I don't own one and don't like them but have used one of these. Yours isn't running anywhere near full chooch. You can't go blast people for shilling and then do the opposite, break a tool so it doesn't function properly and say it's garbage when testing.
My grandpa worked on motorcycles in his garage. Anybody and everybody brought their bikes to him. When I was 8 to about 14 he taught me a lot. And he would do same damn thing. You'd hear a part ricochet he'd yell damn followed by "im feeling lucky". He would stand up walk across the shop bend down and say found it. Never knew how he did it.
For those who are asking about why AvE doesn't test before he takes the tool apart: Part of the quality assessment in BOLTR videos is finding out whether or not a tool is made in such a way that it can be taken apart and repaired by the owner. If the tool doesn't survive being taken apart by someone with as much know-how as AvE, then that's good to know. So he takes it apart, looks at the components, explains where and how corners were cut, or where the tool is great, then puts it back together and sees if it still works.
I have had mine for a year and it works like a champ. I sense that a lot of the people bashing it haven't actually used the thing. It actually fits in my nail pouch and I use it over my DeWalt impact driver 90% of the time. I've driven long construction screws into 4x4s with this thing. Where it really shines is on a ladder when driving plywood into rafters and you only have one hand or when you need to remove screws after tearing out drywall. I've dogged it getting lags in and it still works. It's the absolute best thing for assembling grills and cheap furniture quickly. I tend to like these videos, but after a year of abuse in countless professional scenarios I stand by the palm driver.
Correct. Both TI and Analog Devices application notes recommend a transistor instead of a diode for accuracy over temperature. However, the standard diode based version is cheaper. The cheapest of all temperature sensing solutions, in fact. The way it works is a fixed current flows through the diode in the forward direction and the voltage across the diode is proportional to temperature. That voltage is read by the micro controller ADC channel to determine the temperature of the diode. This explains it pretty well. www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/how-to-use-a-diode-as-a-thermometer/
I bought one of these for my mom. She has Parkinson's and can't handle a normal drill any more. She loves it. It'll put screws into wood or drywall without any need for predrilling, which is 100% of her around-the-house need for a tool like this. I'd never own one for myself...
That's like marrying a stripper cause you like the way it moves on stage with it's new coat of shiny plastic. And when the honeymoon is over, ( warrenty +1 day) you realise it's full of unrepairable garbage.
I never said not to take it a-part partner. I'm just saying it would be preferable if he showed us how it worked before taking it a-part cause sometimes he lets the magic smoke out or otherwise fails to get it put back together correctly.
Who cared about the spelling as long as they made high quality tools right? If they turn to shit like most of the once proud toolmaker names, it will of course be a different matter. =D
When I was a plumber I used rigid because it was cheap and worked. Didnt care if I broke them, dropped it in water, even left one sealed in a ceiling in a skyscraper in NYC. Lmao.
Ridgid and detractors have an out in this review - the item was taken apart and mucked up BEFORE it was tried. (Not that I think it would mean a bit of difference.) Maybe the process should change to Try, Rip Asunder, and Retry (perhaps even improve). It would remove any deniability from makers and brand loyalists. Plus you still get to open things with tools at the start of each review..
I don’t get what’s wrong with this one. Anyone with half a brain knows that this wasn’t a “fair” review and AvE knows that too. It was a tear down. Notice that he made no general performance claims, and pretty much cut it short because he mucked it up. Extrapolating this little fun exercise to be some condemnation of the tool is putting words in someone’s mouth.
You must have been new to this guy, that's how he does it, and we like it that way. There are plenty of other spots to watch someone drive a screw with it fresh out of the box.
I don’t own either brands except for their shop vac. I’m generally annoyed that he doesn’t test his product before the tear-down. After a year since this vid posted and he’s doing the same thing it’s like it hurts his whack ass ego that he can’t put back at 100%
@@criSOME1 I would suggest you find someone else to watch if you don't like it. Did you even bother to watch the follow up to this video or are you too busy whining about his ego? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Menards has "Toolshop" and "Masterforce". Masterforce being the better of the two most of the time, Toolshop is basically Horrible Fraught level. Masterforce is Horrible Fraught with lock washers.
I agree, although I will say some of the masterforce toolboxes I've looked at are of fairly good quality for the price compared to major name brands of similar pricing
@@Stahlmankustomkarpentry To me it looks like Menards has a branding deal with the Apex group. It looks like all of the Masterforce hand tools are re-branded Allen or Gear-wrench.
@@urbancirclegarden974 They were made in the USA by Apex but were recently swapped out all of their handtools for generic looking chinese imports. I bought their USA made by Apex 3/8 , 1/4 socket & ratchet set back when they first came out in 2010 or so and have been using them ever since with no complaint.
PlugUgly72 the master force hand tools are pretty good in my opinion but I have no experience with the power tools but I have heard good things from friends could you clarify which you're talking about?
maybe it would have been more interesting to have TESTED before opening its guts; have one and find it works within its size and intended use: tight spaces, smaller screws, pilot holes when necessary; and you can control screw tightness/depth with use experience; and yes the lifetime warranty IS highly recommended for this tiny bugger: love your reviews and delighted you tested this specialty tool -- thank you
I got to play with one today (I do tool repair at the orange box) and was using it to run deck screws into a 2x4. I laughed when I first saw it, but it's actually a pretty decent little tool.
if you are driving phillips bits with an impact you already lost the cam-out game no matter what, i don't know why anyone makes impact rated phillips bits
I’ll tell you from experience, once you swap out your FMJ’s for blanks, you start using your gun much more and quit caring what it’s pointed at when it goes off.
I personally am not a fan of rigid stuff but I own one of the little impact drivers. They are powerful little guy. It will drive a screw clean through a 2x4 if you aren't careful. Ps if you hadn't of let the 200lbs gorilla mess her up beforehand it might have worked better.
