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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] SK returns
From: Mike Sinclair <phoenix722@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 13:05:35 -0800
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Good ol' Proto.  I have a 15mm box/open end wrench that I found on the 
road.  Brand new looking.  Even better, my metric set skips the 15mm, 
and it just fits the oil drain plug on my Honda.  Lucky me.  Unlucky 
somebody.

Mike

On 12/6/23 10:53 AM, old dirtbeard wrote:
> Very sorry to hear this news. I have been a loyal SK buyer for over 50 
> years, some of my favorite tools are SK.
>
> I used to be a loyal Milwaukee tool guy for all of the electric tools 
> (hole shooter, sawzall, etc.), but they now are Chinese-owned and are 
> not the same, either.
>
> I also have US-made Proto and Klein and I like them as well, so we 
> will see what happens...
>
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 10:42â?¯AM Brian and Wendy Warrick 
> <maynerdfamily@msn.com> wrote:
>
>     We have local tool store that has been the SK rep for many years.
>     My dad and I both have a bunch of SK rachets and sockets. Anytime
>     they needed repair we would take them into the store and they
>     would throw a repair kit in or replace the socket.
>
>     He went in a few weeks ago to have a rachet repaired. The store
>     cannot even get repair kits from SK anymore! Seems like the new
>     ownership has cheapened the product as well as making warranty and
>     repairs difficult to impossible. I personally am going to shy away
>     from SK tools going forward. Sadly, I think they are a shell of
>     what they used to be.
>
>     Brian
>     Nampa, ID
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of
>     Mike Sinclair <phoenix722@comcast.net>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, December 6, 2023 8:25 AM
>     *To:* shop-talk@autox.team.net <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] SK returns
>
>     I have a socket set that I got 70 years ago and have never had a
>     problem with them.  And they have seen some torque!  Are they no
>     longer quality tools?
>
>     Mike
>
>     On 12/6/23 5:39 AM, old dirtbeard wrote:
>>     I have always loved SK tools, particularly for working on
>>     motorcycles, little British cars, etc., where the thin design
>>     will fit where other tools would not.
>>
>>     They have changed ownership and I believe that some of the legacy
>>     websites, etc., may not be staffed.
>>
>>     I believe this is the current site for warranty claims on older
>>     SK tools:
>>     SK Tools USA, LLC (skhandtoolllc.myshopify.com)
>>     
>> <https://skhandtoolllc.myshopify.com/apps/product-registration?form=warranty-claim>
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 5:24â?¯AM John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>         Yes unfortunately, but I don't think you will benefit from my
>>         experience.  I never did get to talk to a person and both of
>>         my warranty requests were denied.  I have since sold all my
>>         SK tools and won't have anything to do with them.
>>
>>         On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 10:48â?¯PM Moose <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
>>
>>             Does anyone have any contact info for SK tools?  (like a
>>             person on the inside?)
>>
>>             I have a breaker bar that broke.  I went to their website
>>             and filled out their form to request a 'repair kit' a
>>             while ago.
>>
>>             I only received an email response that was the text I
>>             filled out in the online form.  No additional
>>             information, no way to follow up or if they even would be
>>             sending the repair kit.
>>
>>             Anyone have any experience with this?
>>
>>             Thanks.
>>
>>             Moose_______________________________________________
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>>     Best,
>>
>>     Doug
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    <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Good ol' Proto.  I have a 15mm
        box/open end wrench that I found on the road.  Brand new
        looking.  Even better, my metric set skips the 15mm, and it just
        fits the oil drain plug on my Honda.  Lucky me.  Unlucky
        somebody.</font></p>
    <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Mike<br>
      </font></p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/6/23 10:53 AM, old dirtbeard
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAG1pxgYYv436v4_XdjPZzDUoRhPrSPHWG-HTC8KkZcMBrz0MWg@mail.gmail.com">
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      <div dir="ltr">
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Very sorry to
          hear this news. I have been a loyal SK buyer for over 50
          years, some of my favorite tools are SK.</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I used to be
          a loyal Milwaukee tool guy for all of the electric tools (hole
          shooter, sawzall, etc.), but they now are Chinese-owned and
          are not the same, either.</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I also have
          US-made Proto and Klein and I like them as well, so we will
          see what happens...</div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at
          10:42â?¯AM Brian and Wendy Warrick &lt;<a
            href="mailto:maynerdfamily@msn.com"; moz-do-not-send="true"
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">maynerdfamily@msn.com</a>&gt;
          wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid 
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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            <div dir="ltr">
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                We have local tool store that has been the SK rep for
                many years. My dad and I both have a bunch of SK rachets
                and sockets. Anytime they needed repair we would take
                them into the store and they would throw a repair kit in
                or replace the socket.</div>
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                <br>
              </div>
