Love all the comments!!! As for the karens and soyboys. I'm sorry I was honest and other people have to lie and make to you feel secure. I can promise you any amount of money I would absolutely know the difference between the snap-on and the icon if I was blind folded, Hell ray charles could tell the difference!!! As far as politics are 100% apart of our lives the fact that people are telling me to not have a vested intrest where I spend my money is asinine!! You have to be one fry short of a happy meal to give money to someone who puts it back into deconstructing the us constitutional rights, this absolutely makes zero sense why people want to be that foolish!! Thank you for watching and supporting this country and our community!!
Anyone who watches this channel must remember that 85-90% or so , of the subs are Profesional Techs, we feed our families, pay our bills, go on vacation with the money we make using the tools we have to buy with our own money. So all DIYers don’t understand that a pair of $80 pliers is normal price for pliers and we know that except for losing a tool that tool will work the same in 20 years and that is the real difference between Snap-on and a harbor freight tool. FYI 25+ years bumper to bumper all makes all models ASE cert. Auto Tech. Love the vids C.P.!!! WOOOOO!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Damn bro. Very good point about supporting companies that align with your values. Price, quality, country of origin aside. We have all seen how certain groups get attacked. Great point!
I went to HF tonight about 10 minutes before they were closing. I went to the plier isle and they weren't out but the website showed them in stock. I went to the front desk and the helpful guy knew exactly where they were in the back. I used my 25% discount. Mine were stiff. I used a pen oiler and worked them a bit. Much better now. I'm also a 2A guy didn't know this about the owner.
To this day people can’t figure it out about this page. He’s not bashing YOU for using harbor freight. He’s not telling you buy the tool truck brand and spend big money. He’s explaining to you the difference and showing a fact. HF just copies Snap-on to make the average guy think they are getting the same thing. It’s more than a rubber grip or a shape. That’s what he’s trying to show you!
@@CPthetooladdict funny story, we have a outside company installing security cameras on our motor coaches today and it was snap on day. I was on the truck. Young dude come on and stated I’ve never been on a snap on truck and this dude is decked out in Milwaukee coat, carrying his Milwaukee thermos, and stuff. I looked at my dealer and said I got this man. I sold him like 3 things and he saw me this morning. “Man you’re right these needle nose pliers are way better than milwaukees” This started yesterday
The are pro harbor freight because they spend a fortune on advertising, i enjoy your work and the honesty so a polite thank you, now if you ever want to part with that mac 1/2 ratchet in a 3/8 body lets talk
Sorry for commenting the third time but I also want to point out that I’m a diy home gamer who does everyone in the family’s oil changes and fix things that I deem are easy ish fixes. I don’t rebuild engines or transmissions but I can do a tune up and mod light change sensors swap exhausts change hoses rotate tires etc. anything bigger I tell them to bring it to the shop and I think a shop should have pro tools since they are working day in and day out. And tbh I maybe hit my garage once a month. So icon I feel like is perfect for me. If something breaks I drive to the store and a pro usually can’t I know I can’t when I’m fixing something in my Semi Truck on the road. So again that’s why I buy icon and Pittsburg and Quinn but I also love finding marketplace deals on a great snap on Matco tool! Pro tools are awesome but also out of my price range 😅
I’ve used these every day since I bought them. They work perfect for Porsche Cayenne and Macan oil services where you need to pull the plug to extract the oil from the top. The corner of the pliers grip the plug perfectly to prevent dropping down the engine bay and the pistol grip allows twisting easier if the o rings are dried out and stubborn. So they have been a great tool so far for me. I do hope to see the icon line branch out and make innovative tools. I know it won’t happen because they have the entire snapon and knipex lineup to copy, but with how much money they make off of these tools (since we know they really don’t cost that much to make overseas) they could put it into a development department for tools we haven’t seen before.
I honestly bought them this weekend cuz I like tools and think they're cool. Plus with the 25% off coupon this weekend They were 15 bucks. If I had unlimited funds would I bought the snap on yeah cuz I love American made tools. But I also go by the modo I'd rather have it and not need it then need it, and not have it. I've had that happen to me before and have 1hr projects take 3/4 of the day cuz I had to go to the store and get a tool.
Hello Fellow Toolhaulics, Friends, And Supporters Of CP The Tool Addict Channel: Happy New Year To All. Chad I have those identical Snap On pliers for many years & I love them. Never a problem & they do what I want them to do AS DESIGNED !!!! As of late when I needed something quickly to finish up a job & there was nothing else around I had no choice but to go to Garbage Freight. One tool I purchased didn't last an hour & failed. Brought it back the next day & received a replacement but I wasn't able to finish the job. I have never had a problem with Snap On or any other tool company except Crapsman and SK. I don't care the cost I refuse to do business with people / companies that don't stand behind their products & warranties. I LET MY DOLLARS 💸 DO THE TALKING & THE BOTTOM LINE IS, I CAN'T STAND CRAP !!!!! Good video CP, & my best to Henry. TMP from N.J.
I think Harbor freight is popular on RUclips and other social media because it's something everyone can relate too. Not everyone has easy access to tool trucks but everyone can go to a harbor freight. Unfortunately it's one of the only tool stores in most areas. I wish there were more stores where you could go in and buy quality tools like, Capri, tekton, VIM, etc.
Take these people onto a tool truck and opinions would change fast! You nailed it though. These DIY folks aren’t exposed to the stuff us techs are. They rarely use their tools so of course they are “good enough”. It’s like driving around a ford fiesta when you use to walk to work. You think you are the shiznit… but you’ve also never driven a McLaren…. I own a lot of KOKEN Japan (japans snap on) and most people have zero clue this company exists. But if you are a tool collector and technician you know!
I wish I could have had a snap on pair to compare to in my video. I would like to get some snap on stuff like the new ratchets, but my work no longer has tool trucks come to my plant in years. I get mostly proto but it is all on order and when things break I have to send it out for repair.. thanks for the video.
I was at HF the other day looking at their long handled metric wrenches. They had 3 different SKUs on the shelf. 2 from different plants in China and the third from India. You could see and feel the differences. At that point, you become the final inspector for free and either pick one or leave the store.
Hey the CP the best part about being American is being able to say what ever you want because it’s your God Given right too! Anyone else who thinks otherwise. Well you also have the right to voice your opinion 😂 but just know that’s why this country is so awesome! Keep up the great videos CP
I have to say Icon is fairly decent, if not, slightly above average than your typical Chinese craftsman. The one thing that bathels me, is the fact that they don't sell tools individually that would be found in sets/kits like wrenches, sockets, etc. Although Icon makes decent quality tools for the price. For a professional setting, snap on would be ideal for the best quality you can get. Even though it can be really expensive, but, it's worth it for the most part depending on what tool you get from snap on.
Good and fair review. I don’t fully agree with your political leanings but I do like made in the USA stuff and agree that companies staying out of politics is a good move overall. I own tools from snap on, harbor freight, Knipex, and Vampliers so for me it’s more or less just nice having different tools and noticing the quality differences between all of them. Not a pro so I don’t know about how much the quality affects my regular uses at home but my icon pairs have never let me down.
