Did Sears drop a bunch of their Table Saws ?

[Clarence Martin]

Looked at the Sears website, and don't see as many of their Table Saws like they had a couple of years ago. What is going on with them?

[scott vroom]

Looked at the Sears website, and don't see as many of their Table Saws like they had a couple of years ago. What is going on with them?

Sears has been on the verge of bankruptcy for some time....perhaps this is part of their effort to streamline by getting rid of low profit tools? Just a guess.

[Jim Becker]

What Scott said...Sears is in deep financial doo-doo right now. Or is that "again"?

[scott spencer]

What Scott said...Sears is in deep financial doo-doo right now. Or is that "again"?

...or is it "still"?...!

I'm seeing quite a few table saws on their website now. Their site is often down, or incorrect.

[David Nelson1]

i see they are using a different riving/safety cover. This one looks like it would work a lot better than the one on the manual cover.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-professional-10-in-contractor-saw-sears-21833/p-00921833000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

300579 (http://www.sears.com/craftsman-professional-10-in-contractor-saw-sears-21833/p-00921833000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3)

[Matt Meiser]

You'd have to be nuts to buy anything proprietary from Sears at this point that you can't afford to just throw away if (when) it breaks. Sears Holdings is having a perpetual garage sale with anything worth a dime on the auction block and the cash from those sales is barely keeping them afloat. Soon they are going to run out of stuff to sell and then its over.

[Peter Quinn]

Almost every c'man TS I've used felt like it had been dropped at some point. :rolleyes:
Sorry, couldn't resist.

[scott spencer]

i see they are using a different riving/safety cover. This one looks like it would work a lot better than the one on the manual cover.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-professional-10-in-contractor-saw-sears-21833/p-00921833000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

300579 (http://www.sears.com/craftsman-professional-10-in-contractor-saw-sears-21833/p-00921833000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3)

Two different models....the one on the manual is a 22114 (by Steel City/Orion), the link is for a 21833.

[Brian Tax]

It is really too bad, growing up, my dad used almost exclusively craftsman tools, so I have a fondness for them, but now I won't even look at them. Really too bad Sears has fallen so far.

[Keith Hankins]

It is really too bad, growing up, my dad used almost exclusively craftsman tools, so I have a fondness for them, but now I won't even look at them. Really too bad Sears has fallen so far.

I think for us older gents that was the case. I've got a craftsman router from the 60's that is still working. I would not touch a craftsman power tool now if it was given to me. To be honest, I think before long, sears will be only the appliance outlets stores. I don't think much else sells.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Our Sears was closed in the last round of closings two years ago? I forget.

Then this year a local business man opened a Sears Appliance store. Last week, our 23 year old Kenmore refrigerator died. We currently have 3 young grandchildren, DIL, their dog and cat living with us temporarily. We have a much smaller refrigerator in our basement utility room. With the kids here, we need two refrigerators!

We found a Samsung model my wife wanted. Our local Home Depot could order it but they couldn't guarantee it would deliver before Thanksgiving. We have 12 people coming for Thanksgiving dinner and need that larger refrigerator. Our local HD is supplied out of the Portland warehouse. The Spokane HD has a warehouse in Spokane. We called the Spokane HD and they still couldn't guarantee it would deliver before Thanksgiving even if we agreed to pay $138 long distance delivery fee.

We went to the newly opened Sears Appliance store. We had to order the one we wanted and it delivered flawlessly 6 days later. It is working well.

Even though some of the Kenmore's were better rated, I wouldn't buy one now. It's sad to see the demise of Sears. It's a case of bad high level management decisions made a couple decades ago IMO.

BTW....my wife wanted and picked a Samsung 4 door French door model with a stainless steel front. With the opening between the wall and the end of a counter being narrow, we were limited to what we could choose. We have had it a couple days and it's working flawlessly BUT.......she came down stairs while I was listening to some music with my headphones to tell me of her discovery ....her one complaint? The stainless steel front won't work with refrigerator magnets!:eek::rolleyes::D

[Myk Rian]

If we were to buy a major appliance, I would look at Bosch.

[Jim Becker]

Ken, a lot of SS formulations are not very kind to magnets. I consider that a good thing. :D

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ken, a lot of SS formulations are not very kind to magnets. I consider that a good thing. :D


My feelings?:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Duane Meadows]

If we were to buy a major appliance, I would look at Bosch.

Ooh, not me. I have assisted techs on enough Bosch dishwashers to know that service is a nightmare, and yes they do break, too. That has been a few years ago, though.