. My personal garage has all of the Brushless RP series tools as well and they have been solid. IN addition to all the craftsman tools I also have a ton of pittsburg and ICON. I would consider myself an advanced DIYer in the mechanics field. We have a 5 vehicles from 2003 to 2019, a Travel trailer and 2 ATV's that we work on. From Transmission swaps to simple oil changes and everything in between. I guess the moral of my story is the Overdrive stuff works super well and has never let me down as of now. If you can get past the price which some may not.... for me it has been a work horse so far. I guess time will tell. I am always wrenching but I have to say not on a Pro level. Well unless it a jeep. Then I am a damn Pro!! HAHAHA In my professional trade I use Makita power tools but I would glady rock my craftsmans hand tools and all of the RP power tools I have on any jobsite. This is just my to cents. Keep up the great videos. To anyone reading this... regardless of the brands you buy... KEEP WRENCHING!

@akbaird88 День назад

My very first tool set was Craftsman and my first power drill was Black & Decker! So when I heard Craftsman was coming to Fort Worth Texas I applied and got the job in the Machine Shop. I was there before all the machines were in the building. I machined dies for the wrenches and ratchets, modified dies for the sockets. They really did try but it seems they just couldn't get the ball rolling. It really does suck because I really liked that place and the people I worked with. I really wish it would have worked out.

@KameraShy День назад

Back in the 70's I worked for a company that opened a huge electronics manufacturing plant in Fort Worth. It was a mess. Total management incompetence at even the most basic levels. Tried to do too much, too fast. They eventually got the problems resolved, sort of, but not without a lot of pain, time and money.

@thistledownwoodcraft3426 9 часов назад

Dad brought home a Snap-on 1/2" socket set from a blown out 6x6 during WW2 with up to 1 1/4" sockets and the ratchet on that looks about the same as the new Craftsman. Here is the thing, at 90 years of real abuse that Snap-on still rocks. Last thing I need in a tool is for it to blow up when put to the hard knocks. If the Craftsman can do that, then I don't care how chunky it is, it just has to work.

@bryanhamelin293 День назад

Found my set at Lowes a while back at 99 dollars I have found no issues,, with a little seafoam i can take any nut or bolt off.

@jma8352 День назад

i think i paid 150 at lowes last year for th od set you have. i like it. i still have my 80's 1/2" ratchet i use with the 2foot cheater bar and never failed me.

@joshuamilesmiles4810 7 часов назад

I've had really good luck with the overdrive series. I buy classic cars from the junkyard and put them back on the road and have used matco,snap-on, and several other brands but I really like the craftsman overdrive set I got as a gift. I've since purchased the whole set.

@royschultz1377 18 часов назад

Glad I still have my Craftsman and Thorsen tools from the 70's and 80's

@KevinMiller-lh9ur День назад

My wife bought me a small Craftsman rolling cart a few yrs ago and it had plastic wheels which didnt roll well even on a concrete floor. I bought 4 rubber tire casters at Lowes and replaced them and now it rolls just fine. The rest of the cabinet is good enough for me but this is how they try to keep the price down by using inferior parts and to me casters are part of the package you dont cheap out on.

@PhillyFixed 2 дня назад

You happened to catch me on a day where I'm pissed at Craftsman. Helping my buddy replace a water pump on his truck, and his Craftsman torque wrench never clicked and he snapped off a bolt in the engine block. (Admittedly, he should have been able to tell he exceeded 90 ft lbs by feel, but still). I verified with it set to 10 ft lb on a random bolt and it never clicked. Brand new.

@mattadams7922 2 дня назад

Lets be real a Torque Wrench is one if those things you never buy cheap and always wanna verify it works properly before you go using it. Ive watched a buddy do somwtbing similar with a Pittsburgh pro from HF and he went nuclear. That MFer never clicked. I said the same thing you mean you didnt realize you were past 75 ft/lbs. Tested it no click thoguht he was gonna smash the poor guys head with it at HF.

