2022 Top 10 Tools from Germany and Switzerland based companies. Wera, Gedore, PB Swiss take the cake

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amzn.to/3Gj5xx0 Here are my 2022 Top 10 Tools from Germany and Switzerland based companies, not necessary where the tool was sourced, forged, or assembled. Wera, Gedore, and PB Swiss take the cake. A Ko-ken snuck in from Japan, so there is an bonus. And for those who read this far, Knipex will have it's own Top 10 video. Stay tuned!
The angled Gedore pliers are a great deal right now on Amazon. Let's see how long that lasts!
amzn.to/3Gj5xx0
And the others in order of appearance:
XXL Joker wrench: amzn.to/3GlGYQf
PB Swiss small dead blow: amzn.to/3PRd35u
Wera flexible bit holding screwdriver: amzn.to/3vj0Ywr
(slim version of above): amzn.to/3FSiSep
PB Swiss stubby with bits: amzn.to/3vjY0Yq
Gedore angle head combination pliers: amzn.to/3Gj5xx0
Wera ratcheting T-handle 1/4 square: amzn.to/3C0M4ys
Hazet 1/4 square Phillips driver: amzn.to/3GjGvOp
(Wera ratcheting T-handle hex bit holding): amzn.to/3C0M4ys
PB Swiss ratcheting screwdriver long shaft: amzn.to/3GhOETk
Wera Hex bit set, long, metric: amzn.to/3I3rIsc
Wera Diamond hex bit set: amzn.to/3C2zfns
PB Swiss Stubby Coin driver: amzn.to/3WJXZc5
Wera Joker small 10-13mm wrench: amzn.to/3GhmVSS

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@alexmoll8372 Жыл бұрын

It was a great year for tools! I picked up almost all of those myself. The coin driver is a godsend for replacing batteries on certain small electronics. Bicycle computers immediately come to mind, but I'll randomly find other devices that have a battery door designed to be removed with a coin - ouch!

@littlejimmy7402 Жыл бұрын

I've been close to pulling the trigger on the coin driver but I always come back to a question I think you can answer, is it easy to tear up an electronic device trying to change the battery with that thing?

@chrischambers5482 Жыл бұрын

Slip in a little Doc. Putting a Japanese tool in your top 10. Or do you need to do a top 10 Japanese tool haul for 2022? Yep need to do that. Thanks

@joehart3826 Жыл бұрын

Koken is so good it features in every video now.

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

no problem mixing japanese tools with german ones, it's still Axis tools. you should check some of Beta offerings like the 1150HPC 180 HyperCut or their 1201E/DZ DZUS screwdriver since you've got, allegedly, a soft spot for those... 😼

@dude_man_bro Жыл бұрын

Was just about to search out a Japanese top 10

@Mack_Dingo Жыл бұрын

@@kittytrail Axis Tools, made me spit out my coffee🤣😂😂😂

@martinsnibbor7691 Жыл бұрын

Those joker wrenches are no joke , I’m an electrician I use them all the time for compression fittings . Great review

@apistosig4173 Жыл бұрын

Coin Drivers - battery cells / chainsaw fuel / bar oil caps - awesome

@jackbateman6839 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a wonderful! Your channel is great! Love watching your videos and great recommendations thank you. Looking for great new year Doc keep up the great work!!

@maikelbrito4016 Жыл бұрын

Nice selection of tools, Happy new years men.

@georgeferlazzo7936 Жыл бұрын

Hello again Doc Thank you for another Great Video 👍 Happy New Year's to you and your family 👪

@danstheman33 Жыл бұрын

Those aren't the holding function Wera hex keys, those are the standard long ones. The HF version has a ball detent (a tiny steel ball bearing) on one side of the hex, which positively holds the fastener on the end of the wrench.

@masoodamg6633 Жыл бұрын

It was great my friend. Your tools are one of the best. I also love good tools and buy them wherever I see them. I also have some of your tools and sometimes I bring them and look at them and enjoy them. Thankful👍👍👍👏👏👏

@hansangb Жыл бұрын

@7:16 I love all things Wera. But those diamond bits are news to me. TY!

@go5582 Жыл бұрын

It was a great year for tools!

