Pass Around 2022

[woodchucker]

Yes, the manufacturer should do QC, but if you are going to put your name on something you should ensure the whoever is making your product is actually doing the QC, no?
Anyway, I'm done with Craftsman, they used to make decent quality hand tools but now it appears its just a name slapped on mediocre junk.

I agree on their quality these days. I have avoided them for many, many years. I'm pretty sure that tap is NEW OLD stock. I don't think crapsman is made in the USA anymore. I remember reading an article how they screwed one manufacture that made a quick grip wrench, had the patent, then took that to China and had them make a copy. The company went public with it, and if I remember sued them. It was big business using it's muscle to screw over a smaller company.

 

[matthewsx]

Here’s what I took.



Should go out tomorrow, sorry for the delay I just got back to town late last night.

John

 

[vtcnc]

Those stones have come in handy


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[matthewsx]

@Flyinfool I think you're next, send me your address so I can ship it out....

John

 

[Flyinfool]

Got the box yesterday.
WOW does it have some lumps and bumps since I last saw it last year.
Emptied it out today and started some repairs to the box.
I still need to make a mandrel to set the new riv-nuts. I will add the mandrel to the spare parts container for the next person that has to make repairs.
Picked out a couple of goodies and added some more goodies to the pile. (Pics will be coming soon)
Tomorrow I have a meeting I must attend so it will not get done and ready to ship until the weekend.

I have sent a PM to @DAT510 for his mailing info.

 

[extropic]

Got the box yesterday.
WOW does it have some lumps and bumps since I last saw it last year.
Emptied it out today and started some repairs to the box.
I still need to make a mandrel to set the new riv-nuts. I will add the mandrel to the spare parts container for the next person that has to make repairs.
Picked out a couple of goodies and added some more goodies to the pile. (Pics will be coming soon)
Tomorrow I have a meeting I must attend so it will not get done and ready to ship until the weekend.

I have sent a PM to @DAT510 for his mailing info.

Excellent update. You spoke to all the issues that promote the flow and the fun. Thank you for keeping the group informed.

 

[Flyinfool]

OK, All the repairs are done.
It took me a while to figure out how to get into the box as 1 of the welded nuts had broken loose and one of the previously installed rivnuts was not fully cinched and both were free spinning inside.
There was one hole that someone had replaced the #8-32 nut with a riveted in #10-32 nut so of course the #8-32 cover screw did not work in that hole. there was one other hole with no screw because the threads in the nut were damaged.
I repaired the 2 that were already missing screws and the 2 that I had issues with. All cover bolts are now functional as it was when new.

It should be good for a while now.

It was a fun little side project.

There is a new tool for setting the rivet nuts that is included in the box. Please leave it in the box for future repair use.
Maybe down the line someone will have a nice little container to add to hold all of the repair parts and the tool all in one place.
Should you need to replace a riv nut the correct drill size to remove a damaged one or to replace a welded one is 17/64.


The box is now on its way back to @DAT510 in California.
The weight is at 37 LB 15.2 oz.
The poor little counter girl almost hurt herself moving it to the scale. She did not believe the HEAVY stickers all over the box.
She was curious as to what it would have cost to just ship it Priority Mail and not Flat Rate Priority Mail, so she punched it in. It would have been $127.00.

Here are a couple of pics. One is of what I kept and the other is a (Shhhh don't tell anyone) coveted view of the contents of the box BEFORE I put the lid back on.

If you look close at the pic of the box contents, you can pick out all of the holes with new threads.

 

[Flyinfool]

I should have posted a pic of the Rivnut Setting tool. Please leave this tool in the box for future repairs.

 

[DAT510]

The box just left the West Coast headed to @jwmelvin. Looks like the box will have put on ~10K miles in the last two weeks.

The repairs Flyinfool made are still holding strong. All the allen screws still came out and went back in as they should. Who ever taped the allen key to the outside, that was a nice touch.

Here's what I kept.

 

[Brento]

Nice find!