S-K ratchet broken

Consider yourself lucky for the gift card. Even under prior USA ownership, SK would only warranty for workmanship and material defect and not for fair use with the exception of rebuild kits for ratchets.
 
why not take apart and carefully clamp in vise, V out the crack, and weld it with a certainium alloy rod & hopefully the teeth align up,grind/polish ,should be fine to re-use,
 
facility1 said:
why not take apart and carefully clamp in vise, V out the crack, and weld it with a certainium alloy rod & hopefully the teeth align up,grind/polish ,should be fine to re-use,
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That is like seeking out a brain surgeon to put a band-aid on my scrapped knee, waste of everybody's time.

These are like $10-$15 at the flea market.
 
S-K came thru

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Hootbro said:
That is like seeking out a brain surgeon to put a band-aid on my scrapped knee, waste of everybody's time.

These are like $10-$15 at the flea market.
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I might try to duct tape it or put a zip tie around the old ratchet and reuse it
 
wavinwayne said:
This is from their website:

"SK Tools USA, LLC is now a sister company of Shop-Vac USA, LLC in Williamsport, PA USA. We have relocated our manufacturing and distribution from Sycamore, IL to Williamsport, PA USA in November 2021. This move allows us to leverage the facilities and technical capabilities of Shop-Vac who also shares our pride of quality, precision, innovation, service, and country.

Under the ownership of GreatStar Industrial USA and its portfolio of brands including Arrow Fastener, Pony Jorgensen, Goldblatt we now have far greater resources and global scale to improve our service and innovate while building on our 100-year reputation. We will continue to manufacture many products in our new Williamsport facility while leveraging the experience and resources of Shop-Vac and our parent company, GreatStar Industrial. This blended approach will allow us to focus our manufacturing, procurement and innovation while improving our service and maintaining our reputation as the premium tools for American professionals."

So it sounds like they make a few things in their USA facility but they don't say what exactly. But yeah, they most likely moved hand tool production to Asia.
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Looking on some sites that specify coo, it looks like mainly drive tools such as chrome sockets, ratchets and some outsourced tools such as the extractor sockets and some pliers. most other stuff has been listed as china or taiwan for COO.
 
KenshinHimura said:
Looking on some sites that specify coo, it looks like mainly drive tools such as chrome sockets, ratchets and some outsourced tools such as the extractor sockets and some pliers. most other stuff has been listed as china or taiwan for COO.
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If their Amazon store is any indication, it looks they pivoting to "prosumer" and budget conscious techs with a page taken out of the GearWrench handbook.
 
wavinwayne said:
This is from their website:

"SK Tools USA, LLC is now a sister company of Shop-Vac USA, LLC in Williamsport, PA USA. We have relocated our manufacturing and distribution from Sycamore, IL to Williamsport, PA USA in November 2021. This move allows us to leverage the facilities and technical capabilities of Shop-Vac who also shares our pride of quality, precision, innovation, service, and country.

Under the ownership of GreatStar Industrial USA and its portfolio of brands including Arrow Fastener, Pony Jorgensen, Goldblatt we now have far greater resources and global scale to improve our service and innovate while building on our 100-year reputation. We will continue to manufacture many products in our new Williamsport facility while leveraging the experience and resources of Shop-Vac and our parent company, GreatStar Industrial. This blended approach will allow us to focus our manufacturing, procurement and innovation while improving our service and maintaining our reputation as the premium tools for American professionals."

So it sounds like they make a few things in their USA facility but they don't say what exactly. But yeah, they most likely moved hand tool production to Asia.
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The word procurement stands out at the end of the second paragraph. Maybe they procure the raw steel or tool blanks from China? Maybe not, but the ratchet on the site doesn’t have USA stamped on it. If is stamped USA I think the steel and all parts have to be made in USA. They are good at business that’s for sure.
The LP90 ratchet is marked USA.
https://sktools.com/products/1-2-drive-lp90-teardrop-fixed-head-ratchet-10-in
 
The LP90 ratchets are made by AJ Mfg.
The classic round head ratchets are made in China.
Any new SK USA sockets are made by Wright.

Skip SK, they are not worthwhile especially with their new ownership. SK is making nothing in the USA.

If you want an AJ ratchet, there are others out there. Same with Wright sockets.

If you want the SK classic roundhead ratchet, buy NOS or used in Ebay.
 
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