L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I do buy some Snap-On specialty tools that they hold the patents
on. They cost twice as much as Craftsman. And unusually not guaranteed,
and tools that are like a ratchet are rebuild rather than exchanged as
Craftsman.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> Buy Snap-On, MAC, or Stahlwille (the strongest, not as pretty) and cry
> once.

twaldron

You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> I do buy some Snap-On specialty tools that they hold the patents
> on. They cost twice as much as Craftsman. And unusually not guaranteed,
> and tools that are like a ratchet are rebuild rather than exchanged as
> Craftsman.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
>>
>> Buy Snap-On, MAC, or Stahlwille (the strongest, not as pretty) and cry
>>once.

twaldron

You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> I do buy some Snap-On specialty tools that they hold the patents
> on. They cost twice as much as Craftsman. And unusually not guaranteed,
> and tools that are like a ratchet are rebuild rather than exchanged as
> Craftsman.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
>>
>> Buy Snap-On, MAC, or Stahlwille (the strongest, not as pretty) and cry
>>once.

twaldron

You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> I do buy some Snap-On specialty tools that they hold the patents
> on. They cost twice as much as Craftsman. And unusually not guaranteed,
> and tools that are like a ratchet are rebuild rather than exchanged as
> Craftsman.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
>>
>> Buy Snap-On, MAC, or Stahlwille (the strongest, not as pretty) and cry
>>once.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

twaldron wrote:
>
> You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

twaldron wrote:
>
> You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

twaldron wrote:
>
> You can rebuild Craftsman too, just depends on the guy behind the counter.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.

Bret Ludwig

L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
> They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
> rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
> store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

I don't want my good ratchets exchanged. I want them repaired. The old
ones are better made, better looking, and I'm attached to them. Some
even have collector value, I save the old pieces. I have many old
Craftsman tools and the old ones are as well made as the Snap-Ons at
the time, that is no longer the case. I take the tool in and ask for
the kit and swap them out myself. You have to dismantle the new ones
anyway because the factory grease gets raunchy . I douche them out with
mineral spirits or whatever is in use at the parts cleaner, then clean
with tuner cleaner, then after careful drying put on Phillips 66
helicopter grease. It's a blue-green and costs $400 for a five gallon
pail. I'm very fussy I suppose but everyone needs a hobby.

Bret Ludwig

L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
> They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
> rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
> store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

I don't want my good ratchets exchanged. I want them repaired. The old
ones are better made, better looking, and I'm attached to them. Some
even have collector value, I save the old pieces. I have many old
Craftsman tools and the old ones are as well made as the Snap-Ons at
the time, that is no longer the case. I take the tool in and ask for
the kit and swap them out myself. You have to dismantle the new ones
anyway because the factory grease gets raunchy . I douche them out with
mineral spirits or whatever is in use at the parts cleaner, then clean
with tuner cleaner, then after careful drying put on Phillips 66
helicopter grease. It's a blue-green and costs $400 for a five gallon
pail. I'm very fussy I suppose but everyone needs a hobby.

Bret Ludwig

L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote:
> They've always just exchanged them for me, some were my Dad's
> rusty, because they didn't chrome them in the twenties. Convenient, the
> store's on the way to the beach: http://dotdemo.camzone.com/#
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

I don't want my good ratchets exchanged. I want them repaired. The old
ones are better made, better looking, and I'm attached to them. Some
even have collector value, I save the old pieces. I have many old
Craftsman tools and the old ones are as well made as the Snap-Ons at
the time, that is no longer the case. I take the tool in and ask for
the kit and swap them out myself. You have to dismantle the new ones
anyway because the factory grease gets raunchy . I douche them out with
mineral spirits or whatever is in use at the parts cleaner, then clean
with tuner cleaner, then after careful drying put on Phillips 66
helicopter grease. It's a blue-green and costs $400 for a five gallon
pail. I'm very fussy I suppose but everyone needs a hobby.