I have to say it is pretty amazing to look at pre-PCB, pre IC circuity, with wire wrapped discreet components, to these multi-layer, double sided computer generated placement PCB patterns. A solder pad with a bunch of vias for heat dissipation never would have occurred to the engineer 35 years ago. Throw in 'value engineering', IC's, PCB's, CAD programs, simulation programs, SMT technology, pick-and-place, solder reflow... Makes a (wo)man feel old. Makes me feel old, anyway.
I'm a "tool technician" at Home Depot in the tool rental department. From my experience, IF you register a Ridgid combo kit (tool and battery) then the tool is under warranty for life and it's 3 years on batteries. We warranty and fix Ridgid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee tools (TTI) locally at the store. You have to call Ridgid customer service to get batteries replaced. The warranty for the tools is great, at least at my store. As an example, just the other day a guy brought in a Ridgid drill that he bought in the early 2000's. The whole thing was falling apart. I ordered a new motor, gear case, chuck assembly, and clam-shell housing; the switch and battery terminals were the only old parts. Everything was under warranty: free repair. When you check something in with a home depot to get fixed, you always have to pay $18.95 up front for "diagnostics." If your tool or machine is under warranty, then you get your money back when you pick it back up. Of course, if it's not under warranty, we'll charge more for parts and labor. BTW, I had one of those Ridgid hydraulic impacts come in for repair a couple months ago. The guy said his tool slowly started to die (likely due to the cavitation that ave talked about in his video.) The part was 82 bucks! But the guy registered it so it was under warranty.
I love my dewilt gyroscopic control screwdriver. Fits in tool bag, has decent torque and quick/easy with no fwd/rev switches only a gas pedal. Love to see it boltr'd.
It is truly amazing the number of devices they have managed to squeeze a Johnson/Mabuchi 540 motor in to. I'd be lost without them in my R/C cars and trucks.
Have one and use it every day in my woodworking shop. Perfect tool for installing trim screws, hinge screws etc. I've installed larger hardware as well. As @AvE mentioned it's oddly unbalanced but super handy at it's size. Not for heavy duty use but for pocket hole construction etc it's perfect and there's nothing else out there like it.
I've been stripping... I mean removing screws from aircraft panels for over 35 years. This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard of. When I have a stuck screw that has been previously ruined and reinstalled (happens all the time) I put my drill to a low clutch setting and slowly increase the clutch rate. In almost every case, the screws will come out. The next step is a little valve lapping compound between the bit and screw. I have used a Johnson bar and a screw knocker, but those are hell on nutplates. The final resort is a drill and an easyout.
I use that same tool for a lot of light duty work. I use mine as a screw driver and a nut driver. Sometimes I all so use it with 3/8 drive bit. It is not as strong as a pistol grip, but it is pretty handy. I challenge you to get another and try it out before you disassemble it. For heavy work, no it is a light duty tool, but a good one. I love mine.
Andy Ruse Yeah, the press summary that reached my side of the Atlantic made it obvious to any enginerd that the famous Otis safety system slowed down the elevator as promised, but the builders had neglected to install exit doors on the floors it would pass by on regular trips. So fire department had to build the door with people already stuck inside the room, hanging from just the emergency brake. I seem to recall Mr. Otis demonstrating his system at a world fair in Chicago back in the day, but I may be wrong about the city.
@@johnfrancisdoe1563 See that's where you are wrong. The Otis safety system would only have engaged if ALL the cables had broken. It was a secondary over speed governor that would have stopped the lift in this case. I believe the elevator pulled through the drum and ran down until the overspeed set. I await further investigation though
The batteries only have a 3 year warranty by themselves but something as simple as a battery and charger on sale counts as a "kit" so you get the lifetime service. They're good for it on the batteries - they send me free new ones all the time, no questions asked, just have to call. Getting the tools fixed is harder but they still fix 'em. (I had an impact die and sent it in for replacement - I thought for sure they would just send me a refurb. They fixed the damn thing and sent back my original with new parts!)
I miss the chainsaw, but I'm looking forward to him inventing the open box gcode for the mill... That's gonna be messy... And probably the slowest unboxing ever if you include the time it takes to bumblefuck the confuser.
Imagine if you're using that in a tight space and the fastener you're loosening is longer than you thought and your hand gets caught between that and some piece of car frame or something like that. Ouch
I have a Ridgid drill from 15 years ago and it's still going strong, although heavy compared to new stuff. The lifetime warranty on everything including batteries has really held up. I've cashed in on replacements a few times.
Moments like 7:37 is what makes me smile. Thanks for the BOLTR, glad your better 3/4 safe keeps and restricts access to your manly bits. Long live a great UA-cam channel! Keep it up partner.
I bought that set of Makita 18volt tools with the drill, impact driver, recip saw and flashlight 10 years ago. I've been using the impact driver for 10 years now on every job I do (with the original batteries) and it still breaks the heads off lag bolts if I'm not careful. Spend the money and buy Makita for sure.
That is extremely dependent on hours used, a buddy does roofing and one set of Makita batteries will just about last him until winter and mine that get used for hobby stuff only are coughing up their last juice after 5 years. Which is roughly what you get with other mid price range brands.
@@MsSomeonenew I've built dozens of large decks and driven many thousands of deck screws. I also use the mini impact driver for all of my motorcycle and car maintenance...Never an issue. I know they'll die someday but I take care of my stuff (as best as possible) and it works great.
Chris Wesney next time get DeWALT because my dads DeWALT tools have lasted longer in his shop than his bosses Makita tools that he already replaced twice
Love how it was unboxed, the addition of a circular saw to the event really brings a little freshness to the video. I'd just buy an impact rated right angle attachment & get the job done instead of buying another power tool. Takes up less space in the toolbox. This actually reminded me of that episode of Home Improvement where Tim Taylor gives an honest review of a new tool made by Binford that is mainly plastic & destroys it live on air with the CEO of Binford Tools standing next to him live on air.