@davidweston9115 9 ай бұрын

My favourites are not made anymore. Stanley Hurwood wooden handle No. 20, No. 45, from 1950s production. The handles and shafts on those are better than anything since. You can put a 1959 vintage Stanley phillips screwdriver in a phillips screw, such as in a door lock, and walk away from it. The screwdriver will just stick out of the wall as if it's glued into the screwhead. No magnets. And this is a heavy full length screwdriver with full length shaft. Then you can use that same screwdriver for 30 years and do the same trick again. Original price $0.20. I find with a round softly fluted wooden handle you have all the torque you need, but also can spin it freely and no need for a ratchet screwdriver. When Stanley switched to those horrible yellow and black plastic handles in the mid 1960s my dad went to all the hardware stores and bought all the remaining wooden ones. These days some German companies make wooden handle screwdrivers. Connex seem to have a nice set made in Germany.

@georgebonney90 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@armindo54 Жыл бұрын

Can you provide a link for the Copen extenders you demonstrated after the Wera Diamond hex bit set?

@ayubsayyed783 Жыл бұрын

Very good collection

@derekatkins8494 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! How about a list of tools you have used the most?

@BastiBig1988 Жыл бұрын

Looks very interesting! Some tool I never Sean bevor great !

@diemman70 Жыл бұрын

You lied to us as the Joker wrench did make the list.😆 I like the Wera diamond bits. Picking those off Amazon right now. PB Swiss stuff is so expensive.

@toolrestoration Жыл бұрын

A lot of interesting tools come from Germany , strong and reliable , Switzerland , chocolate and pocket knives can't go wrong !

@maxlvledc Жыл бұрын

"It's Glorious!" Catchphrase found.

@clarkpitts5393 Жыл бұрын

A+ Video.

@frank_texas7400 6 ай бұрын

I love knipex the most and I enjoy every second I get to use any knipex plier regardless of the task, also for screwdrivers Wiha is my favorite they just feel right , I just picked a wera beater and the handle is not for me but it outperforms anything I used before for beating, poking and prying, also got the wera joker combination wrenches and I am yet to use them but they feel like the are part of my hand on the ergonomics side, I want to bite the bullet and get a Hazet 1/2 ratchet and socket set but is hard to give away my proto cause i got the one with the spudge, I am an Industrial Journeyman electrician so German tools are my go to for a frustration free day

@davidgold5961 Жыл бұрын

9:06 I have a wrench which is patented in 1915 which has the exact same function as the wrench shown at this time spot.

@johnmoorefilm Жыл бұрын

PB Swiss rainbow Allen wrench set is very good.

@theplumbman7825 Жыл бұрын

Nice watch😀😀😀😀

@RichardSmith-wr6go Жыл бұрын

Picked up a little Bahco bit ratchet set recently, very handy for tight spots and as slim as using a screwdriver bit with a 1/4" spanner, also been buying Elora spanners - not all shiny chrome like Snap-on but a fraction of the cost.

@user-nb3oe9dk7r Жыл бұрын

Пассатижи от Геадор - просто бомба!!!!

@maxlvledc Жыл бұрын

You should check out a fix it sticks set for carrying in your pocket every day.

@thenarcotk Жыл бұрын

the wera hex set is awesome, they have a ball end and are super tough

@7baer Жыл бұрын

What kind of knife ceramic knife was that in your top 10 snap on tools?

@chotuusian4127 Жыл бұрын

Nice tools

@martinelectrician5637 Жыл бұрын

Excelente selección.

@melgross Жыл бұрын

I don’t like flexible shafts. I’ve found that you can’t tighten down completely. It always feels as it’s going to get damaged if you try. That pertains to every manufacturer I’ve bought. And if you bend it more than a few degrees, it doesn’t really grip the screw properly. But I suppose they have their uses. The PB products seem to be perpetually out of stock.

@three-phase562 Жыл бұрын

Gedore angled pliers - circa 8 hours after the video and no longer available on Amazon!! I have the NWS long-nose version of this and they are great for panel wiring. Some great choices, thanks for the video.

@pzwolski Жыл бұрын

Is amazon the only place you can buy tools?

@three-phase562 Жыл бұрын

@@pzwolski I can buy from other places, it just makes me chuckle when something linked on a fairly high KZfaq channel on Amazon suddenly increases in price or becomes unavailable.

@Jordan__Sloan Жыл бұрын

The nws are must have, snap on makes one too

@grooviefan Жыл бұрын

Brilliant , no mention of the brand of the last wrench.

