Foul mouth a sign of a polluted soul Lord help him

"Don't buy tools on speculation; buy tools when you need them." I feel personally attacked.

my greatest fear is that, when I die, my wife will sell off my fishing gear and tools based on what I TOLD her they cost...

FUN FACT: During the craftsman switch I was having trouble getting warranty on some broken tools, jumped thru the hoops online to get them replaced. When the replacements showed up they missed a socket and sent the wrong size breaker bar so I emailed again and guess what showed up? a PROTO breaker bar and socket...

My brother and sister in law both used to work for Gray tools. They met there, fell in love over a pile of pristine chrome. Point is their tools are amazing. They last forever.

When I graduated from high school in the early 80's my grad present was the full set of Craftsman mechanics tools. Metric and imperial, wrenches, sockets, deep sockets too, the full set, 1/4" drive, 3/8" drive and 1/2" drive, with all the extensions, and even the wobbly bits, full set of hex sockets too. Now 37 years or so on I still have them, and they are great tools, much better than some stupid ring with my class year and stuff on it LOL Thanks, mum and dad!

After working on a job, I was missing one of my spanners. It was from a nice set and I was a bit sad about it. Years later, I was back at the same place, working on the same gear. Struggling away in a tight spot, I put down my (replacement) spanner - and there right beside it was the old one :-)

I gotta soft spot for Craftsman. Growing up with my Grandpa, all his tools and appliances were Sears Roebuck/ Craftsman, literally everything. Lol. As a kid, I always working on my BMX bike, and I was always grabbing tools out of his tool chests and boxes made out of sheet metal and finished in that classic Craftsman red.

When it comes to Craftsman tools, If it doesn't say "USA" then it's NOT a Craftsman.

I almost died laughing when he tossed the 10mm, because that is so true.

And the 10mm, you might as well chuck that in the f***it bucket because it's gone. LOL!

Every time I watch this guy I start out interested in the tech discussion, and then leave laughing my ass off ! I've been a gearhead my whole life and you have the internal dialog down ! I love it !

"people who've never been out the warm confines of the home shop" I'm pretty sure they like to be called engineers.

Bye Bye 10MM, good pre-emptive take on making that lost right away.

My craftsman sockets are rusting in my tool box. The finish doesn't go inside the socket. Broke 3 ratchets already. Loved Craftsman from 20 years ago. Bought the biggest set from the Sears Wishbook and still have most of them, made a career from using them. All the new stuff is garbage

"I was gonna help kids without fathers but never got around to it"..... Story of their poor little lives. Lol

"What do you tell a camera that has two black eyes? Demonitized!"

They should just stock the sets with extra 10mm instead of all the jeezeless standard/philips bits. The more you got the faster you can lose em!

"Nobody uses pens anymore.. you probably have a special clacky keyboard" _Cries in Cherry MX Blues_

"Polishing my tool the whole afternoon". Can't tell if its a euphism or just plain literal.

This was educational. I can curse like a mechanic now.

Craigslist and garage sales are where it's at for stuff like this. I picked up this massive box of ole wrenches a few years ago from a fella selling his dads tools at a sale. I think I spent 5$ and got all sorts of neat, obscure or interesting brand name wrenches like AvE has above. I put slat wall up in my garage so every denomination has a hook and each hook can hold like 10 wenches Wenches. I think I got off topic..

I was chastised once for making a "skinny wrench" with the bench grinder. My rebuttal? "I told you we needed a mill".

This guy is awesome to listen to, reminds me of my old man, kind of guy I’d lime to spend a few weeks on the tools with for sure

I liked my Metwrench kit. You could use the same wrench on standard and metric. The used the flat surface and not the corner of the bolts to turn them so they worked on stripped out bolts even. It was a great kit to keep in the truck. Compact with half as many tools to carry.

“Ya don’t buy tools until ya need “em!” ...or until AFTER you need them...like that Toyota crankshaft holding tool that arrived the day after I had already put the truck back together and sent the customer on his way...

