Saw this advertised on TV and was intrigued. No longer the case after watching this. Thanks! Sticking pins is the most troubling. Possibly good for those with minimal tools, but for us tool enthusiasts, searching for the right socket enables inventorying.
Hehe just watched an ad for one of these on youtube. Despite my assertion that anything that appears in an online ad and is made is China to be junk, curiosity got the best of me. Your video proves my assertion.
¹Okay, I’m starting off by saying this: concept & idea of this “universal” socket....awesome! In practicality the socket doesn’t really hold up to my “expectations” on the jobsite; and here’s why. I bought one after seeing a late night tv commercial, & then found one walking through a store long ago. Was excited to get home & “find” a use for my new accessory (you know what I’m talkin about, get new tool, AND, BOOM....you suddenly find all sorts of projects that need doing & magically with the new “tool” you just bought. WOW, it’s like magic😂). I started with installing hooks & eye-bolts for my moms laundry room. Worked out okay. Then went to my workshop & started testing on some lags, bigger fasteners, etc....to see just what this new socket could do. Wasn’t “pushing” the limits w/ this at all, was just using it & seeing how well it worked. After 25-35 mins of use, I found the pins sticking, the socket wobble wasn’t the greatest either, & then finally I had those darn pins flying out of the socket & across my work table. Sure, I might have lightly tapped the socket on the table to get the pins to “reset” & allow me to keep using it, but I never thought I’d have small “needle” like flying projectiles flying across my workshop after gently tapping the socket & than trying to drive a 2 1/2” lag into some wood.....Oops😆 Well, I thought my gentle tapping might have “broke” it & so I exchanged it for another one....as the first was definitely defective, somehow 😉 Week later, was back at it, needing to install some more hooks. This time though, was for a customer. I grabbed the universal socket, to give another chance; & this was brand spanking shiny new....ALRIGHT!👍🏻 Epic fail. 😨 Not only did the same things eventually happen, but had the pins fly out again, dang it. Not very fun trying to find ‘bout 25 pins at someone’s house when you’re on the ground searching for & picking up these tiny things when client watching you & laughing (was installing a pot/pan rack in kitchen for client, along w/ other kitchen jobs), yippee me 🥳. Some of the pins really did “launch” themselves through the air & landed 3-5 ft away. Well, do like making the customer experience memorable so they won’t forget me🤣. Not sure on the brand, or if that makes a difference at all, but haven’t used a “universal” socket like this again & didn’t bother returning it, again, I just ended up throwing it in the bin. Who knows, might try again w/ [these] sockets someday, will have to see, but more than likely....probably won’t 😉. Until than, still searching for the best of the best accessories that are out there, & having fun as well👍🏻 Cheers✌🏼 ¹ sorry for extremely long comment
Larkhon Nohkral was awhile ago, but know the one bought of TV informer Ian was the Gator Grip Brand. The other ones I’ve tried got from Depot, Amazon & think Lowe’s over the years. In the end, they all have broken, the pins end up bending, falling out, or get stuck & dint “grab/adjust’ to object anymore. So, it’s a great idea, just wish socket lasted longer from use, but, they aren’t that expensive; so, guess depends on price & hoe many uses can get before stops working. Have a good one✌🏼
Was thinking about getting one of these kind of things for my dad, my brother told me not to get one, and after watching this video, I'm glad I listened to him
I am so glad I found you. Thank you for saving me my money and disappointing my husband with this. I thought, what a wonderful tool. The one I looked at was about ten dollars more than what you paid. And that was on sale, so they claimed. You got a thumbs up and a new subscriber.
The red sleeve is there so you can hold it and stabilize it when you're trying to drive a bolt in so it doesn't whip and fly everywhere. Similar to a magnetic drive guide, I just don't think it extends. Some people call it a chaser.
I can’t imagine the pins withstanding that kind of force. There’s so many pins shifting and grinding against each other in different ways. Also very easy to insert the bolt or whatever you’re screwing, off center. If you want it to last you’d better use it on much larger bolts and take care to properly insert them and slowly screw them in, but at that point you’re probably saving a small amount of time of not looking for the socket you need and losing a lot of time on actually driving your screws.
Cool. I have a different one somewhere and I just need it for a hook, so need to look for it since that's the best thing for that. LOL. I still haven't used mine either.
I've actually owned a few in the past. They have saved my ass more than once. Keeping in a bike with a cheapo ratchet. I dont recommend actually intentionally. It's a one and done tool in my mind
I really enjoyed watching the metal bits fly. I knew those were junk when I started seeing them at resale shops in their junk tool bin as well as yard sales. You could see how badly smashed up the ends of those points were. Mabe if they used a hardened metal instead of relying on the chrome plating to make them strong. What a fail. Glad you saved me the expense of wasting money on one of those.
