What happens when you fire your engineer and hire a designer 😂😂
@frankstetzer6773
3 жыл бұрын
Good engineers are pricey. Designers are dime a dozen. It’s called capitalism.
@brunos6599
3 жыл бұрын
There's a video of a extension cord built in a power plug held together by a bunch of rare earth magnets that rolls the cord and while testing the designers couldn't figure out why the thing kept being set ablaze until they hired engineers that basically called the designers insane. Start looking for engineering stuff in instagram and the algorithm will throw plenty of designers fever dreams on ya.
@HasanProd
3 жыл бұрын
@@brunos6599 link or name please
@RazorSkinned86
3 жыл бұрын
No joke. Often newer models of tools seem on average worse because only the really good ones last long enough to become antiques... but this crap is a solid fired your engineers for designers situation. It isn't even "cost optimized" situation because you can find dirt cheap no-name tools on AliExpress better than this.
@RingingResonance
3 жыл бұрын
Boeing has entered the chat.
@Omapk
3 жыл бұрын
Crazy, I've had my harbor freight half inch drive for maybe like 10 years and it's never failed me. Best hammer I've ever bought.
@jam9297
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottadkin541 I think you missed the last sentence of the comment😂
@LBCAndrew
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I've got a couple of those harbor freight composite rachets with like 80 teeth and they're going strong over 10 years later. i did lube them good when i first bought them though.
@kevkev10thecrafter7
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@KrustyQuad
3 жыл бұрын
dude I broke the harbor freight half inch ratchet the 3rd day i had it
@winrid
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the giggle
@danhunik7949
3 жыл бұрын
I think those are perfect tools to lend out to that friend that never returns anything.
@churrosmcgee624
3 жыл бұрын
Might be onto something here
@smartgorilla
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah send them to project farm.......😉😉😉
@MrHack4never
3 жыл бұрын
"You know what, here's a brand new toolset if you return the tools you've borrowed from me, IF I get all the tools I loaned you back"
@flatline7310
3 жыл бұрын
Christmas bonuses.
@nathancd
3 жыл бұрын
That is actually an awesome idea. Then people will stop asking to borrow tools.
@devscally
3 жыл бұрын
As a rule of thumb: The more pieces a set has, the shittier it will be.
@simplemann101
Жыл бұрын
Unless you get it from the snap-on truck.
@terrellevans2763
Жыл бұрын
@JSHuiting amen
@a-ron7457
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a grown man, never had issues opening a pickle jar, and yet I can’t get some of these sockets out of their slot to save my life. Good to keep a flat head screwdriver handy
@billcodey1430
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley needs to know that millions of people have just been 'influenced'.
@daviddroescher
3 жыл бұрын
Well the last one your family bought has lasted for Generations sounds like a company that is going to die if we don't explode our population
@errhka
3 жыл бұрын
I have a little Stanley toolset thats in a black box and that thing freaking rocks. I keep it in my jeep and I've used and abused it for 5 years (the guy before me had it for a few also). Maybe they changed the design or this guy got a shitty set. I know for sure Stanley will take it back and send you a new one
@deanbarrett7180
3 жыл бұрын
Straight into the sun with the lot of em.
@JasonW.
3 жыл бұрын
@@errhka I also have a 15 year old plastic molded 100+ toolkit I keep in the truck. Works great, and has been used many times over the years. A few sockets chipped off the chrome a little, but that is only on the pretty side, not the working side.
@sarchlalaith8836
3 жыл бұрын
@Marc Thomas Sheffield steel still has good tools made. Properly... Not cheap though
@JimT.Pirate
3 жыл бұрын
When getting a new socket set I like to spot weld the 10mm socket to the bottom of the drawer. You still can't use it, but at least you know where it is...
@GTAmaniac1
3 жыл бұрын
I have an issue where every socket and wrench turn into 15mm. I must have a dozen of those bad boys and can't find any other sizes.
@Dale37
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@williamdegnan4718
3 жыл бұрын
There should be a wall dispenser for 10 mm sockets. Same with half inch.
@HanSolo__
3 жыл бұрын
Well I toss 10mm and 13 mm into trash bin. Never gonna need to worry I lose it.
@moconnell663
3 жыл бұрын
@@GTAmaniac1 I thought it was just me! Except for that wrench that's 15mm on one end and 13mm on the other, which it always seems like I have 7 of when I need a 14mm
@DestroyorR
3 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same problem w/ my Stanley 3/8 drive ratchet before - did some searching on Amazon and someone else found the cause and solution. I tried searching for it again but couldn't find it but I saved the text, copy and paste below: "A few uses and they lock up, you can't switch them and they don't spin anymore. What I found is that the shift lever is a tenth of a millimeter too far away from the drive gear, which when the ratchet is under stress allows the spring to extend far enough that it jams the claw to the side, locking the ratchet. A quick reassembly with a T9 torx screwdriver fixes this problem, but the next time the ratchet is stressed it will happen again. I've added a shim to the rear of the shift lever, pushing it forward just a tiny bit, and the problem hasn't happened since. If the manufacturing specs were a little tighter, this wouldn't be an issue.". You video shown exact this at 6:42 - the problematic part is the piece with "12" stamp on it and where the claw goes. I found it's actually better to tape the circular part/back of the piece (with "12" stamp on it) using electrical tape so it pushes the piece forward. My ratchet didn't jam since.
@inverlock
3 жыл бұрын
I love the growing AvE cinematic universe cast
@tcmtech7515
3 жыл бұрын
Modern Engineering: "How can we take solid designs that lasted decades and redesign them to last 10's of minutes and get the customer to think it their fault when things break?"