@dutch1047 Жыл бұрын

Hello, nice tool collection. What is the extension socket can you please put the brand and model

@PhreakDarkSoul Жыл бұрын

No Knipex TwinGrip in the list? Or was it a tool of 2021? I don't know... the one I ordered was still not shipped and will not be before January 2023. :(

@a8f235 Жыл бұрын

I have yet to find what I'm looking for, and it is firstly aimed at bicycle maintenance, but can be used for anything else with hex head. I want a P-handle hex plus(no ballhead) with holding function. I want the plastic/nylon handle to be as small as possible(Unior is the best here in my opinion). I would also like to have a knurled area on the metal(close to the plastic/nylon) to be able to more easily spin it around just with thumb and index finger. The loose T-bar style that Park Tool released is not of any interest because it is too thin and flimsy(given the bar slides freely) for me to consider using this as a go to tool(also it has no hex plus nor holding function). Wera does make something close, but their handle is gigantic for bicycle maintenace so it's just not gonna happen.

@hampuslagergren4693 Жыл бұрын

What about the wera hex plus HF have you tryed that one? Same one but with an extra function. Great video thow

@liveyourbestlife1513 Жыл бұрын

Lindstrom makes very good pliers in Switzerland and Sweden. They or a subsidiary of snap on.

@fredthehead4603 Жыл бұрын

PB Swiss eschews the diamond tip screwdrivers and bits….if I remember correctly. So I don’t understand why this feature is better.

@Tony-sy7ed Жыл бұрын

Nice watch. Could have been number 10, or number 1.

@LucScheffers Жыл бұрын

I have a not so good experience with the WERA flexible bit driver It broke on the first try tightening a screw. I checked with a regular scewdriver if maybe i overtightened it but i could easy turn it an other turn. Send it back to the seller, received a new one. On my bike headlamp, try to loosen a screw. It did turn, but not the screw but the driver outershell spit. When the return for this one came in, tried it on a screw. Same result outershell split. And even nr 4 with hex on it to tighten a brake cable on my bike. There were at least with 4 of these very severe quality issues which i did not expect from a more expensive brand like Wera. A big disappointment. Even if i get a 5th one i would not trust it to work when needed. So, my trust in Wera tools is sadly gone as well. Best advice, if you still want to buy one, or a Wera tool, don't let it lay around but test it first extensively before putting in it your toolbox.

@SajidHussain-lj5mr Жыл бұрын

Eye lyke Innglish toolz 👍

@deanharris7149 Жыл бұрын

Koke is great stuff. Surprized they don’t promote their tools here more.

@bruceefeatheblock Жыл бұрын

Wera hex keys with the multi-coloured plastic sleeves is not great imo. I have used them for nearly 2 years. The sleeves need to be cut back to access resessced bolts/screws. Additionally, I have noticed that some my co-workers wera keys the sleeves stay in the holder and the the hex key comes out.

@danstheman33 Жыл бұрын

I love Wera, but I have a bunch of their diamond coated bits, and I haven't noticed that they're any better than quality bits without the diamond, including bits by Wera and other companies. I also can't feel or see any sort of diamond or abrasive texture on the bits. Frankly I think the diamond stuff is BS, I'm sure there are some diamond particles in there, but for practical purposes there really isn't.

@kulothunganchokalingam2597 Жыл бұрын

Can I get the tools from the market. please guide me sir.

@callishandy8133 Жыл бұрын

I like the swiss PB Swiss dead blow mallets. I have since years and years and so long one of these hammer from ?Gedore? germany. Both sides have plastic caps. I think I can change these if they are to old. The PB Swiss is better... ... because only one side with softer plastic but more expensiv. And I can buy different size/weight. It really hits good and the handle feels balanced. It is a delight to swing. And I got the Gedore angle head pliers. But my ery old oncle liked it. I can not write any thing, because only used once or zwice before my old uncle ask for these (=present for him). He is lucky. For very hard pulling not perfect. No linear power to pull something out. Nice for easy jobs , but not for muscle jobs perfect. Ok, for muscle jobs Knipex.

@VeniVidiVid Жыл бұрын

“Take a few clothes off… Not fully stripped…“ 😂

@jonathanmark7751 Жыл бұрын

I really want that PB Swiss ratcheting screwdriver but it's $300 in Canada on Amazon.

