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[ - ] 1Icemonkey 3 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:21:43 ago (+3/-0)

I’m not sure on tap and die, but I wouldn’t buy anything Craftsman. It’s not the same company it was forty years ago. Irwin and Bosch seem to make good stuff from my experience.

[ - ] natehiggers 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:32:44 ago (+2/-0)

Craftsman is hit or miss, but they are moving a lot of production back to the states.

[ - ] deleted 3 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:50:03 ago (+3/-0)

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[ - ] natehiggers 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:53:00 ago (+1/-0)*

I think Black & Decker currently owns Craftsmen.

[ - ] Spaceman84 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 22:12:36 ago (+1/-0)

Black and Decker is a shell company/brand now and has been for years

[ - ] deleted 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:43:13 ago (+2/-0)

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[ - ] germ22 [op] 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:23:54 ago (+1/-0)

Bosh has shifted a lot of production to China and quality has suffered as a result. In this instance Craftsman and Irvin come up on top

[ - ] FalseRealityCheck 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 20:08:01 ago (+2/-0)

I have GearWrench, Vermont American, Irwin, Craftsman and other stuff I can't remember. I have had some of these tool for decades so I can't speak to the quality of the current tools except for Irwin and GearWrench. (Which seem good.)

Some were bought as kits, but most were bought by the piece as I needed them. The GearWrench are the newest because I wanted the two-handled, ratcheting wrenches as depicted below:
https://files.catbox.moe/mpp2m1.jpg
I see you can buy the large and small wrenches in a bundle now:
https://www.gearwrench.com/products/cutting-tools/ratcheting-tap-and-die/82807-11-pc-ratcheting-tap-and-die-accessory-set

[ - ] deleted 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 13, 2022 18:46:04 ago (+2/-0)

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[ - ] deleted 0 points 2.2 yearsFeb 14, 2022 01:13:13 ago (+0/-0)

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