Just got a full tap and die set, man is it nice to have the right size and not have to go borrow it...
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Actually, Stanley owns Mac.
Stanley Black & Decker is the parent company (formerly The Stanley Works). In the tool world they own:Blazer3664 wrote:Actually, Stanley owns Mac.
Weeeeeeelll, yes.
But they are both owned by......I don't remember, the same company that owns Dewalt, B+D, Porter Cable, and a bunch of others as well.
Of coarse S-O, CDI, Williams, and some others I dont remember are all the same "parent" company also. Not related to Stanley and such though........ as far as I know.
Pretty common anymore, company I work for sells stuff under 7 names (they own), plus "private label" for places like Menards and Home Depot. All comes off the same machines, just different print and box/bag.
Jim
Pretty much thats what I said Pro. Cone to think of it, I'v got a bunch of cornwell stuff, and some S-K too. The last I heard, S-K was about belly up. I know my old Cornwell dealer was a hell of a guy. He would bend over backwards to help you.racerx12003r1 wrote: Mac is made by stanley these days
SK was owned for a bit by Facom of France. Facom declared bankruptcy in 2010, after which Facom itself was purchased by Stanley and SK was purchased by Ideal Industries. Ideal Industries also owns Western Forge and Pratt-Read. SK's future looks pretty secure at this point.racerx12003r1 wrote:Pretty much thats what I said Pro. Cone to think of it, I'v got a bunch of cornwell stuff, and some S-K too. The last I heard, S-K was about belly up. I know my old Cornwell dealer was a hell of a guy. He would bend over backwards to help you.racerx12003r1 wrote: Mac is made by stanley these days
Yes, but back in 1996 they were still made in the USA. So hold on to them...and only replace what you need now because any replacements you get will be made in China. If a ratchet stops working, don't settle for a replacement...ask them to rebuild it, or find a store that will. It will still be chinese innards, but at least you'll keep your made in the USA outside.ClovisMan wrote:When I gradjiated from High School back in 1996, my parents bought me one of the big Craftsman tool sets with like 500 pieces. They are used and abused as I routinely think ratchets are hammers and screwdrivers are pry-bars, I have broken a few tools over the years but always just drop by the local Sears and they replace them with no questions asked. I even left a couple of sockets sitting in oven cleaner sludge in one of de-greasing episodes and it ate the chrome off and they started to rust. I asked if the chrome coating was covered by their warranty over the ask a question on the interwebs. The tech sais it was and I returned those sockets and they gave me brand new bright and shiny replacements. I just can't fault a product or a company over that kind of service. I have a Snap-on 3/8 ratchet and an 8 piece socket set in SAE...I rarely use them.
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