@Lunas2525
3 жыл бұрын
i think this was both design and user error... the user used it in the wrong grip and a design failure cause his use of it in the wrong grip to find a flaw in that when the lever is actuated while you are tightening it the lever for lack of proper design has the room to push past the ratchet mechanism and into a non functional area. solution don't do that or replace the skate with a slightly altered design with a ridge at either side with detents.
@jutde
3 жыл бұрын
To some degree, you are correct to think that planned obsolescence is a thing. To another degree, you, as the consumer, are at fault, because you demand the cheapest tool you can have. Don't believe me? Then why did Craftsman switch from American made to Chinese manufacture? Because Harbor Freight, that's why.
@expandranon
3 жыл бұрын
The designers and engineers would, left to their own devices, come up with excellent tools that would last a lifetime, but that would mean a few cents less per sale to the shareholders, and they're the ones calling the shots.
@cheyannei5983
3 жыл бұрын
@@jutde because profits, that's why. Normal people were still buying Craftsman, they just weren't going to Sears because their prices on everything else were a scam... And why wasn't it profitable? Too top heavy!
@jacobcastro1885
3 жыл бұрын
China = no thank you
@JGATRAT
3 жыл бұрын
If you listen closely, you can hear the ghosts of all the chickens he's choked over the years.
@MicahJarrett
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@hotshtsr20
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect. 11/10
@chrisharvie-smith486
3 жыл бұрын
@@hotshtsr20 Thankyou for the a-palling joke tools comments.
@cholesterol6703
3 жыл бұрын
I thought maybe "she who must be obeyed" was throwing a hen party.
@endutubecensorship
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, my coffee is now on the table and in my nose
@pjm329
3 жыл бұрын
I remember back in high school learning about tools. I'm sure a lot of you will say that is kind of "late" to learn about tools. But anyway, our instructor taught us lots of useful tips and tricks that I still use today. He was a smart man and I owe him a lot. One of the things he taught us was how to use tools properly. When it comes to tools with moving parts, particularly ratchets, He taught us not to just wing the tool back and forth through its range of motion and expect it to last. Alternating between applying force and resetting requires a certain length of time not afforded by quick movement. He said "Give it time before applying full force again". And "Apply force gradually to make sure teeth are fully engaged". I know some tools are designed in a way that malfunctions are much less likely to occur in this situation, but I still do it that way. It has become a habit for me. I have worked with dozens of guys and the majority of them do things in the "wing it back and forth" method. They all leave a string of broken tools and other destruction behind them. I also know that no grown ass man wants to be told that they don't know the proper way to use the simplest of hand tools. And that hard earned money spent for tools goes with some expectation of the tool doing its job. I'm not saying the tools in this video were used improperly, because obviously, I wasn't there. I'm only putting out there what I see every day.
@stevemcrichards8768
3 жыл бұрын
Can't remember the comedy bit but goes something like you were describing: "I don't even have to use it, just buy it and throw it in the garbage!"
@flightsaitek4087
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta read the asterisk on the packaging “for display purposes only”
@CommentRedacted
3 жыл бұрын
I can confirm stanley ratchets have a mind of their own with the direction they want to turn. It's almost always opposite of what you want.
@SuperCortes10
3 жыл бұрын
Those damn homeless man gloves get me every time lmaooo
@mauriciolima1088
3 жыл бұрын
aren't those standard cotton work gloves with the tips chopped off?? haha
@Icytits
3 жыл бұрын
Living up north is cold, ya dunce.
@spacecryptid1769
3 жыл бұрын
Hobo gloves are a necessity for working on things in the cold
@therish7169
3 жыл бұрын
Those chickens in the background sound like the finance department at my work.
@chainsawsandgenerators9952
3 жыл бұрын
what makes this even funnier is how old school good brands are turning to shit and harbor fright is coming out with "pro-ish" tools
@celewign
3 жыл бұрын
Everything averages out, and snap on charges 3x what the currently charge for real tools.
@duckslayer92
3 жыл бұрын
Only thing I can say for snap on is their hand tools rock and so does their service
@TheFriskySquid
3 жыл бұрын
Chinese manufacturers have only steadily gotten better, while American manufacturers have only gotten progressively more lazy and poor quality (if they haven't already shipped out to China or some other country with cheap labor).
@venumus1
3 жыл бұрын
@@duckslayer92 yeah but the professional series from harbor freight is sadly on par, I've seen several test with the harbor freight torque wrench actually being more consistent then the snap on, and unfortunately when I can buy an 25-30mm deep impact socket set with the same warranty for less then a single socket it's hard to justify the price difference. And I grew up using nothing but quality american tools, snap on and craftsman primarily. Sadly I won't ever give craftsman another penny, the day I saw on the shelf in a sears a standard socket set with made in the usa and right next to it is a bunch of newly stocked sets of the same set for the same price but missing the made in usa, searched around the box and in fine print in the corner made in china
@davidm8371
3 жыл бұрын
@@venumus1 ouch.
@iFixJunk
3 жыл бұрын
"NOT your grand-dad's Stanley."
@dw4940
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely not!
