[Shop-talk] SK returns

[Mike Sinclair]

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 10:42 AM Brian and Wendy Warrick 
> <maynerdfamily at 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 at autox.team.net> on behalf of
>     Mike Sinclair <phoenix722 at comcast.net>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, December 6, 2023 8:25 AM
>     *To:* shop-talk at autox.team.net <shop-talk at 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 5:24 AM John Innis <jdinnis at 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 10:48 PM Moose <eric at 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.
>>
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>>     Doug
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