Yeah. The CNC vids threw the whole format off kilter. It's like binge watching your favorite show and realizing half way through the writers all quit. Just seems forced from that point on. But, that said, Ave will always be a bad ass in my book.
We've got a Ridged air-powered palm impact gun. My dad's guys used it for a while, and I think it was pretty useful for new construction. Haven't used it myself tho
10 years ago a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.
When I had my vasectomy, the doctor said back to work on Monday from Friday night. Bad idea. 2 weeks later and looking like it the boys were jammed in a car door, I still felt like I'd ridden a horse from Sydney to Melbourne. No ragrets though.
My doctor was excellent. In and out (pardon the expression) in fifteen minutes. Bag of ice for a little bit. Back to work the next day, full activities like sports a week later. I've had worse dental procedures. It was so easy, I'd do it again if I had to.
Hey @AvE , from the video it looked like you only used resonance bit when driving the screw into wood, did you try it with a normal bit? Could it be that the performance you are getting is limited by the "torque stick effect"? keep up the good work -SunShine
@AvE I am pretty sure the issue with the tool wasn't that you broke it but that it requires a long enough shank on the bit. If the bit isn't long enough on the shank, it won't push in enough to activate the drill. The farther it can push in, the more power the driver will activate with. The standard milwaukee bits normally won't even activate the driver and most other bits will only partially activate it when you push down. There is a video called "Ridgid R8224K Palm Impact Screw Driver Kit" by "Sellgooddeals Tools & More Tools" where the reviewer takes note of this little issue.
The battery was clearly close to dead. Thats the entire problem. Watch the beginning of the video where he throws it on the charger and then considers it fully charged. Blinking green means charging. Solid green indicates charged.
I used to work at my-nads, their house brand is Masterforce, I was told they are made by Bosh, have personally dropped their drills from the top of the racking 25 feet ish to the blacktop while hanging signage 8 out of 10 times they lived. was impressed enough to get one for around the house, 5 years later still choochin strong even after a trip off the dock a couple years ago , nephew kicked it in on accident 3 foot of water under 2 min recovery time.
I've had various cordless drills over the years, but then I got a Hitachi impact driver. Fooling around with it the first day, trying to test its limits, I stood a 2x4 on edge and effortlessly drove a 4" deck screw through it... as in, all the way through it, untill the screw head was flush with the workbench under the 2x4. I was duly impressed.
They warranty the tool and the batteries, but batteries have to come with something else, like a charger. Don't buy them loose as you mention. The best part of the brand is that they have kept the 18v battery-tool attachment the same for over a decade. I have 18v Rigid tools that came with Ni-cads, and the new Li-ion batteries still work. The new chargers will still charge the old tech batteries. When a battery goes tits up, you have to take it to the store and they ship a new one back. Takes about 2 weeks. Then you have to register the new one...
I recently got an extra drill just because it came with 4 batteries. Not sure what to do with the drill since this is the 3rd one, but in my mind it was free because I needed batteries with a warranty.
@@cdnaudioguy yeah, a lot of companies probably had that in mind...but that strategy was more effective back in the old days when you had to register by snail mail and/or you had to save your receipt. The internet has made this type of warranty registration actually not that bad... In terms in Ridgid's case I assume that the profit margin is decent, failure rate acceptable, and it's worth keep people on you battery system.
Too little too late gimmick meant to sucker the curious and ignorant wandering around in the BORG stores like zombies. That thing has less clearance than the newest full strength impacts being released by Dewalt and Milwaukee this year, and those don't add your hand to the equation. Throw it in the bin with the ratcheting wrenches and drills with swappable gearboxes.
I have this tool. And I like it, no - I LOVE it. Show me the same which is better or the best for your opinion? For tight spaces absolutely without any force you can screw-unscrew everything you want just with couple fingers. Mine has one speed. It doesnt change it. Very handy! Only the one minus might be important for someone - it is noisy. It rattles. But for me it is OK.
@@dochaag55 this...plus i got it for the price of a battery...battery+charger+tool ill use sparingly all together for the price of a replacement battery, win.
@AvE So what you were trying to say is that this impact driver consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzlevanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbling was effectively prevented.
Hey ave mate, can you do a tear down of some on the new hikoki 36v units (formally hitachi) a cordless grinder or drill, i think there still made in japan equality
I’ve had one for about a year now and it works well for 1.5 inch screws. I install Cctv cameras on the side and having this little drill is much lighter than having a large drill to carry up on a ladder. No issues with it
You broke it boss. I had one come in for repair today (nothing wrong with it, dumb customer), and was using it to run deck screws into a 2x4 for testing. I laughed at it when I first saw it, but it gives it good. I know ripping tools apart first is kind of your thing, but maybe test it first before opening it up to establish a baseline for proper operation. Also, REGISTER IT WITH RIDGID. I've had a 15 year old drill come in for repair, parts no longer available, and ridgid gave the guy a brand new drill free of charge. Worth the 5 minutes.
you continue to amuse and entertain me. Somewhere in there i've learned something, but i think it was lost to all the goofballery (just made that up) on this channel. :D please don't ever quit. XD
@@sonofnone116 There is a scene where Ralph is doing an unboxing. All you see are his hands and the green cutting pad. It isn't an exact depiction, but a discerning eye will notice.
Spacing faults do not occur as a result of the chairs (carriers) slipping on the rope. The amount of force required to do so usually results in rope or grip damage. When the carriers are detached from the rope and in the terminals, they are propelled by tires pushing on traction plates. Snow and ice buildup or people holding chairs back while loading/unloading is the norm and can be a frequent occurrence. Depending on the capacity of the lift, the tolerance for error can be quite small. Sometimes the lifties forget to to turn the spacing system on and all shit goes sideways.
