if you can try to use this web site if buying anything
 

http://stillmadeinusa.com/

if all of us dont start trying to use what is still made in the USA their wont be one for your kids -- this is real what is going on in America today -- jz

Craftsman power tools are imported

something i didn't know. i thought all of craftsman was USA made.

i'm still looking to pick up a hobart welder. they have a good unit that can be switched between 110 and 220 (with a corresponding difference in power, i would think) for right around $450.

Some of the power tools are made else where. When Kmart and Sears joined forces to suck ass, some of Kmarts sources in China and the Far East took over production of some powertools.
Hand tools and other things with life time warranty are still made in the USA.

Is it still "MADE IN THE USA" if the parts come from other countries?

Just becuase it says its made in the USA does not mean it was made in one of the 50 states. It very easily could have been made in a territory or somewhere that the US owns.

i'd call that assembled in the USA.

I heard recently that Sears is actively looking to produce Craftsman hand tools off shore, but are having a difficult time finding an adequate steel source with comparable quality to that found here.

which would dictate an increase in price, putting them out of contention with some of the hand tool companies already out-sourcing to third world countries.

most steel is imported from China anyway. Most of the steel towns in the country have either gone under, or converted over to manufacturing something else.

Just because it's imported from China doesn't mean it's good steel, or the same quality that they're using here. Since they can't find material acceptable to produce over there, chances are they're not using material imported from there.

All Harley stuff says made in the USA..........it isnt just assembled you can find stamps on the brake pads and other parts that says made in china. On another note the chinese dollar is actully increasing to the point where it will be cheaper to make stuff in the USA. Alot of steel is still produced in america. I work in a machine shop we get PA steel all the time.
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yea, that was my point, its all lower quality steel. Its popular because its cheap.