Always appreciate a fella who does the actual work giving a sofisticated tool review. But I have to kind of say that snap on, though they are made right here in the big rock candy mountain, I not always superior quality on every aspect. Ofter times with tool like the one in the video, the machined edges are left in poor shape. That being said, I feel as though the video is more critiquing the visuals of the tool and not it's ability to perform the work and stand up to some good hard suffering. I put some pretty respectable hurtin' on some icon tools, though I think hobo fart is a joke for purchasing tools if your a fella in the field of quality work. Buy, put some hurting on these tools for comparison for all to see the test of a tool bud! We want to see what happens when ya let her buck and give the tool a good hot supper before ya say yay or nay to a tool. Sure do enjoy and appreciate what guys like you do, so keep on feeding the monster that coddles the unemployed, just like the rest of us quality output folks. Folks out there, subscribe to this guy, he does some good stuff at the end of the day!
Can't say anything regarding Harbor Freight and their tools since i live across the pond, but wanted to say that i support CP for trying to raise consciousness on a hot topic. All the people yapping about how he should not include political opinions in his videos need to realise that every time they purchase something, they make a political statement by them self concerning where something is made, how a company treats his employees and what ideology the company or their owners pursue. You guys are literally voting with your wallet and thus should be aware of where your money goes.
My least used pliers. I think Ive had them 20 years and Ive hardly used them. I dont know I just thought Id like them better. But they must be popular for HF to copy them.
I'm no fan of HF, but the new hand tool line from Icon are pretty amazing deals( pistol grip plier, Swedish wrench, etc) . Im buying them up before Snap-on sues their pants off.. You actually make a perfect case for buying these, why spend $100 on pliers you'll use 1 time a year?
The pliers are overrated after you use them a bit you will see you just ended up with another cheap pliers the pwz knock offs are made in China and they also are just nice looking junk so enjoy you are getting trapped into the marketing scheme just like hundreds of others!!
This wouldn’t be a frequently used tool for me as they’re primarily a screw extractor. I struggle to justify $20 let alone the 80-90+ the snappy man would want. Having said that, the Snap-on is 4 to 5 times the price for what is essentially an identical tool. I’ll save the difference and put it towards tools I use more and where the quality differences are more apparent. I wish your review had focused more on any functionality differences. As for not being made in the USA, I’m fine with Taiwan tools, the same as Japanese, German, British, Austrian, and Swiss. Taiwan is struggling to remain free from China, so I see the tool’s CoO as a positive.
Also yeah! I noticed that some of the first icon pliers had some extra thick hard handles and some other ones I bought had skinny and smooth handles. Sometime I even think of rebuying and returning the old gen handles because the difference is BIG! Even tho my brother has bigger hands then me and he loves the thick handles so each they’re own
I agree 100% with you!!!! We need to spend our money better this upcoming year!!! But sometimes I’ll buy the harbor freight stuff to put in my truck so that I have a Snap-on copy at a cheaper price so if somebody decides to steal it, I’m not out whole bunch of money but other than that it’s not many of them and I prefer to buy better quality stuff made in better places for my day to day stuff in my toolbox!!
Snap-on gets $95.75+tax for that pair of pliers now. I purchased my set over 12 years ago for $60 and I can't count on one hand the number of times I've used them. I own the needle nose ones also, I've used those maybe a couple times more but not very often. The pistol grip style pliers are a bit ackward to use in my opinion.
You know it’s bad at Harbor freight when a customer comes in looking for a specific tool and the manager doesn’t know they even carry said tool but another customer does
Hello C.P...I like your channel and the way you describe the way it is in the tool world.....What do you think of the new Harbor Freight Quinn 90 tooth ratchets?.....They look and act just like Gearwrench 90 tooth ratchets,and there are very minor differences,but I have been reading on the web that they are not officially made by Apex for Harbor Freight.The scuttlebutt is that the factory making the Gearwrench ratchets for Apex in Taiwan is making these Quinn ratchets for HF without Apex knowing this,that they basically stole the Gearwrench design and are making this ratchet for HF on the sly.....I find this very hard to believe since Apex is such a huge conglomerate.....Now the other aspect is if Apex is officially making these for HF,why would they undercut their own product by letting HF sell basically the same ratchet for almost a third of the price of a Gearwrench ratchet?...That doesn't make any sense either....If anybody can find out anything on this I think you would be the guy.👍👍👍
I’m a machinist, we need the quality to hit that tight tolerance. Auto mechanics just remove and reinstall bolts. That should be fine for lube techs and lower tier flag rate dudes
I know a few people that have the SnapOn ones and I’m not very impressed with them. One friend of mine flat out said they’re trash lol. I wouldn’t get them just because (as you said) they’re not very good pliers to begin with. Opinions will vary, of course.
The only things I’ve bought at harbor freight and enjoy are the us general cup holders that stick on your toolbox and the magnetic impact holster. As far as tools go I just think you can buy better tools for the same price or just a little more else where. Then again I’m a little biased towards the place.
I have said it before. We need to support our own before we support others. One can only wonder how fast we would get these tools in war situations. We didn't become this nation by getting things from overseas. We built it.
I bought those pliers and the needle nose versions from horrible freight and I own the snapon pliers they copied ill see how they work I am intrigued 😂
I like the idea that there isn’t a salesperson hounding you. Those are cool pliers and I would just buy them for the novelty and I certainly then wouldn’t want to pay much for them. I would also recommend staying away from politics as we already have too many dangerous toys in the wild.
