[TheForge] Sears has sold Craftsman brand to Stanley Tools

[Charles]

Atlas Copco is a Swedish company , where the group you are mentioning is devoted to the Atlas Press Company, an American concern.  There is no relationship between the two at this point.

Charles 

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 5:08 PM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Mike,
> Try inquiring at atlas_craftsman at yahoogroups.com
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 2:10 AM, Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> So, how many of you think that 78 years from now, that cold chisel
>>> that you bought at harbor freight will be taken care of by some guy
>>> from China?
>> 
>> Sears came through with an fixit kit for a 30 year old ratchet wrench.
>> Alldays & Onions sent me installation blueprints and a manual for my
>> 300# A&O hammer when it was at least 70 years old. (But they've since
>> been acquired by a German company.  The Brit themselves are still keen
>> on their history but historical keenness seems no longer to be
>> corporate policy.)
>> 
>> OTOH, Atlas Copco disclaims all knowledge of my (guessing here) 1950s
>> vintage compressor that has "Atlas Copco" cast into the crankcase.  I
>> found a guy on line whose friend had insider access to the AC corporate
>> databases.  Reported no trace of my compressor. (Compressor works
>> fine.  I just wanted specs, parts list, manual, whatever was
>> available.)
>> 
>> 
>> And then there's Wright Hoist.  No guarantee after 35 years but they
>> had my tool on their computers and fixed me up -- at a  price.
>> 
>> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/shop/alldays2.html#come-along
>> 
>> Oh, yeah.  In the late 70s, Black & Decker in Halifax, NS, had parts
>> for my 1925 B&D 1/2" electric drill.  Replaced the broken brush holder
>> and it's still going strong next to the B&D end grinder of same
>> vintage.
>> 
>> - Mike
>> 
>> --
>> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~.
>>                                                           /V\
>> mspencer at tallships.ca                                     /( )\
>> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/                        ^^-^^
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