@1978garfield
3 жыл бұрын
AvE I would like to thank you for happy memories with my brother. A few years ago we were talking about KZitem channels we liked. He started talking about this Canadian engineer he really liked. As he kept talking I asked "Is that AvE?" He said "Yes, that's the guy!" We would spend many hours talking about your vijeyos. As time went on that seemed to be the only thing we had in common. My Bro had a masters degree from an Ivy League institution. I had an associates degree from a college of little importance. He had jobs instructing the youth of tomorrow. I built circuit boards for contactors, maintained radios and vehicles for police and fire departments and installed cable TV until I was crippled in a car accident. Then my brother quit his job when his wife told him he should if it didn't make him happy. Then she quit him because he didn't make her happy. Then he slowly lost his mind. I found him dead a few days after his birthday. Thanks for giving us one last thing to laugh about. Keep your dick in a vice.
@NSUGS
3 жыл бұрын
Christ man, that got heavy real quick. My condolences
@clarkwilson2670
3 жыл бұрын
Sir, this is a Wendy’s
@Ace0nPoint
3 жыл бұрын
This channel should be mandatory viewing for every engineer in every industry.
@dcurry7287
3 жыл бұрын
The engineers knew this product sucked. The money men told them it has to suck to fit the budget!
@MrKryscendo
3 жыл бұрын
Us software engineers also trickle in to see what wisdom is available.
@kadenwatt2033
3 жыл бұрын
There needs to be something like the "AvE Mechanical Stupidity Regulatory Commission " to protect consumers from getting screwed by awful tool designs
@bardmadsen6956
3 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see the videos of the planned obsolescence classes.
@adamneil4576
3 жыл бұрын
You don't have to make it mandatory, the true enginerds will watch it williningly.
@dinurazvan86
3 жыл бұрын
Even the chickens got spooked by the horrors you've seen.
@ryanmgill
3 жыл бұрын
Spooked or mad at the bad tools...
@gt6hudson
3 жыл бұрын
It laid an egg, they cluck like that when they lay
@tornadokat
3 жыл бұрын
I bought a Stanley ratchet set at Costco thirty something years ago for 79.99, three drivers and full SAE/metric sizes.. Never had a problem. People wonder why I am so protective of them... they don't understand how hard (read expensive) it would be to replace them with similar quality these days.
@khyron666ok8
Жыл бұрын
There are two modern sets. One is made in China. The other is made in Taiwan. One guess on which is vastly superior. Hint: The Taiwanese set is chromed.
@palmbeachcane9523
3 жыл бұрын
I love that set & use it everyday at work on my service truck. Never used the ratchets I only use the sockets. My snap on & gear wrench ratchets are my go to. Find a portable tool set with the assortment of sockets that compares to the price. Best assortment with 1/4”,3/8”,1/2” deep/shallow metric standard. But what do I know I’ve been a mechanic for 40 years.
@Timothyis
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the reassurance on my upcoming purchase tomorrow due to my stolen tools while broken down in my van that my Works front gate
@j.b.3113
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the endless repetition of home alone movies this time of year, ave's fingerless gloves made me think of Harry and Marv 🤣
@thebakerino
3 жыл бұрын
Between the start of the video and the end the 1/4" 10mm socket has pulled a Houdini!!
@everythingexplained
3 жыл бұрын
The 1/2" 17mm was already gone! Some of the most elusive sizes, at least for us metrics guys.
@martyjackson4806
3 жыл бұрын
What's a 10mm socket? LOL
@olik136
3 жыл бұрын
it doesn't even matter because if you actually can find the 10mm socket.. you will immediately need 2 at once for the nut on the backside and you are short one 10mm all over again..
@fowletm1992
3 жыл бұрын
10mm is too small for anything 16mm 5/8 19mm amd 3/4 in the elusive sizes that only exist for a short period
@supergeek1418
3 жыл бұрын
@@martyjackson4806 It's a sloppy 3/8".
@bobjones1131
3 жыл бұрын
I tried to return a Craftsman wrench once and Sears refused so I only buy Stanley now for the last tweenty years. I've personally never had a problem with them. They are my favorite tools .🤔
@Stumphugger064
3 жыл бұрын
I was given a set of these about 5 years ago and they certainly seize up. I keep a bucket of old transmission oil and drop them in there for a few days whenever they lock up. They seem to always come back to life. Great for lending to the kids and not care if they ever return.
@blksrsil
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine spending your hard earned monopoly money on a ratchet that breaks before it even gets a whiff of the cheater bar... a crying shame.
@scumbaggo
3 жыл бұрын
I had one of these fail the moment i put a cheater bar on. Just in time to smack myself in the face with a cast iron pipe when the pawl shattered.
@dbillionaer
3 жыл бұрын
I got a set of husky PRO at HD DAMN NEAR 20 YEARS AGO those bastards are still trucking and have seen tons of use almost daily and many many cheater bars
@cafenightster4548
3 жыл бұрын
@@dbillionaer I bought a set of craftsman tools when they were still available at sears, about 10 yrs ago. I still use them a lot, maan Crapsman has really turn into its name.
@andrewdonohue1853
3 жыл бұрын
i dont use a cheater bar on a ratchet. that's not the right tool. i have a long ass 1/2" breaker bar that's made for that type of thing.
@dbillionaer
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewdonohue1853 you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes 💯 🤷
@alecjahn
3 жыл бұрын
I'll stick to yard sale 50+ year old tools.
@hdezn26
3 жыл бұрын
Same here , Some may be a bit worn but some lube and they are back to work! Unlike these new metallic "hammers".
@ninja5672
3 жыл бұрын
Problem is trying to find a complete set, in a handy case.
@feedbackzaloop
3 жыл бұрын
Just remember that in 50 year time there will be these Stanleys
@westhouse4641
3 жыл бұрын
@@feedbackzaloop 50 years from now No one will know how to use tools. It will be a hammer, a screw driver or a robot.
