Can't figure out how this is obscene. Extra marks for extreme subtlety! Your discourse on intercourse no doubt, was buried balls deep in metaphor of course.
I got one of those magnetic ones from Harbor Freight. I promptly discovered that most of the panels on my LeSabre are aluminum, so I'm still sticking everything in precarious positions on the car.
@AVE I have had mine for around three years. I use it almost daily and it has held up fine. I bought it because it was the only thing on the market at the time with the power and 15000rpm. Not worth the money for the home gamer fantastic for the guy who uses a die grinder daily without access to compressed air. When she finally dies I will probably replace her with the new Milwaukee.
That seems like the sort of thing I could be convinced to start choochin' on. I watch and re-watch enough of these things anyway. Sounds like a bit of a long list though. We may need some subcategories.
@@deathsmileyinc the "shorty" impact from harbor freight when he compared it to the snub nosed snap-on impact. probably the only A+ for HF from him. Just a side note,IDK if it was an "approved" tool as much as, it was a great price with comparable workmanship/performance.
The "speed holes" in the copper heatsink are part of the flattening process. Pressed up aginst pins, brings the other side to flat-as. That way you get a far better thermal joint yada yada yada
On a side note AVE, I found a failure mode for the brushless drills that isn’t so much there on the brushed versions. I have the Dewilt in both Brushed and Brushless and I almost burned the thing out when drilling upwards into some steel beams at home. The steel swarf got right into the permanent magnet of the rotor and nearly wrecked it. Luckily I pulled it a-part to see and it’s still chooching now.
I've got one of the snap on 1/4 impact drivers, 14.4v. Used it every day for 4 years, and charge it maybe 2 times a month. Replaced the clip that holds a socket on once, the black rubber isn't peeling. (And it sees motor oil, brake fluid and coolant on the regular) Best tool I've ever bought.
charging a tool twice a month means that you don't use the tool as often as you may think and after two years it may have done a total of 20 hours work
@@samcorrone3664 Not even 20 hours, probably less than 5 hours. This guy is a complete fool, he has no idea what he's doing. This is how shit brands like snapon make their money - off of simpletons.
They cost-engineered anything which was worth having out of the product and left something which you could buy from AliExpress for $35. Yup, how to destroy a brand.
@@aerball Except Milwaukee never had the gall to charge people $300+ for absolutely garbage tools. SnapOn has always operated in a way where they behave as if they don't have to compete with anybody else. Milwaukee has always been kept honest by Dewalt and Makita.
Typical corporates these days, take a great product, cut costs to the bone, sell the brand. I can buy a new unbranded version every other week for a year for cheaper th a this piece of detritus. 👍👍👍
Unfortunately Strap On quit selling tools some time ago. They are just selling the name and payment plan now. Last time I was in the rape mobile, asked about a screwdriver set. Was tol “it’s $18 a week” Even a poor broke apprentice can look like he’s a pro with the big name tools
I've had one of these for a couple years, still works as good as it did the day it was purchased. Lately I've mainly been using it for cleaning grounds on machines. The other 14.4 tools that I purchased have since been retired /replaced by milwaukee. My microlithium 3/8 impact (was sent for repair 4 times within 2 years) Now I only use it when chasing threads. And the drill burned up after drilling only a couple holes without a rest break between them. (also replaced by a milwaukee)
I was given one as a Christmas gift. The overmoulding has already started to come off just from it being in my tool bag. 2/10, would not recommend. I've had Harbor Freight tools of better quality.
That sucks, maybe there are some inconsistencies in the materials they use. We've had the snap on 3/8 impact for a few years in the shop I work at and the overmoulding is still perfect.
I use Snap-On tools at work very often and we have one of these polishers, the over molding has definitely stood the test of time, and to my surprise has not started peeling off in the 4 years of use. we have other battery powered Snap-On tools and none of the over molding is peeling other than on the 14v 3/8" drive impact, by far the best tool in my opinion i have used by snap on. my biggest complaint with all of snap on power tools is the light is only on when the tool is engaged, so lining up a socket on a bolt under a car you can’t just hit the trigger and get a few seconds of light. it seems to me like it would be very easy to fix this and at the price of the tools i don’t understand why they don’t have a feature that many others have at half the cost
One of the main reasons I've eliminated Snap On power tools from my field of purchasing view is partially (as noted in the video) that the batteries are always monstrously difficult to remove from the tool and charger. Upon initial exposure to this, i attributed it to the tool being of tight fitment and being not broken in yet, but here I am 4 years later still cursing the indicator light when I have to swap batteries with colorful language being liberally applied as I incur another repetitive stress injury while trying to tear the battery free from the tool.
I’ve had mine for just shy of 4 years. Bolster has held up well through elenty million headlight restorations, BUT this one does look quite different than mine. Price has about doubled also, think I paid around $280 lower 48 monies. LED on my unit runs green, yellow when she’s about to end it, and red when the battree has given her all the way. Edit: Mine has also lived its life in a detail shop until recently. So mostly cleanish environment.
I've owned the 14.4v 3/8 inch impact for 5 years as a heavy duty diesel tech. and absolutely love it. The over mold has come apart but it keeps chooching along. I recommend it over the competition.
AVE I have to say you are the most knowledgable person on RUclips you make learning about electronics and tools very fun and easy, happy new year and keep up the skookum work!!
austin shores he a quick shill: mentioned Dave at EEVblog he is more knowledgeable about electronics and is worth watching for that but doesn’t often do simpler electric tools and doesn’t do the same range of equipment as AVE. I personally think AVE, EEV and Big Clive make a good team if you want to know how well something will last or how to bodge it back into some form of service there is a good chance one of them will have covered it. If you want to see some retro stuff Franlab (Fran blanch) does a lot of stuff from the 70s and 80s (and other decades sometimes) when electronics was just starting to get complex and wasn’t mostly in a few chips.
The Milwaukee M12 compact 2-gear polisher (model 2438) shares its design, and most of its specs, with several other 12V 2-gear polishers, including ACDelco ARS2014, Earthquake, Sealey, and SPT. At 14.4V, you've got Snap-on and Ingetsl-Rand. Each brand requires its own proprietary battery. Since I already own a few M12 tools, I see no reason to choose an offbrand--especially because none of the off-brands offers a battery larger than 2.0 amp-hours, or 22 watt-hours. With Milwaukee M12, I can use a battery ad large as 6 AH, or 9AH if I use a third-party battery. But one clone stands apart: The ACDelco ARS2016. It uses the same body shape and size as the 12V/14.4V polishers. But it's the only model that uses a brushless motor. So it runs more efficiently and won't overheat and shut down as often. Also, it uses a 2AH, 20-volt battery, which provides as many watt-hours as a 12V, 3.5AH battery. In fact, it comes with two of these batteries. Brushless motor, 20V, same form factor.
Now a days it’s brand that comes with a heavy price tag. I’d love to see ya rip apart Walmart’s Hart brand and give your thoughts on it. From what I’ve seen I haven’t notice a difference in build quality compared to competition.
I use both on a daily basis as polishes so in the slow setting and i find the snap is better purely for the increased torque and allowing more pressure to be applied whilst polishing
Shop story: torque to 800 ftlbs or until washer crushes. Snapoff half inch cheater bar shatters. Old craftsman someone found in the back of the shop finished the job.
I don't know about this thing specifically, but many years ago I bought a Snapon 7.2v mini 3/8 rattle gun used for $100, beat the ever loving crap out of it for the last 4 years every day as a mechanic, without any problems or battery loss. Dropped it hundreds of times and even used it to drive a few hundred concrete anchors mounting equipment in my new shop. Oil and grease on it every day and then cleaned off with brake clean and the overmold is still not pealing up. At the same time I've torn up 3 dewalts with much less regular use. Not sure why or how but the thing has been incredible even though it looks like it went through a wood chipper.
The only reason I can see getting the snap on tool, is already having brought into their battery system. Which is actually Milwaukee's best selling point in my opinion, having a large selection of tools sharing the same batteries!
