According to reports in the financial media Danaher and Cooper are looking to sell their joint tool enterprise. The financial pundits are claiming about 1.5 billion dollars will be realized from the sale. A big question is, Is this why Craftsman tools are now all being sourced in China. Don’t believe me? Look at the [… Read More]
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Danaher and Cooper to sell Apex?
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedCraftsman tools: The beginning of the end?
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedWith even the main hand tools being imported. Where does this leave the Craftsman brand? One of the big reasons many bought and supported the Craftsman brand for so many years was the fact that they were made on the USA. Now that has largely fallen by the way side. How many will pay USA [… Read More]
Labor day sales alert
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedLabor Day is great time to show some love to your favorite car or truck. Here are some great savings on car & truck parts and accessories we have gathered for you from Sears, Tom Tom, Advance Auto Parts, and Performance 4 Trucks. Sears: Huge Auto & Truck Parts Labor Day sale. Sales on Michelin [… Read More]
Construction company to break ground on facility in Sycamore
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedSYCAMORE – Krusinski Construction Company will break ground Oct. 1 on a new facility in the Sycamore Prairie Business Park that will house SK Hand Tools, according to a news release from the construction company. Ideal Industries purchased SK Hand Tools in August and announced then that it planned to build a 130,000-square-foot building at [… Read More]
Is everyone ready for the Spring fixem up time?
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedIt alwaays seems like no matter how much time you spend working of equipment over the winter. The coming of Spring finds new problems to fix and replace. So are your tools and garages ready for the onset of work coming your way? Maybe now would be a good time to make sure your stock [… Read More]
Back with a different look.
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedAfter a long hiatus caused by multiple life events we are back with a new look. I am hoping that things will normalise and I will be able to return to posting on at least a semi regular basis.
Streamlight warns against off-brand batteries
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedEAGLEVILLE, PA, October 8, 2009 – Streamlight, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance flashlights for industrial, fire and rescue, law enforcement professionals and sporting enthusiasts, today issued another warning about purchasing and using inferior quality lithium 123A batteries with its flashlight products or other products. Use of off-brand lithium batteries may present a risk of [… Read More]
Hello here we talk cars, garages and the tools we use to work on them.
By rusty | Filed in UncategorizedI have made this site in an attempt to cover the wide world of tools garges and everything involved in them. From exotics to news to alt energy we hope to cover it here.