@nathanwest2304
3 жыл бұрын
now that's a wise decision and even if it's just an oldschool Stahlwille ratchet by itself, that's gonna be a tool that'll outlast your grandkids
@fostergorden
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this Video, I have the same ratchet set and it did the exact same thing, watching this allowed me to repair my ratchet, and now I will least know what happened and what to do to repair it when it happens again.
@NomadUniverse
3 жыл бұрын
As soon as you pulled apart the first one I knew what you'd find in the second one. My guess is it happened to the first one as well and its the same pall so it has more room to move so it came clean out allowing the thumb lever to move past it as well. You're right in that the meat matters, in this case they skimped on the thickness of the pall. So disappointing that the integrity of these names disappears over time through buyouts and takeovers and downsizing and all that. At some point some fuck knuckle comes along that doesn't care and isn't content with making some money and tries to make more money before he dies or the brand dies, whichever comes first matters not.
@pygmaelion
3 жыл бұрын
And that's how The Dewclaw managed to get on to a second list.
@Broken_Yugo
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody is on the list if we're all on the list.
@rishi-m
3 жыл бұрын
@@Broken_Yugo there's folks you know... who're not on the list.. I ain't got nothing to do with them though, so to hell with them xD
@joshk.6246
3 жыл бұрын
Santa's?
@2009dudeman
3 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time believing he is only on two lists.
@DaddyBeanDaddyBean
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshk.6246 yup. Both of them. The Dewclaw is a complicated man.
@phant0
3 жыл бұрын
The missing 10mm socket at the end is a nice touch
@karljay7473
3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how they had something that worked just fine for year, then go in and screw things up.
@leebatt7964
2 жыл бұрын
This is a real shame. My family immigrated from Hungary in the early 1900s, most worked at Stanley in Connecticut after arriving in the U.S.. They were very proud of their employment their and I still have some of their old wrenches, chisels and such.
@dandesjardins937
3 жыл бұрын
You miss the point, it is single use, then throw it away. This helps prevent the spread of diseases.
@sebastjansslavitis3898
3 жыл бұрын
when planned obsolescence kicks in sooner than it should
@BenJamin-ou7kd
3 жыл бұрын
"I'm pretty sure you can't say that anymore " lolol
@dacasman
3 жыл бұрын
I have a tool set like this by Crescent with the same style of ratchets and they're beasts. Really fine teeth and super solid mechanism that doesn't wobble around. I've stomped on the 3/8 ratchet to get lug nuts off. I'm only bringing this up because it was CHEAPER than the Stanley kit and nothing has broken in the 6 years Ive owned it.
@JBAutomotive794
3 жыл бұрын
The ladies auxiliary is loud in the background
@jamesgeorge6551
3 жыл бұрын
Black coating, so if you aren't in direct sunlight, they become invisible.
@ShainAndrews
3 жыл бұрын
and if you are in direct sunlight they reach 80% of the suns core temperature
@iamarawn
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing a roll of yellow electrical tape can't fix.
@jamesgeorge6551
3 жыл бұрын
@@iamarawn I just don't buy em. No wasting tape on junk tools....
@jasonhale4639
3 жыл бұрын
@@ShainAndrews I was going to mention that. They get hot as hell. Like burn your damn hand hot.
@FroggyMosh
3 жыл бұрын
Well of course it needs a coating of tactical black. How else you gonna get the COD kids, now turned adult, to buy your sodding tools? Build Quality?
@RJKYEG
Жыл бұрын
I suspect that a lot of people, like me, would buy a pretty complete Stanley set on sale at Canadian Tire just to have when the occasion for use comes up. They would sit unused for quite some time. Perhaps Stanley knows this.
@DonziGT230
3 жыл бұрын
My guess is that he pushed the selector while the ratchet was under load. I think the load would hold the pawl in place and allow the spring loaded detent to be pushed off the end of the pawl. It's the only way I can imagine that happened, and explains there being no damage to any of the parts. And easy experiment, try it and see if it lets you do it.
@tomkeehn
3 жыл бұрын
The trick is losing the tools faster than they break. I've got a set in my tuck, half of it's gone but at least they aint broke!
@mk2escort232
3 жыл бұрын
It turned into a breaker bar nice feature.
@CECS1
3 жыл бұрын
The chickens in the background laughing during the video is perfect. "Chicken shit" came to mind. Swore I could hear AVE telepathetically saying "I agree dear chickens"
@martinjaramillo2429
3 жыл бұрын
“Neither region” haha that actually made sense
@adlix13
3 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same set, exact same problem. Can I borrow your dynamite?
@herculesrockafeller
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@ionstorm66
3 жыл бұрын
I have an old set, some fuckwit broke the 1/2 ratchet. The replacement is one of these. Protip a cheap ass harbor freight fits in the case.
@thezapman420
3 жыл бұрын
Call stanley, free replacement
@John_Ridley
3 жыл бұрын
@@thezapman420 ...with another that's just as bad if not worse.
@TheBrokenLife
3 жыл бұрын
@@John_Ridley That's the problem I ended up with in my Craftsman stuff years ago. No point in warrantying it anymore. Just replace it with higher quality when it dies.
@Amy75326
3 жыл бұрын
My boss has almost the same set. The blow molded case has a death grip on all of its contents so tight you need a 6' crowbar to get any of the sockets out. Also the ratchet mechanisms are so tight they won't do any ratcheting on any fastener that isn't already seated.