Dear CP: The few (16 comments) on this video so far are ridiculous! Doc is awesome 👍 and yes tool guys WILL step on each other, not necessarily on purpose or spite. But I personally like it when you content creators feed off each other.... CP- i get your hard-on with harbor freight. i GET it, but please, just dont respond to the negatives - its like politics- there's so many soy boy/ woke-ass people nowadays hiding behind a mask that it wont get better unless we become patriotic again. Personally my thought on the harbor freight stuff is simple: 'people' simply LIKE going to harbor Freight (its only 20min from here) (and especially youngins' because they grew up on going to harbor freight. Just like we had sears craftsmans (which btw ALOT craftsman stuff was/is JUNK- but back then at least it was USA mostly) Harbor freight kinda replaced that shoe AND you can NOT deny they are coming out with "BETTER" quality stuff than the GARBAGE we remember them for 2+ decades ago... Ive been turning a "professional" wrench now for 13 years. I was the biggest cheapass AGAINST tools b4 that. Its been a love/hate relationship for me for BOTH companies: i yearned/hated BOTH companies similarly a long time ago....harbor freight for the obvious cheap tools that you really didn't WANT to afford but could acquire knowing damn well; once that tractor trailer left if the tool worked ONCE you were lucky! Snap on: the cowboy Cadillac of the toolworld "THE BEST" but for the opposite approach, you could afford one wrench but the other 11 you needed and would cost you a limb..and you NEED(ed) a dealer Nowadays harbor freight is MUCH more available to NON- pros AND professionals... Yes snap on could be available to anyone on the Internet... When you see snap on pliers for $80 ONLINE The problem there in lies price shopping and people then the debate about harbor freight open 7 days a week vs once a week tool truck. not everyone has access to a harbor freight either... It's just market coverage at that point 👉 like you content creators 😊 You know what does grinds my gears? Amazon! That company gets sneakier and sneakier and unless you vuy direct from a seller via Amazon, they aint helping anyone in the business with forcing hands on retail pricing! Its also too easy to buy from amazon, especially with their prime delivery Shoutout to JDTOOLCO, because im fortunate enough to be withint 45min driving distance of them and OMG they have grown so much in the last few years i wish everyone could see their store! Honestly its like a man-cave with crack 😂 they're online presence does NOT do them Justice! I know they bust their ass but They really need a professional web developer/photographer to create their webstore. I would send any new and old mechanic to them! Top tech and beginner. *Im a fanboy - of TOOLS - not affiliated with JDtoolco, amazonz harbor freight nor snap on .. i buy local AND USA when applicable - we cant talk about politics here but until we focus inward on our own USA we will HAVE to turn to foreigners taiwan, china, germany, france, japan, etc * I wish more people could realize that ANYONE can fight on the Internet. But i bet we'd have a ball of a time together if we could shoot the shit IN PERSON 😊 Love, Long time sub
Hey Mr CP new guy here. Your automatic center punch I ain't seen them aferr. I don't have a Snap-on dealer since I changed shops so I can't ask him. Any chance you can help me out with the part number. I'm just assuming they are Snap-on. Thanks for your time 👍🇨🇦🔧
I use them a fair amount for teaching wiring harnesses and spring clips for sun visors and oh shit handles on head liners . I work in a body shop though
Happy New Year CP! An excellent review. When I view the new Icon pliers side by side with Snap on they look virtually identical. How does Harbor Freight get away with this? Sears for many years did price comparisons of their Craftsman tools versus Snap on as does Harbor Freight currently. Sears never made blatant copies of Snap on tools as does Harbor Freight. The least they could do is come up with their own design.
Had the snap on pair and sold them cause they just felt real clumsy to me. So it made me chuckle a bit when I saw it’s one of the harbor freight clones. They’re jumping for joy to have a tool that looks like snap on but they’ll soon learn even though it’s a snap on copy, it’s kind of a shitty tool to begin with
I have that toll and use it frequently. I bought another for my mobile kit. I don’t like this thing where companies outright copy a tool design exactly. Hell, you can’t even copy a friggin song. How do they get away with that? Seems like a great value for the copy I must say. But I’ll pass
Hey CP , great video . Totally get your point . Your way over paying on snap on . Many other choices in the tool world. I think it’s a rip off for any mechanic . They have all you mechanics brainwashed
Hello again, CP First, Happy 2024 to you and your family. And thank you for keeping it Honest and Real. I didn't know about the anti-2A stuff. Again thank you 👍
Why would you buy both that still doesn't make any sense to me why people are buying 2 only reason i did it is because of a tool review and I'm returning the icon because they definitely don't feel the same as I clearly showed the size difference with a precision tool.
The Doyle line is petty close to a clone for Mac. Not sure if it's as blatant as Icon's copy of Snap-On. I have a good bit of Icon and Doyle pliers, and I think they are good tools for the money. Im not a fan of HF anti 2A views, but you shouldn't have to choose between buying tools and putting groceries on the table/paying bills. I just can't afford to put the Snappy man's kids through college.
I love snap on but there is nothing wrong with keeping a pair of icon pliers if you like them. I feel your purist virtues are shining a little too proudly in this one. Lol
You just proved that they are NOT copies because EVERYTHING is different. Snapoff goes to every Technical school in the country and gives all the new students free tools😜😜. At least I don’t have to wait around to see IF the truck comes around to see if maby he will have one . I’m 64 I probably will not be working on anything in 10/15 years and don’t have children so I have nobody to Will my tools to , so I don’t need them to last 20 years. I only need them to do what I need NOW . I can afford snapoff and Rolex but it is a mater of principle for me NOT to buy them. As a matter of fact I am going to make a special trip TOMORROW that H/C just to get a pair of those pliers.
As a matter of fact I am retired (@54) mainly because I didn’t waste my money on overpriced tools because it is cool to do. But you do you boo. And a little advice-don’t get so butt hurt over someone’s opinion, that will definitely hurt your bottom line. I was not attacking you or trying to offend you. I’ve got all the time in the world, you don’t but I do. You should learn how to take criticism and learn from it.
Tell me you know nothing about firearms without telling me glocks are polymer so ya let's get that figured out for you since you clearly have a lack of understanding materials. I'd love the chance to take a guy like you to the range and humble you up you couldn't out shoot me with a dot vs my 1911 thats a fact.
I think these harbor Frieght tools are quality tools for the jobs I perform in the industrial maintenance sector so far as tearing diesel and regular motors we use these tools on heavy equipment and everyone in our plant hasn’t had any issues a matter fact our tool truck guys stop coming 😂😂😂 jus saying let the next man get his shine on bro!!!
Most industrial guys wouldn’t use hobo freight if you paid them lol. More like Williams, Wright just to name a couple. You cannot even compare these two to HF… sorry not sorry. Use what you want but you are definitely not in the majority when talking “industrial”.
@nordicpride9708 you can't reason with these inexperienced diy know it alls they heard it from a guy on youtube who has 200k in subs but has zero experience in using tools.
So legit question (no sarcasm intended) I don’t agree with the political stance the owner supports but why does only hf only get the hot seat with criticism? By that I mean it’s only how bad they are and they aren’t made in America, but and again I could be wrong but isn’t more then 80% of snap on made over seas as well, cause I feel if you have to announce that certain tools are made in America again from a company that was started in America and then moved over there atleast they began over seas and have always said that, snap on was made here brought up here and have for atleast the last decade (besides their boxes) have been kind of stagnant with coming up with new ideas or pushing themselves for new equipment. So why do we as fellow wrench turners choose snap on and hold them to the holy standard? Because their stuff is made over seas just the same.. they charge for their name and service IF you get a good rep which is getting harder and harder to find. If u want to afford the snap on name then great if u wanna run harbor freight tools great all I care about at the end of the day is we all keep those wrenches turning and keep America running!!! Good night all and I hope we all have a blessed and safe year
they get the hot seat because they make identical copies, why not make a unique design and call it their own? why not make copies of other pliers such as sunex or GP? why do they have to copy Americas best tool brand? they do it because they want to ruin Americas best hand tool brand by spreading lies and stealing American ideas and designs. as for snap on making tools over seas, when it comes to hand tools they will be branded as blupoint and the quality is sub par, there are some snap on branded tools that are made overseas but its mostly flash lights and other odd things but most snap on hand tools are made here in the USA.