Just For Your Informatainment, the Menards house brand is Masterforce. Of course a rebrand of something else, possibly multiple sources. They also have the Performax brand, mostly for wood working tools. Not sure the latter is exclusive to Menards though.
I don't own one and don't like them but have used one of these. Yours isn't running anywhere near full chooch. You can't go blast people for shilling and then do the opposite, break a tool so it doesn't function properly and say it's garbage when testing.
You're right. It's actually fucking garbage.
@@arduinoversusevil2025 BAWHAHAHAHAAAAA I JUST SHARTED!!!
@@arduinoversusevil2025 it may very well be garbage, but your assessment of it's performance is equally garbage due to your breaking it.
If you buy batteries in a kit with the charger, those are warrantied as well.
@@arduinoversusevil2025 - But how can you say that if you never used the tool before screwing it up? Well, you can say that, but it's dishonest.
My dad always yelled "buy a lottery ticket" when he'd find a small piece that shot off a tool. Thanks for a nice memory of him.
My grandpa worked on motorcycles in his garage. Anybody and everybody brought their bikes to him. When I was 8 to about 14 he taught me a lot. And he would do same damn thing. You'd hear a part ricochet he'd yell damn followed by "im feeling lucky". He would stand up walk across the shop bend down and say found it. Never knew how he did it.
@@davido9208he could hear where it landed
For those who are asking about why AvE doesn't test before he takes the tool apart:
Part of the quality assessment in BOLTR videos is finding out whether or not a tool is made in such a way that it can be taken apart and repaired by the owner. If the tool doesn't survive being taken apart by someone with as much know-how as AvE, then that's good to know. So he takes it apart, looks at the components, explains where and how corners were cut, or where the tool is great, then puts it back together and sees if it still works.
The battery was dead. Rewatch 1:00 . Blinking green light means charging.
Yup. Looks like our tool expert missed it...
Tool expert, or expert tool. Somedays, the terms are interchangeable :)
It gives 100℅ power no matter what the ℅ of the battery is
Does not matter if it's 10% 50% or 110%
Antoun Sayah - No mate. All lithium cells drop voltage as they discharge, hence, the tool’s power will also drop ever so slightly.
This. Was not fully charged.
Rigid palm impact.....8th grade, all over again
The harder you push, the faster is goes..
[insert something about shmoo]
You all win the comment section award for the day!
I didn't see that one coming
Just gotta get some of the smegma off!
I have had mine for a year and it works like a champ. I sense that a lot of the people bashing it haven't actually used the thing. It actually fits in my nail pouch and I use it over my DeWalt impact driver 90% of the time. I've driven long construction screws into 4x4s with this thing. Where it really shines is on a ladder when driving plywood into rafters and you only have one hand or when you need to remove screws after tearing out drywall. I've dogged it getting lags in and it still works. It's the absolute best thing for assembling grills and cheap furniture quickly. I tend to like these videos, but after a year of abuse in countless professional scenarios I stand by the palm driver.
Disappointed there's not been a CNC box opening yet
Opening? I'm still waiting for BOLTR of that thing.
That's probably going to be for something special
But there was one. I dont remember what it was. Ave, help us out here!
@@ihavetopoopbutiwantedtosay1683 Yea wasn't it on the bridgeport?
There was @preproto
You are completely wrong on that thermistor. It's used to measure the temperature of the MOSFET. It's not inline with the current!
Correct.
Both TI and Analog Devices application notes recommend a transistor instead of a diode for accuracy over temperature. However, the standard diode based version is cheaper. The cheapest of all temperature sensing solutions, in fact. The way it works is a fixed current flows through the diode in the forward direction and the voltage across the diode is proportional to temperature. That voltage is read by the micro controller ADC channel to determine the temperature of the diode.
This explains it pretty well.
www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/how-to-use-a-diode-as-a-thermometer/
Yeah, that was my thought as well.
I bought one of these for my mom. She has Parkinson's and can't handle a normal drill any more. She loves it. It'll put screws into wood or drywall without any need for predrilling, which is 100% of her around-the-house need for a tool like this.
I'd never own one for myself...
So it's a disability tool?
@@dreadlysmellybum for sure, gets you disability from its own abilities 😂
I simply don't understand that due to my mental disabilities.... I just know I wouldn't fuckin buy one!
Why is your mother with parkinsons doing diy
@@cobolt13 why the frig not?
I took apart the TV remote control when I was 8 years old and here I am 25 years later watching a grown man take things apart for the same reasons.
Why don't you do the test and show us how it works before you take it apart and break the thing?
Why?
That's like marrying a stripper cause you like the way it moves on stage with it's new coat of shiny plastic.
And when the honeymoon is over, ( warrenty +1 day) you realise it's full of unrepairable garbage.
I never said not to take it a-part partner. I'm just saying it would be preferable if he showed us how it worked before taking it a-part cause sometimes he lets the magic smoke out or otherwise fails to get it put back together correctly.
Smokie's Den
Well that just wouldn’t be AvE. You must be new here.
That motto only works when your name is Dave and the stuff you put back together actually works again.
That must have been bad out the box. It sure wasn't the taking it apart nor the putting it back together that broke it. :)
Ridgid: encouraging incorrect spelling for a couple decades...
Who cared about the spelling as long as they made high quality tools right? If they turn to shit like most of the once proud toolmaker names, it will of course be a different matter. =D
I just now realized the D in there
We call them "rid-gids" in the shop.
@@ttiization you don't have to insult the size of it, it's all I got.
Because they started as "the ridge tool co."
Is not flashing green light mean charging, solid green charged??????
Depends on your charger.
Usually yes
Cameras don't like LED bulbs very much might just have been flickering with the frequency or whatnot, unless my eyes are fooling me
You are right. Battery was not charged. Charger was showing a "Charging" status. No juice, no chooch.
