I like this idea and here is a link from Mike D with before and after pics of his rotors:cool:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/bodywork-repair-paint-tools-tips-tricks/219203-now-i-am-believer.html

Some years ago my brother worked for Easco tools who was making some Craftsman tools.
They had a special meeting one day to discuss the 3/8 inch drive ratchets--Easco was losing $1 on each one old to Sears. The decision was to increase production so that they could produce more tools at a loss...... ( Yeah I understand that per unit prices are supposed to decrease with increased productrion, but that was not how it was expalined.)

MS Flower, perhaps goofy thinking like that is a reason Easco is a dead brand owned by Danaher now...

I disagree - assuming your talking about tools from Sears....

But to return to the main topic - the quality of tools and customer service from Sears.

I for one would never buy another appliance from Sears. There are far too many other outlets for quality merchandise at lower prices with better service than you can find in the Sears appliance department.

I did buy a Canon digital SLR there several years ago, at a very good price with 12 months 0% interest financing. Paid the debt off in 6 and smiled the whole time.

I have tons of Craftsman tools. I'm particularly fond of the sets they sell in custom molded plastic carrying cases. Most contents neatly stored and easily retrieved for use (inserting a piece of 1/2" thick carpet padding keeps all the sockets where they should be should you dare to turn the case upside down sometimes).

I've got one set in my truck, another set at my woodshop, a third that I carry in the trunk of my old Cadillac...

Each of these sets lives in a clean and dry environment, yet all sets have one or more sockets and/or socket wrenches that exhibit rusting.

One thing I've noticed over 20+ years of Craftsman tool ownership is that the quality of the chrome plating is dropping.

Frustrated recently with the dropping fit-and-finish of their tools, I briefly investigated Snap On. eek and gad! Unless they are tremendously discounted when purchased from a guy on a truck, there's NFW I can justify the cost of their tools, regardless of the warranty or fit-and-finish.

As a comparison - at the Snap On online portal, a 1/4" drive 4-1/2" long ratchet is $52.75. The equivalent item at Sears is 22.99. Lesser items are available as cheap as 12.99.

I think the big advantage and lure for Snap On and Mac in the automotive repair world is that they come to the mechanic. For a mechanic to take time off from work to go to purchase a special tool or to replace a busted or worn-out tool is money out of his pocket. When the tool drives up in a nice air-conditioned van - far the better.

In my opinion, caring for your tools is part and parcel to using them. When I put my tools back after a project, I clean each one with a rag if the work involved oily/greasy fasteners.

Few things are more irritating than grabbing a wrench for a quick repair and coming back with a greasy hand - or transferring grease from a socket to a bolt or nut that was previously clean.

One of my best friends is a mechanical genius. However after finishing up a project, he almost literally dumps all of his wrenches and sockets as-is into the same drawer in the toolbox. No cleanup, no sorting and inventory-taking to see what's missing, etc.

And he wonders why he gets dirty looking for the 1/4 drive 1/4" socket that is no where to be found...

Anyway - that's my take...

I've also used Craftsman tools for a long time, but I've never had rust problems. In fact, I don't think I've even seen rust on any of their plated tools, ever. The only tools of theirs I've seen rust are the pliers and some screwdrivers with the satin grey finish that seems almost like bare steel.