After using Milwaukees once I got into construction, I finally made the decision to just bite the bullet and buy into a big brand - and you just can't go wrong with Milwaukee, their battery packs may be the best in the industry, and the tools that take them are certainly not lacking compared to their price point competitors. I never thought that buying into an expensive cordless ecosystem would be the best tool buying decision I ever made - but I didn't think that cordless tools would just plain outclass air tools in a relatively short amount of time either...
and all the new boys like Bauer have copied milwaukees price point and battery system and easy warranty access. wouldn't be surprised if at some point snapon goes away. predatory lenders be dammed one day young people will be to smart for your idiotic pricing systems
@@RyTrapp0 When I was looking into which cordless tools I was going to buy, I looked hard at what the various companies said about their batteries, and the charging systems. The only two that I could find that even mentioned cell balancing was Milwaukee and Festool. As you may very be aware of if a single cell in a battery pack gets its voltage to far from the rest, the entire pack reads as bad to the tool, and charger. Milwaukee was the only one of the consumer priced tool that mentioned cell balancing in their literature. So I went with them. I sure am glad I have. Not a single battery pack has gone bad. Use in very cold temps, high temps, use so hard that the tool becomes too hot to hold, and the batteries are hot. Yet the Milwaukee tools keep working.
I think everyone is missing the point here. The Snap on polisher / prep tool is designed to get in tight , where larger tools are too bulky to work. The versatility is the variable speed trigger which you can feather to get the right rpm. Also the low speed is up to max 3500 rpm, and great for polishing. The high speed is 15,000 rpm. This is great for cleaning gasket surfaces, brake rotors intake gaskets , etc. This is where you would normally use an air grinder, but without having a bulky airline getting in the way. I find the convenience of this tool to be a plus. By the way I’ve used this tool for 3 years, and it’s still going strong!
Do love those MRE's. In my time, we had WWII ''C'' rations. I loved the lima beans and ham. The tinned cinnamon rolls...not so much. This was all we had to eat in those days with old rice...the Japanese didn't leave us much.
I still remember doing my schoolboy work experience week at a Vauxhall garage in the late 90s. A dozen mechanics complaining about how poorly paid they were whilst organising their snap-on cabinets. My eyebrows spent most of the week scraping the ceiling.
I use that snapon buffer almost every day for the past two years. I will tell you it will hold up. I use it mainly for buffing good ground connections on engine blocks and frames as well as cleaning terminals. I throw around all the time and spray it down with brake clean as well. None of the rubber molding has come off. I have most of the micro lithium stuff from them. I will buy another one if this one fails. Same goes with their micro lithium 3/8 impact. The batteries are the only thing that seems to suffer after time. But what battery last’s a lifetime. Love the Vijaho’s.
With all the talk of sealed, shielded, and open bearings - can you do a test to see if the shield or seal creates some friction for the bearing? Or if it can be set up, run all 3 types through a bunch of junk and see how they actually turn out. For all we know, shielding can keep junk inside in the bearing. It would be a great test to see if the conventional wisdom still holds.
A seal would add drag for sure, I don't think a shield would as it isn't touching anything. I don't see much point to testing them, seals work well for small stuff, shields keep the sticks and stones out, and obviously open bearings would be crammed full of junk immediately. Their usage cases are not interchangeable, so what point is there in comparing them?
Sealed bearings are known to have more friction than shielded & open as the shield doesn't touch the other race. The differences (if any) in friction between shielded and open are minor if noticeable. Keeping stuff in, yea, the grease, especially when the grease gets warm and thinner. Bearings don't last long without the grease, because the balls don't actually run on the races, they run on a thin film of the grease. If the "junk" can get out, so does the grease. Getting dirt or grinding dust into the grease makes the grease essentially lapping paste which will wear down the bearings or races. If water gets in then you get corrosion which will pit the bearing or races.
I have used both sealed and shielded bearings on a 36" coulter on a tree planter that you pull behind a tractor or dozer. Both fail, the sealed bearings last longer overall. Depending on the soil type I've replaced the shielded bearings so many times I think we lost money on the job. WE cut off the mount that was engineered from the manufacture and put the shaft in pillow blocks with sealed bearings and that got us longer life out of the bearings. We also went to a hardened chrome steel shaft that is used for hydraulics for the axle and that helped keep the wear down on the shaft so fine sandy soils could not penetrate to the bearings. That combination seemed to be the best.
I have this tool. Bought it back in 2016. Two batteries and a charger in the kit ran me aboot $400. I work in the boating industry doing gelcoat restoration, and bought this for buffing out tight spots where a polishing wheel won't fit. It's lived mostly in a saltwater environment. At the time of purchase, nobody else was making a tool like this. That being said...I didn't have any problems with the fit and finish. It still looks and feels good 3 years later. The battery life is shit though if you use if for more that a few seconds at a time. I wound up buying the screw gun in the 14.4 volt line just to make better use of the batteries. If you have other tools in this line, it might not be a bad thing to have. In the US the tool only is about 200.00. Oh....It took a shit this year and I had to have it rebuilt by Snap-On. That was $105 with a 90 day warranty.
Please get a new healing mat to go on the table. The camera wants to focus on the lines on your mat and that is why you always have focus issues. Also, Great Channel! love the videos
Are you insane? "Focus you Fack" is downing a drink in the AvE drinking game. Without the camera focusing on his heat mat every time, I'd barely be drunk by the end of one of his videos!
Seems to me from what I've seen in the last few years is that Snao-On quality has gone waaaaay downhill. When I first saw the "Snap-On" work light a few years ago that was made by a company not known for particularly good tools (I forget the name at this point), that put me into "what?!" mode. Soon after I found out that they were licensing the Snap-On name, and huge goodwill mind you, to others of way lesser quality. And I guess it is up to you to find out which ones.
I work in a body shop that works on a lot of high end exotic cars. I bought one of these about two years ago and have used it at least once a week since then for polishing. The overmolding has never given me a problem, but it did let the smoke out the day after the warranty ran out. I had to pay to have it repaired through snap-on, I think it was around $60. It took about a month to come back, and when it did, it only lasted a week before making horrible grinding noises. The second time I had it repaired it was free, and it came back with a little note telling me that i had to let the tool "cool down" and was not made for continuous use. It felt like they were telling me that I purposely miss-used the tool and they were tired of fixing it. Ive had it back for maybe three or four months now and it hasn't given me any problems. If anyone asks me if i like it i usually tell them that i love the concept of a battery powered polisher, but would not buy this one over again.
That was my thought. I have adapters to take sandpaper that fit my De Walt- I can sand forward or reverse, two speeds no waiting! And no five hundred *extra* doll hairs!
They spin quite a bit faster than drills Certainly the air type Catterpiller die grinders anyhow If fried using a cordless drill to save unrolling an air line but drills just don't cut it once you've used a proper die grinder I'm in the market for possibly the milwakee one just because I'm already I their battery system Mind you cat grinders are only $80 Aus each and last for ever Mind you cat
Mine has lasted over a year now. No issues at all. Great for removing gaskets. Just keep away from ATF. My 3/8 14.4 impact has been rebuilt twice and Snap on installed new body both times
I too have the Milwaukee one, other then the weird sized thread on the shaft and almost non existent market support in that size. I have used it quite a bit mostly for small sanding jobs, though I did get some buffing wheels for it to take off adhesive from those are all using the sanding twist lock attachments though.
My Milwaukee has lived it's entire life (4 years so far) in toolbed on a service truck. Living on the Gulf Coast. It's not uncommon to open my cordless tool drawer to find everything covered in condensation. The tool still works flawlessly. On average it probably gets a full battery of usage a month. Great tool
I do not have that specific tool, but I do own their screw gun which appears to be the same frame. I am an aircraft mechanic and I love the screw gun. I have used it daily over the last three years and I have not had any issues with it. I also use isopropyl alcohol and av gas to clean it daily and have not had any issues with the grip material on the handle.
I use one of these at work It goes through batteries because it's NOT Brushless and it really needs to be ! It also gets very hot in use - used mostly with scotch brite pads to clean gasket faces Doesn't get greasy so the over molding hasn't come off the tool even after years of use.
I've owned the strap on one for over a year. I'm a diesel mechanic and a welder fabricator. I use it daily. The over moulding is still in great shape on mine. But I never grab it with greasy mits. I've gotten atf on it and it definitely turns slimy very quickly. Mine also will suck freshly charged batteries to nothing if left in over night.
I have the cordless ratchets and cordless drill and 3/8" impact in the Snap-On 14.4v line, I use them all, all day every day at work. I've had no problems with any of those, but I don't have the little sander that you've got here. I will say that I didn't buy them for the name, I bought them because I can make weekly payments and they do have a decent warranty and I get awesome customer service from my Snap-On dealer. Also, the only tool dealer I had at the time was Snap-On. If the other tool trucks that are out there, Snap-On has been the only one that has been reliable at the various shops I've worked at at. Cornwell, Matco, and Mac seem to not be able to keep franchisees for very long and it can be years from the time one quits until another appears, and then gives up a few months or a year later.
Horhey406 it’s sad because there was a time when the US of A had amazing manufacturing capabilities. It’s not surprising when corporations driven by profit and consumers driven by wanting to pay next to nothing are to blame for out of country manufacturing.
I was looking for a comment relating to this. Unfortunately there's a few products USA made which are garbage. There's a documentary type program where a Chinese company buys an auto glass company in the US and has endless problems. Staff, quality isdues, China's expectations etc.
@@MrSenorhappy the most common thing I see now is "Made in the USA! * from foreign and domestic parts*" but at least im seeing that tag more often nowadays. My father has this snap on coreless drill and what I said above is printed on it. It seems to chooch real well but we will see how long that lasts.
The LED is green when charged, yellow when it’s about 40-50%, and red when it’s dead. I own both tools, the m12 is heavier, and better for polishing headlights and body panels because it has a handle attachment. The snap on is lighter, feels better in the hand, and feels like it spins faster when you use it on metal grinding/sanding.
I love snap on’s hand tools. They’re unrivaled as far as fit, finish and how they feel in the hand. And unrivaled in price as well. But honestly their cordless tools just suck. Especially for what they cost.
I've had this for about 2 years now. I've not had a issue with it and use it to do some lite sanding on racecar parts. But I'm not real gentle with it. I've also wiped it off with brakeclean a number of times. None of the over molding has come off and it still runs pretty good. I've read a lot of people have had issues with them but mine has been trouble free.
Hey AvE, angry cursing raging German in his garage here, not fkn able to do half the things i want to. I Cut my self with a grinder at work a week ago and now can't move my left hand. With your vids the months i have in front of me seem not that hard anymore. Ty very much for your work!
If you’re someone like me that already has the ¼” impact, ⅜” impact and both sizes of electric ratchets, the choice is easy. Build quality looks on par with the setup I run in ratchets and impacts. Beat the ever living daylights out of most of then daily. 3-4 years on all and they are still going strong.
Either that's apprentice level soldering or they asked them to thread a needle up an ants asshole and that's where the strands came from. I soldered a fair amount of wires in eyeholes on switches and if you botched it up you're being rushed or not paying attention. In this application it could be they asked them to do an awkward soldering arrangement.
I’ve used my snap off to start some small paint correction multiple times-and then I immediately put it away. I got the whole kit brand new with battery, charger, pads, carry bag etc for $40 at a garage sale from an ex snap off dealer. It’s an OK deal at that price point. I always end up switching to my Meguiars DA attachment on my snap off drill. Now THAT thing is skookum for a consumer tool -nooo, not the drill, but the DA buffer. It would be neat to see a BOLTR on that. Takes the input of any drill and outputs a dual action at pretty damn high speed even with the gear reduction and it’s easy to vary speed. The snap off drill is stupid light and small which I like. I bought it when working at a shop building race cars and fabbing sheet paneling/hanging carbon bodies etc. However, the chuck is shit. Mainly because of the MASS of the NUT for tightening the chuck by hand. It’s metal and far too thick so when you let off the trigger quickly and it screams to a hault, the nut wants to keep going so the chuck loosens up after a few quick trigger releases. Snap on rebuilt it after I complained about the chuck and gnarly noise at slower speeds with no load in high gear. They replaced the motor and the chuck and It still has the same problems but I learned to live with it and it still works (~6 years later now)
I've got the cordless screwdriver which is pretty much the same thing but with a rocker switch and a clutch. I wanted the long neck electric ratchet and my 12 year old 7.2v Snap-On screwdriver batteries were pretty much shot and no longer available, so I sweet talked the Snap-On guy into a deal on the combo of the two tools with two batteries and a charger. I could go into how much BS it is that they sell the tool, battery, and charger individually these days, but that's not the point. It's been about six months of pretty much daily use (I'm a mechanic) and the tool is holding up pretty good. I stopped using solvent to clean my rubberized tools a while ago because you never know which ones will turn to goo until it's too late, so I can't comment on that part, but aside from avoiding dousing the thing in brake clean I'm not exactly nice to it and it still looks brand new. At first I was disappointed that it isn't brushless but the batteries last plenty long and it will twist your arm off if you set the clutch to full tight and it grabs, so I guess it doesn't need it. I don't like how you have to push the 1/4" chuck in to attach/release tools, it's the opposite of my Milwaukee drill/driver and if you don't push it perfectly it cocks sideways and binds. I've used it to break quite a few overtightened bolts loose and although you can sometimes feel the clamshell flexing in your hand it seems to take the abuse just fine. Time will tell if it will hold up as long as my old one that I will be rebuilding the batteries on eventually if anything because it would be a shame to retire such a good tool for lack of batteries. One last thing, the LED is at least two colors, it goes from green when the battery is full to orange when it's time to charge, don't know if it goes red after that I always just charge at orange. I wish the indicator was better than that but I guess it's better than nothing at all.
They're so prideful of the weight of their name they wont drop their price or even raise their warranty to attempt to compete with the competition that is seriously doing then harm.
I'm a car mechanic and i own this tool and the other small snapon guns with the same battery for 3~4 odd years. don't use this polisher much but i already had the batteries from the impacts and it's compact, 2 wrench to change does annoy me a tad when i can't find the 2nd wrench. The overmould has not come off on any of my guns, i do try to keep them clean though. the rough treatment gun got greased a couple times and instead of peeling the grip material now feels kinda sticky but not gooy to the bare hand, almost like some 10year old car interior plastics when they're exposed to the sun too much. the rest are no issues.
Almost all my tools are Snap-On and I've tried their electric tools and they are hot garbage. My Milwaukee electric ratchets, guns, ect get a beating everyday at work and keep on working. Love my Snap-On hand tools but the electric tools just don't last. Batteries that die and cost more than other whole tools, that rubber overlay peels right off if it even sees solvents and god forbid you drop it.
This might get burred in the comments, but I have a similar, but older style Snap On screw gun, CTS661, IIRC. Its been used nearly 5 days a week for the passed 6 years. The batteries are not as good as they used to be but still works great otherwise. The over-molding is still in place and has not began to peel up or degrade after being doused in oil, fuel, brake fluid and other stuff you'd find at a motorcycle shop. 8/10 would buy again.
A couple of fellas at work have the whole Snap On lithium tool lineup , with all the batteries. In a diesel shop the over molding does start coming off. I have a set of Kobalt(blowes house brand) impacts, drill, light etc and the rubber is holding up better after 4 years.
I have the 1/4 impact which is very similar and I've used it as a diesel mechanic specialized in engines for years. Brake Kleen, contact cleaner, oil, coolant. You name it. The rubber is kind of coming apart on the edges but is holding up well. The rubber does swell up a bit but doesn't keep getting worse. holds up very well considering the abuse.
I bought 4 or 5 of the 14.4volt snapon tools and while I am quite fond of them you are correct, the over molding at least in heavy mechanic shop type use only makes it about a year. Doesn't hold up to any type of oil or grease getting on it. I try to keep my tools clean after every job but even with brake clean the black rubber holds onto oily stains and just in general sucks. The tools themselves have held up really well I'll say though. Only issue is one battery pack kicked the bucket after only about 8 months. Batteries are like 120 or so, bit of a kick in the pants.
I've had one for around 3-4 years and it has the same issue inside the battery compartment but it's held okay. It hasn't had any issues but also hasn't come into contact with any oil yet. I think I bought it for about $200 US from the tool truck but didn't have the battery or charger since I have the drill, 3/8s drive impact, wratchet and 1/4" impact driver. If I could go back and do it all again I would probably have all Milwaukee stuff but they've all stayed together so far.
How old is it? I've had mine for a year and the only problem I have with the overmold is from me laying it on the floor and scooting it around on its sides
lovetolearn 52 appreciate it. I’ll check it check it out. I’ve been using an angle grinder for damn near everything... just looking for something that can get into tighter places and maybe make life a bit easier trying to restore an old rust bucket.
i bought one. used in a mechanic shop with 3m red scotch pads, 2" diameter. used it to clean gasket surfaces. thought it would be awesome to not worry about draggin an air hose over customer cars. right from new it got very hot for while using it. maybe 3-5 minutes at a time. smoked the motor with probably less than 5 hrs on the tool. the batteries where SO hard to pull out of the tool, and the charger even for that matter. was so frustrated in it, i never even tried to warranty it. threw it to the back of the work bench until I finally threw it in the trash a few months later.
Uhh... A purple UpLULA, same color as mine 😊 I chose that color as I figured that others at the range would not "borrow" it, given most people at the range seem to be a bit unsecure about their own masculinity 😂
Have the screwgun, and the 3/8 impact they make. Both amazing tools. Molding holds up well. Even against solvents. Batteries on the other hand arent so great.
As for the milldoes hardyness, we've got em in the rail workshop, coated them in crator grease, cleaned em up with white spirit, over and over, giving zero F's and no love, they're holding up really well, not peeling apart yet after about eight months. Seriously though, we asked for two pneumatic buffers (shinano at around 150 au dollarydoos) and they turn up with those vibrators worth a set of gold teeth. Purchasing officers - you wouldn't feed em.
I had a set of those snap on guns, not the polisher but a 1/4" screwdriver and a 3/8" impact. The rubber held up very well, and I cleaned them with a rag and non chlorinated brake cleaner 3 times a week for over a year. The issues I had were the terminals in the battery would spread apart and not make contact, and in the 3/8" impact the solder joints would fail for the blade terminals that go into the battery. Either way they started working intermittently, did a few warranty repairs, super frustrating. Switched everything to DeWalt and I haven't looked back.
The one redeeming thing for Snap On is their cordless tools have never been regarded highly. The quality has never been good enough to justify the price tag.
Milwaukee and DeWalt. My go too battery tools. Snapon is pure gimmickery. "I'm the best too and you get what you paid for so gimme your wallet" just ain't true anymore.
@@tlr-nut7275 gimme a Kawasaki any day of the week. Suzuki is the harbor freight of cruisers (cheap crap that does work, but never well). Harley is the Mercedes of cruisers (endless money pits with amazing products but way over priced). Kawasaki is the Toyota of cruisers (runs well if you change the oil once on a while with a reasonable price tag on purchase). Love the Kaw.
Geez my one and ONLY Hilti Hammer/Regular drill crapped out after 2.5 years of home-owner type work. Cost a fortune too! I'll be sticking with the M now.@SuperGoldnut
I don't have that specific tool, but I do have the drill and impact from the same series. I've owned the drill for around 8 years, and the impact for 6. No problems with the rubber over molding.
There once was a man with a tool
Who paid extra just to feel cool
But as he took it apart
He clutched at his heart
For he knew he was but a fool
Nice one there bro eh...
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*wipes tear from eye* that was beautiful
@@android61242 I massage the words like clay beneath my finger tips...
Can't figure out how this is obscene. Extra marks for extreme subtlety!
Your discourse on intercourse no doubt, was buried balls deep in metaphor of course.
Can we get a "AvE reads best comments" video. I've seen some really good ones that I think deserve a couple seconds in the spot light.
"Parts Tray"- supervisor term for the device that ensures all fasteners end up on the floor with the same motion rather than individually.
Its so much more efficient.
I got one of those magnetic ones from Harbor Freight. I promptly discovered that most of the panels on my LeSabre are aluminum, so I'm still sticking everything in precarious positions on the car.
ROFL! It's nothing but true!
That's an industry standard 5S process. Sorting.
Parts tray? And here I thought it was a bedpan for the persnickety OCD types.
@AVE I have had mine for around three years. I use it almost daily and it has held up fine. I bought it because it was the only thing on the market at the time with the power and 15000rpm. Not worth the money for the home gamer fantastic for the guy who uses a die grinder daily without access to compressed air. When she finally dies I will probably replace her with the new Milwaukee.
As ThisOldTony said: You shouldn't cut corners when making a chamfer.
When ever I think about Snap on tools, I'm reminded about whos paying for the trucks and gas to drive those tools in circles every week.
Guilty :/
I think the old man that drove the local one finally got lost cause I ain't seen him or his tools in a while
That's me but a really have a problem with the power tool warranty vs. the price. They can do much better unless these are junk.
Someone needs to come up with a complete list of AvE approved tools and tools that don't chooch! It could make for a great shop wall poster
That seems like the sort of thing I could be convinced to start choochin' on. I watch and re-watch enough of these things anyway. Sounds like a bit of a long list though. We may need some subcategories.
Fein, Metabo, Hilti..1960s Craftsman.
I cant think of any ave approved tool
@@deathsmileyinc well the dyson he got for his wife he also got one for the shop, so I am guess'n that's the best your gonna get.
@@deathsmileyinc the "shorty" impact from harbor freight when he compared it to the snub nosed snap-on impact. probably the only A+ for HF from him. Just a side note,IDK if it was an "approved" tool as much as, it was a great price with comparable workmanship/performance.
That parts tray has "I was guest of the State" written all over it LOL
$40 tool being sold for $540. Gotta love them brandings.
You also get $40 in batteries and a $20 charger for that price. But yeah my thoughts exactly, looks like one of those IKEA drills
At least if you’re buying HF junk, it’s a fairly honest transaction. They aren’t pretending to be something they aren’t.
James Milos HF is actually good bang for the buck on a few electric tools. You just at least expect the Fap-Off to be much better for the price gap
Not the slightest bit suprised.
Not even brushless for that price, longer battery life... no brushes to wear out. Itd atleast have some pub ammo.
I am amazed to see the price on this thing. I have seen $10 glue guns that deserve more respect for their attempt at delivering quality.
The "speed holes" in the copper heatsink are part of the flattening process. Pressed up aginst pins, brings the other side to flat-as. That way you get a far better thermal joint yada yada yada
Aha, that finally explains the dimples I see in camera shutter and iris parts.
Ave, the most interesting homeless guy on the internet.
I think donut operator might be a close contender
He just uses gloves until they are really done
Phd, and to my knowledge, he hates mentioning it. He can care less about his hobo gloves. Doesn't give a sh1t
Wow, you scrolled through comments and picked mine, from 4 years ago lol. You really should get a life bud.@@denttech2515
On a side note AVE, I found a failure mode for the brushless drills that isn’t so much there on the brushed versions. I have the Dewilt in both Brushed and Brushless and I almost burned the thing out when drilling upwards into some steel beams at home. The steel swarf got right into the permanent magnet of the rotor and nearly wrecked it. Luckily I pulled it a-part to see and it’s still chooching now.
