Craftsman  CLOSEOUT! 3PC Thin Profile Ratchet Set

They may cost a little more than a standard Craftsman Ratchet, but it's well worth it!! These ratchets fit in your hand so much better than the standard ones!

I've had these ratchets since 2003 and they are excellent!! After 9 years of good use, I've had no reliability issues. With a 60 tooth design & thin head, these babies fit anywhere. Polished Chrome, intelligently designed, comfortable handle, well balanced design, quick release easy socket removal- It's safe to say these are Craftsman's best ratchets they've released. However, a very unfortunate dilemma has occurred within the last 6 months. THESE RATCHETS ARE NO LONGER FORGED AND MACHINED IN THE USA! Now they are made in Taiwan. Sears, what happened? What's with the outsourcing? Is someone trying to kill the Craftsman name??? This is why I give only a three star rating on a product that would have gotten 5 stars. Hopefully, some entity will bring these back to production in the USA, as they were a great ratchet. I can't speak for the Taiwan version, because I will no longer purchase Taiwan or Chinese Craftsman branded ratchets.

I am a professional mechanic. I bought these ratchets 2 years ago. A big mistake. The 1/4" and 3/8" ratchets will slip and the gears are not holding. They will change directions. Do not buy these. Sears is getting mine back.

The Craftsman Club had this set 50% off. I was a little hesitant in buying them because I know all the tools are being made in China (Thanks Danaher). Before the sale, I want to my local sears to make sure their sets were still made in USA, and they were. I love this set, they are well constructed and will last a lifetime. I will only buy Craftsman USA made tools! Once all their tools are Chinese, I won't even step foot in that section of sears.

I have 2 sets of these, both made in the US. One set is the 80th anniversary versions that came in a special 80th anniversary tool set - those are packed away because they may be valuable someday. I have a "working" set that I use all the time and they are really nice - beautiful, comfortable handles and really smooth action. It's really a shame that they are now made in China. One of the Sears stores near me still has a US made set - snag 'em if you can folks, because once they are gone you'll have to move up to the 84 teeth models to get a US made ratchet from Craftsman.

I didn't receive a Made in USA set but I found one in a local store. However, the store refused to let me exchange it even I called sears.com twice. I spent 2 hours in my local sears trying to communicate with a very rude associate and his manager. When I said I would like to exchange it, the associate replied "How are we going to sell this?" Noted that the package of the 3 pc thin profile ratchet set I purchased online was just a plain white paper box which is different from the retail package in stores. Eventually craftsman is going to be crapsman. Sears used to be a good place to shop, but not anymore.

I received this two weeks ago and they are made in the USA.   I don't what the two reviewers are complaining about.  They are NOT from China.

Ok enough of that.  The low profile ratchets are very nice.  The have very well made.  They click with good precision.  Little free play.  The direction lever could have more resistence.  It does tend to switch too easily.  The 1/4" ratchet is very light, maybe too light.  Good overall balance.  The only real complaint on these ratchets is that they are not sealed.  There is a large opening on the socket side that can accumulate crud over time and possible seize the ratchet.  Almost all of the craftsman ratchets are non-sealed.  Otherwise, I got this on sale and it's a great buy for me.

I received these today in the mail from Sears.com. They are no longer stamped USA. In addition, the heads had various scratches on them out of the box, which really shows against polished metal. These are going back to the store. Isn't the whole point of buying CRAFTSMAN and paying more money is to get a quality product made in the USA?

This is an excellent adition to any tool-box. Great for working on motorcycles with, where clearance is always an issue.