Crapsman is now owned by Stanley, I just bought 2 sets (metric/standard) of their extra long 6 point combination wrenches after doing a ton of research. Lowes gets $75 for each set. They also are finished in a gunmetal chrome finish, rather than a bright chrome, which I care nothing about. As long as I get the fastener off, I'm not concerned about the finish on the surface.
https://www.lowes.com/search?searchT...ation+wrenches
They have the grip serrations on the open end, as well as the box end, and of course are 6 point on the box end. Extra long beams for leverage. Just what I need for rusty automotive fasteners.
I would never consider buying crapsman, until Stanley bought them out. As a full time mechanic, I quit buying crapsman in the early 80s. I feel that's when their ship started sinking. The Sears store stuff was adequate for mundane work, until then, but then got progressively worse.
It cost me $150, and tax, for these 2 sets but having extra long, 6 point combination wrenches I feel is worth the expenditure.
The lesser grade crapsman stuff is still on my "do not buy" list though, but the Overdrive line is an entirely different tool line. 99% of crapsman stuff isn't going into my tool box.
When Walmart sold Stanley hand tools, I used to buy some stuff there, but they quit handling Stanley a few years ago. The Stanley line has good value, but is now tougher to find in stores since walmart quit handling it.
Project Farm has some good tool tests if you have the time to watch his testing, he did some testing on the Capri brand in some of his tests. It seemed like a good value, as does the Tekton brand. Tekton does actually make some of their tools in the US, but the majority are made in Taiwan. Tekton lets you take a picture of a broken tool, and e mail it to them, they then send you a new tool, a different way to handle warranty claims.
