Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "Best “Ratcheting” Wrench? Craftsman, GearWrench, Blue Point, Proto, Wera, DeWalt, SK, Williams" video.

  1. I have had a SK ratchet set for over 40 years. It's OK.
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  2.  @BeautifulAngelBlossom  The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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  3.  @martinedwards4522  I don't think Snap-On actually does stand behind Blue Point branded products. One of the things you don't get with that line is a lifetime warranty. But Snap-On reps have been funny about warrantying everything lately.
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  4. They will as soon as they get done shipping all of their machinery to China.
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  5.  @melvingibson4525  that's good.
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  6. It all depends on the mechanical aptitude of the end user really. But yes ratcheting tools are convenience devices. They're not escapees from the circus test your strength booth. Applying excessive torque is never the answer for freeing up seized fasteners. Who cares how strong tools are if fasteners break. Half the mooks in this comment section would be better off if their tools broke.
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  7. The Rust Belt is The Rust Belt for lots of reasons.
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  8.  @brazilnut8898  one reason is due to the climatic conditions metal has a tendency to be rusty there if it's not kept in climate control. Everyone knows what a rust belt car is like for instance. It's rusty!
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  9. You could avoid it. You simply chose not to.
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  10. I'd like to see the insides of these tools. I've a feeling half the tools tested here were made by the same company.
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  11. With antennas height is everything. Every 10 feet up you go doubles the gain. Your attic may have some kind of material that's blocking the signal? So you might want to try an external mast. If nothing's working in the attic perhaps nothing can work. Cabling is critical with signal integrity too. If you're hooking all these antennas to the same cable maybe it's no good?
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  12. It looks like Horusdy doesn't make any products themselves. They claim to do product development and handle customer service. I'd call them an importer and a middleman. They have a warehouse and a staff. Likely whatever they handle is made in the far east.
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  13. 0% inflation, Jack!
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  14. You have to run what you brung. That outer diameter isn't going to change in an engine bay.
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  15.  @Xx_KingMoses_xX  if nothing skewed the results then there'd be no point in testing anything, genius. Todd sets up the test then every product has to deal with it.
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  16.  @Xx_KingMoses_xX  I am not telling you that at all. What I am telling you is tools have to own their own designs. The tooth count doesn't matter. The swing between obstructions is all that matters. Because that's all you're going to get out of the tool using it. Observe that.
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  17.  @Xx_KingMoses_xX  sure and this test quantifies that. Because when the tool is being used arc swing matters. Some tools ratchet better than others do. This test shows which are better. If ya can’t understand that common sense… well I can’t help ya.
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  18. They don't know how to heat treat steel overseas. We ain't telling them how either.
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  19.  @PropurtysChannel  I do not have many tools that were made in Germany. I think what I have isn't a premium brand either. Because none of it is very good. But it's stuff I picked up used. So it all may have been abused by previous owners? I get tools in box lots. The selection then is random.
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  20. Just say no to herbs.
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  21.  @w34356  I was young myself when I bought it. Other than the plastic insert in the case being a bit worn it's like the day I bought it still. It's really held up. But it's not the tool set I've put the most hard use on. It's just 1/4" drive after all. So they've lived an easy life.
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  22. Gasoline is your best degreaser.
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  23. Snap-On doesn't make Blue Point tools. They're just branded Snap-On.
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  24.  @martinedwards4522  you have to expand into all markets.
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  25. Actually there are secrets. You just don't know them. What makes or breaks a quality tool is the heat treatment. Drop forged tools are die forged from round bar stock too. They're not stamped from plate steel at all.
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  26. ​ @yt650  One secret the far eastern manufacturers have yet to discover is called Quality Control.
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  27. Yeah that hurt.
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  28. You need to spend a lot of money on a multimeter if you work on high energy circuits. That extra you spend buys you protection. Testing meters is a specialized pursuit. There's a guy here named Joe Smith that's operating on a high level in the craft. Watch his videos and you'll see what that money buys you. Because he'll show you. Joe blows up meters! He does high speed of them detonating. Then he autopsies them. Sometimes he'll fix and mod them and blow them up again. He'll fix the weak link to find the next weakest link. He's pretty OCD.
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  29. Don't wail on tools with a hammer. Strike them with a brass hammer. Up your game.
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