American made stuff

[jenkinsph]

Thanks, and come to think about it mostly American made too. I built this truck up in '98 when the new F550's came out. The body has about 110 drawers plus some large cabinets for bulk storage. Powdercoated tubular frame and Craftsman (Waterloo) tool boxes, plan on repainting this winter if I have the time. Here's a picture from the front.

 

[KennyV]

Nice rig.... :smile:KennyV

 

[Giles]

I have been shopping for gas logs. Yesterday, I went to a BB store and thought I had found the perfect log set for my needs.
Since I have had three different sets of Emberglow brand gas logs, that were American made, I looked to see where these were made. All I could find was a distributors address:frown: I was loaded the box on the cart to check the bottom of container box. That's when I saw on the front of the box-- Made In CHINA. The print was so tiny, I could barely make it out--- 1/16" to 1/8" tall letters
Left them on the floor and left the store
This should be illegal:thumbdown:

 

[motorrefurb]

I think the boxes of items should be printed with a HUGE flag of the country of origin and the box is the colors, it will get people thinking.....

 

[Giles]

I think the boxes of items should be printed with a HUGE flag of the country of origin and the box is the colors, it will get people thinking.....

Yes, I agree, but it is a shame that most American made products will only have a small american flag on their boxes
That's something I have never understood.
But I am sure you are in agreement that the vast majority of consumers never look and simply don't care:frown:
Some time back, there was a similar discussion criticizing China products, on another web site that I was following. There was this ONE poster that was praising China products in response to nearly every post:thumbdown:
Finally a brave poster challenged him by making a statement------
"You evidently fit one of these catagories---You are Chinese or you are selling their products" There was no response to his statement:thumbsup:

 

[benski]

I think the boxes of items should be printed with a HUGE flag of the country of origin and the box is the colors, it will get people thinking.....

Well, even if it gets SOME people thinking about the state our country is in, it might be an improvement..:ashamed:

 

[reynoldston]

Back when I was making my living with my tools the only tools I would buy was Snap-on because they were the best and a broken tool was no good when you needed it. When you have a warranty and a tool is broken what good is the warranty so Snap-on was the only tools I could afford because they wouldn't break.

 

[Giles]

Back when I was making my living with my tools the only tools I would buy was Snap-on because they were the best and a broken tool was no good when you needed it. When you have a warranty and a tool is broken what good is the warranty so Snap-on was the only tools I could afford because they wouldn't break.

A warranty is only as good as the company backing it:thumbsup:
Back in the day when I was a certified auto mechanic, Nearly all my tools were Snap-On. I had a few Mack, Proto, Cornwell--all of which had a very good warranty, but not as good as Snap-On:thumbsup:
I still have and use these tools almost daily.
I have a few Craftsman tools of which I am not very found. Like the 1/2" ratchet that was defective when new:thumbdown:--I received it as a gift and exchanged it for a new one--Quality Control:frown:
Also when purchasing a tool, observe how it is constructed. Take for instance--a cheaper sochet where the bolt or nut head will travel the full length of the socket, making it difficult to start a nut with the socket:frown:
These "punched out" sockets are cheaper to make and are weaker then a quality one:thumbdown:
I am not knocking Craftsman and other American made tools--they have their market-- But not my first choice.:thumbsup: I have some of them in my vehicles for emergency use:laughing:

 

[Sammy the Red]

Back in the day, I was partial to S-K.

 

[Giles]

Back in the day, I was partial to S-K.

OOPS---sorry I failed to mention S-K because I have many. Another QUALITY tool brand:thumbsup: