[Rhodes22-list] Another Shopping Issue - Hand Tools part 2

[bobmellor]

Revised Danaher's:

Armstrong® Industrial Tools, Craftsman®, Allen®, Jacobs®, K-D® Automotive
Specialty Tools, Napa®, Holo-Krome®, Matco®, GearWrench®, Delta® and Jobox®.  
I think maybe Kobalt too (at least in som epoint in time) , but have not
confirmed yet.

(its all pretty much either danaher, stanley, or snap-on.. some have been
passed from staney to danaher or visa versa over the years as vendor
contracts expired .. i.e. stanley had craftsman till '92, then in '92
danaher won as single souce for craftsman)

bob m


bobmellor wrote:
> 
> I can say with 100% certainty that craftsman and matco are made by the
> Danaher tool group.. (Danaher bought out ownership of my company a few
> years ago.)  I think several other tool brands as well.. i'll have to
> check.
> Bob M
> 
> 
> 
> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>> 
>> Ok list, who makes what mechanic hand tools?  I sent most of my Craftsman
>> stuff (except for the tool boxes I started with as an apprentice mechanic
>> a
>> gazillion years ago) to the MS Gulf.  I'm in the market for a whole new
>> set
>> of wrenches and sockets for the hangar. The boat has a small collection
>> of
>> el cheapos on board because they rust before they wear out.  Snap-on is
>> out
>> of the question because of price and Chinese junk is out because of
>> quality.  Craftsman has always been a good value but I hate going to
>> Sears
>> with a passion.  Supposedly, the Kobalt line that Lowes sells is made by
>> Snap-on and the Husky brand by Home Depot is made by the same company
>> that
>> makes Craftsman for Sears. My internet research keeps coming up with the
>> same conclusion, there are only a handful of US hand tool manufacturers
>> (pun
>> intended).  So who makes what and which brand is the best value?
>> 
>> Brad
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