I've got one of the snap on 1/4 impact drivers, 14.4v. Used it every day for 4 years, and charge it maybe 2 times a month. Replaced the clip that holds a socket on once, the black rubber isn't peeling. (And it sees motor oil, brake fluid and coolant on the regular) Best tool I've ever bought.
charging a tool twice a month means that you don't use the tool as often as you may think and after two years it may have done a total of 20 hours work
@@samcorrone3664 Not even 20 hours, probably less than 5 hours. This guy is a complete fool, he has no idea what he's doing. This is how shit brands like snapon make their money - off of simpletons.
I would love for you to take a stab at the BOM (bill of materials) for this tool (and others in fact). Reckon this is sub $25USD in parts.
"Lets get this out on a tray" - Steve1989mreinfo
TAKE IT EZ Nice!
Nice
ruclips.net/video/pTvvyJAI5cE/видео.html
Thank me later (or not).
Thought the same thing. nice
I thought for sure he was gonna arc something with that damn thing... electroboom!
They cost-engineered anything which was worth having out of the product and left something which you could buy from AliExpress for $35. Yup, how to destroy a brand.
Right and Milwaukee did that for a bit. But I think they are doing a much better job now days. Maybe we just have to wait it out.
@@aerball Except Milwaukee never had the gall to charge people $300+ for absolutely garbage tools.
SnapOn has always operated in a way where they behave as if they don't have to compete with anybody else. Milwaukee has always been kept honest by Dewalt and Makita.
Typical corporates these days, take a great product, cut costs to the bone, sell the brand.
I can buy a new unbranded version every other week for a year for cheaper th a this piece of detritus.
👍👍👍
Unfortunately Strap On quit selling tools some time ago. They are just selling the name and payment plan now. Last time I was in the rape mobile, asked about a screwdriver set. Was tol “it’s $18 a week” Even a poor broke apprentice can look like he’s a pro with the big name tools
I've had one of these for a couple years, still works as good as it did the day it was purchased. Lately I've mainly been using it for cleaning grounds on machines. The other 14.4 tools that I purchased have since been retired /replaced by milwaukee. My microlithium 3/8 impact (was sent for repair 4 times within 2 years) Now I only use it when chasing threads. And the drill burned up after drilling only a couple holes without a rest break between them. (also replaced by a milwaukee)
I was given one as a Christmas gift. The overmoulding has already started to come off just from it being in my tool bag. 2/10, would not recommend. I've had Harbor Freight tools of better quality.
You married to Santa Claus???
Boy if I could double upvote I would. Thing looks crusty as shiz lol
Jim Davis Fapoff truck owner in the family lol.
That sucks, maybe there are some inconsistencies in the materials they use. We've had the snap on 3/8 impact for a few years in the shop I work at and the overmoulding is still perfect.
I use Snap-On tools at work very often and we have one of these polishers, the over molding has definitely stood the test of time, and to my surprise has not started peeling off in the 4 years of use. we have other battery powered Snap-On tools and none of the over molding is peeling other than on the 14v 3/8" drive impact, by far the best tool in my opinion i have used by snap on. my biggest complaint with all of snap on power tools is the light is only on when the tool is engaged, so lining up a socket on a bolt under a car you can’t just hit the trigger and get a few seconds of light. it seems to me like it would be very easy to fix this and at the price of the tools i don’t understand why they don’t have a feature that many others have at half the cost
Your hands look like the homeless ghost from The Polar Express rattlin his coffee cup around
u fuckin nailed it!
Take a break, kid!
One of the main reasons I've eliminated Snap On power tools from my field of purchasing view is partially (as noted in the video) that the batteries are always monstrously difficult to remove from the tool and charger. Upon initial exposure to this, i attributed it to the tool being of tight fitment and being not broken in yet, but here I am 4 years later still cursing the indicator light when I have to swap batteries with colorful language being liberally applied as I incur another repetitive stress injury while trying to tear the battery free from the tool.
$400 bucks for a 12 volt automatic sanpaper?
What a time to be alive
Lol, iffin you're in the states.. it's more like $540!!!!
I’ve had mine for just shy of 4 years. Bolster has held up well through elenty million headlight restorations, BUT this one does look quite different than mine. Price has about doubled also, think I paid around $280 lower 48 monies.
LED on my unit runs green, yellow when she’s about to end it, and red when the battree has given her all the way.
Edit: Mine has also lived its life in a detail shop until recently. So mostly cleanish environment.
The biggest cost of production are the warranty claims.
When are you going to do more on the generator I'm really interested in that project
Same same, being in the busyniss
1978 or 1989? Let's get this out on to a tray, Nice!
wonder if he is drinking coffee, instant type 1?
Someone has been watching Steve 1989......... Nice!
blackscotydog hahaha I was totally thinking the same thing !!!
Hmm no hiss...
Didnt get the reference when he said it, but that's done it!
I've owned the 14.4v 3/8 inch impact for 5 years as a heavy duty diesel tech. and absolutely love it. The over mold has come apart but it keeps chooching along. I recommend it over the competition.
AVE I have to say you are the most knowledgable person on RUclips you make learning about electronics and tools very fun and easy, happy new year and keep up the skookum work!!
austin shores he a quick shill: mentioned Dave at EEVblog he is more knowledgeable about electronics and is worth watching for that but doesn’t often do simpler electric tools and doesn’t do the same range of equipment as AVE.
I personally think AVE, EEV and Big Clive make a good team if you want to know how well something will last or how to bodge it back into some form of service there is a good chance one of them will have covered it.
If you want to see some retro stuff Franlab (Fran blanch) does a lot of stuff from the 70s and 80s (and other decades sometimes) when electronics was just starting to get complex and wasn’t mostly in a few chips.
I doubt the first part but he is the most fun to watch youtuber
Yup. Speaks fluent shop talk
The Milwaukee M12 compact 2-gear polisher (model 2438) shares its design, and most of its specs, with several other 12V 2-gear polishers, including ACDelco ARS2014, Earthquake, Sealey, and SPT. At 14.4V, you've got Snap-on and Ingetsl-Rand. Each brand requires its own proprietary battery. Since I already own a few M12 tools, I see no reason to choose an offbrand--especially because none of the off-brands offers a battery larger than 2.0 amp-hours, or 22 watt-hours. With Milwaukee M12, I can use a battery ad large as 6 AH, or 9AH if I use a third-party battery.
But one clone stands apart: The ACDelco ARS2016. It uses the same body shape and size as the 12V/14.4V polishers. But it's the only model that uses a brushless motor. So it runs more efficiently and won't overheat and shut down as often. Also, it uses a 2AH, 20-volt battery, which provides as many watt-hours as a 12V, 3.5AH battery. In fact, it comes with two of these batteries.
Brushless motor, 20V, same form factor.
Thanks for taking 1 for the Team. 540 freedom bucks. That's why I'm a patreon so you can at least get some lube. Happy New Beer to the AvE's.
Now a days it’s brand that comes with a heavy price tag. I’d love to see ya rip apart Walmart’s Hart brand and give your thoughts on it. From what I’ve seen I haven’t notice a difference in build quality compared to competition.
I can't even afford to walk inside a snap on truck.
I walked in once and I still whistle in the wind, didn't even buy anything
I just know I cant be trusted so I stay well away when that truck shows up
...and I’m too poor to have an imaginary friend.
Seems (A), like you're in good company, and (B), you're not missing much.
I use both on a daily basis as polishes so in the slow setting and i find the snap is better purely for the increased torque and allowing more pressure to be applied whilst polishing
Shop story: torque to 800 ftlbs or until washer crushes. Snapoff half inch cheater bar shatters. Old craftsman someone found in the back of the shop finished the job.
BlueNinja ain’t that the truth. old craftsman Torque wrench was only off by 1.5lbs when I got it checked after 20 years of use. Some my best tools.
I don't know about this thing specifically, but many years ago I bought a Snapon 7.2v mini 3/8 rattle gun used for $100, beat the ever loving crap out of it for the last 4 years every day as a mechanic, without any problems or battery loss. Dropped it hundreds of times and even used it to drive a few hundred concrete anchors mounting equipment in my new shop. Oil and grease on it every day and then cleaned off with brake clean and the overmold is still not pealing up. At the same time I've torn up 3 dewalts with much less regular use. Not sure why or how but the thing has been incredible even though it looks like it went through a wood chipper.