@boonehelm7271
3 жыл бұрын
I second the death grip. I took the grinder to those plastic bullshit tabs
@NoWr2Run
3 жыл бұрын
@@boonehelm7271 DEATH GRIP, TOTALLY AGREE.
@RossMitchellsProfile
2 жыл бұрын
Got a DeWalt drill bit set like that. It's almost impossible to remove or insert the drill bits in the case. Coincidentally it's also really cheep and low quality. (Recently replaced it with a set from Makita and the difference is night and day, not only do the drills come out the case without breaking your finger nails the drills are also much sharper, meanwhile the DeWalt bits would take multiple pecks to get through oak and would be smoking while doing it, coincidentally this set also had the worst countersink bit I have ever seen, it's so dull that it more or less burns it's way into wood rather than actually cutting)
@ethansmith9065
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought auto reverse was a crapsman feature
@logan5689
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had similar issues with my Stanley set. Sure, the warranty covered my issues but it’s unacceptable when you shear the drive off a 1/4” ratchet and it takes 6 whole months for the replacement to arrive. I’m pretty sure I’ve broken more Stanley tools than I can count on my two hands
@unknown-ql1fk
3 жыл бұрын
"Make it black, it will look tactical" say the designer hot shots...
@hannahranga
3 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for the poor bastard that goes black = impact and then blows up a socket in their face.
@stonent
3 жыл бұрын
Make it harder to find when dropped into a dark area.
@chucklebutt4470
3 жыл бұрын
Needs a rail to attach the laser sight!
@nowerries
3 жыл бұрын
Makes it easier to find when you're wrenching late at night on some poorly lit jobsite.
@1337penguinman
3 жыл бұрын
I hate black socket sets. Black is for impact tools. Chrome is for everything else.
@bjoe385
3 жыл бұрын
I noticed he had a socket between 9mm and 11mm, never seen one of them before.
@blacksquirrel4008
3 жыл бұрын
The other day I opened my “spare tool” drawer and found 5 12-point 10mm sockets. Every time I go to the flea market I look for 6-point ones, of course, but they must all be in another dimension.
@bjoe385
3 жыл бұрын
@@blacksquirrel4008 two things I can never find, a date and my 10mm socket.
@biofall38
3 жыл бұрын
Every one always steals the 13mm and the 10mm always gets lost
@Doughillman
3 жыл бұрын
They're pretty rare, as evidenced by the fact that it was lost by the end of the video.
@skipfred
3 жыл бұрын
@@biofall38 I thought it was just me lol
@the1cpu
3 жыл бұрын
Work gave me a Stanley set a month ago. Second time I use it, selector pops out. I managed to put it all back together and couldn’t replicate the failure so I chalked it up to loose assembly. Now I know better. It was the same style ratchet.
@randr10
3 жыл бұрын
When I was about to turn 16 I used all my years of savings and bought a ratchet set/tool box combo from Kmart when they were doing the "Guaranteed Forever (unless we declare bankruptcy and cease to exist as a legal entity that is)" Benchtop Tools. The ratchet that originally came with it looked very similar and I almost immediately broke it. I took it back and they had already done a redesign and were putting completely different ratchets in the box. The fuckers tried to tell me I couldn't return it because they no longer had the same model number, so I hung out in the store making a scene until the store manager came over and told them to give the new one to me so I'd go away. Big box retail is still pretty skeezy but it was so much worse years ago. They'd kill their own grandma to make an extra 50 cents per unit back then. The new one was a really nice ratchet. Lasted me 20 years of wrenching on my own vehicles through every form of abuse I could throw at it before I broke some of the teeth off of that center gear from bashing on the handle with a hammer too many times. If you ever find a set of those with the slimmer headed teardrop ratchet in the box, she's a keeper. Sockets and hand wrenches are all still intact too. At least the ones I haven't lost are. Another really nice tool in that set was a 1/4" driver that had the shank go right through the handle with an option to use it as an extension if you couldn't turn the fastener by hand. Before the days I had cordless tools it made backing out fasteners a lot faster. Break it loose with the ratchet, pop it free and spin it out quick by hand but still with enough leverage to get past any shit built up on the threads. I pine away for another one just like it because I used the hell out of that one until the socket-detent ball eventually popped itself out of its bore and it won't hold sockets any more. I've got a cheapo one from Amazon now but it just ain't the same. It's made a lot cheaper. Another thing I liked to do with that thing was put the 1/4" hex bit adapter thing on there and use it to bash them down into a stubborn painted or rusted screw head (since the metal shaft went all the way through you could do that without smashing the handle off of it). Man I love a good hand tool.
@cheeseheadreefer2308
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he is watching the view in the background
@philliplapkovitch311
3 жыл бұрын
My God I hope not gives me the runs every time I hear those women voices
@idespiseallconartists8943
3 жыл бұрын
@@philliplapkovitch311 Today I yelled to my son...Feed those "Damn chicken's," that Constant Clucking is driving me Insane! He yelled back I already did, Mom's watching the View...
@ccubsfan94
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, that'd be the hog pen
@briangarrow448
3 жыл бұрын
Now you know why I buy used hand tools at estate and garage sales. That is also where I go to meet women. Same theory applies.
@williamdegnan4718
3 жыл бұрын
They're ok, once you get past the worn spot? 😉
@hackdeez1075
3 жыл бұрын
@John Smith spit my drink out thats hilarious
@Guust_Flater
3 жыл бұрын
Why not marry the widow? Then you don't have to move your new tools!
