Another one bit the dust

[Gene Howe]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10610250&u_rss=1&

[dusty]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10610250&u_rss=1&
It may be of interest to some, the manufacturer of Vise-Grips is being moved to China. This is the reason the plant is closing.

[calver]

This is what should upset people not the clowning around they did yeasterday. Further generations will think it's a myth that skilled people actually built things in this country.

Dave C.

[judaspre1982]

They certainly made a quality product. This trend has got to stop somewhere. I will not go into any long rant about this subject so all I will say is:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!----I wanted to put more angry faces in my post but I got a message to limit them to 4 .-------Dave

[etc92guy]

Let's see what happens in a couple years after Rubbermaid has to deal with the quality control problems......Happened to another company and they brought the production back here.....just can't remember who it was.....

[dusty]

It may be of interest to some, the manufacturer of Vise-Grips is being moved to China. This is the reason the plant is closing.
I just discovered this which reports that Vise-Grip moved to China in 2008.

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/machines_12.html

[curiousgeorge]

Hey! We can't complain. This is part of the CHANGE everyone wanted and I am afraid it has only just begun. :mad:

[gregf]

I was recently looking at the tools at Lowes looking for what was still made here.
The Vise-Grips in stock were still US made.
Sad that an icon of US tools is gone.
Always said if you couldn't fix it with Vice-Grips and duct tape it was beyond repair.