Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "Best Wrench (ADJUSTABLE)? Craftsman USA vs Craftsman, Crescent, Kobalt, Milwaukee, Channellock" video.

  1. I have a Swedish Bacho adjustable wrench on the table here now. Snap-On owns Bacho today. So I'm sure they're responsible for the reorganization of the company.
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  2. Snap-On owns Bacho
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  3. It didn't used to be. Bacho used to make tools in Sweden. I have a Swedish made Bacho adjustable sitting on the table here now.
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  4. I love my vintage Bacho Ergo wrench. Made in Sweden. Where tools are meant to be made.
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  5. The days of American tools are in the past. Have to get with the times.
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  6. Snap-On owns Bacho.
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  7.  @fasteddie8225  I missed nothing. When Snap-On says jump Bacho asks, How high?
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  8. Snap-On is a special case. They're basically a government supplier with a civilian division. Good hand tools. Snap-On does a lot of rebranding that is somewhat questionable IMO.
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  9. A Swedish Bacho may have. Mine says invented by Bacho 1892 on it.
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  10. I don't expect to see the USA producing consumer products. The cost of operating is just too high here to make that economically viable.
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  11. Stay away from my regulators you Philistine!
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  12. Craftsman was always just a name put onto various manufacturers tools. It was Sears tool line.
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  13. They've broken ratchets before on lots of other channels.
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  14. Or as we called them, Crap man quick tools. Going to Sears to buy tools was greeted with some derision back in the day. We never really thought very much of them. They were OK. Better than nothing but not tool truck quality.
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  15.  @michaellinner7772  I have a made in Japan raised panel Craftsman combination wrench set that's OK. It's from the 80s.
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  16. No. There are some decent adjustable wrenches though.
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  17. Why bother? You can't get USA made Craftsman now. 6uild 6ack 6etter! And Let's Go Brandon!
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  18. I have a 2 foot adjustable I use as a mangler here. It is one of the better uses for the tool.
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  19. You clearly know nothing about politics.
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  20. I do not know what the best tools made are. I could name a lot better than Craftsman though.
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  21. TTI owns the Milwaukee brand today and they are a Taiwanese company.
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  22.  @FriendlyAdolfHitler  well Taiwan isn't exactly mainland China, yet.
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  23.  @FriendlyAdolfHitler  no.
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  24. You could have made bowl scorps out of the handles at least with old wrenches.
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  25. They're government subsidized. That's how.
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  26. We didn't. We called them Crap man quick tools. They were a step above 5 and dime store tools. You took pride in buying Snap-On and Mac. Well took a beating at any rate.
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  27.  @dennisclayton1225  I wouldn't today. Because if you try to warranty the tools you're not going to get made in USA replacements. Honestly I never thought much of Craftsman tools ever. Department store tools.
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  28.  @willburr5929  your memory is like mine. Crap man quick tools!
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  29. You can still get good tools today. You just have to be willing to pay for them. Quite frankly even the worst tool tested here could do the job.
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  30. How are you going to power a factory in the USA? Pay the Big Guy 10%? That's the only way you'll get a pipeline through. I hope you like blow art paintings because you're going to have to buy an awful lot of them!
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  31. Actually that's not what happened. Sears transitioned into more of a soft goods focus. They shifted from durable goods to fashion because they felt that's where they could profit more. Turned out they were wrong. Then they completely dropped the ball on Internet sales. And the rest is as they say, history.
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