re: ARE TOOLS MADE OVERSEAS OF POOR QUALITY AND IF SO WHO'S TO BLAME

I don’t know too much about pricing now vs then. Here is something to consider, I bought a mid priced drill 35 years ago it was $200. That was at the higher end back then and it’s still going strong. My favourite tool. Back then I bought tools with weight in mind, and how it felt. The heavier the more metal, the smoother running the closer the tolerances. But here is the point, the company hasn’t sold me a drill since…where is the profit in only selling one of anything because it lasted a lifetime. They have my loyalty but if I don’t ever need to buy another my money stays in my pocket. It may be by design that things don’t last as well as they used to, even North American made.