When I was a plumber I used rigid because it was cheap and worked. Didnt care if I broke them, dropped it in water, even left one sealed in a ceiling in a skyscraper in NYC. Lmao.
I use ryobi sawzall for pool plumbing because when the get covered in salt water i dont feel bad. i use makita for not so shitty environments
Please provide more details where it was left.
Ridgid and detractors have an out in this review - the item was taken apart and mucked up BEFORE it was tried. (Not that I think it would mean a bit of difference.) Maybe the process should change to Try, Rip Asunder, and Retry (perhaps even improve). It would remove any deniability from makers and brand loyalists. Plus you still get to open things with tools at the start of each review..
every tool he revies gets dismantled and reassembled first, fam
I don’t get what’s wrong with this one. Anyone with half a brain knows that this wasn’t a “fair” review and AvE knows that too. It was a tear down. Notice that he made no general performance claims, and pretty much cut it short because he mucked it up. Extrapolating this little fun exercise to be some condemnation of the tool is putting words in someone’s mouth.
You must have been new to this guy, that's how he does it, and we like it that way. There are plenty of other spots to watch someone drive a screw with it fresh out of the box.
I don’t own either brands except for their shop vac. I’m generally annoyed that he doesn’t test his product before the tear-down. After a year since this vid posted and he’s doing the same thing it’s like it hurts his whack ass ego that he can’t put back at 100%
@@criSOME1 I would suggest you find someone else to watch if you don't like it. Did you even bother to watch the follow up to this video or are you too busy whining about his ego? Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Menards has "Toolshop" and "Masterforce". Masterforce being the better of the two most of the time, Toolshop is basically Horrible Fraught level. Masterforce is Horrible Fraught with lock washers.
I agree, although I will say some of the masterforce toolboxes I've looked at are of fairly good quality for the price compared to major name brands of similar pricing
I'd LOVE for AvE to do some Toolshop stuff
@@Stahlmankustomkarpentry To me it looks like Menards has a branding deal with the Apex group. It looks like all of the Masterforce hand tools are re-branded Allen or Gear-wrench.
@@urbancirclegarden974 They were made in the USA by Apex but were recently swapped out all of their handtools for generic looking chinese imports. I bought their USA made by Apex 3/8 , 1/4 socket & ratchet set back when they first came out in 2010 or so and have been using them ever since with no complaint.
PlugUgly72 the master force hand tools are pretty good in my opinion but I have no experience with the power tools but I have heard good things from friends could you clarify which you're talking about?
maybe it would have been more interesting to have TESTED before opening its guts; have one and find it works within its size and intended use: tight spaces, smaller screws, pilot holes when necessary; and you can control screw tightness/depth with use experience; and yes the lifetime warranty IS highly recommended for this tiny bugger: love your reviews and delighted you tested this specialty tool -- thank you
If he'd have tested it before taking it apart, he couldn't have blamed the tool for his ineptitude! Think man!
This would be good for putting drywall screws into Styrofoam, or maybe for hooking up to the toilet brush
Balsa carcass board craft projects
And even then it wouldn’t clean the shit off nothing.
I got to play with one today (I do tool repair at the orange box) and was using it to run deck screws into a 2x4. I laughed when I first saw it, but it's actually a pretty decent little tool.
So long as the styrofoam isn't too thick and you use very short screws....
@@kennethhicks2113 And aluminum screws, not steel - it's too heavy.
"As any good Frenchman will tell you: If all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a *clou..."*
🤦♂️😂👍
I wonder how many actually got that reference?
@@benjaminjwilson6694 I didn't. Can you explain?does it have to do with the fact they lost the war?
@@rscervin9950 clou means nail in French
@@ofg1980 thanks man
This is something so useless it will be worth a lot in 100 years.
Hand Tool Rescue Wot, The vijeo or the tool.. either tool....
Your grandchildren can restore it.
@@1lipsey, there'll be nothing to restore, most'll only ever drive in half a dozen screws
Maybe AvE can send you the brand new dickered tools he creates and you can fix them. Sounds like synergy to me.
Hand Tool Rescue: Why does that put me in mind of the WW1 armistice documents . . .
if you are driving phillips bits with an impact you already lost the cam-out game no matter what, i don't know why anyone makes impact rated phillips bits
Beg to differ. Takes many years
@@criSOME1 it may take a year or as little as 30 minutes to lose the game again.
I’ll tell you from experience, once you swap out your FMJ’s for blanks, you start using your gun much more and quit caring what it’s pointed at when it goes off.
Is that because you suffer from premature explosion?
Lmao
I love that I got a typical Home Depot commercial then you start with "cue the cheesy guitar riff".
gotta fill this new shop up with crap pronto
Yeah, it's far too clean
I work in a data center and we have one of these. It works awesome for equipment in a rack, and the odd mount into a wall or celling.
I personally am not a fan of rigid stuff but I own one of the little impact drivers. They are powerful little guy. It will drive a screw clean through a 2x4 if you aren't careful. Ps if you hadn't of let the 200lbs gorilla mess her up beforehand it might have worked better.
Ridgid tools are garbage
@@chrisapplewhite6660 not all their tools are bad. Just like any other mfg they have good stuff and bad stuff.
Got a ridgid drill that has outlasted my dewalt! They were both used for the same purpose, drilling 1/4 inch or less steel.
I love the way you open boxes, way to think outside the box
Me thinks the thermistor is to measure/monitor the temperature of the MOSFET, thats why it is glued to the MOSFET, for thermal conductivity
Exactly. It is NOT carrying any current. AVE needs to update his knowledge of Thermistors. PTC's and "Thermistors" are not the same.