Last summer I decided that my "glory days" were behind me and I sold my "away box" of tools to a logging machine mechanic. All the big stuff, 1 1/2" thru 4 1/2" Mostly Proto (I worked for Ingersoll-Rand when they owned Proto) $200.00 US. There were wrenches in the set that cost that much each, but I wanted it gone, he was starting out and poor, I'll never use it again and most of it was "expensed". Kinda felt good to free up the tool space

Happened across some old FORGED IN U.S.A Craftsman wrenches at work and instantly fell in love. Went to ACE hardware to get some new ones like them for home use. They did not feel like the old ones. I use the old ones every day at work.

When were you in Honolulu AvE? You mentioned at 10:59. Well thank you for all your videos. They helped me out in many ways, and your videos stick in my head thanks to your hilarious commentary. Keep it up!

My Dad gave me his extra craftsman wrenches fro 1960s. Love em

All 10mm sockets should be labeled with "404".

I've beaten the jeaslus out of fixed end gear wrenches with a pretty BFH and have been very impressed at how well it held up.

"The fu*kin' guys, f*ck 'em!!" Hahahaha! I am crying 🤣🤣🤣

Ah ha! You're supposed to pre-lose the 10mm. That's what I've been doing wrong all these years.

My tools were almost all acquired with a second hand discount, unlike that ethanol tainted gas, old hand tools never go bad.

I can totally appreciate a great pen! Brilliant colour and smooth running is what I look for!

Why did you toss the 10mm? I need that! I speak for everyone on here we all need that one.

10MM and 13MM go to the same place that the missing sock from the dryer goes

In regards to the 10mm, I welded one to a 3" extension and it's never gone missing, I open the drawer and SOB is staring at me.

"you don't buy tools before you need them", tell that to my wallet

I have had good experiences with my cheap husky brand wrenches. Though they have never been put through the ringer. I discovered Wright tools since that are an Ohio company and I love to support local. They will probably be my new go-to brand. Also have a little Wera kit, was pricey, but the quality seems great. Only used it on light duty stuff so far, but seems promising.

AVE - people who work in offices have a favorite "#2 stall" ;)

I’m on vacation with my bride, and it gets dark early, and I’m far away from my tools and projects.. and television is mindless, so.. I’ve been catching up on your channel after sunset and enjoying every second... and my bride finds you amusing and acceptable as well. Great episode. Thanks for the entertainment, education and inspiration. Mark

What you said @ 7:30 about the situation with that wrench is spot on. I have those same old Canada made snapons, and they are a great wrench to use. I can always feel the juju from the previous owner on them. Good feels though.

I have a set of Craftsman sockets and wrenches that are 44 years old plus a 9" hand grinder, a half sheet vibrating sander, 4x24 belt sander and 3/8" drill that are over 40 years old and still working. I can not get parts for them but they have served me well.

I have a set of Craftsman Tools from the 1980's and a set I bought in 2019. The set I bought in 2019 is China junk, period! Broke a extension and a swivel in a couple of uses. Never had a problem with my old set.

When working on hydraluic systems on equipment I always take the time to say my thanks for snap on offset wrenches!!!

I’ve been a big fan of Stanley tools for a long time. I bought a set of black chrome sockets and ratchets 8 ish years ago and even after using them with the ugga dugga on occasion and slipping the 3/8 inside a four foot pipe as to provide a bit of persuasion, the set still remains complete and functional.

Just bought a 26 piece SAE and 26 piece Metric USA Made VA Series combo wrench. Both new. Super excited.

I gotta say, I've become a huge fan of Wright Tools over the years!

i have a 10mm Proto satin finish wrench in the collection, definitely my favorite.

Have had this exact toolkit for a couple years now, worked good for me so far

"Nobody uses pens anymore, you probably got a special clacky keyboard" Me: "How did he know?!?"

I dont work in an office but a small plant. Pilot G2 .07 Blue. Don't write on my log sheets with anything else. They hang on the wall and it looks sloppy if you're switching pens day to day. Also jet professional adjustable wrenches are my go to.