The only reason I can see getting the snap on tool, is already having brought into their battery system. Which is actually Milwaukee's best selling point in my opinion, having a large selection of tools sharing the same batteries!
After using Milwaukees once I got into construction, I finally made the decision to just bite the bullet and buy into a big brand - and you just can't go wrong with Milwaukee, their battery packs may be the best in the industry, and the tools that take them are certainly not lacking compared to their price point competitors.
I never thought that buying into an expensive cordless ecosystem would be the best tool buying decision I ever made - but I didn't think that cordless tools would just plain outclass air tools in a relatively short amount of time either...
and all the new boys like Bauer have copied milwaukees price point and battery system and easy warranty access. wouldn't be surprised if at some point snapon goes away. predatory lenders be dammed one day young people will be to smart for your idiotic pricing systems
Wouldn't it be great if we could have a standardized battery system though... I know metabo have to some extent, which is a good start!
@@MrChrisbell1 or even to swap the 18650 out when its time without needing to spot weld would be very convenient
@@RyTrapp0 When I was looking into which cordless tools I was going to buy, I looked hard at what the various companies said about their batteries, and the charging systems. The only two that I could find that even mentioned cell balancing was Milwaukee and Festool. As you may very be aware of if a single cell in a battery pack gets its voltage to far from the rest, the entire pack reads as bad to the tool, and charger. Milwaukee was the only one of the consumer priced tool that mentioned cell balancing in their literature. So I went with them. I sure am glad I have. Not a single battery pack has gone bad. Use in very cold temps, high temps, use so hard that the tool becomes too hot to hold, and the batteries are hot. Yet the Milwaukee tools keep working.
I think everyone is missing the point here. The Snap on polisher / prep tool is designed to get in tight , where larger tools are too bulky to work. The versatility is the variable speed trigger which you can feather to get the right rpm. Also the low speed is up to max 3500 rpm, and great for polishing. The high speed is 15,000 rpm. This is great for cleaning gasket surfaces, brake rotors intake gaskets , etc. This is where you would normally use an air grinder, but without having a bulky airline getting in the way. I find the convenience of this tool to be a plus. By the way I’ve used this tool for 3 years, and it’s still going strong!
Get that snap-off out on a tray... nice!
Nice hiss!
Mmmkay!
Look at that gusset.
Do love those MRE's. In my time, we had WWII ''C'' rations.
I loved the lima beans and ham. The tinned cinnamon rolls...not so much. This was all we had to eat in those days with old rice...the Japanese didn't leave us much.
Has AvE been watching Steve1989 again?
I still remember doing my schoolboy work experience week at a Vauxhall garage in the late 90s. A dozen mechanics complaining about how poorly paid they were whilst organising their snap-on cabinets. My eyebrows spent most of the week scraping the ceiling.
Picked up some of your non-compliance stickers for chirstmas- one of the best gifts of the holidays!
Cheers, thanks Joshua. I appreciate your help
I use that snapon buffer almost every day for the past two years. I will tell you it will hold up. I use it mainly for buffing good ground connections on engine blocks and frames as well as cleaning terminals. I throw around all the time and spray it down with brake clean as well. None of the rubber molding has come off. I have most of the micro lithium stuff from them. I will buy another one if this one fails. Same goes with their micro lithium 3/8 impact. The batteries are the only thing that seems to suffer after time. But what battery last’s a lifetime. Love the Vijaho’s.
With all the talk of sealed, shielded, and open bearings - can you do a test to see if the shield or seal creates some friction for the bearing? Or if it can be set up, run all 3 types through a bunch of junk and see how they actually turn out. For all we know, shielding can keep junk inside in the bearing.
It would be a great test to see if the conventional wisdom still holds.
Absolutely would love to see this from uncle Bumblefuck
If not here, Project Farm would take on that challenge.
A seal would add drag for sure, I don't think a shield would as it isn't touching anything. I don't see much point to testing them, seals work well for small stuff, shields keep the sticks and stones out, and obviously open bearings would be crammed full of junk immediately. Their usage cases are not interchangeable, so what point is there in comparing them?
Sealed bearings are known to have more friction than shielded & open as the shield doesn't touch the other race. The differences (if any) in friction between shielded and open are minor if noticeable.
Keeping stuff in, yea, the grease, especially when the grease gets warm and thinner. Bearings don't last long without the grease, because the balls don't actually run on the races, they run on a thin film of the grease. If the "junk" can get out, so does the grease. Getting dirt or grinding dust into the grease makes the grease essentially lapping paste which will wear down the bearings or races. If water gets in then you get corrosion which will pit the bearing or races.
I have used both sealed and shielded bearings on a 36" coulter on a tree planter that you pull behind a tractor or dozer. Both fail, the sealed bearings last longer overall. Depending on the soil type I've replaced the shielded bearings so many times I think we lost money on the job. WE cut off the mount that was engineered from the manufacture and put the shaft in pillow blocks with sealed bearings and that got us longer life out of the bearings. We also went to a hardened chrome steel shaft that is used for hydraulics for the axle and that helped keep the wear down on the shaft so fine sandy soils could not penetrate to the bearings. That combination seemed to be the best.
I have this tool. Bought it back in 2016. Two batteries and a charger in the kit ran me aboot $400. I work in the boating industry doing gelcoat restoration, and bought this for buffing out tight spots where a polishing wheel won't fit. It's lived mostly in a saltwater environment. At the time of purchase, nobody else was making a tool like this. That being said...I didn't have any problems with the fit and finish. It still looks and feels good 3 years later. The battery life is shit though if you use if for more that a few seconds at a time. I wound up buying the screw gun in the 14.4 volt line just to make better use of the batteries. If you have other tools in this line, it might not be a bad thing to have. In the US the tool only is about 200.00.
Oh....It took a shit this year and I had to have it rebuilt by Snap-On. That was $105 with a 90 day warranty.
You and the bearded wonder from the Isle of Man, keep saving out wallets.
Please get a new healing mat to go on the table. The camera wants to focus on the lines on your mat and that is why you always have focus issues.
Also, Great Channel! love the videos
Are you insane? "Focus you Fack" is downing a drink in the AvE drinking game. Without the camera focusing on his heat mat every time, I'd barely be drunk by the end of one of his videos!
Seems to me from what I've seen in the last few years is that Snao-On quality has gone waaaaay downhill. When I first saw the "Snap-On" work light a few years ago that was made by a company not known for particularly good tools (I forget the name at this point), that put me into "what?!" mode. Soon after I found out that they were licensing the Snap-On name, and huge goodwill mind you, to others of way lesser quality. And I guess it is up to you to find out which ones.
I work in a body shop that works on a lot of high end exotic cars. I bought one of these about two years ago and have used it at least once a week since then for polishing. The overmolding has never given me a problem, but it did let the smoke out the day after the warranty ran out. I had to pay to have it repaired through snap-on, I think it was around $60. It took about a month to come back, and when it did, it only lasted a week before making horrible grinding noises. The second time I had it repaired it was free, and it came back with a little note telling me that i had to let the tool "cool down" and was not made for continuous use. It felt like they were telling me that I purposely miss-used the tool and they were tired of fixing it. Ive had it back for maybe three or four months now and it hasn't given me any problems. If anyone asks me if i like it i usually tell them that i love the concept of a battery powered polisher, but would not buy this one over again.
So its basically an overpriced drill that cant take drillbits?
Yah bud
That was my thought. I have adapters to take sandpaper that fit my De Walt- I can sand forward or reverse, two speeds no waiting!
And no five hundred *extra* doll hairs!
