Geo-TH,In
Well-known Member
In 1979 I purchased a craftsman drill press, floor model, and a craftsman bench grinder. They were old then. Still good working tools. Wish I could buy things like this today.
FYI, A few years ago, after putting up a pole barn in the south end of the county, I moved these from my other workshop and bought new drill press and 8 inch grinder. All the drill presses in the stores in TH were made in china, even the craftsman. Lowes had a $400 new delta that look like a clone of my old craftsman with a bigger table. Not to disappoint some of my cheap fans, I got it for $200 because there was a 2x2 inch piece of wood missing in center of the table, an improvement over my old one. And the chuck key was missing, which I had extras.
I don't want to raise someone's blood pressure and have him bleeding out his eyes, so I won't mention the ?D? word here. I'll just say my new bench grinder was a gift from my son. It's my favorite color, yellow.
I think what I can take away form this is, they don't make things like the used too. I even have craftsman sockets, made in the USA. Two Craftsman routers, made in the USA. Put a ball bearing in craftsman belt sander, made in the USA. I have an atlas lathe as old as I am, 1949, made in the USA. A 6 ft metal brake older, made in the USA, 1887, yep 1887. I even have 3 Milwaukee drills, back when they were made in the USA. Do you think Made In the USA meant something? If so why did most move off shore? Better not go there.
I'll never sell them. I know some people who can't wait to go to my estate sale, which I hope is no time real soon.
geo
FYI, A few years ago, after putting up a pole barn in the south end of the county, I moved these from my other workshop and bought new drill press and 8 inch grinder. All the drill presses in the stores in TH were made in china, even the craftsman. Lowes had a $400 new delta that look like a clone of my old craftsman with a bigger table. Not to disappoint some of my cheap fans, I got it for $200 because there was a 2x2 inch piece of wood missing in center of the table, an improvement over my old one. And the chuck key was missing, which I had extras.
I don't want to raise someone's blood pressure and have him bleeding out his eyes, so I won't mention the ?D? word here. I'll just say my new bench grinder was a gift from my son. It's my favorite color, yellow.
I think what I can take away form this is, they don't make things like the used too. I even have craftsman sockets, made in the USA. Two Craftsman routers, made in the USA. Put a ball bearing in craftsman belt sander, made in the USA. I have an atlas lathe as old as I am, 1949, made in the USA. A 6 ft metal brake older, made in the USA, 1887, yep 1887. I even have 3 Milwaukee drills, back when they were made in the USA. Do you think Made In the USA meant something? If so why did most move off shore? Better not go there.
I'll never sell them. I know some people who can't wait to go to my estate sale, which I hope is no time real soon.
geo