Tools don't cost money, they make money! I'm to a point in my life where I just simply refuse to buy cheap tools, not worth the aggravation.

My Crapsman Mechanic set all have Forged in America on them. Still remember that sale, I think it was half off the 150 piece set, still have all the 10mm. As I haven't used the 10mm. Got them before I needed them, was glad I had them when I needed them as it meant I could do the alternator replacement myself.

Btw on the Joker wrenches, the 6 point is designed to hold a nut and feed it into a tight space, that's it. If you don't want to use the feature, flip the wrench over. Overengineeered a bit. I actually prefer those because they bite and slip very consistently, but I do agree my 198x era MIUSA Craftmans probably have a better max grip, once you get the wrench positioned correctly.

I wish I had the deep vocabulary as AvE and just talk like this on the fly.

I own a full set of Gedore wrenches that were my great grandfather's. Really well made wrenches. Also a lot Dowidat wrenches.

“Yeehaw stick in grandma.” Best quote I’ve heard in a while.

"you always buy the best you can afford, buy once and cry once, i take care of my tools!", the proud declaration from a man who has never experienced the joys of mentoring a teenage son, by mentoring i mean just trying to survive the peril with something still left in your toolbox, if you had any experience with the wonderment that is a teenage son i'd be willing to bet you'd be singing the praises of Princess Auto or your over the border excursions to the harbor fright!!!!

Didnt even give the bloody 10mil a chance!

Had a Stahlwille set when I was an apprentice, awesome set!

The 10mm thing got me good, I have a 14 year old stainley set that I got for my 18th birthday and have kept every piece of it. Except the 10mm of which I have replace at least 10 times in two different sizes because mine was a 72 piece set if I remember correctly. Comedy gold

I get a lot of comments on my “People are Monsters” tee shirt!

OMG... I near fell out of my chair laughing when you through out the 10mm.

Beach tool boxes are also a great option if you dont mind an older unit... I loaded mine full with all my tools and billets when i moved and it made it across Canada in 1 peice. I was filly expecting it to collapse on it self. Best $100 box ever!

I second the comment about those “old school Craftsman tappet wrenches”. I carry a few of the exact same ones in my service truck. A couple of times they have been THE ONLY WAY to get a fitting undone or to hold a nut in a small inaccessible space.

"I take care of my tools" Then why are they always broken and in a pile?

When you started to open that Snap On cabinet i said to myself "i bet everything is all nice and organized".... and NOPE... it looks exactly how mine does.

I'm so glad I found this guy. So many things I thought I wouldn't have the time to care about make the world of difference

I live now for the most part on a boat and I have tools I'll take on deck, thereby risking an involuntary tribute to Neptune, and tools I keep below in the workshop or the pilothouse. The crap tools go on deck. Of course, I also have crap tools I can't lose in a hurricane, but I did lose a vanadium chromium screwdriver my late dad had owned off the stern at haulout undoing the mast stays. I made a fishing pole at spring breakup, rigged a Dyneema line and a big magnet and got it back first strike. I did a single stroke with an SOS pad and she was good to go, but now has a hole drilled and a little lanyard. The good tools get lubed and CRC'd and Boeshielded. The crap tools, less so.

How is this guy even Canadian? He didn't apologize one time in the entire video!

My favorite wrenches were Bon-e-con. Got some from my Dad left over from when he worked in the bomber plant in WW2. Slim, not bulky like Crapsman. My roll around and chest were stolen. Full of lots of big tools from when I worked on heavy equipment.

7:30 I actually do have a mechanical keyboard and yes I've bought one for each one of my workstations at the office and yes they all have cherry blues because I've been coding for years.

3:30 killed me with the 10 mm 😂😂

Love the old school crapsman tools. Also got a couple sets of SK's older wrenches.