They spin quite a bit faster than drills
Certainly the air type
Catterpiller die grinders anyhow
If fried using a cordless drill to save unrolling an air line but drills just don't cut it once you've used a proper die grinder
I'm in the market for possibly the milwakee one just because I'm already I their battery system
Mind you cat grinders are only $80 Aus each and last for ever
Mind you cat
yes if your dril can do 15000 riperms
Mine has lasted over a year now. No issues at all. Great for removing gaskets. Just keep away from ATF. My 3/8 14.4 impact has been rebuilt twice and Snap on installed new body both times
I've owned the Milwaukee one for 5 years of almost daily use with zero problems.
I too have the Milwaukee one, other then the weird sized thread on the shaft and almost non existent market support in that size. I have used it quite a bit mostly for small sanding jobs, though I did get some buffing wheels for it to take off adhesive from those are all using the sanding twist lock attachments though.
I have had it for almost 4 years with zero issues. It gets used about 5 times a month though, the rest of the time it sits.
My Milwaukee has lived it's entire life (4 years so far) in toolbed on a service truck. Living on the Gulf Coast. It's not uncommon to open my cordless tool drawer to find everything covered in condensation. The tool still works flawlessly. On average it probably gets a full battery of usage a month. Great tool
You can warranty that thing 40 times and they would still make a profit off you
“All the letters are blending together” can confirm, focus you ffffffff
I do not have that specific tool, but I do own their screw gun which appears to be the same frame. I am an aircraft mechanic and I love the screw gun. I have used it daily over the last three years and I have not had any issues with it. I also use isopropyl alcohol and av gas to clean it daily and have not had any issues with the grip material on the handle.
I was really waiting in anticipation to hear "let's get this out on a tray"
I use one of these at work It goes through batteries because it's NOT Brushless and it really needs to be !
It also gets very hot in use - used mostly with scotch brite pads to clean gasket faces
Doesn't get greasy so the over molding hasn't come off the tool even after years of use.
5 minutes in, and I was trying to figure out how Snap On let that thing leave!
Bc snapon is shit
I've owned the strap on one for over a year. I'm a diesel mechanic and a welder fabricator. I use it daily. The over moulding is still in great shape on mine. But I never grab it with greasy mits. I've gotten atf on it and it definitely turns slimy very quickly. Mine also will suck freshly charged batteries to nothing if left in over night.
Very disappointed in the quality. You’d expect it to be like Fein where the quality and details are perfect but it’s nothing like that
Well, it was MS Paint.
Fein does not walk on water.
Burned one up!
I have the cordless ratchets and cordless drill and 3/8" impact in the Snap-On 14.4v line, I use them all, all day every day at work. I've had no problems with any of those, but I don't have the little sander that you've got here. I will say that I didn't buy them for the name, I bought them because I can make weekly payments and they do have a decent warranty and I get awesome customer service from my Snap-On dealer. Also, the only tool dealer I had at the time was Snap-On. If the other tool trucks that are out there, Snap-On has been the only one that has been reliable at the various shops I've worked at at. Cornwell, Matco, and Mac seem to not be able to keep franchisees for very long and it can be years from the time one quits until another appears, and then gives up a few months or a year later.
As much as I love seeing stuff being made in the US of A, on some stuff we’re a bit out of practice...
Horhey406 it’s sad because there was a time when the US of A had amazing manufacturing capabilities. It’s not surprising when corporations driven by profit and consumers driven by wanting to pay next to nothing are to blame for out of country manufacturing.
Doubt this is Made In USA, more likey made overseas and maybe if that assembled here.
I was looking for a comment relating to this. Unfortunately there's a few products USA made which are garbage. There's a documentary type program where a Chinese company buys an auto glass company in the US and has endless problems. Staff, quality isdues, China's expectations etc.
@@MrSenorhappy the most common thing I see now is "Made in the USA! * from foreign and domestic parts*"
but at least im seeing that tag more often nowadays. My father has this snap on coreless drill and what I said above is printed on it. It seems to chooch real well but we will see how long that lasts.
You can only make it as well as they allow you to and these are still value engineered to crazy levels
The LED is green when charged, yellow when it’s about 40-50%, and red when it’s dead. I own both tools, the m12 is heavier, and better for polishing headlights and body panels because it has a handle attachment. The snap on is lighter, feels better in the hand, and feels like it spins faster when you use it on metal grinding/sanding.
You didn't say, "let's get this out onto a tray"
So disappointing.
Nice
he also didn't whisper "nice lil hiss" when the clamshell opened
I love snap on’s hand tools. They’re unrivaled as far as fit, finish and how they feel in the hand. And unrivaled in price as well. But honestly their cordless tools just suck. Especially for what they cost.
Reckless entertainment I agree ☝️
Note: the collet wrench skit was the funniest thing of 2020 to anyone who gets it
I've had this for about 2 years now. I've not had a issue with it and use it to do some lite sanding on racecar parts. But I'm not real gentle with it. I've also wiped it off with brakeclean a number of times. None of the over molding has come off and it still runs pretty good. I've read a lot of people have had issues with them but mine has been trouble free.
Hey AvE, angry cursing raging German in his garage here, not fkn able to do half the things i want to. I Cut my self with a grinder at work a week ago and now can't move my left hand. With your vids the months i have in front of me seem not that hard anymore. Ty very much for your work!
Get well soon eh!
@@arduinoversusevil2025 ty very much schönes Wochenende der Herr ;-)
If you’re someone like me that already has the ¼” impact, ⅜” impact and both sizes of electric ratchets, the choice is easy.
Build quality looks on par with the setup I run in ratchets and impacts. Beat the ever living daylights out of most of then daily. 3-4 years on all and they are still going strong.
Either that's apprentice level soldering or they asked them to thread a needle up an ants asshole and that's where the strands came from.
I soldered a fair amount of wires in eyeholes on switches and if you botched it up you're being rushed or not paying attention. In this application it could be they asked them to do an awkward soldering arrangement.
Used one of the snapons at work for a few years. Then I got a Milwaukee at home and started bringing it into work because I liked it so much better.
I’ve used my snap off to start some small paint correction multiple times-and then I immediately put it away.
I got the whole kit brand new with battery, charger, pads, carry bag etc for $40 at a garage sale from an ex snap off dealer. It’s an OK deal at that price point.
I always end up switching to my Meguiars DA attachment on my snap off drill. Now THAT thing is skookum for a consumer tool -nooo, not the drill, but the DA buffer. It would be neat to see a BOLTR on that. Takes the input of any drill and outputs a dual action at pretty damn high speed even with the gear reduction and it’s easy to vary speed.
The snap off drill is stupid light and small which I like. I bought it when working at a shop building race cars and fabbing sheet paneling/hanging carbon bodies etc.
However, the chuck is shit. Mainly because of the MASS of the NUT for tightening the chuck by hand. It’s metal and far too thick so when you let off the trigger quickly and it screams to a hault, the nut wants to keep going so the chuck loosens up after a few quick trigger releases.
Snap on rebuilt it after I complained about the chuck and gnarly noise at slower speeds with no load in high gear. They replaced the motor and the chuck and It still has the same problems but I learned to live with it and it still works (~6 years later now)
I've got the cordless screwdriver which is pretty much the same thing but with a rocker switch and a clutch. I wanted the long neck electric ratchet and my 12 year old 7.2v Snap-On screwdriver batteries were pretty much shot and no longer available, so I sweet talked the Snap-On guy into a deal on the combo of the two tools with two batteries and a charger. I could go into how much BS it is that they sell the tool, battery, and charger individually these days, but that's not the point. It's been about six months of pretty much daily use (I'm a mechanic) and the tool is holding up pretty good. I stopped using solvent to clean my rubberized tools a while ago because you never know which ones will turn to goo until it's too late, so I can't comment on that part, but aside from avoiding dousing the thing in brake clean I'm not exactly nice to it and it still looks brand new. At first I was disappointed that it isn't brushless but the batteries last plenty long and it will twist your arm off if you set the clutch to full tight and it grabs, so I guess it doesn't need it. I don't like how you have to push the 1/4" chuck in to attach/release tools, it's the opposite of my Milwaukee drill/driver and if you don't push it perfectly it cocks sideways and binds. I've used it to break quite a few overtightened bolts loose and although you can sometimes feel the clamshell flexing in your hand it seems to take the abuse just fine. Time will tell if it will hold up as long as my old one that I will be rebuilding the batteries on eventually if anything because it would be a shame to retire such a good tool for lack of batteries. One last thing, the LED is at least two colors, it goes from green when the battery is full to orange when it's time to charge, don't know if it goes red after that I always just charge at orange. I wish the indicator was better than that but I guess it's better than nothing at all.
Not gonna lie, I first read this as "Strap-on polisher". Thankfully it is!
I had those metal lunch trays at my high school. I graduated in 20+ years ago in 1999.
Snap On has gone to the dogs, we only use snap On tool box's these days.
Well said. Or as the kids say. For real
They're so prideful of the weight of their name they wont drop their price or even raise their warranty to attempt to compete with the competition that is seriously doing then harm.
I'm a car mechanic and i own this tool and the other small snapon guns with the same battery for 3~4 odd years.
don't use this polisher much but i already had the batteries from the impacts and it's compact, 2 wrench to change does annoy me a tad when i can't find the 2nd wrench.
The overmould has not come off on any of my guns, i do try to keep them clean though. the rough treatment gun got greased a couple times and instead of peeling the grip material now feels kinda sticky but not gooy to the bare hand, almost like some 10year old car interior plastics when they're exposed to the sun too much.
the rest are no issues.
Almost all my tools are Snap-On and I've tried their electric tools and they are hot garbage. My Milwaukee electric ratchets, guns, ect get a beating everyday at work and keep on working. Love my Snap-On hand tools but the electric tools just don't last. Batteries that die and cost more than other whole tools, that rubber overlay peels right off if it even sees solvents and god forbid you drop it.
Hell snap on is being left behind in the hand tool department these days also .
This might get burred in the comments, but I have a similar, but older style Snap On screw gun, CTS661, IIRC. Its been used nearly 5 days a week for the passed 6 years. The batteries are not as good as they used to be but still works great otherwise. The over-molding is still in place and has not began to peel up or degrade after being doused in oil, fuel, brake fluid and other stuff you'd find at a motorcycle shop. 8/10 would buy again.
AvE looks like he's cosplaying as a scav from escape from tarkov
No, the scavs are role-playing as good old Uncle Bumblefuck.
A couple of fellas at work have the whole Snap On lithium tool lineup , with all the batteries. In a diesel shop the over molding does start coming off. I have a set of Kobalt(blowes house brand) impacts, drill, light etc and the rubber is holding up better after 4 years.
Even Bosch blushes red when they see that price/quality ratio.
I have the 1/4 impact which is very similar and I've used it as a diesel mechanic specialized in engines for years. Brake Kleen, contact cleaner, oil, coolant. You name it. The rubber is kind of coming apart on the edges but is holding up well. The rubber does swell up a bit but doesn't keep getting worse. holds up very well considering the abuse.
Pretty sad, really. Not at all surprising, but still..
I bought 4 or 5 of the 14.4volt snapon tools and while I am quite fond of them you are correct, the over molding at least in heavy mechanic shop type use only makes it about a year. Doesn't hold up to any type of oil or grease getting on it. I try to keep my tools clean after every job but even with brake clean the black rubber holds onto oily stains and just in general sucks.
The tools themselves have held up really well I'll say though. Only issue is one battery pack kicked the bucket after only about 8 months. Batteries are like 120 or so, bit of a kick in the pants.
"Overmoulding on the half shell, A-v-E power!" New theme song I am working on...
I've had one for around 3-4 years and it has the same issue inside the battery compartment but it's held okay. It hasn't had any issues but also hasn't come into contact with any oil yet. I think I bought it for about $200 US from the tool truck but didn't have the battery or charger since I have the drill, 3/8s drive impact, wratchet and 1/4" impact driver. If I could go back and do it all again I would probably have all Milwaukee stuff but they've all stayed together so far.
The over mold sucks it comes off easy I have one
Fer frog's snakes
How old is it? I've had mine for a year and the only problem I have with the overmold is from me laying it on the floor and scooting it around on its sides
4 years for mine and it’s still in tact.
Owned it for over 2 years constant exposure to oils and cleaned always with brake cleaner. The black foreskin has held up perfectly on the strap on.
Koon trucking had three of these and they all let the smoke out with light use.
I had 2 also went up in smoke. Snap on will only exchange not refund
Damn just in time guys! I’ve been thinking on buying one of these the last wk. Def goin with the millsucky! Thanks!
@@travisarnold8872 Milwaukee is a bad tool their new m12 die grinder is the bees knees.
lovetolearn 52 appreciate it. I’ll check it check it out. I’ve been using an angle grinder for damn near everything... just looking for something that can get into tighter places and maybe make life a bit easier trying to restore an old rust bucket.
@@travisarnold8872 I think I'd get the earthquake before snap on
i bought one. used in a mechanic shop with 3m red scotch pads, 2" diameter. used it to clean gasket surfaces. thought it would be awesome to not worry about draggin an air hose over customer cars. right from new it got very hot for while using it. maybe 3-5 minutes at a time. smoked the motor with probably less than 5 hrs on the tool. the batteries where SO hard to pull out of the tool, and the charger even for that matter. was so frustrated in it, i never even tried to warranty it. threw it to the back of the work bench until I finally threw it in the trash a few months later.
Uhh... A purple UpLULA, same color as mine 😊
I chose that color as I figured that others at the range would not "borrow" it, given most people at the range seem to be a bit unsecure about their own masculinity 😂
Glad someone else seen it.
Have the screwgun, and the 3/8 impact they make. Both amazing tools. Molding holds up well. Even against solvents. Batteries on the other hand arent so great.
"Lets get this on a tray... Nice!"
Steve1989MREinfo !
As for the milldoes hardyness, we've got em in the rail workshop, coated them in crator grease, cleaned em up with white spirit, over and over, giving zero F's and no love, they're holding up really well, not peeling apart yet after about eight months. Seriously though, we asked for two pneumatic buffers (shinano at around 150 au dollarydoos) and they turn up with those vibrators worth a set of gold teeth. Purchasing officers - you wouldn't feed em.
When the tray came out I have expected a meme about SteveMRE
“Mmm menthol, we haven’t seen these since 1978” could of been it since he said “obscure RUclips reference”
I had a set of those snap on guns, not the polisher but a 1/4" screwdriver and a 3/8" impact. The rubber held up very well, and I cleaned them with a rag and non chlorinated brake cleaner 3 times a week for over a year. The issues I had were the terminals in the battery would spread apart and not make contact, and in the 3/8" impact the solder joints would fail for the blade terminals that go into the battery. Either way they started working intermittently, did a few warranty repairs, super frustrating. Switched everything to DeWalt and I haven't looked back.
The one redeeming thing for Snap On is their cordless tools have never been regarded highly. The quality has never been good enough to justify the price tag.
Milwaukee and DeWalt. My go too battery tools. Snapon is pure gimmickery. "I'm the best too and you get what you paid for so gimme your wallet" just ain't true anymore.
@@FGuilt Just like Harley Davidson.
@@tlr-nut7275 gimme a Kawasaki any day of the week. Suzuki is the harbor freight of cruisers (cheap crap that does work, but never well). Harley is the Mercedes of cruisers (endless money pits with amazing products but way over priced). Kawasaki is the Toyota of cruisers (runs well if you change the oil once on a while with a reasonable price tag on purchase). Love the Kaw.
Geez my one and ONLY Hilti Hammer/Regular drill crapped out after 2.5 years of home-owner type work. Cost a fortune too! I'll be sticking with the M now.@SuperGoldnut
Um. That’s the exact opposite of what “redeeming” means.
I don't have that specific tool, but I do have the drill and impact from the same series. I've owned the drill for around 8 years, and the impact for 6. No problems with the rubber over molding.
Do the Hart series of power tools from Walmart