New Craftsman "blue" tools?

[Kartracer55]

Did anybody get that catalog yet? I got mine in the mail today.

Craftsman is now offering thier full polish wrenches and ratchets, as well as laser etched sockets with a new "blue" finish on them.

I thought it was kinda cool... maybe Ill buy an extension or something just to have it, but I have a feeling t hey wont sell; just like the gold plated shiz doesnt.

Discuss

Jim

[cheaprides]

if its on there web site post it

i havent seen the tool line your talking about

is it just a color or do they make something better?

[JJS]

i think they're running dry on new tool ideas down at danaher.

[Kartracer55]

Yeah Im with ya... it will sell just as well as thier gold ratchets lol

and no, they dont have them on the website you can see a pic at www.garagejunkies.net A guy scanned a page of his catalog. If your a card member, youll probably get one. And yeah, its only the color.

Jim

[PAToyota]

Here's the picture:

http://njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/11300/normal_scan.jpg

Ok, given that it was printed and then scanned I'm sure the color is off. But those sure are fugly. I was picturing like a steel gun bluing of some sort.

I guess if you're worried about your tools walking off. You sure could tell these from anyone else's - mainly because nobody else would have them...

[Kartracer55]

Yeah they arnt quite THAT blue, but they are in fact blue... kinda like a light blue anodizing on them if you will.

Jim

[TheBandit]

Marge Simpson can hide them in her hair. :barf:

[CrustyJeep]

Fucking ghey.

[Triaged]

Might be cool to get all your metric or standard sockets in blue so you don't get them mixed up...

[TNToy]

Or get all of YOUR tools in blue, just so no one else can claim ignorance when they 'forget' to return it.

"The socket was fawking BLUE, man!" :D

[The Intimidator]

here is a link to some of the blue tools on sears site they dont look too bad i like em :grinpimp: they look good up close zoom in on the pics http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/search.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&verticalFullName=Tools&keyword=titanium+finish&displayTarget=searchresults

[tenpack]

I dont care what color they, durable, reliable n plain ol' work. Function over fasion.

[The Intimidator]

yep as long as they are duable and good quality tools they may sell if the finish is cheap and scratches and chips than they will not sell cause if they look like crap after a few weeks than people wont want them i think i will stick with the good old chrome finish for my tools never seems to let me down:)

[GloNDark]

Fawk ya!! Then my asshole friends will stop stealin my shit!! :laughing: I'd buy em in pink if that meant people would stop borrowing my shit and not bringing it back. :flipof2:

[PAToyota]

From the web pictures, sorta looks like they are just anodized. If so, that will wear and scratch pretty easily.

[Kartracer55]

From the web pictures, sorta looks like they are just anodized. If so, that will wear and scratch pretty easily.

I dont think so, they look to be shiney as hell in the catalog, and i dont think you can really get a nice shine from anodizing things

Jim