Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "" video.

  1. I'd rather have $700 worth of tools I can pick up at Harbor Freight than just one set of wrenches. $700 worth of Harbor Freight tools would be half a tool box full. You could have wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers, etc. Down the road when you have a full set of tools you can buy expensive tools here and there. Snap-on is always going to have speciality tools too.
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  2. Yeah just putting a wrench on a bolt and reefing on it isn't always the best solution. Maybe you do have the best tools but is that the best bolt? If you snap that bolt you may be in for a world of hurt removing it then. You've got to use your head. Understand the limits of what you're working with. Resort to the good old tappy, tap, tap.
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  3. We learn from mistakes. Or we keep making the same mistakes. It sounds to me like you've learned from your mistake. There's nothing wrong with Snap-on. But like they say with gambling, bet with your head, not over it. Every now and again it's nice to get an indulgence. But keep it reasonable.
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  4.  @jacksmith2315  yes it depends. It depending makes their warranty unreliable too. If I have to chase after dealers and find one willing one do me a favor that's no guarantee at all. It's a guarantee that it is a hassle.
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  5. Snap-on is sometimes marginally better. Say 10%. But you're going to pay 10 times for that 10%. That's a bitter pill to swallow. Does anyone really need to push things to the edge? I question the mechanical aptitude of those that do.
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  6. I usually don't break tools and when I do it's totally my fault. So I really don't care about warranties. I just eat it and buy another tool. Usually a better tool. Although you're not going to find better than Snap-on. Then maybe I need the right tool?
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  7.  @jax3032  so, the wrench slipped, did it? Did the wrench also tell you to push towards the oil pan too? How much of this was the wrench's fault? You have to approach every situation like the worst can happen. Like you slip. So you never exert yourself so much you lose control. You also never use force towards a hazard either. That's all 100% on you. What if the wrench didn't slip but the head of the bolt broke instead? You still just jacked your shit up then. Yeah then it'd be the bolt's fault, right? It's always your ass in a sling. So it may behoove you to exercise some caution.
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  8.  @cornholio324  eventually we all reach the point where we don't want to make due though. We just want to do better with better.
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  9. We have to put this country back on top. Bring once upon a time back again. Put on the red hat even.
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  10.  @asbestosfiber  yeah but they're all wearing their safety sandals. I'd love a pair of Peshawari chappals myself. I can't just go to the local open air market and have them handmade for me on the spot here though.
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  11.  @rolandm9750  the premium tools represent commitment to the craft. It's sacrifice to get them. You could have been out at the bar or doing drugs or putting shoes on your children's feet but instead you were getting bored over in the Strap-on truck. So that says something. Priorities, you know?
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  12.  @billyhancock7851  it's rare I try to warranty anything. It's rare I have problems in the first place. When I do a warranty usually isn't what's going to fix things. Most of the tools I've broke were due to abuse. I own that. I'm not looking for any freebie do over then. That's an asshole move. I know that's how a lot of people operate but not me.
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  13. We love Pushy!
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  14. If you're not putting that Snap-on driver's kids through school then he doesn't want to know you either. That's the reality of the Snap-on warranty. It's only valid while you're running a tab.
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  15. He wasn't wrong. Things have just changed. Years ago everything was different and we didn't have a lot of what's available today. Icon ratchets have a lot more back drag than Snap-on does and slop in the gear. That becomes an issue when access is limited.
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  16. Snap-on bought Lindstrom tools. They took one look at what Lindstrom was charging and found a kindred spirit. You ain't getting nothing off Lindstrom for just $25. Their cheapest tools cost almost twice that. Oh wait, I found a pair of tweezers they only want $28.26 for. Wow they have a pair of pliers and they want $676.90 for them. They must be really nice.
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  17.  @terryjohnson4391  there are many good tools available today.
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  18.  @mark98115  I think scraped knuckles is something we've all done and can potentially do in the future too. But I have been told to not set myself up for doing such a thing. I am ever mindful of it too. In the heat of the moment when we've a lot on our minds we are all capable of omission though. Still, it often isn't like anyone else is involved when these accidents happen. So it's pretty much on us when it does. When you're going hard things can and do happen. Sometimes we slip. I really don't like working with gloves on. It ruins my dexterity what that may be. But I know those mechanic's gloves are a big thing these days. I wear work gloves when I use garden implements and that's about it. Rakes, shovels, those kinds of tools. I also never reef on hardware either. If something's stuck I'll either use an impact tool on it or beat a wrench with a hammer. Torque is not the answer. Percussion is. Hit it with your purse!
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  19.  @cornholio324  I'm unique, just like everyone else.
