Date:         Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:00:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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Yes, I suppose my comments to buy US made tools is like trying to close the barn door once the horse has gone.

Aren't a lot of Hazet tools still made in Germany? Why is it different there than in the US?

alistair



On 2011-07-22, at 12:23 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:

> You can look. You won't find.
> 
> To the best of my knowledge all common hand tools are world manufactured.  A few years ago I bought stock in an American tool manufacturer. Last year they off-shored. Still a great company, but the current business climate and US tax structure precludes any other choice. (Rubbermaid NYSE: NWL Tool? Vise-Grips)
> 
> I actively search out American manufacturers to invest in. There's damned few. Most all now world manufacture.
> 
> (And my 30 year old 3/4" drive socket set is of Indian manufacture.)
> 
> Jim