Who Makes Ridgid Tools?

Re:Who Makes Ridgid Tools? by macropin on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:42PM (#32454837)

Tool brands don't mean much anymore. Cheap and expensive tools are made on the same production line. I bought a set of GearWrench ratcheting spanners a few years ago and got a 16mm "Husky" spanner in the middle of the set.

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Re:Who Makes Ridgid Tools? by switchbak on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:50PM (#32454881)

When you branch out you can see some quality differences, especially in tolerances, heat treatment, hardness, etc.

The most expensive brands (snap on, etc) aren't always best, but the cheap stuff is almost always not very good. Some clear correlations by country too, good stuff coming out of Taiwan, Germany, Japan and still some from the US.

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Re:Who Makes Ridgid Tools? by NegativeLatency on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:03PM (#32454979)

There are a few like makita, festool and Bosch that are still independently owned, but yes very much diluted

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Re:Who Makes Ridgid Tools? by rascul on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:58PM (#32454938)

GearWrench makes tools for several brands, Kobalt (Lowe's house brand) included.

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