@littlejackalo5326
3 жыл бұрын
Used tools and used women, all in one spot.
@VeyronBD
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing better, got a full set of Hilka (original made in japan stuff) for £12, barely used too which is the important part.
@xdthread2794
3 жыл бұрын
Left the forces in 1985 joined a marine company as an engineer. Noticed all the shipwrights had Stanley tools. I asked them then what they thought of Stanley tools as they all seemed so comfortable with them. Everyone of them (23) said they would not buy the newer models. It wasn't until I had to try and replace a blade for a palm plane I inherited from an uncle that I realized how crap they'd become. I have two Stanley pump action screw drivers (battery operated just wasn't an option then) still got them, only reason why is I never really used them after the second year, they became very unreliable and would frequently slip. They are in the reject tool bin in my work shop near the bottom. Mmm, thinking about it there's alot of Stanley tools in that quarantine bin most of them gifts. All of them ratchet failures. I wouldn't even buy a Stanley knife now !
@The_Opinion_of_Matt
3 жыл бұрын
Engineering professor, to Engineering student: "That's not your problem, that's the technician's problem." Short story from my life. I was an Engineering student (switched to business because my math wasn't up to snuff) in fall of 1998 at a community college that bragged about it's transfer program to a very reputable state school. Later joined the Marines and became a avionics technician. Anyway, during the Engineering Graphics class (fall semester) or Drafting 140 (spring semester) we were following along with the professor (a Engineer at one of the top 5 defense contractors local location) in the design of something in AutoCAD 2.0. I don't remember what we were "designing" but one of my classmates asked a question along the lines of, "How will you fix it if it breaks, you can't get in there to replace parts." And I $h*+ you not, the Engineer professors response (which I remember very clearly) was, "That's not your problem, that's the technician's problem". Since then, as a technician I've run into many things where clearly the Engineer thought, "That's not my problem, that's the technician's problem."
@majormassenspektrometer
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty fu c k ed up.
@weeniewawa
3 жыл бұрын
That looks like an old Proto ratchet which Stanley owns so I guess making them on the cheap is a bad idea. Sad to see them ruin a good name.
@vacayooper4728
3 жыл бұрын
My 35 year old Proto rachet did the same thing.
@Paulman50
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley was never a good name.
@mattgraham4340
3 жыл бұрын
@@Paulman50 Stanley used to be a brand that was great for handyman use. In my lifetime they were never considered "professional" or "industrial" grade
@dwaneholiday4043
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to made in china.stanley sold production to china.every time beancounters take over and run in the business.
@idarkpuppet
3 жыл бұрын
Pro Tip: If it comes packaged in a fisher price toolbox, don't buy it.
@frotobaggins7169
3 жыл бұрын
40 years ago, my socket set came in one big cardboard box with nothing but a picture on it. lol no bells, no whistles and no decoration, it's still going all these years later.
@idarkpuppet
3 жыл бұрын
@@frotobaggins7169 I remember those days.. I'd get mine on sale in paper bags.. Still have most of them -- not sure where the 10mm went..
@michaelegan6092
3 жыл бұрын
Having had my share of issues with ratchets over the years, I've noticed 1 standout fault- the user. I learned that you should break the bolt with a strongarm and then use the ratchet, saves a lot of situations that would otherwise have gone pear shaped.
@65csx83
3 жыл бұрын
Somewhat correct; ratchets have torque limits. The subject ratchets didn't fail from excessive stress, per se. The gears / teeth are not stripped or galled as would be the case if over stressed.
@TheWrinkledCheese
3 жыл бұрын
Dr Avey, you're right! Laser etched is not a bug, it's a feature. I have the "same" set, used for automotive. I have two identical sets, one inherited from a professional used it in a shop for years without issue - occasionally with a 24" snipe. The one set started out black but is now silver. I haven't had any of the issues shown in your video. I enjoy the fact that they can be more easily taken apart than the retaining clip style. Might be worth trying to acid etch the laser etchings before the paint wears off. Some muriatic acid should do the trick. Just keep some baking soda on standby. I'd prefer stamped, but can't afford Snap-On or Gray, so I'll stick with the cheap Crappy Trash (CTC-A.TO) brands.
@noc8076
3 жыл бұрын
At least he got a bunch of sockets to use in a workshop press.
@bluejayfabrications2216
3 жыл бұрын
It's spelt shrapnel " At least he got a bunch of SHRAPNEL to detonate in a workshop press" 🤣
@darcywiley5096
3 жыл бұрын
"I will pull out my receipt." Ron Howard Narrator Voice: "He will not pull out his receipt."
@walterkersting6238
3 жыл бұрын
My mail man sees a 1/2” ratchet in the driveway and says “ Is this supposed to be here?” It’s a Stanley, so yeah...
@rippersix293
3 жыл бұрын
That exact design of ratchet and internal mechanism has been used by at least nine brands through the years, that I’m aware of. I have a couple of Mastercraft Pro Series ratchets that are identical to that, I got them in ‘92. They’re very susceptible to locking up with the least little bit of grime getting into the internals.
@earlycuyler8719
3 жыл бұрын
I bought my wife a Stanley tape measure, now she swears Stanley is a psychopathic liar because she knows I'm not packing anymore than a four inch barrel. She says she can tell by the heft of it.
@E1nsty
3 жыл бұрын
Should have gotten metrique, their inches are packed tighter together fridnd.
@ThePlacehole
3 жыл бұрын
@@E1nsty , yeah but 5.1" rounds up to 6" whereas only 13 cm...