@@donmige81 fair enough lol I can only speak from my opinion lol I have been in this field for a long time and have seen good and bad from different tool brands and we can all go down the pre loaded list and get the people that love one and hate another (I.e Chevy vs ford vs dodge) but I hope that at the end of the day we all understand that tools don’t make the mechanic lol Ik mechanics that only use only snap on with 50k in debt to the truck (no exaggerations) that I wouldn’t trust to work on anything of mine or my families lol but Ik people in us general tool boxes and a hodge podge of tool brands that can fix anything correctly the first time lol everyone has their opinion and their preference lol I’m not going anywhere cp has always been good with tool talks lol just asking where the hatred was coming from lol
Like most of us when it comes to tools I prefer to get a hands on look @ what I'm getting rather than chancing mail order 😋 . Thanks to "Covie"the go-to local mom & pop tool shops are gone 😢 . Other than tool trucks, harbor freight & pawn shops the main tool Outlets left are home improvement stores, big box stores and o'reilly's, AutoZone and Napa. We went to Lowes the other day & what I found made me 🤑 . The nice Kobalt tools are done & gone & have been replaced w/ knock off chi-com cobalt tools that looked and felt as cheap in hand as the early 90's allied tools do. As far a quantity goes, they had maybe 25% of what they used to have in stock. Hopefully home depot can step it up and capitalize on things with the Husky tool line 🤔 ..
The internet tool community has made so many people desire various luxury tools they don't need. There's nothing wrong with wanting things you can live without, but the problem comes when people start doing mental gymnastics to convince themselves that it's okay to support shameless slimy knockoffs because they want something that they can't afford. There will never be any justification for knockoffs of things people would never be asking for if the cool kids on the internet hadn't been showing off their new toys.
I mean, Snap-on was literally founded on knocking off someone else's product. The founder used to work at Blackhawk, who was first to market with the modern ratchet and socket system as we know it. They saw gold in them there hills and ran off to found their own company making the same thing.
@@AToolWithTools but it's different when you think you can do it better as opposed to ripping somebody else off and saying buy our tool because it looks the same and is cheaper due to the cutrate Asian labor costs.
@@TylerSnyder305 But it's not really different. Snapon didn't have the century-plus of experience and the understanding of metallurgy and the thousands of patents and billions of dollars when they were founded. It was just 2 dudes watching Blackhawk completely change the industry, and running off with that idea. Blackhawk was already premium stuff back in those days.
@@AToolWithTools yes I know, Blackhawk was the best. Armstrong was once at the top too. There is still a difference here though because Snapon was not using cutrate labor costs to undercut their competetors and most of all they employ Americans to manufacture in the USA.
@@TylerSnyder305 Buddy we are talking the early 1900s here. I don't think there's any sort of evidence on Snap-on paying better than Blackhawk during this time (also Blackhawk was established and had just released a highly successful product by the time Snap-on came about, so they had the pockets to pay), and also Blackhawk at that time was being made in America, this is long before globalization.
Oh I forgot to add…thanks for another great video CP. you help me gain knowledge of tools with every video I watch from you. I’d say 3/4 of the tools I own are from watching your videos. I just got the precision torque metric wrenches in from MAC today.
I left s coment on Doc's post last night I don't think people understand you almost need the professor that had to explain to the lib kids that got good grades and when it was time for them to take a cut on there grade so the less fortunate kids could have the same grade as everyone else they finally understood I was buying tools from Harbor freight and Snap on 45+ year's ago Snap on is still warranties those tools Harbor freight was a one store Mom and pop shop in 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Love all the comments!!!
As for the karens and soyboys. I'm sorry I was honest and other people have to lie and make to you feel secure.
I can promise you any amount of money I would absolutely know the difference between the snap-on and the icon if I was blind folded, Hell ray charles could tell the difference!!!
As far as politics are 100% apart of our lives the fact that people are telling me to not have a vested intrest where I spend my money is asinine!!
You have to be one fry short of a happy meal to give money to someone who puts it back into deconstructing the us constitutional rights, this absolutely makes zero sense why people want to be that foolish!!
Thank you for watching and supporting this country and our community!!
@miketuggle9273 you nailed that one!!
Anyone who watches this channel must remember that 85-90% or so , of the subs are Profesional Techs, we feed our families, pay our bills, go on vacation with the money we make using the tools we have to buy with our own money. So all DIYers don’t understand that a pair of $80 pliers is normal price for pliers and we know that except for losing a tool that tool will work the same in 20 years and that is the real difference between Snap-on and a harbor freight tool. FYI 25+ years bumper to bumper all makes all models ASE cert. Auto Tech. Love the vids C.P.!!! WOOOOO!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Thanks brother great comment!!
I have ALL of the Snap On pistol grips and they are one of my favorite series. Very good and honest review!
Damn bro. Very good point about supporting companies that align with your values. Price, quality, country of origin aside. We have all seen how certain groups get attacked. Great point!
I went to HF tonight about 10 minutes before they were closing. I went to the plier isle and they weren't out but the website showed them in stock. I went to the front desk and the helpful guy knew exactly where they were in the back. I used my 25% discount. Mine were stiff. I used a pen oiler and worked them a bit. Much better now. I'm also a 2A guy didn't know this about the owner.
To this day people can’t figure it out about this page. He’s not bashing YOU for using harbor freight. He’s not telling you buy the tool truck brand and spend big money. He’s explaining to you the difference and showing a fact. HF just copies Snap-on to make the average guy think they are getting the same thing. It’s more than a rubber grip or a shape. That’s what he’s trying to show you!
Sometimes I think I should use crayons only smart people get It thanks for understanding!!
@@CPthetooladdict funny story, we have a outside company installing security cameras on our motor coaches today and it was snap on day. I was on the truck. Young dude come on and stated I’ve never been on a snap on truck and this dude is decked out in Milwaukee coat, carrying his Milwaukee thermos, and stuff. I looked at my dealer and said I got this man. I sold him like 3 things and he saw me this morning. “Man you’re right these needle nose pliers are way better than milwaukees”
This started yesterday
Thanks for sharing brother. Much appreciated. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible night. Happy New Year. Much love and RESPECT
Happy new year!
