Finding old quality US made tools is nice. They have no equal. 

Of course my original comments were made tongue in cheek, and when you need a tool fast you buy what you can. But still, wouldn't it be nice to buy "locally"?

alistair

On 2011-07-22, at 12:20 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Great point!  I still have the 3/4" sliding breaker and 1 3/4" socket I got from the local FLAPS in Tucson 30 years ago.  Reasonably priced at the time and still kickin'
> 
> I suppose the guarantee is nice but I'd rather not have the tool break when I'm depending on it the most.
> 
> If you're on a budget, you can still find good used tools at the Thrift Store.