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  20.  @cornholio324  that's the joke. If everyone is unique then claiming uniqueness is ludicrous.
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  21.  @douglasmiles1215  I have Pittsburgh impact sockets and they're legit. I have Snap-on impacts too. They're really no better.
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  22.  @jamesbenson1579  I only have one oddball Snap-on wrench myself. A couple of their socket sets and a number of drives. Snap-on does make good hand tools. They are pricey though. Snap-on is going to be nicer but not that much nicer. Not enough nicer to justify the difference in price. You're not going to get the value with Snap-on compared to other brands. So you're not wrong in your opinion.
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  23.  @Group_Anonymous  if it works then it ain't stupid.
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  24.  @Burntoilcoffee  you can live however you want to just so long as it is not at my expense. You'd be hard pressed today to find any tools that do not exceed ANSI spec. At least the specs that are realistic. The one for adjustable wrenches is a bit optimistic. Spending hundreds of thousands on tools is not within the realm of reason for a mechanic. Not unless you're on the Indy pit crew. Then your tools are being bought for you by a sponsor. They're not really your tools at all. They belong to the team.
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  25. Harbor Freight employs 28,000 Americans and Snap-on has 13,200. So Harbor Freight employs more than twice as many as Snap-on does. So you're actually supporting less workers with Snap-on. Now who's the job killer? Not everything is how you thought it was.
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  26. I have a 1/4" SK set and it is cherry. In the little green metal box. I paid good money for it back in the day. I think $80? Which 40 years ago was a lot of money. It absolutely sucks to warranty SK. But that's not a problem if you're not breaking your tools.
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  27. Them tools with just a number on them are made for removing rounded fasteners. You just find a number that doesn't quite fit and then beat it on with a hammer. Say you have a 1/2" bolt that's rounded off a number 12 or 11 would do you there. But some of those number tools are identical to real tools. Like a number 13 is 1/2", 19 is 3/4", 8 is 5/16" too. The number 10 is unique though. You lose that one and you might as well just throw out the rest of the set. There's a lot of defective hardware only the 10 fits on.
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  28. I'll give Snap-on wrenches and sockets but their pliers are nothing special. You can do as good elsewhere and maybe even better in some places too.
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  29. The thing about off brands is there's no consistency. Sure that one wrench was herculean but you could get another wrench from the same manufacturer and it could be jello. It all depends on the scrap they loaded into the melt pot. Or how hung over Wang Hung Lo is while he heat treated stuff that day. There's no process control.
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  30. I was way off with my guess. I thought maybe $30,000. $200,000 you can practically buy a house with that kind of money.
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  31. Yeah for wrenches and sockets and drives Snap-on will always have a special place in my heart. But does anyone need it? Maybe if you're in the pit crew at the brickyard with a multimillion dollar sponsorship on the line. That describes very few. The rest of us have a moment to do things right.
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  32.  @vinichi3014  I've known a lot of mechanics that were kokeheads. Almost all of them really.
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  33.  @vinichi3014  not for me they aren't. I'm getting buried with my Snap-on F720 3/8s drive ratchet. Her and I have been through a lot together. So even in death we're not parting.
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  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfhmX-8gdw&t=50s
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  35.  @nordicpride9708  swivels are not the best even in the best of circumstances. You watch the videos again and notice that you lose half your torque using a swivel. So if you need a swivel that's pretty much your problem. BTW exceptions do not negate rules either. Now quit cherry picking facts.
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  36. My Sears never had any Craftsman professional tools. Maybe that was a later thing? When did that start? Craftsman was the top of the line.
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  37.  @jwa718  if folks were good with paper most of them wouldn't be in the trades.
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  38.  @dsmdriver2588  consider yourself lucky because plenty have been denied if the drivers didn't know them.
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  39. CNC has gotten more widespread recently. But CNC itself goes all the way back to the late 1940s. I think it was Hughes Aircraft that invented it in 1948? They may have just been doing NC then though. No computer was involved. Then you can argue the Jacquard machine was NC too. It goes back to 1803.
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  40. We called them crap man quick tools. You could just hop over the Sears and get them. They worked. But it isn't the top of the pops. Still, you could get the job done. I have Craftsman tools and I use them. They beat having nothing at all.
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  41. Time is not money. Money is money. Until you've converted your time into money time is just time.
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  42. A bonney, a beauty, and a joy forever
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  43. When Germans want good tools they go talk to the Swedes.
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  44. Times change. Made in Taiwan doesn't mean chrome plated bubble gum anymore. They've finally figured out how to alloy and heat treat steel over there. Now are they as good at it as Snap-on? Not quite, but almost.
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