@kiyosenl.3889 Жыл бұрын

Try the LTT ratcheting screwdriver, very high quality and definitely a competitor, only around $70 iirc so good bit cheaper

@Callelle6251 Жыл бұрын

@@kiyosenl.3889 The LTT driver is a joke. It's a $30 megapro, thats been made shorter and fatter (so it's harder to get into areas) and it's bit storage was shrunk so you can only hold 6 normal sized bits (compared to the original 12), and if you want to hold 12, you need to buy their proprietary bits.

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

😹

@gplusgplus2286 Жыл бұрын

Holy Eff, thats about 60-70eur here from a PB Swiss dealer. Online isn't always cheaper, often you see crazy prices for an item that is sold at one online shop / ebay.

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

@@gplusgplus2286 it's not "being sold online" the problem, it's being in Canada in the first place... 🤡🛠️🌎

@gl0sek Жыл бұрын

What wera T-handle is better the one for hex bits or 1/4" squre? There are adapters either way so is there any difference?

@cafecybernz Жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same. For personal reasons, I want my screwdriver bits to be locked (so the bit does not get stuck in the fastener), but I want my 1/4" sockets to be immediately removable without having to push any button (All my lockable ratchet drivers have a quick spinner on them: it helps with turning bolts or nuts at first, and with making the sockets come off quickly). Even if I had liked the lock system on the T-handle hex bits, I've read somewhere that it sometimes unlocks itself due to the pressure of your palm on the button at the top of the T handle. So I am going to purchase two 1/4" square T-handle, one for screwdriver bits and one with a hex-square adapter for sockets (The adapter will be locked in the rapidaptor end of the T-handle, ensuring the sockets are easy to remove).

@dennisr6261 Жыл бұрын

Dont think u have the holding function L-keys right there, those have blue release slide instead of green on the holder.

@joehart3826 Жыл бұрын

Yes holding function has a ball on the end of it

@joehart3826 Жыл бұрын

Not to be confused with ball end hex's

@Automatizari_porti_Suceava Жыл бұрын

The name or a link for japanese tool,thanks

@fuloplehel Жыл бұрын

Nice tools, I have most of the them, but not the japanese extensions. You have to make a separate video with the japanese tools that you have, I am sure you have a lot. Vessel, fujiya, engineer, olfa, tsunoda etc. I like japanese tools. But I am surprised that knipex is not on this list.

@fuloplehel Жыл бұрын

@@htr5372 I have NWS and Rothenberger watepump pliers, I like the confort handle on the NWS tools, but from my experience knipex is the most durable when it comes to the heat treatment of the jaws. The tool geometry is also different.more efficient. The durability of knipex tools was confirmed by many videos and comparative testing. It is not the end game, but it is one of the best out there

@austinbridge Жыл бұрын

Doc, I'm curious if you've tried out the Klein 32308 Adjustable Multi-bit Stubby Driver. I'd love to see it side-by-side with the PB Swiss!

@lastbesttool Жыл бұрын

Will likely happen. I will be addressing the PB ratcheting stubby compared to others. Stay tuned, and thanks for watching.

@kiyosenl.3889 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried tekton's high torque series screwdrivers? Their tips are pretty average quality nothing to write home about HOWEVER their handles, i mean those things look funky but god do they give you just every bit of grip you could ever want

@albau2640 Жыл бұрын

Where is Wiha?

@kmiodek1 Жыл бұрын

Your wera allen keys don't have holding function. It's basic hex-plus set.

@reonapier3493 Жыл бұрын

The wear Allen keys are naff, in daily use, the key comes out and leaves the plastic behind. Good quality, naff design.

@nomadr1349 Жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. Came here to say the same thing. After a (short) while those loose slipping plastic sleeves are atrocious. Nice looking though.

@mukeshdwivedi7920 Жыл бұрын

Are these avbl in INDIA?

@bimble7240 Жыл бұрын

6:41 Did you say "Pozidrives or JAS"? Are you confusing the two? Not at all the same thing.

@michaelb9664 Жыл бұрын

They are Wera Hex Plus keys without holding function. The holding function have ‘HF’ printed on the sleeve and a ball bearing pressed into the ball end of the L keys.

