IIRC, Sears Craftsman is warranted for use in non-commercial use, and if they are used in commercial they are void - unlike Snap-On that doesn't make that differentiation. => -----Original Message----- => From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org => [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Douglas Quebbeman => Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:54 AM => To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org' => Subject: RE: Craftsman (was: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook" => => => > Craftsman tools were available at any Sears store; Snap-On had a few => > outlets, but sold mostly through trucks that went to garages. => (One time, => > on a cross-country drive, I started having some serious => problems with a VW => > bus, and pulled over a Snap-On truck on the freeway in Ohio in order to => > buy a 30mm (1 3/16) socket) => => Never pulled them over, but when a Snap-On socket or wrench breaks => (twice per decade), I carry them in the glove box until I see a => Snap-On dealer truck parked somewhere, then go do business. => => > A few years back, Sears closed a lot of their stores, and even => closed down => > their mail-order and catalog operations! => => The Craftsman Tools catalog remains in publication... => => > I think that Craftsman is still owned by Sears, but not sure. Anybody => > know for sure? => => Yes, but the firms that actually manufacter the tools no longer have => exclusive contracts with Sears. For example, EASCO is one line of hand => made by one of the Craftsman manufacturers. => => Regards, => -dq =>