The are pro harbor freight because they spend a fortune on advertising, i enjoy your work and the honesty so a polite thank you, now if you ever want to part with that mac 1/2 ratchet in a 3/8 body lets talk
Sorry for commenting the third time but I also want to point out that I’m a diy home gamer who does everyone in the family’s oil changes and fix things that I deem are easy ish fixes. I don’t rebuild engines or transmissions but I can do a tune up and mod light change sensors swap exhausts change hoses rotate tires etc. anything bigger I tell them to bring it to the shop and I think a shop should have pro tools since they are working day in and day out. And tbh I maybe hit my garage once a month. So icon I feel like is perfect for me. If something breaks I drive to the store and a pro usually can’t I know I can’t when I’m fixing something in my Semi Truck on the road. So again that’s why I buy icon and Pittsburg and Quinn but I also love finding marketplace deals on a great snap on Matco tool! Pro tools are awesome but also out of my price range 😅
I’ve used these every day since I bought them. They work perfect for Porsche Cayenne and Macan oil services where you need to pull the plug to extract the oil from the top. The corner of the pliers grip the plug perfectly to prevent dropping down the engine bay and the pistol grip allows twisting easier if the o rings are dried out and stubborn. So they have been a great tool so far for me. I do hope to see the icon line branch out and make innovative tools. I know it won’t happen because they have the entire snapon and knipex lineup to copy, but with how much money they make off of these tools (since we know they really don’t cost that much to make overseas) they could put it into a development department for tools we haven’t seen before.
I like HF but love Snap on.
The fact HF is useing Snap on design tells you Snap on is top of the line.
I honestly bought them this weekend cuz I like tools and think they're cool. Plus with the 25% off coupon this weekend They were 15 bucks. If I had unlimited funds would I bought the snap on yeah cuz I love American made tools. But I also go by the modo I'd rather have it and not need it then need it, and not have it. I've had that happen to me before and have 1hr projects take 3/4 of the day cuz I had to go to the store and get a tool.
Hello Fellow Toolhaulics, Friends, And Supporters Of CP The Tool Addict Channel: Happy New Year To All. Chad I have those identical Snap On pliers for many years & I love them. Never a problem & they do what I want them to do AS DESIGNED !!!! As of late when I needed something quickly to finish up a job & there was nothing else around I had no choice but to go to Garbage Freight. One tool I purchased didn't last an hour & failed. Brought it back the next day & received a replacement but I wasn't able to finish the job. I have never had a problem with Snap On or any other tool company except Crapsman and SK. I don't care the cost I refuse to do business with people / companies that don't stand behind their products & warranties. I LET MY DOLLARS 💸 DO THE TALKING & THE BOTTOM LINE IS, I CAN'T STAND CRAP !!!!! Good video CP, & my best to Henry. TMP from N.J.
I think Harbor freight is popular on RUclips and other social media because it's something everyone can relate too. Not everyone has easy access to tool trucks but everyone can go to a harbor freight. Unfortunately it's one of the only tool stores in most areas. I wish there were more stores where you could go in and buy quality tools like, Capri, tekton, VIM, etc.
Take these people onto a tool truck and opinions would change fast! You nailed it though. These DIY folks aren’t exposed to the stuff us techs are. They rarely use their tools so of course they are “good enough”. It’s like driving around a ford fiesta when you use to walk to work. You think you are the shiznit… but you’ve also never driven a McLaren….
I own a lot of KOKEN Japan (japans snap on) and most people have zero clue this company exists. But if you are a tool collector and technician you know!
I wish I could have had a snap on pair to compare to in my video. I would like to get some snap on stuff like the new ratchets, but my work no longer has tool trucks come to my plant in years. I get mostly proto but it is all on order and when things break I have to send it out for repair.. thanks for the video.
That would be cool
I was at HF the other day looking at their long handled metric wrenches. They had 3 different SKUs on the shelf. 2 from different plants in China and the third from India. You could see and feel the differences. At that point, you become the final inspector for free and either pick one or leave the store.
Hey the CP the best part about being American is being able to say what ever you want because it’s your God Given right too! Anyone else who thinks otherwise. Well you also have the right to voice your opinion 😂 but just know that’s why this country is so awesome! Keep up the great videos CP
I have to say Icon is fairly decent, if not, slightly above average than your typical Chinese craftsman. The one thing that bathels me, is the fact that they don't sell tools individually that would be found in sets/kits like wrenches, sockets, etc.
Although Icon makes decent quality tools for the price. For a professional setting, snap on would be ideal for the best quality you can get. Even though it can be really expensive, but, it's worth it for the most part depending on what tool you get from snap on.
Just picked up the HF pair and they aren’t too bad. I also have the SO version.
Why would you want two pair serious question?
Good and fair review. I don’t fully agree with your political leanings but I do like made in the USA stuff and agree that companies staying out of politics is a good move overall.
I own tools from snap on, harbor freight, Knipex, and Vampliers so for me it’s more or less just nice having different tools and noticing the quality differences between all of them. Not a pro so I don’t know about how much the quality affects my regular uses at home but my icon pairs have never let me down.
While i dont always agree CP is always good for a sensical perspective!! Keep up the good videos and telling the truth
That's actually very high compliment I definitely respect this!!
Nice work..👍..I have a pair of Snap on waiting in my box to..😂..the comments have been interesting 😂..Thanks Buddy..
No problem 👍
I design machinery. Tolerances are paramount...as are heat treat specs and ultimate functionality. Mass production acquiescence is very different.
I wish people could understand this, but too many people never get to feel quality, so they have a hard time grasping this concept!!.
Always appreciate a fella who does the actual work giving a sofisticated tool review.
But I have to kind of say that snap on, though they are made right here in the big rock candy mountain, I not always superior quality on every aspect.
Ofter times with tool like the one in the video, the machined edges are left in poor shape.
That being said, I feel as though the video is more critiquing the visuals of the tool and not it's ability to perform the work and stand up to some good hard suffering.
I put some pretty respectable hurtin' on some icon tools, though I think hobo fart is a joke for purchasing tools if your a fella in the field of quality work.
Buy, put some hurting on these tools for comparison for all to see the test of a tool bud!
We want to see what happens when ya let her buck and give the tool a good hot supper before ya say yay or nay to a tool.
Sure do enjoy and appreciate what guys like you do, so keep on feeding the monster that coddles the unemployed, just like the rest of us quality output folks.
Folks out there, subscribe to this guy, he does some good stuff at the end of the day!
Can't say anything regarding Harbor Freight and their tools since i live across the pond, but wanted to say that i support CP for trying to raise consciousness on a hot topic.
All the people yapping about how he should not include political opinions in his videos need to realise that every time they purchase something, they make a political statement by them self concerning where something is made, how a company treats his employees and what ideology the company or their owners pursue.
You guys are literally voting with your wallet and thus should be aware of where your money goes.
Thanks man!
My least used pliers. I think Ive had them 20 years and Ive hardly used them. I dont know I just thought Id like them better. But they must be popular for HF to copy them.
You left your headlights on.
I love smart people!! Lol
I'm no fan of HF, but the new hand tool line from Icon are pretty amazing deals( pistol grip plier, Swedish wrench, etc) . Im buying them up before Snap-on sues their pants off.. You actually make a perfect case for buying these, why spend $100 on pliers you'll use 1 time a year?
The pliers are overrated after you use them a bit you will see you just ended up with another cheap pliers the pwz knock offs are made in China and they also are just nice looking junk so enjoy you are getting trapped into the marketing scheme just like hundreds of others!!