I have to say it is pretty amazing to look at pre-PCB, pre IC circuity, with wire wrapped discreet components, to these multi-layer, double sided computer generated placement PCB patterns. A solder pad with a bunch of vias for heat dissipation never would have occurred to the engineer 35 years ago. Throw in 'value engineering', IC's, PCB's, CAD programs, simulation programs, SMT technology, pick-and-place, solder reflow... Makes a (wo)man feel old. Makes me feel old, anyway.
TIME. Now thats the AvE we all love n remember.
I'm a "tool technician" at Home Depot in the tool rental department. From my experience, IF you register a Ridgid combo kit (tool and battery) then the tool is under warranty for life and it's 3 years on batteries. We warranty and fix Ridgid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee tools (TTI) locally at the store. You have to call Ridgid customer service to get batteries replaced. The warranty for the tools is great, at least at my store. As an example, just the other day a guy brought in a Ridgid drill that he bought in the early 2000's. The whole thing was falling apart. I ordered a new motor, gear case, chuck assembly, and clam-shell housing; the switch and battery terminals were the only old parts. Everything was under warranty: free repair. When you check something in with a home depot to get fixed, you always have to pay $18.95 up front for "diagnostics." If your tool or machine is under warranty, then you get your money back when you pick it back up. Of course, if it's not under warranty, we'll charge more for parts and labor. BTW, I had one of those Ridgid hydraulic impacts come in for repair a couple months ago. The guy said his tool slowly started to die (likely due to the cavitation that ave talked about in his video.) The part was 82 bucks! But the guy registered it so it was under warranty.
I love my dewilt gyroscopic control screwdriver. Fits in tool bag, has decent torque and quick/easy with no fwd/rev switches only a gas pedal. Love to see it boltr'd.
Best money I ever spent I have two and they get hot suppers
Charger indicated charging not charged
Something told me we weren't gonna get this one back together right.
at 11:12 where did you get that torx driver? i have the same one but it came with and airsoft gun I think.
lol he gets me every time with “TIME!”
It is truly amazing the number of devices they have managed to squeeze a Johnson/Mabuchi 540 motor in to. I'd be lost without them in my R/C cars and trucks.
Where did you find that long thin torx bit???
Upvote this, as I've had to grind hex ones down in size just to do a job.
Milwaukee and GRK makes them.
wera make them too
Have one and use it every day in my woodworking shop. Perfect tool for installing trim screws, hinge screws etc. I've installed larger hardware as well. As @AvE mentioned it's oddly unbalanced but super handy at it's size. Not for heavy duty use but for pocket hole construction etc it's perfect and there's nothing else out there like it.
I've been stripping... I mean removing screws from aircraft panels for over 35 years. This is the stupidest idea I've ever heard of. When I have a stuck screw that has been previously ruined and reinstalled (happens all the time) I put my drill to a low clutch setting and slowly increase the clutch rate. In almost every case, the screws will come out. The next step is a little valve lapping compound between the bit and screw. I have used a Johnson bar and a screw knocker, but those are hell on nutplates. The final resort is a drill and an easyout.
I use that same tool for a lot of light duty work. I use mine as a screw driver and a nut driver. Sometimes I all so use it with 3/8 drive bit. It is not as strong as a pistol grip, but it is pretty handy. I challenge you to get another and try it out before you disassemble it. For heavy work, no it is a light duty tool, but a good one. I love mine.
You should do a breakdown on the chicago elevator failure that dropped 80+ stories. I'm an elevator tech myself and I'd like to hear your take on it
@@loktom4068 are you just posting the same comment multiple times across this thread?
Andy Ruse Yeah, the press summary that reached my side of the Atlantic made it obvious to any enginerd that the famous Otis safety system slowed down the elevator as promised, but the builders had neglected to install exit doors on the floors it would pass by on regular trips. So fire department had to build the door with people already stuck inside the room, hanging from just the emergency brake.
I seem to recall Mr. Otis demonstrating his system at a world fair in Chicago back in the day, but I may be wrong about the city.
@@johnfrancisdoe1563 See that's where you are wrong. The Otis safety system would only have engaged if ALL the cables had broken. It was a secondary over speed governor that would have stopped the lift in this case. I believe the elevator pulled through the drum and ran down until the overspeed set. I await further investigation though
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I'm an elevator tech and I learn from AvE, his vids are keeping all my hydraulic lifts running. just can't wait 'til he talks about a lift failure.
The batteries only have a 3 year warranty by themselves but something as simple as a battery and charger on sale counts as a "kit" so you get the lifetime service. They're good for it on the batteries - they send me free new ones all the time, no questions asked, just have to call. Getting the tools fixed is harder but they still fix 'em.
(I had an impact die and sent it in for replacement - I thought for sure they would just send me a refurb. They fixed the damn thing and sent back my original with new parts!)
Gotta love the spectacular vernacular 👍
I love the term "prefabulated amulite". Gotta love turbo-encabulator references.
I'm 3 months late but I heard that and immediately thought of that. The girdle spring was sprung, so may not have chooched.
Now _THAT_ is how to unbox! :-D
This channel reinvents the un boxing of a box every time
This channel reinvents the un boxing of a box every time
I miss the chainsaw, but I'm looking forward to him inventing the open box gcode for the mill... That's gonna be messy... And probably the slowest unboxing ever if you include the time it takes to bumblefuck the confuser.
I'm looking forward to the plasma cutter for cardboard.
I think the plasma torch was best. He used it and then complained about schmoo inside the package.
I think that was your cleanest and most swift unboxing yet!
Imagine if you're using that in a tight space and the fastener you're loosening is longer than you thought and your hand gets caught between that and some piece of car frame or something like that. Ouch
Yeah its really gonna shatter your bones with that there 0.8 Nm of torque
@@Pyrohawk gearing is a hell of a thing
I have a Ridgid drill from 15 years ago and it's still going strong, although heavy compared to new stuff. The lifetime warranty on everything including batteries has really held up. I've cashed in on replacements a few times.
"Honey, I'm getting a portable circular saw!"
