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    Default Sidchrome - How The Mighty Have Fallen

    I actually have both 1/4 & 1/2 sidchrome sets and a few other bits and peices, but all older made in Aus gear.
    Tradetools a Qld tool shop (started by Glen Ford of Glenfords tools) is selling a Sidchrome 1/2 drive socket for $69 - 29 sockets, ratchet, short extension & drill adapter.

    Sidchrome were the best once, but when you can get it for that price it says a lot about how far they've fallen.

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    Back in 1981 (Christmas) I bought my set of 1/2” for ~$80 trade price, if I remember correctly. How times have changed!

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    if they do the job is the quality bad?

    I'd be more keen to know if they still honor previous "life time" warranties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by havabeer69 View Post
    if they do the job is the quality bad?

    I'd be more keen to know if they still honor previous "life time" warranties.
    A mate in retail always reckoned lifetime guarantees went something like this "if it's stuffed then that was the end of its lifetime. It worked up until then, didn't it?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by havabeer69 View Post
    I'd be more keen to know if they still honor previous "life time" warranties.
    Whilst it is probably at least 5 years ago my experience is yes.
    I had purchased a 1/4" drive set at least 5 years before that, so maybe 2010 when they had the Pronto brand on them. The ratchet failed after a few years of very little use but I didn't immediately do anything about it. Then I was at a Total Tools branch trade show where their suppliers are in attendance. I asked a TT rep his thoughts and he opined that certainly if it was a TT branded tool it would be replaced without question but didn't like my chances with Sidchrome. So I spoke with the Sidchrome rep and he said absolutely yes. I went home, got the ratchet, took it back to the trade show and gave it to the rep who took my details. I told him that I had no proof of purchase. So 3 or 4 weeks later a new ratchet arrived in the mail. Definitely a positive experience for me. The only downside was that they had changed the ratchet design since my purchase so it no longer sits in the molded carrier space in the set.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    What is the difference?


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    About ten pieces with the larger set being the cheaper one! The more expensive set has a choice of ratchets. The cheaper set expressly mentions the lifetime guarantee while the expensive set makes no mention of this.



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    I have a Sidchrome set along with TTI and Bacho ones and the Sidchrome is my least favourite. The ratchet handle is rubbish compared to the other two.

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    You have to wonder if one set is Sidchrome, and the other is "Ridchrome", i.e. Chinese knock off

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    What is the difference?

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    In this day n age, sadly, not much. They're all made in china where quality control is non-existent.

    I'm originally from canukistan and I have a set of Craftsman tools, that were sold by Sears so not even a top brand, from the 80s. They are head and shoulders above what you will find today, even from the top brands. It's a slow and steady decline in quality as all the companies have their products made in china.

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