This wouldn’t be a frequently used tool for me as they’re primarily a screw extractor. I struggle to justify $20 let alone the 80-90+ the snappy man would want. Having said that, the Snap-on is 4 to 5 times the price for what is essentially an identical tool. I’ll save the difference and put it towards tools I use more and where the quality differences are more apparent. I wish your review had focused more on any functionality differences.
As for not being made in the USA, I’m fine with Taiwan tools, the same as Japanese, German, British, Austrian, and Swiss. Taiwan is struggling to remain free from China, so I see the tool’s CoO as a positive.
Also yeah! I noticed that some of the first icon pliers had some extra thick hard handles and some other ones I bought had skinny and smooth handles. Sometime I even think of rebuying and returning the old gen handles because the difference is BIG! Even tho my brother has bigger hands then me and he loves the thick handles so each they’re own
I'm glad someone else noted that. I definitely don't hear other people addressing these issues!!
I agree 100% with you!!!! We need to spend our money better this upcoming year!!! But sometimes I’ll buy the harbor freight stuff to put in my truck so that I have a Snap-on copy at a cheaper price so if somebody decides to steal it, I’m not out whole bunch of money but other than that it’s not many of them and I prefer to buy better quality stuff made in better places for my day to day stuff in my toolbox!!
Copies are 80 percent of the original if we are lucky. Chinese ignore our patents or steal them when they can.
You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get.
You had me at, "I'm going to return the because I just bought them to review"...
Honesty is the best policy
Hah, tell that to my ex-wife..
Snap-on gets $95.75+tax for that pair of pliers now. I purchased my set over 12 years ago for $60 and I can't count on one hand the number of times I've used them. I own the needle nose ones also, I've used those maybe a couple times more but not very often. The pistol grip style pliers are a bit ackward to use in my opinion.
2a for life harbor freight isnt a company to invest in its a throwaway tool company!!
I just bought those to see if they are any good. We will see
What do you need them for ? Lol
You know it’s bad at Harbor freight when a customer comes in looking for a specific tool and the manager doesn’t know they even carry said tool but another customer does
Amen!!! It took three employees to find me these pliers
Hello C.P...I like your channel and the way you describe the way it is in the tool world.....What do you think of the new Harbor Freight Quinn 90 tooth ratchets?.....They look and act just like Gearwrench 90 tooth ratchets,and there are very minor differences,but I have been reading on the web that they are not officially made by Apex for Harbor Freight.The scuttlebutt is that the factory making the Gearwrench ratchets for Apex in Taiwan is making these Quinn ratchets for HF without Apex knowing this,that they basically stole the Gearwrench design and are making this ratchet for HF on the sly.....I find this very hard to believe since Apex is such a huge conglomerate.....Now the other aspect is if Apex is officially making these for HF,why would they undercut their own product by letting HF sell basically the same ratchet for almost a third of the price of a Gearwrench ratchet?...That doesn't make any sense either....If anybody can find out anything on this I think you would be the guy.👍👍👍
I have a video coming that will answer that and you will enjoy!!
Happy New Year CP!
Happy new year!!
I’m a machinist, we need the quality to hit that tight tolerance. Auto mechanics just remove and reinstall bolts. That should be fine for lube techs and lower tier flag rate dudes
Ya, that's not acceptable to me. I want precision tools I machine parts and tools myself all the time. I don't have time to rely on junk.
Wonder if theres any similarities between the icon and the taiwanese Mac tools pliers
Which ones they have channel lock usa and French made ones and China made one..
@@CPthetooladdict i was thinking of the chinese 11p set that goes for around 110 dollars
I know a few people that have the SnapOn ones and I’m not very impressed with them. One friend of mine flat out said they’re trash lol. I wouldn’t get them just because (as you said) they’re not very good pliers to begin with. Opinions will vary, of course.
The only things I’ve bought at harbor freight and enjoy are the us general cup holders that stick on your toolbox and the magnetic impact holster. As far as tools go I just think you can buy better tools for the same price or just a little more else where. Then again I’m a little biased towards the place.
Good to know!
Hf Icon should worry about putting out a complete socket set rather than making nearly useless bs
I have said it before. We need to support our own before we support others. One can only wonder how fast we would get these tools in war situations. We didn't become this nation by getting things from overseas. We built it.
The fact that HF clones SN means that they know SN is the best
Bingo!!
Next you need to test the ICON knife. According to their website it's comparable to a MAC knife
Glad you are back I got tired of watching Scotty Kilmer lol
Lol, I'm kinda disappointed. I'm only one step above scottie
G'evening Chad 🤠 . I hope you were a good boy & made out like a bandit for 🎅🎄🎄🦌🦌 & Happy nrw year my friend 😇 ..
Happy new year!
I bought those pliers and the needle nose versions from horrible freight and I own the snapon pliers they copied ill see how they work I am intrigued 😂
I like the idea that there isn’t a salesperson hounding you. Those are cool pliers and I would just buy them for the novelty and I certainly then wouldn’t want to pay much for them. I would also recommend staying away from politics as we already have too many dangerous toys in the wild.
I didn't say I wanted a salesperson, just someone who knew about tools lol
Usa made tools are the only way to go . Not a harbor freight chinesem fan
Where is that snap on mat from?
Snap-on chrome dealer ordered it no idea the part number
happy new year Chad 👍👌👊🇨🇦😎
Dear CP:
The few (16 comments) on this video so far are ridiculous!
Doc is awesome 👍 and yes tool guys WILL step on each other, not necessarily on purpose or spite. But I personally like it when you content creators feed off each other....
CP- i get your hard-on with harbor freight. i GET it, but please, just dont respond to the negatives - its like politics- there's so many soy boy/ woke-ass people nowadays hiding behind a mask that it wont get better unless we become patriotic again.
Personally my thought on the harbor freight stuff is simple: 'people' simply LIKE going to harbor Freight (its only 20min from here) (and especially youngins' because they grew up on going to harbor freight. Just like we had sears craftsmans (which btw ALOT craftsman stuff was/is JUNK- but back then at least it was USA mostly)
Harbor freight kinda replaced that shoe AND you can NOT deny they are coming out with "BETTER" quality stuff than the GARBAGE we remember them for 2+ decades ago...
Ive been turning a "professional" wrench now for 13 years. I was the biggest cheapass AGAINST tools b4 that. Its been a love/hate relationship for me for BOTH companies: i yearned/hated BOTH companies similarly a long time ago....harbor freight for the obvious cheap tools that you really didn't WANT to afford but could acquire knowing damn well; once that tractor trailer left if the tool worked ONCE you were lucky!
Snap on: the cowboy Cadillac of the toolworld "THE BEST" but for the opposite approach, you could afford one wrench but the other 11 you needed and would cost you a limb..and you NEED(ed) a dealer
Nowadays harbor freight is MUCH more available to NON- pros AND professionals...