@turbo32coupe День назад

If you are going to have one expensive tool in your box, it should be a name brand American torque wrench. Especially if you are working on engines, where torque is critical.

@choccolocco День назад

That’s why I prefer the old cheap kind with a scale and needle. Of course, they’re not always the best as far as size, but you don’t have to worry about it “not clicking”.

@ZoruaZorroark 12 часов назад

got some craftsman tools thank to my dad with many of them bought in the 70's and 80's

@Dennys854 13 часов назад

Having worked at the Big Blue Box tool section, New Craftsman is not in any league near what it was under sears. Stanley took most of their line and simply re-branded it (Anything green is definitely re-branded Stanley with a new sticker). I would say 80% of the hand tools are re-colored Stanley. Sockets more or less the same, but there is the lifetime warrantee. V20 tools are ok for Homeowner/ProDIY. I am a ProDIY with 40 years in trades as an inspector/general constructor (Minor home renovations, decks, pools, etc). Yes the new RP/Brushless are much better than the 2 prior generations of V20, and even the baseline stuff is good bang for the buck. A solid variety, and good batteries. Best deal is buy the battery and charger for a free tool. Second best deal for low end is the 8 pack on sale. I call it a shop in a box. Yes, Dewalt will survive the apocalypse, but you'll be mortgaging your kids for batteries. Craftsman Steel storage is done by Waterloo, who also supplies Stanley. Again, the market is lower end homeowner/DIY. 1000 Series is beginner level and somewhat durable, 2000 series is much pricier and has wide competition (and does suffer some quality issues). Once again, know what you're looking for, and shop the sales.

@chuckhansen5824 День назад

The inside of that craftsman ratchet looks just like the inside of my harbor freight ratchet, same button to reliese the sockets, foot note, it’s also just like the cheap ones I bought from Walmart that was on sale

@OldGuyAdventure 14 часов назад

My grandfather has a 100-year-old S&K socket set, which was bought when bearings were first invented. That set has a lifetime warranty and has seen a lot of abuse. It has never been bent or stripped out. So it seems companies can build good tools but seek not to. I no longer buy Craftsmen just because they failed far too many times while I needed them. So I resorted to getting sets from the old guys when they retired at Auctions, and they have been my go-to ever since.

@branned 2 дня назад

I wish Craftsman would make the repair kits for old USA ratchets.

@4GSR 9 часов назад

I have a bunch of those repair kits I picked up way back for all of the ratchets I have and still have. Have not had to repair one, but I have them if needed. My son will probably do the repair.

@shiloh5199 18 часов назад

The OD series combo wrenches are good fir the price and I really like the OD sockets...they work!!

@mavision6525 2 дня назад

I inherited a lot of old craftsman tools and it's very rare for me to buy hand tools. If I need something I usually get Icon. I've never bought Craftsman battery tools since they were sold. Nostalgia yes, but my Craftsman buying days at the new big box store are done.

@liquidrockaquatics3900 День назад

Now we need Project Farm to run a head to head test between the Overdrive set v. Icon

@markusa5521 День назад

Same as tha MAC RBT combination wrench which stanly owns as well for half the price but the mac wrenches dont skip sizes

@mikehannigan848 День назад

about 18 years ago I bought a craftsman mechanics tool set...180 piece if I remember correctly. Not one of those tools has broken except two of the driver bits that I abused. Back then the old blood were telling us that these aren't your daddy's craftsman tools...but now they're made in Taiwan and from what I've seen are basically plastic dipped in a tiny layer of chrome.