@joshk.6246
3 жыл бұрын
@@E1nsty It sounds bigger if you say it in millimeters.
@ziggassedup
3 жыл бұрын
"Another fine mess you've gotten us into Stanly"..Laurel & Hardy...
@nottooherbal
3 жыл бұрын
Why don't you be more careful ?
@narxic
Жыл бұрын
2 years later.. I was about to buy this set from CT and thought to look it up.. low and behold AVE here to save me a from an impending headache. 🍻
@saskmuddinatv
3 жыл бұрын
I've had an almost identical set for 7 years. I use it almost daily that's no joke. It's still working great. It jammed up once when the allan screws backed out a bit and the baseplate loosened. A little locktite and it's been good for years.
@scrappy7571
3 жыл бұрын
I have a SK 3/8, used almost daily for 43 yrs. Chrome is worn, never been apart. Works like day 1.
@rranger1014
3 жыл бұрын
SK ookum
@georgeharrod7805
3 жыл бұрын
You could try cheering up Dooclaw by telling him, a poor tradesman blames his tools. 🤣
@MrRiedemanJACC
3 жыл бұрын
"Your wife buys you a set" That's exactly what happened to me. She bought them so I wouldn't be carrying my 30 year old craftsman tools in a beat up tool bag in our RV. They store nicely, but I think there are a few pieces now buried in pavement after I threw them into a highway since they failed when I really needed them on the side of the road.
@GETmessedUPP
Жыл бұрын
Whyd you throw it in the road? Dickhead.
@rtta51
3 жыл бұрын
Bought a 60 piece ratchet set from Kobalt some 15 yrs ago. Came in a nice case that held everything in place. the 1/4" ratchet was a little stiff. I called Lowes and they sent me a new one right away. Never had a problem to this day. Nicest set I ever owned.
@Aengus42
3 жыл бұрын
Typical modern tools! They look like Batman's tool set. Black, sleek & shiny. But they don't actually work!
@atom_gray
3 жыл бұрын
only Catwoman knows for sure...
@TheWolfsnack
3 жыл бұрын
....kind of like movie Batman tools....
@littlejackalo5326
3 жыл бұрын
Batman's tool set is not black. Unless they've come out with a new "all-inclusive" batman movie. Like they did with Annie, Spiderman, and the next James Bond.
@Aengus42
3 жыл бұрын
@@littlejackalo5326 I've only read the comics & seen the sixties TV show so I have no idea if they even showed a tool set in the films... If that's what you're saying?
@ThePlacehole
3 жыл бұрын
Buy chinese now. They're too cheap to "innovate" so they at least work.
@herculesrockafeller
3 жыл бұрын
I got a set of those to keep in my truck. Same exact problem. Gabage!
@TheLexiconDevils
3 жыл бұрын
I found a set at a garage sale. Filled the case with other stuff. Good enough for a truck box
@locomojo0485
3 жыл бұрын
I've had my 215 piece Stanley set for over 10 years now. I finally broke the first piece last year, my 3/8s ratchet. I called Stanley and gave them the model number and they mailed me one right out, no problem at all. I'm not a mechanic, but I do pull engines and repair blown head gaskets, change transmissions etc. And this Stanley set is all I use (unless the tool needed isn't in it) I have the regular chrome ones. No complaints.
@toadt677i
3 жыл бұрын
I had the same issue. I found that the little detent plate tends to slide if the pawl sticks. You can avoid this issue by making sure to keep these style ratchets free of heavy grease, a thin oil keeps them working well. The teeth of the pawl will stick with too much grease and oil. Or dirt.
@Camelfacekamala
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley went the way of craftsman....... they aren’t even worth scrap metal prices these days
@SlipFitGarage
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley now owns the Craftsman name, lol.... and yes, I agree.... both brands were once great names in the tool world, they are now both utter garbage, unfortunately.
@misplacedcaper9662
3 жыл бұрын
I have a 30 year old Craftsman 1/4" drive ratchet that get torqued on and abused regularly. Still like brand new.
@SlipFitGarage
3 жыл бұрын
@@misplacedcaper9662 Of course.... 30 years ago Craftsman was made in the USA by various quality manufacturers. Old Craftsman tools are great!
@hdezn26
3 жыл бұрын
@@SlipFitGarage Yes, they are. I pick em up at yard sales any chance I can get. (Back in the day where yard sales were a thing around here...)
@TJBrouwer
3 жыл бұрын
Like Polaroid and lots of other "name brand" stuff, Stanley is just a name that is bought and sold and placed on everything.
@snakerstran9101
3 жыл бұрын
That design defect would literally have been found with 10 minutes of quality control testing. Although maybe its their new theft deterrent system.
@volvo09
3 жыл бұрын
But instead, they just go to some offshore supplier and select what color scheme and etching they want on the wrenches. 0 fucks given.
@ProVision3187
3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Errol.C-nz
3 жыл бұрын
problem found... 9min tests
@fastjeffy
Жыл бұрын
Bought a very similar Stanley set in high school around 2009. The ratchets had bit the dust by 2011. Still have half the sockets though. Those slick black devils sure are a bastard to find in the dark
@thesmallestminorityisthein4045
3 жыл бұрын
I have a Stanley set I used to have at work....Used to. The 3/8 ball detent just left, and the 1/4 just gutted itself. Bought gearwrench and I love them.
@williamdegnan4718
3 жыл бұрын
Ask Dewclaw ifn' he was choochin' an impact driver on the other side when the socket drive shat out. Perhaps vibration matched the resonant frequency of the detent or one of the overtones. (Picture a vibratory lock pick.) Note: I had to use Google Translate from English to Canuckinstan for parts of this post. I hope I nailed it.