"Why?!"
"To open packages!"
"WHAT?!"
When a circular saw ISN'T portable, they call it a panel saw.
Moments like 7:37 is what makes me smile. Thanks for the BOLTR, glad your better 3/4 safe keeps and restricts access to your manly bits. Long live a great UA-cam channel! Keep it up partner.
I bought that set of Makita 18volt tools with the drill, impact driver, recip saw and flashlight 10 years ago. I've been using the impact driver for 10 years now on every job I do (with the original batteries) and it still breaks the heads off lag bolts if I'm not careful. Spend the money and buy Makita for sure.
That is extremely dependent on hours used, a buddy does roofing and one set of Makita batteries will just about last him until winter and mine that get used for hobby stuff only are coughing up their last juice after 5 years. Which is roughly what you get with other mid price range brands.
Always found Makita tools good, used them on Formwork building sites for years where they get a hard life.
@@MsSomeonenew I've built dozens of large decks and driven many thousands of deck screws. I also use the mini impact driver for all of my motorcycle and car maintenance...Never an issue. I know they'll die someday but I take care of my stuff (as best as possible) and it works great.
I know my brother-in-law has the new Milwaukee mini impact and I get 4 times the battery life when we work together on the same job.
Chris Wesney next time get DeWALT because my dads DeWALT tools have lasted longer in his shop than his bosses Makita tools that he already replaced twice
Love how it was unboxed, the addition of a circular saw to the event really brings a little freshness to the video.
I'd just buy an impact rated right angle attachment & get the job done instead of buying another power tool. Takes up less space in the toolbox.
This actually reminded me of that episode of Home Improvement where Tim Taylor gives an honest review of a new tool made by Binford that is mainly plastic & destroys it live on air with the CEO of Binford Tools standing next to him live on air.
i miss the old AvE, the dirty green mat AvE, the crazier unboxing AvE.
This!
Yeah. The CNC vids threw the whole format off kilter. It's like binge watching your favorite show and realizing half way through the writers all quit. Just seems forced from that point on. But, that said, Ave will always be a bad ass in my book.
We've got a Ridged air-powered palm impact gun. My dad's guys used it for a while, and I think it was pretty useful for new construction. Haven't used it myself tho
10 years ago a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.
I read that in the A-team voice
I never wanted anything more than seeing you drill into your work bench. My life is now complete.
No HPHT in the new shop yet?
This is why i squatted watching you in the first place. Love it. Well done video sir
That tool is for the "Tool Collector" and not the "Tool User"
Right on. It's been a while since I've seen a bench video. Thank you AvE; One tall glass raised to you.
Those are the motors we use for our robots. Those things are damn powerfull
Powerful lol no they arent. Maybe relative to size but even then no.
BG TECH-TIPS for robots maybe, I aint got a clue. For drilling no.
AvE: "Don't need _this_ stupid thing..."
Also AvE: "Someone took the trigger safety off!"
When I had my vasectomy, the doctor said back to work on Monday from Friday night. Bad idea. 2 weeks later and looking like it the boys were jammed in a car door, I still felt like I'd ridden a horse from Sydney to Melbourne. No ragrets though.
My doctor was excellent. In and out (pardon the expression) in fifteen minutes. Bag of ice for a little bit. Back to work the next day, full activities like sports a week later. I've had worse dental procedures. It was so easy, I'd do it again if I had to.
@@PervertedThang Is there any discomfort or weirdness that you had to get used to?
Mine too, no worries at all - at the time, or now if I'm lucky enough to need it.
I was 100% in two days except jumping, if i had to jump there was a little discomfort for about 2 months
It probably should be stated that I had the version popular in the Colonies.... A good belt of rum and two house bricks.
Hey @AvE , from the video it looked like you only used resonance bit when driving the screw into wood, did you try it with a normal bit? Could it be that the performance you are getting is limited by the "torque stick effect"?
keep up the good work
-SunShine
@AvE I am pretty sure the issue with the tool wasn't that you broke it but that it requires a long enough shank on the bit. If the bit isn't long enough on the shank, it won't push in enough to activate the drill. The farther it can push in, the more power the driver will activate with. The standard milwaukee bits normally won't even activate the driver and most other bits will only partially activate it when you push down. There is a video called "Ridgid R8224K Palm Impact Screw Driver Kit" by "Sellgooddeals Tools & More Tools" where the reviewer takes note of this little issue.
Good to know- it also helps if you charge the battery first and don't go poking the magnetic sensor with magnetized tools I'll wager.
>> it requires a long enough shank on the bit.
Bad product design.
It should work with any bit.
The battery was clearly close to dead. Thats the entire problem. Watch the beginning of the video where he throws it on the charger and then considers it fully charged. Blinking green means charging. Solid green indicates charged.
I used to work at my-nads, their house brand is Masterforce, I was told they are made by Bosh, have personally dropped their drills from the top of the racking 25 feet ish to the blacktop while hanging signage 8 out of 10 times they lived. was impressed enough to get one for around the house, 5 years later still choochin strong even after a trip off the dock a couple years ago , nephew kicked it in on accident 3 foot of water under 2 min recovery time.
my partner asks , "if a lady watches this, what does she insert into a vice" ?..............
I've had various cordless drills over the years, but then I got a Hitachi impact driver. Fooling around with it the first day, trying to test its limits, I stood a 2x4 on edge and effortlessly drove a 4" deck screw through it... as in, all the way through it, untill the screw head was flush with the workbench under the 2x4. I was duly impressed.
They warranty the tool and the batteries, but batteries have to come with something else, like a charger. Don't buy them loose as you mention. The best part of the brand is that they have kept the 18v battery-tool attachment the same for over a decade. I have 18v Rigid tools that came with Ni-cads, and the new Li-ion batteries still work. The new chargers will still charge the old tech batteries. When a battery goes tits up, you have to take it to the store and they ship a new one back. Takes about 2 weeks. Then you have to register the new one...
