CRAFTSMAN "INDUSTRIAL" TOOLS??

[dimwittedmoose51]

In addition to the tote with the new "worker" Proto stuff in it, I acquired a tote full of new Craftsman "Industrial" Tools.  I went tot Adam O over at the Craftsman site and he said he thought they were  3rd party vendor tools for like Grainger or such.  Any knowledge from our group on this subject.  This 15/16" combo wrench rivals their Professional line of tools for sure.  Of the over 400 pcs. in the tote. there was a bag of like 180  3/8" drive 8mm hex bit sockets......maybe one for each member of the list here????....lol...or as I say, "If you don't have one, then it's collectible"

IIRC, there's the 15/16"(11 of them), some 16mm combos(30+) that look more like the regular C-man combos,  3/8" dr. 1/2" 12pt deep wells(60+), and like 70+ of both the 1/4"dr.  5/16" and 7/16".  Not sure how many ebayers are up for bulk purchases, so I split them into bags of 50/20/25/10 and maybe someone will run with it.


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[oldtools]

Cool!!

[Plyerman]

That's the mother lode of sockets right there. Good grab!

[dimwittedmoose51]

...that is the tip of the iceberg, my man.  Why can't I find auctions like this......lol?

[Aunt Phil]

In the 50s probably up to the late 80s Sears had salesmen on the road going from shop to shop selling the Craftsman Industrial tools.  They were priced below store price, and supposedly better quality, usually black oxide finish.
The line extended from basic hand tools clear through drill presses.

[dimwittedmoose51]

I know I have one of the Industrial electric Impact guns, an industrial router from the 60's(all metal"), and a couple other power tools labeled as such.  Thanks AP


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[Bill Houghton]

I've got one...no, two...of their industrial circular saws, both needing repair (bearings), that I like better than the modern stuff.  The shoe is in two parts: if you remove one part, you've got an abbreviated shoe that lets you cut closer to a wall.  I've never used that feature, but it's nice to know it's there.

The body is sandcast aluminum, and some marketing genius figured out that, if they left it in the rough sandcast state, they could market it as a "non-glare" finish, thus saving the cost of the polishing step AND making the money saved into a virtue at the sales point.

[rusty]

http://www.grainger.com/product/6WPE8?gclid=COTc9qOdsb0CFVJffgodfR4A0g&cm_mmc=PPC:GooglePLA-_-Hand%20Tools-_-Hand%20Tool%20Kits-_-6WPE8&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=6WPE8&ef_id=UwfEFgAABUayjGRf:20140326221711:s

[dimwittedmoose51]

I could only dream of getting $4  a pop for all this stuff I have in the tote there Rusty!!!  Over $1,000 from Grainger and only 3 Ratchets.......hmmmmmmm



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[Aunt Phil]

One of the big selling points of Craftsman INDUSTRIAL in the era of purchasing agents becoming part of industry was lower tool replacement costs.

The salesman stressed the finish would make employees not want to pocket the tool, and the INDUSTRIAL stamp would induce paranoia against a man getting caught with a tool that was not sold to individuals.
Young guys need to realize this was in the pre-Miranda era where an employer thought it was acceptable to visit an employee's home shop and look around.  Men kept receipts for tools they owned, often in one drawer of the tool box.  You damn well had better be able to prove it was your tool.

[Papaw]

In the 70s, I bought lots of used tools for my motorcycle shop and had receipts for all of them. I once bought a top and bottom box full of tools that had the PO's name on each tool. I had him sign a list of all the tools as a receipt!

[dimwittedmoose51]

......paranoia strikes deep.....into your tool box it will creep.....it starts when you're always afraid...step out of line the boss comes and takes you away....ya better stop...hey what's that sound...evry body look what's goin' down.....


Paraphrased, but at least you didn't have to listen to me sing it....lol

DM&FS

[Aunt Phil]

......paranoia strikes deep.....into your tool box it will creep.....it starts when you're always afraid...step out of line the boss comes and takes you away....ya better stop...hey what's that sound...evry body look what's goin' down.....


Paraphrased, but at least you didn't have to listen to me sing it....lol

DM&FS

MEMO TO: Housemother
FROM: Choir Director

The dimwit kid has been bounced from Choir.
Too many smartass incidents.

Assign him to bathroom cleaning

[dimwittedmoose51]

I've already cleaned my grease trap for this century, so I now have imunity from Scrubbing Bubbles for life.......

DM&FS

[rayjay]

I sold a lot of misc, C-man sockets on  feebay that wouldn't sell @the flee market.  I was pleased with the price and was dam glad I didn't have to handle them anymore!  Alot of them are dead meet, esp. standards.