Tools Still Made in the USA?

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Tools Still Made in the USA?

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So today I picked up a 5" Wilton multi-purpose vise, which I thought was still made in the good ole USofA. Turns out in the fine print that it says it was made in China to Wilton specifications. When I buy a tool I really expect it to last me the rest of my life, and well into the next generation or two. I used to buy Craftsman, but I think I heard somewhere that they now have most of their stuff done by China. What's left?
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Oh, here we are: http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/tools.html

I guess I should have Googled first.
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I do a lot of research at work on machinery and processes for printing and such. It's hard to find ANYthing made in the US anymore. :evil:
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Cool, I thought Briggs & Stratton engines were still made here! So are the majority of Craftsman hand tools (you need to check the fine print).
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Last I head from a vendor rep, Armstrong tools are still made in the USA.
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Tools made in the USA?

See this list, numbers 39, 41-43 at least. Not clear where no. 44 was made.
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Wilton still makes their line of industrial vises in the USA, and as far as I can tell the quality is still as it should be. In recent years they have also added a line of budget priced vises made in China. These also carry the Wilton name, but I'm not sure how anyone could mistake one for the other at even a casual glance. The low, low price compared to the hundreds that they charge for the real thing should have been your first clue.
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Since the U.S. decided to no longer have a manufacturing and production based economy, it's difficult to find anything made in the US, from American parts.

The best option for me, then, is Craftsman. Their 100% no-questions-asked guarantee for full product replacement, even in cases of clear misuse, means that the have an incentive to keep quality high.
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If their commercials on the Outdoor Channel are to be believed, Henry Rifles are still made in the US. GFW website doesn't include firearms :evil:
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Denis wrote:Tools made in the USA?

See this list, numbers 39, 41-43 at least. Not clear where no. 44 was made.
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