Yes snap on could be available to anyone on the Internet... When you see snap on pliers for $80 ONLINE The problem there in lies price shopping and people then the debate about harbor freight open 7 days a week vs once a week tool truck. not everyone has access to a harbor freight either... It's just market coverage at that point 👉 like you content creators 😊
You know what does grinds my gears? Amazon! That company gets sneakier and sneakier and unless you vuy direct from a seller via Amazon, they aint helping anyone in the business with forcing hands on retail pricing! Its also too easy to buy from amazon, especially with their prime delivery
Shoutout to JDTOOLCO, because im fortunate enough to be withint 45min driving distance of them and OMG they have grown so much in the last few years i wish everyone could see their store! Honestly its like a man-cave with crack 😂 they're online presence does NOT do them Justice! I know they bust their ass but They really need a professional web developer/photographer to create their webstore.
I would send any new and old mechanic to them! Top tech and beginner.
*Im a fanboy - of TOOLS - not affiliated with JDtoolco, amazonz harbor freight nor snap on .. i buy local AND USA when applicable - we cant talk about politics here but until we focus inward on our own USA we will HAVE to turn to foreigners taiwan, china, germany, france, japan, etc *
I wish more people could realize that ANYONE can fight on the Internet. But i bet we'd have a ball of a time together if we could shoot the shit IN PERSON 😊
Love,
Long time sub
Thank you for the excellent opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences I enjoyed reading this it took me a minute to do so.
Hey Mr CP new guy here. Your automatic center punch I ain't seen them aferr. I don't have a Snap-on dealer since I changed shops so I can't ask him. Any chance you can help me out with the part number. I'm just assuming they are Snap-on. Thanks for your time 👍🇨🇦🔧
Thanks for the sub
Check out this video all the details are available on that punch
ruclips.net/video/CkjpN8LzHzo/видео.html
I’m here for the comment section. This is going to be good.
What are you guys using these for been wrenching for a while and have never found myself needing these
Exactly 💯 did you catch the end of my video? That's 100% what I said lol
I use them a fair amount for teaching wiring harnesses and spring clips for sun visors and oh shit handles on head liners . I work in a body shop though
@@CPthetooladdict watching it right now, I was just thinking as I started watching it
Happy New Year CP! An excellent review. When I view the new Icon pliers side by side with Snap on they look virtually identical. How does Harbor Freight get away with this? Sears for many years did price comparisons of their Craftsman tools versus Snap on as does Harbor Freight currently. Sears never made blatant copies of Snap on tools as does Harbor Freight. The least they could do is come up with their own design.
Happy new year!
👍
Had the snap on pair and sold them cause they just felt real clumsy to me. So it made me chuckle a bit when I saw it’s one of the harbor freight clones. They’re jumping for joy to have a tool that looks like snap on but they’ll soon learn even though it’s a snap on copy, it’s kind of a shitty tool to begin with
Are you saying that Icons are like glocks and snap on is like a 1911?
No harbor freight is a hi point 100%
I have that toll and use it frequently. I bought another for my mobile kit. I don’t like this thing where companies outright copy a tool design exactly. Hell, you can’t even copy a friggin song. How do they get away with that?
Seems like a great value for the copy I must say. But I’ll pass
Hey CP , great video . Totally get your point . Your way over paying on snap on . Many other choices in the tool world. I think it’s a rip off for any mechanic . They have all you mechanics brainwashed
I've never overpayed with snap-on very rarely have I regretted buying a tool from snap-on either.
@@CPthetooladdict well , if I was an ex tool salesman I would have the inside trap on prices
I do
@@CPthetooladdict not everyone does
Common sense and buying things on sales isn't that hard.
Hello again, CP
First, Happy 2024 to you and your family. And thank you for keeping it Honest and Real. I didn't know about the anti-2A stuff. Again thank you 👍
Happy new year!
I have both and when I grab them I can't really tell the difference they work exactly the same...
Why would you buy both that still doesn't make any sense to me why people are buying 2 only reason i did it is because of a tool review and I'm returning the icon because they definitely don't feel the same as I clearly showed the size difference with a precision tool.
I don’t see them cloning Mac or matco
The Doyle line is petty close to a clone for Mac. Not sure if it's as blatant as Icon's copy of Snap-On. I have a good bit of Icon and Doyle pliers, and I think they are good tools for the money. Im not a fan of HF anti 2A views, but you shouldn't have to choose between buying tools and putting groceries on the table/paying bills. I just can't afford to put the Snappy man's kids through college.
Because snap-on is absolutely the number one tool company in America!!
I love snap on but there is nothing wrong with keeping a pair of icon pliers if you like them. I feel your purist virtues are shining a little too proudly in this one. Lol
Opinions vary
C.P. True to form. Lol@@CPthetooladdict
You just proved that they are NOT copies because EVERYTHING is different.
Snapoff goes to every Technical school in the country and gives all the new students free tools😜😜.
At least I don’t have to wait around to see IF the truck comes around to see if maby he will have one . I’m 64 I probably will not be working on anything in 10/15 years and don’t have children so I have nobody to Will my tools to , so I don’t need them to last 20 years. I only need them to do what I need NOW . I can afford snapoff and Rolex but it is a mater of principle for me NOT to buy them.
As a matter of fact I am going to make a special trip TOMORROW that H/C just to get a pair of those pliers.
Are you sure you're 64 you sound like you 6 or 4 yrs old.
Out of 8300 or so views and only 444 likes would tell an intelligent person something, good luck with your channel
Is it your job to spread ignorance? Because you’re highly qualified.
As a matter of fact I am retired (@54) mainly because I didn’t waste my money on overpriced tools because it is cool to do.
But you do you boo.
And a little advice-don’t get so butt hurt over someone’s opinion, that will definitely hurt your bottom line. I was not attacking you or trying to offend you.
I’ve got all the time in the world, you don’t but I do.
You should learn how to take criticism and learn from it.
Thanks for the video
No problem!
Yep and the tight tolerances of a 1911 are its downfall. Ever wonder why the tolerances are loose on a glock.
Tell me you know nothing about firearms without telling me glocks are polymer so ya let's get that figured out for you since you clearly have a lack of understanding materials. I'd love the chance to take a guy like you to the range and humble you up you couldn't out shoot me with a dot vs my 1911 thats a fact.
Damn.. people really upset over a tool Review 🤦🏾🤦🏾 lol. People take thia stuff way to seriously. Lol
Welcome to the tool community being honest means agreeing with the insecure people who don't work for a living!!
I think these harbor Frieght tools are quality tools for the jobs I perform in the industrial maintenance sector so far as tearing diesel and regular motors we use these tools on heavy equipment and everyone in our plant hasn’t had any issues a matter fact our tool truck guys stop coming 😂😂😂 jus saying let the next man get his shine on bro!!!
Most industrial guys wouldn’t use hobo freight if you paid them lol. More like Williams, Wright just to name a couple. You cannot even compare these two to HF… sorry not sorry. Use what you want but you are definitely not in the majority when talking “industrial”.
@nordicpride9708 you can't reason with these inexperienced diy know it alls they heard it from a guy on youtube who has 200k in subs but has zero experience in using tools.
