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    Dewalt USA "Assembled" Tools

    I spotted the red white and blue logo on their tools when I walked into home depot yesterday to pick up an order. Apparently they're assembled from globally made parts and assembled here. That's a good start at least. Really it's probably no different than any automobile offered by the big 3.
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    I guess it depends on how much "assembly" is done here, and the extent of that "assembly"
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    Yes, but it's a start at least. I think companies are starting to see that some consumers value "made in the usa" products more than others. What sucks is how loosely the definition of "USA Made" can be used.

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    I purchased a Dewalt 20-Volt Max Lithium-Ion Cordless Drill two years ago and became a Dewalt customer for life. Outstanding product.

    "Made in the USA" is tricky, it really is just a selling tag line more than anything these days.
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    Yeah they need to tighten up the regs on this I guess so that labeling on everything is a little more, oh I don't know, accurate and honest.

    "Globally sourced", I'm sure it can mean many things but to me it means "made in China but we'd prefer you didn't know for sure".

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    Quote Originally Posted by TacticalSledgehammer View Post
    Yes, but it's a start at least. I think companies are starting to see that some consumers value "made in the usa" products more than others. What sucks is how loosely the definition of "USA Made" can be used.
    Don't want to skew this too much, but remember when Wal-Mart emphasized 'made in the USA' in their advertizing?

    Back on track - consumer hobbyist use for me - DeWalt and Ryobi are my go to.

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    I think DeWalt is owned by Stanley. Many stanley tools are US assembled. For hand tools, I go for Stanley PROTO, as those are all US made. Power Tools, we use DeWalt everyday at out shop.

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    I wish we could get back to the day where "Made in the USA"=Quality. Unfortunately, that's not always the case anymore. It's great marketing for the patriotic but that's about it.

    When purchasing anything, I'll first seek known quality and after that, all things being equal, I'll chose the product that's made in the USA.
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    Dewalt came to a job site I was working a while ago to pitch their products. They said they were the only US owned power tool company left and that they were slowly bringing back all production (maybe just assembly) to the US. After using a couple of others brands I think Dewalt is the best that you can get the ergos and durability are great. Some of the other brands aren't bad I just like Dewalt a little better.

    I'm a hobbyist now but have there second nicest drill, impact driver, and sawzall. All 20v. I've used the impact driver to tear my motorcycle all the way apart several times. It's the best tool I've ever owned.


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    IIRC Black & Decker own Dewalt and a whole host of other brand names.


    This thread was started by a member seeking a drill/driver, the USA thing came up here.
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...Recomendations

    I started this thread five years ago about hand tools and this topic was broached.
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...057-Hand-Tools
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