@FreshBluntsNChronik
3 жыл бұрын
0:35 Dewclaw: "...I was cranking along" AVE: *laughs under his breath* Never a dull moment.
@Richard_Gehl
3 жыл бұрын
I have a set of these for one reason only........I keep them in my enclosed trailer for use on my snowmobiles. Finding black tools in the snow is far easier than finding chrome tools.
@jimmyhoffman6932
3 жыл бұрын
I have a set of Stanley tools I have used for 15 years. Craftsman failed, Snap on failed. The tools you are showing have been well used. My Stanley tools have performed well and I use them regularly On my truck and my bikes. I did break a 3/8 ratchet but I should have used a 1/2 inch ratchet. FYI, nothing lasts forever and one day my tools will fail but until they do, I will continue to use and buy Stanley.
@122276mjs
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed on these high tooth count ratchets, even the “better” made ones, until they wear in, they don’t operate very smoothly
@BixbyConsequence
3 жыл бұрын
The short throw is nice, but not at the expense of dependability.
@punk105
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I used to work somewhere and they'd never buy new tools, it was horrendous. One guys job just to repair, impacts, ratchets...etc. absolutely sucked. Great money though. Brought it a few of my own tools just to make they day easier
@1337penguinman
3 жыл бұрын
My thought on those is don't buy them unless you actually need to. 72 tooth is plenty for 95% of jobs.
@dangerrangerlstc
3 жыл бұрын
I dunno. Snap-on is pretty good right outa the box. I use mine every day for work.
@greggv8
3 жыл бұрын
@@punk105 I once fixed a super cheap ratchet that was so cheap the hole in the head had gotten bent into an oval. Was at a friend's place and it was the only ratchet he had and we were working on some project which had some bolts needing sorta-tightened. He had a bench vise and a ball peen hammer... I took the ratchet apart and with appropriate application of the vise and hammer I re-rounded the head of the ratchet, put it back together and it worked as good as it likely ever did. I told him he should go buy a good ratchet, use this POS only for stuff that's already loose. Don't use it for whatever he'd done that ovalized it.
@blueoval250
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley isn’t the Stanley it used to be. They have completely ruined Craftsman.
@Errol.C-nz
3 жыл бұрын
😁😆😂🤣
@jhensjh
3 жыл бұрын
While Stanley sure didn't help things, Eddie Lampert ruined Craftsman before Stanley ever bought them.
@Claudius_Nero
3 жыл бұрын
Craftsman flushed itself down the toilet and came out in China decades before Stanley got involved.
@williamwallace9826
3 жыл бұрын
Craftsman had been ruined before Stanley bought the name. If Eddie Lampert hadn't already ruined the Craftsman name, Stanley wouldn't have been able to afford to buy it.
@duckslayer92
3 жыл бұрын
Craftsman ruined craftsman
@archygrey9093
3 жыл бұрын
Your chooks going off in the background in the video made me think our chooks where getting attacked by something.
@agwhitaker
3 жыл бұрын
Bought a Craftsman 3/8" drive metric/imperial ratchet set at age 22. Dismantled/reassembled all kinds of stuff with it. Now I am 64, managed to lose a few sockets which I had to replace with fresh ones. But essentially it is the same set and still going.
@maxcichon2557
3 жыл бұрын
It's a $100 set of tools. Go figure. I have that same set-for my kids and neighbors to borrow. I keep them away from my GOOD tools...
@vpweber
3 жыл бұрын
Good call.
@jebshutz1377
3 жыл бұрын
Shhhhhhh. Don't tell the teenagers watching this channel. Let them learn why we fight the corpo scumbags in good time
@maxcichon2557
3 жыл бұрын
@@jebshutz1377 lol!
@fordfan3179
3 жыл бұрын
That's what happens to a good tool company when the fn bean counters get involved in the design.
@fordfan3179
3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, what happened to " durability and quality" being part of the formula for success?
@hdezn26
3 жыл бұрын
@@fordfan3179 The formula for success is Income income income! What's that Durability? Quailty? Bankrupty? Leave that for the next round of bean counters!
@fordfan3179
3 жыл бұрын
@@hdezn26 sad but true.
@asdasd-ni8eg
3 жыл бұрын
Which company are you referring to?. Stanley were never great but they bought everybody else out to level the playing field.
@Arfonfree
3 жыл бұрын
The joy of getting old is being able to buy crappy tools and have them last longer than you will.
@latindoggy8059
Жыл бұрын
My parents gave me a Stanley tool set from BJ’s about four or five years ago and I’ve done a lot of DIY mechanic work since and I’ve never had an issue with any of the sockets. Now the ratchets or hot dog shiiii but I love the sockets they’ve never done me wrong. They fit tight and I still use them till this day
@ZiggyTheHamster
3 жыл бұрын
I have a 15 year old Stanley ratchet that failed just like one of these. They've been garbage for a while.
@ambush1242
3 жыл бұрын
Stanley ain't what it used to be. Hard Hittin' New Britain has lost its prominence.
@chadmartin8580
3 жыл бұрын
I have a set of Stanley professional sockets. Got the from crappytire on sale. Had em for almost ten years now, used hard and very abused. Still working great.
@southdakotasucks9936
3 жыл бұрын
Still have my set, bought it 3 years ago. One screw fell out and the plate wiggles like an SOB, but it never stopped working.
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