I recently got an extra drill just because it came with 4 batteries. Not sure what to do with the drill since this is the 3rd one, but in my mind it was free because I needed batteries with a warranty.
Warranty on battery? And they are not bankrupt now, how is that possible...tools must be bad as hell to break early
@@cdnaudioguy yeah, a lot of companies probably had that in mind...but that strategy was more effective back in the old days when you had to register by snail mail and/or you had to save your receipt. The internet has made this type of warranty registration actually not that bad... In terms in Ridgid's case I assume that the profit margin is decent, failure rate acceptable, and it's worth keep people on you battery system.
The ending is kinda priceless when you say it doesn't have enough power...after you messed it up
Too little too late gimmick meant to sucker the curious and ignorant wandering around in the BORG stores like zombies. That thing has less clearance than the newest full strength impacts being released by Dewalt and Milwaukee this year, and those don't add your hand to the equation. Throw it in the bin with the ratcheting wrenches and drills with swappable gearboxes.
“Put lead in your pencil... or make it fall off.” Laughed and choked on my scotch, thanks...
Out of many other AvE quotes i pretend to comprehend, this has me stumped
"This is very ridgit."
Yeah it's saying so on the logo...
I love the way you open these boxes. What an utter hoot.
No replacement for displacement in a nutshell
Your humor immediately made me laugh.
Subscribed because I enjoyed the humor and the explanations.
I have this tool. And I like it, no - I LOVE it. Show me the same which is better or the best for your opinion? For tight spaces absolutely without any force you can screw-unscrew everything you want just with couple fingers. Mine has one speed. It doesnt change it. Very handy! Only the one minus might be important for someone - it is noisy. It rattles. But for me it is OK.
agree with your 100% its a great tool for its INTENDED use
Great for tight spaces. Would never use it for heavy driving. Great for installing drawer slides.
@@dochaag55 this...plus i got it for the price of a battery...battery+charger+tool ill use sparingly all together for the price of a replacement battery, win.
Get the DeWalt 90° bit driver attachment, and the Bosch impact paddle bit driver extension.
Sincerely, an electrical apprentice.
@AvE So what you were trying to say is that this impact driver consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzlevanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbling was effectively prevented.
I bet it workrd fine before you broke it.
It's a trash tool
Not AvE's finest hour this video is. Would've expected more from the man. If you break it, you own it.
Hey ave mate, can you do a tear down of some on the new hikoki 36v units (formally hitachi) a cordless grinder or drill, i think there still made in japan equality
I like that your new microphone lets me hear you twice at once. It really saves me a lot of time.
Next time use the Haas to open the package.
FullyGearedBear
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I’ve had one for about a year now and it works well for 1.5 inch screws. I install Cctv cameras on the side and having this little drill is much lighter than having a large drill to carry up on a ladder. No issues with it
12:33 You're thinking of a truss.
Trusses have webs, my man.
@@scumbaggo the web's make triangles
Just watched a video from you randomly from 2015, flash back to a recent one and OMG this is the best hahaha Glad I subbed
somebody please do a AvE unboxing TIME! vidgeo montage
Yes, we need this!
Ow yes!
It's now on my to-do list
@@autismosis69 Its was about "TIME!"
@@thomasesr box destroying carnage yay or nay?
You broke it boss. I had one come in for repair today (nothing wrong with it, dumb customer), and was using it to run deck screws into a 2x4 for testing. I laughed at it when I first saw it, but it gives it good. I know ripping tools apart first is kind of your thing, but maybe test it first before opening it up to establish a baseline for proper operation. Also, REGISTER IT WITH RIDGID. I've had a 15 year old drill come in for repair, parts no longer available, and ridgid gave the guy a brand new drill free of charge. Worth the 5 minutes.
" NO FLUX GIVEN" I LIKE THESE VIDEOS BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE A FLUX!
you continue to amuse and entertain me. Somewhere in there i've learned something, but i think it was lost to all the goofballery (just made that up) on this channel. :D please don't ever quit. XD
Gota love opening boxes, favorite part of the shoe , 😂
Only AvE could crack me up at the quick mention of 10".
Has anyone seen "Ralph Breaks the Internet"? Our very own Canadian hand model is depicted on the big screen complete with healing bench!
Bullshit....i dont believe it, now i *have* to go watch it!
@@sonofnone116 There is a scene where Ralph is doing an unboxing. All you see are his hands and the green cutting pad. It isn't an exact depiction, but a discerning eye will notice.
Squared Life Does our Canadian break it like Kim broke it? If so, definitively worth watching!
Really?
I’ve seen it, must have missed it.
@@Nevir202 It is the scene where Ralph unboxes the bees. The background is the healing bench and the camera style is AvE all day.
Spacing faults do not occur as a result of the chairs (carriers) slipping on the rope. The amount of force required to do so usually results in rope or grip damage. When the carriers are detached from the rope and in the terminals, they are propelled by tires pushing on traction plates. Snow and ice buildup or people holding chairs back while loading/unloading is the norm and can be a frequent occurrence. Depending on the capacity of the lift, the tolerance for error can be quite small. Sometimes the lifties forget to to turn the spacing system on and all shit goes sideways.
I love my Ridged power tools. I beet the crap out of them and hold up great. And if they do break, they repair them for life
@Jason Voorhees If you''re with the Grammatrical Constabulary, I think you've arrived at the wrong channel, Mate!
Just For Your Informatainment, the Menards house brand is Masterforce.
Of course a rebrand of something else, possibly multiple sources.
They also have the Performax brand, mostly for wood working tools.
Not sure the latter is exclusive to Menards though.
I use one of these daily as an HVAC service tech, pretty handy, but I am not usually breaking things loose.... I love it
Test it before you tear into it! 😉