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Duck Dodgers Feb 29th, 08, 2:03 PM Does anybody know where Matco Die Grinders are made? I'm looking for a new one (well-ebay). Dotco and Snap-on are US made but pretty pricey. Matco and Mac seem to be a little less but I want a US made tool. Suggestions? Thanks Guys. :) bachelier Feb 29th, 08, 2:53 PM Check out Ingersoll Rand. floyd66 Feb 29th, 08, 3:21 PM Does anybody know where Matco Die Grinders are made? I'm looking for a new one (well-ebay). Dotco and Snap-on are US made but pretty pricey. Matco and Mac seem to be a little less but I want a US made tool. Suggestions? Thanks Guys. :) I don't know where they are made but Matco is good stuff. I have a ball joint removal kit from them that is high grade. Andy69 Feb 29th, 08, 3:23 PM they haven't made those here since the 24 1/2th century Duck Dodgers Feb 29th, 08, 3:36 PM I checked out IR...box said Made in China by Ingersol Rand...was a high end one too.... Anybody have any experience with AirCat?? Andy69...you're giving away your age..(me too, for that matter). TCSS1970 Feb 29th, 08, 4:05 PM Dotco, real pricey but will last your life time unless you super abuse it. They use them in aircraft plants. Excellant tools. animal69 Feb 29th, 08, 4:07 PM I have a Dotco that my dad bought around 1955. It still works as good as it ever did. It will last you forever if you take care of it! Schurkey Feb 29th, 08, 6:07 PM I L-O-V-E my Mac 1/2 horsepower die grinder. Made in USA, but it is an older model--I bought it about 8--10 years ago. Big James 4XL Feb 29th, 08, 8:48 PM I checked out IR...box said Made in China by Ingersol Rand...was a high end one too.... Anybody have any experience with AirCat?? Andy69...you're giving away your age..(me too, for that matter). I have an Air Cat 1/2" drive impact wrench that works great!!! I haven't found a bolt/nut it wouldn't loosen yet. I'm not a full time mechanic so I'm not sure of it's durability but it seems to be A-one!:thumbsup: Got it from Northern Tool. I have one like shown near the bottom of this page, the 1404BG http://www.aircat.com/cms/index.php?s=content&p=impact2 webfoot Feb 29th, 08, 9:03 PM FWIW I have a new IR DA sander that is made in China. I think IR is who makes Matco stuff. Check out National Detroit. I know they make DAs but not sure about die grinders. Also look at Chicago Pneumatic. rkd Mar 1st, 08, 7:05 PM I have a Makita electric die grinder that I got to replace my Craftsman when it died after 20 years. Works great. I got it at Mytoolstore.com, if I remember correctly. Don't know where its made. figbash Mar 1st, 08, 8:03 PM Check out Dynabrade. They are made in the USA and it's top quality stuff but your wallet will take quite a hit. I haven't tried their die grinders but I've used their belt grinders and D/A sanders and they are very nice tools. http://www.dynabrade.com/index.html Tom langss Mar 2nd, 08, 12:25 AM For what its worth it does not matter what brand you buy.If you fail to keep it lubed its going to fail.I have and continue to use a $22.00 Harbor Freight 90 degree and straight die grinder daily where I work for the past 10 years.I lube them everyday before I start to use them and keep them as clean as I can.A couple of drops of good air motor oil is all it takes.I have seen IR,CP,Dotco,you pick the name run the same,but fail to lube them and they will fail.It all depends on how much you want to spend.Just my.02 | ||