Another BIG tool manufacturer merger..

[Mikey P]

Any of you who work on your own gear will be thrilled to hear that Sear/Kmart has sold the Craftsman brand to Stanley/Black & Decker for a cool $900M

S/B&D has announced that they will be bringing production BACK to the United States and committing to building a $35M plant to make the Donald happy.

Sears on the other hand looks to be dissolving rapidly.


I'll be sending this low budget Craftsman Apartment owner kit to Marty so he can build a butterbean stalk and pull his rotten teefs.

 

[steve_64]

Trump's done more for manufacturing than bama and he isn't even in office yet

I'll be skeptical of the craftsman brand for a bit but I hope they return it to a quality product again.

 

[D Luke]

Thought for sure any tool thread in this industry had to be about RA.

 

[ruff]

Trump's done more for manufacturing than bama ...

Not to put a nice face on it Steve-

 

[steve_64]

Not to put a nice face on it Steve- View attachment 68861

Haha I wondered who would call me out first.

I am a fan though.

 

[Mikey P]

Thought for sure any tool thread in this industry had to be about RA.

self destruct mode these days

 

[Johnny]

Look what Black & Decker did to the quality of Porter Cable tools when it acquired that brand. Porter Cable used to make quality tools. Now they're cheap rebranded Black & Deckers.

I think most of Craftsman's power tools are rebranded now. I doubt the quality of their hand tools will survive this sale.

An old buddy sold a patent to Black & Decker Stanley. It screwed him out of over a million $.

B & D S be de debel.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

I believe the value for Black and Decker is in the lawn care tools primarily. But glad Craftsman brand isn't going away...use to be very good tools.

 

[Johnny]

Porter Cable used to have one of the very few left-side blade option sidewinder circular saws on the market. That saw disappeared with their acquisition by B&D. Now used ones are selling for $200.00 on eBay. I got one I wouldn't sell for any $. (Ok, make me an offer.)

 

[Desk Jockey]

B&D hasn't ever been known for quality tools. Cheap, flashy plastic crap. Homeowner quality. Craftsman isn't top of the line either but definitely and upgrade from B&D.

 

[Jimmy L]

Since I am not a mechanic I choose to buy cheap hand tools from harbor freight.
Now if I had to use them everyday I would get a better brand.