Have a burning desire towards sourcing, buying, and using high-quality 'Made in the USA' products. As such, am interested in feedback from users of USA built pneumatic tools for the metalworking and welding industry. Work, home, shop, field. Open book.
To frame the discussion and best capture objective data and subjective comments, would appreciate input in a notional format:
* Manufacturer -
* Tool Category/Nomenclature -
* Specifications -
* Industry/Application -
* Usage Frequency -
* Year Purchased/Retired, New/Pre-Owned -
* Purchase Price -
* Performance (1 to 5) -
* Build Quality (1 to 5) -
* Cost Value (1 to 5) -
* Customer Service -
* Pros -
* Cons -
* Other -
As always, images of the tool are helpful for context.
> Partial listing, not inclusive, of USA manufacturers of air tools: ATSCO (Mentor, OH), Cleco/Dotco/Apex (Lexington, SC+), Coilhose Pneumatics (East Brunswick, NJ), CS Unitec (Norwalk, CA), Dynabrade (Clarence, NY), Patco (Orion, MI), Proto (Conyen, GA), Sioux/Snap-On (Murphy, NC+), S&H/Viking (Cleveland, OH), SteelMax (Englewood, CO), St Louis Pneumatic (Fenton, MO), TX Pneumatic (Reagan, TX+).
** Disclaimer: have no professional/personal association with any of the above manufacturers. Also, have not verified the aforementioned tooling is 100% built in the USA **
Thanks in advance for your time and input. Please add to the above listing of USA Built pneumatic tool companies.
To frame the discussion and best capture objective data and subjective comments, would appreciate input in a notional format:
* Manufacturer -
* Tool Category/Nomenclature -
* Specifications -
* Industry/Application -
* Usage Frequency -
* Year Purchased/Retired, New/Pre-Owned -
* Purchase Price -
* Performance (1 to 5) -
* Build Quality (1 to 5) -
* Cost Value (1 to 5) -
* Customer Service -
* Pros -
* Cons -
* Other -
As always, images of the tool are helpful for context.
> Partial listing, not inclusive, of USA manufacturers of air tools: ATSCO (Mentor, OH), Cleco/Dotco/Apex (Lexington, SC+), Coilhose Pneumatics (East Brunswick, NJ), CS Unitec (Norwalk, CA), Dynabrade (Clarence, NY), Patco (Orion, MI), Proto (Conyen, GA), Sioux/Snap-On (Murphy, NC+), S&H/Viking (Cleveland, OH), SteelMax (Englewood, CO), St Louis Pneumatic (Fenton, MO), TX Pneumatic (Reagan, TX+).
** Disclaimer: have no professional/personal association with any of the above manufacturers. Also, have not verified the aforementioned tooling is 100% built in the USA **
Thanks in advance for your time and input. Please add to the above listing of USA Built pneumatic tool companies.