@nikgorski2984 11 часов назад

I really hope craftsman makes it even though I don’t like their tools. I have a friend that has craftsman power tools and he gets frustrated with them. I went with Ryobi because I needed something cheaper than the rest of home depot tools and my Ryobi smokes the craftsman power tools

@dirtlegdirtleg 2 дня назад

Wonderful lighting so we can see everything

@garyogreen6958 2 дня назад

Been using craftsman tooks sense i was was a kid. 40 plus years. Still have alot of them and went ahead and bought a bunch more about a year ago. I dont wrench like i used too but still do a fair bit. Ive been using only my mewer rachets and sockets purposely to see if i can break them. So far so good. Putting a rear end in a truck this week and a power steering line in my one ton. I excpect they'll do just fine.

@acekickz6581 8 часов назад

the overdrive set was the first set i bought when building my toolbox and i have replaced all the rachets with tekton. The sockets are nice and the wrenches are nice for when you need them if i could go back i wouldnt buy whole set again maybe just the wrenches

@nolandenton1224 День назад

I like the Overdrive technology and if I didn’t already have my dad’s Craftsman set from the mid 1960’s (yes, it is STILL working fine), I would probably go with this $139 set off Amazon. But, I also have a couple of GearWrench ratchets I bought for the smaller size and tighter tooth pattern for those 1960s sockets, and my go-to for light to medium duty wrenches is the GearWrench combo SAE/Metric set I got a few years ago. I can’t use the Craftsmans on rounded bolt heads because they are all 12-points and just don’t bite like they should. To be fair, though, I still have SOME square head nuts in use in some places and the 12 pointers are great for those. For hard to break jobs I use the monster 1/2 inch breaker bar that came with my dad’s 1960’s set and all the deep sockets I use are from that set as well. The 1/4 inch ratchet set I use the most is the 1960’s Craftsmans and it even has a small breaker bar in that kit.

@HeinzGuderian_ День назад

My only issue with Craftsman is getting the stuff warranteed. Lowe's and Ace are the local go-to retailers here. Depending on who you deal with there, you may or may not have to argue with them before they do their job. NAPA also carries them but usually not as large an inventory.

@thecuss6817 День назад

As a teenager in 1971, I needed a set of metric combination wrenches to work on VWs. Craftsman was considered best, but too costly, so I bought similar set at JCPenney for less. Those were also lifetime warrantied, and I still use them and never had an issue with them. I did abuse a Craftsman 1/2 inch breaker bar and broke it, but Sears replaced that readily. I must say that I did buy an inexpensive $100 Craftsman tile saw, it was junk, broke its fence immediately (thought it looked flimsy), exchanged it for the other one in stock, was super-careful and it broke same day; I returned that, bought a $100 one at Home Depot (returned that for another as its fence was cockeyed), and that one was way better designed than the Craftsman, and worked fine. I must also say that a couple of 19.2 volt Craftsman NiCad cordless drills had knock-off chucks, and would kept loosening, just junk. I now use Milwaukee.

@Thestargazer56 День назад

My first socket set was a Pencraft set that I bought in high school. Still in the original plastic box. I gave it to my grandson. He asked what's J.C.Penneys? I didn't whether to laugh or cry.

@moseshancock3336 2 дня назад

I have the brush craftsman cordless tools 8 piece set they do good job have 3/8 ratchet and the 1/2 brushless v20 I'm a old craftsman fan as a kid 😊😊😊😊

@hectorespudo5565 16 часов назад

I like how the overdrive and some V-series tools are cheap RBRT versions from mac. I bought the overdrive set just for an on the go set and i agree, the rachet is crap. Except my 1/4" rachet, that thing is awesome with low backdrag. So i guess you can think of the overdrive as the homeowner version of macs RBRT line.

@gravis2000 23 часа назад

I don't know that you mentioned it is in Gunmetal chrome. I bought a Craftsmen 282 piece mechanics tool set in gunmetal chrome in 2019 for $112.00 at Lowes. I like that I can incorporate these into my existing set. I don't know that I would go "all in" but I could possibly get certain sizes of sockets and wrenches for overdrive feature. Great video though, something to think about for me.

