[Shop-talk] SK returns

Tue Dec 12 11:39:50 MST 2023

I seem to remember my family having old tools labeled SK Wayne or the like.

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 1:31 PM old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at gmail.com> 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
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>> *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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