No lyin'! I just bought a new 21mm Craftsman wrench as a replacement in my early 90's set. It's an okay copy as far as skin deep/10' aesthetics go, but all the finer things that make a nice tool are gone. I'm guilty as hell, too, as I don't remember the last time I used the damn thing. Just needed it for continuity's sake, damn empty slot was wearin' on me, lol.

Stanley, Black & Decker now owns the Craftsman name. They are sold at quite a few retailers. SB&D is building a new hand tool manufacturing plant slated to open in late 2020 in Texas

Tekton was my upgrade after I left the HF behind. Ship free in the US, by weight to CA. Lifetime on everything, just take a picture and they send you a new one. Broke a 15 mm socket, but I wollered on the thing with an impact, so it gave up the ghost after a while. Would be curious to see what you think of them.

"Half a millimeter from summer teeth" lmaoooooo

Lol your Canaderpian accent really comes out when you say "quarter" Caught me off guard the first time I heard it haha

I've also got the "warm glow of false nostalgia" for a Craftsman 1/2" socket set that I received for a present in 1975.

I actually use and really like my joker. I work in entertainment construction so my days (nights) regularly consist of playing Lego with unistrut. If you gotta pull a bolt out of a spring nut while holding 80 pounds of speaker while overhead, the nut holding open end is super useful, especially while in tight confines.

I actually used the hell out of my Joker wrench back when I was running a lot of conduit. Sometimes you gotta reach a nut on the inside of the unistrut and the regular angled open end wrench can't get it from one way or the other, but the straight on option with the Joker would get it. And I used the nut holding feature fairly often too.

Laughed my ass off when you threw the 10mm

I love the Irish and Scottish accents! 👍 Craftsman will always have a gentle place in my heart and memories, from when I grew up fixing lawnmowers, my dirtbikes, and my Oldman's work commuter cars. My Dad had Craftsman at the house, and Snap-On at work. He gave me all his tools and now I use anything that makes sense; and hopefully, doesn't break! Unfortunately for Craftsman, it seems quality has gone way of the Dodo! I'm not saying they're doo doo, but the attention to detail is not there anymore! I currently use mainly my older Craftsman and plenty of Proto Professional, and older Snap-On. I do have other brands like OTC, Mayhew, and Mastercool. I have older Plomb that predates Proto too! I really like the older Plomb tools and historical Snap-On. As long as your tools hold up to the rough usage, and don't break, you should be fine. Take care brother.

i inherited my grandads old tools from when he was a mechanic working on big tractor trailers, he had the old snap-on tools, craftsman tools, and mac tools, they're probably from the 60's or so and i would not let anyone take them out of my sight because they are priceless! The new cheap tools cannot hold a candle to them! I'm always on the lookout for the old tools at yard sales and stuff, can't beat them

was sure i could remember a time when the open end rounded 3 corners at a time, only took 2 grunts to wreck a nut instead of 3

He who dies with the most tools wins!

He’s right about the Wright Tool wrenches-they are AWESOME!

When you throw the 10mm It makes me think of Tom and Ray from Car Talk radio show (now on podcast... kinda)

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) today announced it will expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint with a new CRAFTSMAN manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, TX. The groundbreaking for the 425,000-square-foot facility will take place in summer 2019, and the plant is expected to be completed in late 2020.

“Polish my tool when the wife is gone” lol

That set including the case is identical to my cheap Stanley set and frankly they have worked just fine the past 3 years. Never bent or broken anything but I’m sure a few rolled away.

I recently found a bunch of my craftsman tools I bought in the late 80’s. No rust. Still look great. I really didn’t appreciate them as much as I should have back then.

Craftsman was sold to Stanley, Stanley put them into Lowes.

The 10mm is always missing when I need it. Now I know why.

I usually use my shifting spanner as a hammer . Thanks for your advice. so i can use it to undo nuts aswell. Amazing

The camera focus point is in the exact center ..the smooth shiny socket was in the exact center when you were struggling to get focus ..you need contrasting edges and texture detail at the focus point in order to grab focus