@jasonsgroovemachine День назад

I've got a set of newer Craftsman power tools. The v20 stuff. A couple socket sets and wrenches and all that. I know Craftsman isn't as good as it used to be, but it's not junk. And look, I don't do the kind of work for a living where I can justify spending DeWalt/Milwaukee/Makita/Bosch prices on tools. I will say that my V20 tool kit did everything I needed it to do for a full demo/renovation project I've been working on the last few months. I'm glad I bought em.

@quellenathanar 5 часов назад

I'm just a home/DIY project guy, and I have been ending up using the torque ratchet most of the time (because why not). I'm sure the pros have to manage their time more than I do. As far as the teeth surfacing, it looks like a nifty invention, but it seems like a solution without a problem. I've already got the Channel Lock version. (American factory in Pennsylvania...if that matters).

@behindthespotlight7983 13 часов назад

My Craftsman mechanics tools were purchased at Sears in Newark or Hayward, California in 1986-1989. As was my only Craftsman tool chest. I still have every single piece in June 2024. The only Craftsman I now buy are Made🇺🇸 hand tools at garage or estate sales. As far as power tools go? If you’re pro it’s Milwaukee 18v all the way. For the DIY’r? Rigid offers decent stuff that does go on sale regularly and Amazon sells the big batteries that are knockoffs (but haven’t let me down yet) for approximately half what Rigid costs.

@rodneyferguson446 День назад

I also am a "Craftsman Fanboy", although NOT Recovering yet because I haven't bought/traded anything in since they started swapping you Chinese made tools for your American made. I've had a Large Variety of Craftsman Handtools and a really large Craftsman double rolling Cabinet since way back in the '80's. I'm talking combination wrenches/screwdrivers/sockets/ratchets/files/etc and even had Craftsman 30' tape measures that came with their "Lifetime Warranty" (I ended up having to use the "Lifetime Warranty" on one of the Tape Measures and what they replaced it with was a Stanley 30'). We live 50 miles from where the closest Sears was ion a Mall and everytime we went to Town, I had to go to Sears. Besides all of the Craftsman Tools I bought for myself, over the years I bought each of my 2 Sons at least (2) 210+ Mechanics Tool Sets each. Anyway, back to where I was headed with this, what I'm trying to say is I've used Craftsman Ratchets for over 50 years. I also worked at a Coal Mine where they gave us Proto Ratchets. Those Craftsman ratchets @4:20 look exactly like the Proto ratchets we used. Wher you;d have to take the Craftsman Rtchet in for exchange when it screwed up, with the Proto you just used a rebuild kit that comes with all of the Internal parts along with a new cover plate. So I wonder if that's one of the reasons that Vraftsman changed their ratchet design? FWIW, ratchets usually screw up because rather than using a breakover bar to free up stuck bolts/nuts and then switching to the ratchet, most people will use the ratchet to break it loose (and I'm one of those peolpe who is guilty of not using a breakover bar).

@johnclarke6647 День назад

Stanley, Black and Decker are owned by DeWalt, now. I have a rollaway full of Craftsman tools. I bought them over the course of my life. My rollaway is a Craftsman, too. My portable drill and impact areDeWalt, as is 12” chop saw.

@jsun3117 8 часов назад

I was lucky enough to get the early to late 90s craftsman complete set mixed in with some 80s craftsman stuff. It's funny how it's as good as the mack and snap-on but way better than the latest craftsman stuff. The latest is on par with a defective husky set. 😅

@homelee665 2 дня назад

I picked that same set up to use as a truck set. Not top of the line, but handy in a pinch.

@DFisk75 2 дня назад

My first set of tools was a craftsman set i purchased back in 2000. I was excited they were bringing back USA manufacturing and disappointed it didn't work out.

@gordonplatter9162 13 часов назад

I'm 59 , my parents bought me a small set when I was about 10 because I worked on my bicycle and I still have most of it as I got older I added to it and it is all American made