So legit question (no sarcasm intended) I don’t agree with the political stance the owner supports but why does only hf only get the hot seat with criticism? By that I mean it’s only how bad they are and they aren’t made in America, but and again I could be wrong but isn’t more then 80% of snap on made over seas as well, cause I feel if you have to announce that certain tools are made in America again from a company that was started in America and then moved over there atleast they began over seas and have always said that, snap on was made here brought up here and have for atleast the last decade (besides their boxes) have been kind of stagnant with coming up with new ideas or pushing themselves for new equipment. So why do we as fellow wrench turners choose snap on and hold them to the holy standard? Because their stuff is made over seas just the same.. they charge for their name and service IF you get a good rep which is getting harder and harder to find. If u want to afford the snap on name then great if u wanna run harbor freight tools great all I care about at the end of the day is we all keep those wrenches turning and keep America running!!! Good night all and I hope we all have a blessed and safe year
they get the hot seat because they make identical copies, why not make a unique design and call it their own? why not make copies of other pliers such as sunex or GP? why do they have to copy Americas best tool brand? they do it because they want to ruin Americas best hand tool brand by spreading lies and stealing American ideas and designs. as for snap on making tools over seas, when it comes to hand tools they will be branded as blupoint and the quality is sub par, there are some snap on branded tools that are made overseas but its mostly flash lights and other odd things but most snap on hand tools are made here in the USA.
@@donmige81 fair enough lol I can only speak from my opinion lol I have been in this field for a long time and have seen good and bad from different tool brands and we can all go down the pre loaded list and get the people that love one and hate another (I.e Chevy vs ford vs dodge) but I hope that at the end of the day we all understand that tools don’t make the mechanic lol Ik mechanics that only use only snap on with 50k in debt to the truck (no exaggerations) that I wouldn’t trust to work on anything of mine or my families lol but Ik people in us general tool boxes and a hodge podge of tool brands that can fix anything correctly the first time lol everyone has their opinion and their preference lol I’m not going anywhere cp has always been good with tool talks lol just asking where the hatred was coming from lol
i think the littel slight changes between them is for patent issues.. cant make an exact replica without getting sued, so they make slight changes.
I agree, which is smart but still not interested in owning them none the less.
Is there a matco clone?
For what tool?
@@CPthetooladdict for these pistol grip types pliers ?
Where did u get that center punch
Germany
www.amazon.com/dp/B00KXX9GH2/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_F58368T2AXE4Q62RMRD8?linkCode=ml1&tag=cpthetooladdi-20
American steel will never be replicated. nicholson files, chisels, etc.
Like most of us when it comes to tools I prefer to get a hands on look @ what I'm getting rather than chancing mail order 😋 . Thanks to "Covie"the go-to local mom & pop tool shops are gone 😢 . Other than tool trucks, harbor freight & pawn shops the main tool Outlets left are home improvement stores, big box stores and o'reilly's, AutoZone and Napa. We went to Lowes the other day & what I found made me 🤑 . The nice Kobalt tools are done & gone & have been replaced w/ knock off chi-com cobalt tools that looked and felt as cheap in hand as the early 90's allied tools do. As far a quantity goes, they had maybe 25% of what they used to have in stock. Hopefully home depot can step it up and capitalize on things with the Husky tool line 🤔 ..
Happy new year CP! Looking forward to another year of reality checks for the HF fanboys. 😂
Happy new year!
They get so bent out of shape 😆
For twenty dollars you can't go wrong.
Better money spent on other pliers, so ya, this is not what I recommend spending your 20 bucks on.
@@CPthetooladdict Point taken
@aldonco my point being if your buying icon buy the useful ones like the needle nose that's a better 20 dollars well spent.
You have pretty thin skin if you need to delete comments from those that disagree with you. You do you - lol.
What comment is deleted? People who say this are mentally unstable. that's a fact that playing a gaslight is 100% mental issue!!!
Thank you Chad for the tool reviews and your conservative opinions.
You are welcome!!
This style of pliers actually have better use in electrical field I use them kinda regularly especially when doing commercial work.
That makes more sense than automotive for sure!!
Hell yea….. a 1911, I don’t own one of those yet but I have shot one and they’re nice !
The internet tool community has made so many people desire various luxury tools they don't need.
There's nothing wrong with wanting things you can live without, but the problem comes when people start doing mental gymnastics to convince themselves that it's okay to support shameless slimy knockoffs because they want something that they can't afford.
There will never be any justification for knockoffs of things people would never be asking for if the cool kids on the internet hadn't been showing off their new toys.
I mean, Snap-on was literally founded on knocking off someone else's product. The founder used to work at Blackhawk, who was first to market with the modern ratchet and socket system as we know it. They saw gold in them there hills and ran off to found their own company making the same thing.
@@AToolWithTools but it's different when you think you can do it better as opposed to ripping somebody else off and saying buy our tool because it looks the same and is cheaper due to the cutrate Asian labor costs.
@@TylerSnyder305 But it's not really different. Snapon didn't have the century-plus of experience and the understanding of metallurgy and the thousands of patents and billions of dollars when they were founded. It was just 2 dudes watching Blackhawk completely change the industry, and running off with that idea. Blackhawk was already premium stuff back in those days.
@@AToolWithTools yes I know, Blackhawk was the best.
Armstrong was once at the top too.
There is still a difference here though because Snapon was not using cutrate labor costs to undercut their competetors and most of all they employ Americans to manufacture in the USA.
@@TylerSnyder305 Buddy we are talking the early 1900s here. I don't think there's any sort of evidence on Snap-on paying better than Blackhawk during this time (also Blackhawk was established and had just released a highly successful product by the time Snap-on came about, so they had the pockets to pay), and also Blackhawk at that time was being made in America, this is long before globalization.
Good job cp. Not a big fan of icon
I really hope to see 78% more political opinions from CP. Thanks amigo another great video.
I bet when you see these Karen's unsubscribe it feels like a weight has been lifted
Absolutely 💯
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You are always welcome on our private gun range in Arizona. 2A all the way.
I want to come down. I'm 100% on board to visit!!
There a difference between Taurus and Beretta even though they look the same but there no comparison between the two
Dang they look the same lol I know they aren’t the same in terms of the metal and where they are made but they look similar.
Oh I forgot to add…thanks for another great video CP. you help me gain knowledge of tools with every video I watch from you. I’d say 3/4 of the tools I own are from watching your videos. I just got the precision torque metric wrenches in from MAC today.
I left s coment on Doc's post last night I don't think people understand you almost need the professor that had to explain to the lib kids that got good grades and when it was time for them to take a cut on there grade so the less fortunate kids could have the same grade as everyone else they finally understood I was buying tools from Harbor freight and Snap on 45+ year's ago Snap on is still warranties those tools Harbor freight was a one store Mom and pop shop in 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Agreed!!
who cares besides you let it go
Lots of people do only the whiners whine!! Gfy