@michaelb9664 Жыл бұрын

@@htr5372 yes indeed!

@nickslingerland4155 Жыл бұрын

Those Wera Allen keys are Super duper!!🏳️‍🌈 Heyhey

@horacerumpole6912 Жыл бұрын

Stubai (Austria) makes the best tin snips, and an asymetrical nail puller that is unbelieveable. Steetz tools CA.

@iiredeyeiiredeye1569 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried Wiss snips?

@horacerumpole6912 Жыл бұрын

@@iiredeyeiiredeye1569 Wiss, Klenk, Malco, Peddinghaus, Pelikan...

@horacerumpole6912 Жыл бұрын

Midwest & Pelikan are the second best choice-

@charlesviner1565 Жыл бұрын

👍

@samuele5931 Жыл бұрын

Could you do Italian brands?

@lastbesttool Жыл бұрын

Do you have some you recommend? The only ones I have that come to mind are Campagnolo bike tools.

@TheStephen3417 Жыл бұрын

Can you send me a link that I can just click on? I cannot find the ones that you were talking about the hexis plus that you got called up out on. That said you said the wrong thing your first video. I couldn't find them the second video. I still can't find them. If you would please give me a link I could just click on and it take me right to him the ones that you got. I think it's a nine piece but I'm not sure it's in the video right now. You got both of them open one to the left one to the right and then that pleasant piece of plastic that holds them both together. But it's a separation in the middle so would appreciate it. And any other description you can give me about it or what it might have, what it will do, what it won't do. I sure would appreciate it. Thank you very much. Just to link so I can click on go right to it. Thank you!

@lastbesttool Жыл бұрын

Here's a link to the ones in the video regardless what I called them: amzn.to/3GrtZw8 And here is the Hold Function metric hex set: amzn.to/3WUWJTk Thanks for watching.

@2121contreras Жыл бұрын

Didn't see any nws on this list??

@pzwolski Жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha 🤣, how old are you? It is not about the best tools available, but the best income to youtubers from affiliation links from amazon. Click and buy, and give him an interest. That is all about in all these recommendations on youtube. I found only 4 NWS tools at amazon, so it is obvious, that he skipped this company. Too much effort, too little income. They recommend something only if they can earn some money from this recommendation. That's an ugly truth.

@johngisbourne7197 Ай бұрын

KOKEN is japanese btw

@almanyaelektriktesisati Жыл бұрын

Wera ist Nr 1 in Deutschland

@Johnwickpifpaf Жыл бұрын

No knipex?

@lastbesttool Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKipqrqQm8i0p5c.html

@amoslois4600 Жыл бұрын

You forgot knipex

@wandererdinghysailingchann6917 Жыл бұрын

😅

@Petesworkshop2225 Жыл бұрын

That wera auto spanner is kinda worthless. Got the smaller size, never found a nut I could use it on

@boringsoaring Жыл бұрын

Some of those tools are ridiculously overpriced

@danielorozco1728 Жыл бұрын

Pb swisstools are way overpriced not worth the price they ask for, many other brands offer the same quality for even half the price.

@_X_X_X_X_X Жыл бұрын

With a lifetime warranty? I have a bunch of pb screwdrivers from my grandfather and they are like new

@danielorozco1728 Жыл бұрын

@@_X_X_X_X_X dewalt has lifetime warranty in many of their hand tools

@_X_X_X_X_X Жыл бұрын

@@danielorozco1728 I did not know that. Thank you for the tip.

@danielorozco1728 Жыл бұрын

@@htr5372 but where are price drops of that brand?

@Sw1sher95 6 ай бұрын

@@danielorozco1728you don’t know what good tools are yet. Wait till you get older. Pb Swiss is very reasonably priced for what you get.

@freds4703 Жыл бұрын

Knipex. It’s pronounced Nye-pex. In German the K is silent

@freds4703 Жыл бұрын

My mistake, Not exactly silent but very soft and quick. Look up online.

@MarkWright1963 Жыл бұрын

Nipex not K Nipex ask the Germans. You Yanks really have a big issue with “ pronunciation!

@horste9237 Жыл бұрын

I'm German and it's Knipex. We do not have any silent "K"s.

@FISHDINHO Жыл бұрын

Surprised no Knipex tools but nice selection.

@Only1Bharat 11 ай бұрын

Waste of time... All poor tools...