Hey Doc, been a long time follower of your channel. I love your love for all kinds of tools, and just the joy of working with them, and the admiration of the engineering and craftsmanship that goes into making them - you totally get it! I do a lot of work on commercial restaurant cooking equipment and use a lot of 1/4" drive tools. My rolling large Veto Pro Pac bag is literally all 1/4" stuff on one side, and like yourself, I do prefer everything to have the ability to be locked together. I absolutely cannot stand reaching into a tight spot, and just as your about to accomplish what you set out to do, a socket or a bit falls off. Now you have to waste time looking for or fishing out something. I'm sure I'm not the only one who dreads that situation. Since watching your channel for a few years now, I have gotten into Snap-on, plus other brands like Koken, Wera, Mayhew, etc, About 2 years ago, I flagged down a Snap-On truck I saw while on the Highway. I now have a great working relationship with that Snap-on dealer. Anyhow, just wanted to share a driver I use, and think you will like. Snapon instinct handle with a locking 1/4" hex adapter. Part number is SGDQ6. This seems to be a collaboration of Snap-on and Wera. It sells in a kit with diamond coated bits (looks like Wera bits too). I just buy the driver/handle part from Snapon, and then get the whole Diamond bit kit from Wera off Amazon, Wera 05057431001, or Wera BIT-CHECK 30 DIAMOND 1 BIT ASSORTMENT. Love this combo, I use it all the time on my jobs. Excellent control and turning leverage from the Instinct design, and nothing falls off, thanks to the Wera Rapidapter locking hex holder. Another driver handle I use is this 1/4" square driveSnap-on Instinct handle, part number is SGTL4BR, which I use with Koken Nut Grip 1/4" drive sockets when I have to work on stainless steel cooking appliances/fasteners. Thanks for all the cool tool videos you have been putting out for all these years. Take care boss.
A Snap-on + Wera collaboration (SGDQ6)?! This is like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie / Beyoncé and Jay Z / Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall love stories all over again!
I have all three sizes. They were painfully expensive but I use them all the time and I can't say i regret it. They are excellent tools. That said another commenter mentioned Matco sells an extremely similar version for a bit less, so I would probably buy those if I had to do it again.
You should do a video on the locking mechanism on that extension. I’ve found that they somehow manage to lock onto crows feet wrenches that don’t have a detent inside the square for the ball to sit into.
I have the SK set and they were made in the USA when I bought them about 10 years ago. I think I paid about $25.00 at the time. I bought them because I was tired of losing 10 mm sockets doing VC gaskets.
Lets assume you're in your 20's, and have another 60 years of life left. $50 invested for 60 years at 8% is $5,062.85. Now what's really important? What did you truly pay for that overpriced Snapon?
@@UncleFjester😂 That would apply to dang near anything and everything. Hope you don't smoke, drink, drink anything other than tap water, eat anything other than something made at home. Hopefully you do not fish, golf, shoot, 4 wheel or anything that is not a absolute necessity. All that money could be invested. You do drive the absolute cheapest pos available to save all that money, right?
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I've had a set of Craftsman locking extensions for years. I like that they use a pushbutton similar to a locking ratchet and it doesn't add O.D. so it gets into really tight places with no worry of it getting dislodged. I was a little wary about ruggedness at first but they've stood up to serious use.
The best locking bit holder is the wiha centrofix 76000. I have seen in some reviews that it holds standard size C6 bits, E6 Long power bits and also japanese long power bits with minimal play.
Hello again, Doc Thank you for another Great Video 👍 Your spot on. The thought I have is if I am working on a airplane that will be carrying passengers. Do I want that tool to be lost and possibly stuck in the flight controls. Possibly causing a delay or worse yet a crash. Not good either way. A lost tool can do that! So keeping that from happening in the first place is huge. Sorry that's my two cents 😂
I use pin for a few different situations. High torque impacts and anything i have to use a long extension for, i prefer it to be locking. Thats why so many 10mm sockets disappear. Reaching down deep (or up) and the socket always finds a way to slip off.
I think if you work in sensitive areas, you need this kind of locking tools. I have some extensions from wera with a locking function. But if this kind of products are not widely available, they are more expensive.
Might want to check your hidden comments tab, I posted a comment with links to some adapters. One link has the 4" USA made extension in a set of 3 for $43
Heads up to people who maybe looking for these on Amazon or elsewhere SK Tools used to make these exactly like Snap On's they have. There are images of these for sale online using the old design, the tool you will get is a entirely different design and not USA made but the package says made in the USA with global components. I have heard that only one in the set of 3 is USA made and the old design which I imagine is a NOS item being sold with the new design.
That is 100% correct. I bought a set, but it only had 1 USA version in it. I then bought a set off of eBay and it had 2 USA versions in it. I then later purchased a 2" snap on one for cheap on eBay to complete the set. If you purchase the 6" version by itself off of Amazon though, it's still USA made!! I purchased 3 SK sets and returned them before i gave up and cut my losses with 2 of the 3 being USA made for under $50. Still a steal of a deal compared to the snap on ones. As I mentioned though, the 6" version sold individually on Amazon is still USA made, and is only $26!!
Have you considered basing your self-built tool off the Wera 8796 SA Zyklop "flexible-lock" extension with free-turning sleeve, short, 1/4" 05003530001 ?
Beside the stupid name (making some Amazon buyers confused that the black free-turning sleeve shown on the pictures is a flexible SHAFT, like on the Wera 5028160001 Kraftform 392), I am not a fan of the press button "flexible-lock" mechanism. It works well to keep the shaft slim and the sockets locked, while also giving the option of having them NOT locked if desired, but it is finicky to activate / deactivate.