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                He went in a few weeks ago to have a rachet repaired.
                The store cannot even get repair kits from SK anymore!
                Seems like the new ownership has cheapened the product
                as well as making warranty and repairs difficult to
                impossible. I personally am going to shy away from SK
                tools going forward. Sadly, I think they are a shell of
                what they used to be.</div>
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                <br>
              </div>
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                Brian</div>
              <div
style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
                Nampa, ID</div>
              <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%">
              <div id="m_-1322543025001988889divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font
                  style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif"
                  color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net";
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                  on behalf of Mike Sinclair &lt;<a
                    href="mailto:phoenix722@comcast.net"; target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">phoenix722@comcast.net</a>&gt;<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 6, 2023 8:25 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>
                  &lt;<a href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] SK returns</font>
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              </div>
              <div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
                <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">I have a socket set that
                    I got 70 years ago and have never had a problem with
                    them.  And they have seen some torque!  Are they no
                    longer quality tools?</font></p>
                <p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Mike<br>
                  </font></p>
                <div>On 12/6/23 5:39 AM, old dirtbeard wrote:<br>
                </div>
                <blockquote type="cite">
                  <div dir="ltr">
                    <div style="font-size:small">I have always loved SK
                      tools, particularly for working on motorcycles,
                      little British cars, etc., where the thin design
                      will fit where other tools would not.</div>
                    <div style="font-size:small"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="font-size:small">They have changed
                      ownership and I believe that some of the legacy
                      websites, etc., may not be staffed.</div>
                    <div style="font-size:small"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="font-size:small">I believe this is the
                      current site for warranty claims on older SK
                      tools:</div>
                    <div style="font-size:small"><a
href="https://skhandtoolllc.myshopify.com/apps/product-registration?form=warranty-claim";
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">SK Tools
                        USA, LLC (skhandtoolllc.myshopify.com)</a><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="font-size:small"><br>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <br>
                  <div>
                    <div dir="ltr">On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 5:24â?¯AM John
                      Innis &lt;<a href="mailto:jdinnis@gmail.com";
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jdinnis@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                      wrote:<br>
                    </div>
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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid 
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                      <div dir="ltr">Yes unfortunately, but I don't
                        think you will benefit from my experience.  I
                        never did get to talk to a person and both of my
                        warranty requests were denied.  I have since
                        sold all my SK tools and won't have anything to
                        do with them.
                        <br>
                      </div>
                      <br>
                      <div>
                        <div dir="ltr">On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 10:48â?¯PM
                          Moose &lt;<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com";
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                            
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">eric@megageek.com</a>&gt;
                          wrote:<br>
                        </div>
                        <blockquote
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid 
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif">Does anyone
                            have any contact info for SK tools?  (like a
                            person on the inside?)</font>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif">I have a
                            breaker bar that broke.  I went to their
                            website and filled out their form to request
                            a 'repair kit' a while ago.</font>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif">I only
                            received an email response that was the text
                            I filled out in the online form.  No
                            additional information, no way to follow up
                            or if they even would be sending the repair
                            kit.</font>
                          <br>
                          <br>
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif">Anyone have
                            any experience with this?</font> <br>
                          <br>
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
                          <br>
                          <font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
                            
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