Have seen these for years. As soon as you put any torque on it the little fingers in it they bend and stay stuck up in itself. Buy a cheap socket set from Harbor freight and you'll get more done.
The round, flared base on the head of the black lag was pushing away the pins from the hex head. No surprise it didn't work. Placing it centered in the head of the thing you are driving and wiggling it a bit to get the marginal recesed pins to drop down before you turn on the tool helps, too. And yeah, slow pull on the trigger to start with.
The Gator Grip (which I think is the original) is ok for LIGHT duty when you can't carry a bunch of sockets or just don't want to. So I would not recommend driving without a pilot and impacts....drill/drivers only. Not really for construction but ok for maintenance of like a bike or disassembly/reassembly of stuff. Not sure about the one in this video but it appears to have the same limitations....it might also be a little lesser quality but hard to tell.
The ones I have have the hexagonal thing in the middle it helps stabilize the pins somewhat. but you definitely dont want to use this thing with an impact. use it by hand only. no breaker bars. and a short or stubby ratchet if you dont want to break them instantly.
Got one for Christmas. This in my tool kit strictly for inside the house use. Light duty emergency use only. My shop has the "proper tools". This design should get perfected because the concept is good.
The problem on the last 2 screws is that the circular edge at the bottom of the nut is wider then the nut section, and when you push down it matches that wider edge instead of the shape of the nut.
It still shouldn't do that. I think you are totally right after watching again. These sockets are a great concept and are supposed to basically "hug" the entire top part of the
That’s not what happens, the thing just breaks. The pins would only go down as far a they need, so the ones more towards the center would try to grip the bolt and there would be some that go to that outer circle too, but that’s not the problem. Basically, I see what you’re saying, but it’s only not working just because it broke.
I agree. The circular edge would absolutely cause the tool to widen and jam the pins. I think you are right and the nay sayers don't know what they are doing.
I have something like this from at least a decade ago. Mine also has pins, but they don't get stuck like yours. But even so, I certainly wouldn't have this as your only socket--they're very annoying because the wobble happens unless you get them perfectly lined up with the center.
You gotta get the one with the hex shaped hole in the middle and hex shaped pins. I've used one of these in a pinch to get rusty lugs off the car on the side of the road last time we had a flat.
wow, was just about to order one for my husband! thanks for this straight forward video, i'll pass! the one advertised is apparently 99$ on sale for 50! i would of been so...peeved!!! thank you, subscribed!!! 😊
Thanks for reviewing this. I was going to give this to my diy dad on Father's day but the ad seemed to good to be true so I came to the internet to solve my problems. Now I know not to buy one of these since it would probably break after 5 minutes.
I am hopefully like many others that when they see one of these miracle items, that they go to the internet and hopefully find a video like this one that can show you if it's really good as they say. Thanks for the video, a skeptic to always be!
Haven’t seen the full video but I saw an ad an my first thought was no way those pins are gonna handle all that turning pressure , they will also stick with dirt an grime .. it’s a no for me but I finish the video to see ur review
Have you compared this universal socket to the original Gator Grip socket? some swear by the GG socket . it would be interesting to know what GG socket is capable of or is it just as bad as the one in the video..
Always seemed like these would work but I wondered about their longevity. Definitely seems like it would break and the pins would get stuck pretty easily.
If it seems that if it's too good to be true, it generally is. The concept is fantastic the functionality, not so much. Maybe, just maybe a higher quality tool might work but now I am skeptical. The hype is better than the tool, so I'll hold off for a while. I like others, just don't need the grief. Thank you for your excellent review.
It may have worked better on lag screws without the washer head. If you think about it, the washer is pushing the pins away from the hex head and letting it spin.
All them little bits of metal flying out when you try to screw something in; at that rate, thing will be garbage in a week. Good in theory, but awful in practice xD Great way to strip your bolt doeee!
how about tamper proof screw & nut heads? Like the special lug nut on newer vehicles. If it works, maybe it would be a cheap alternative to buying the brand bolt, and if you're ever helping anyone by the side of the road, you don't have to have a perfect matching wrench...
But that old-fashioned way is the BEST way. Because you said it yourself in your sentence: "the *right size socket* for the job." All these "television tools" are promoting a utopia that doesn't exist.
Thank you for the review on this tool and i knew it had to be junk for it is impossible for any pins in them to be hard enough to take the punishment that they are intended to do.
I worked at lowes and they wanted us to use the new products and we used one to put a giant ass support beam together and it just stripped everything to complete shite and had to go and get new screws and a new bits to put on, I was so pissed.
Probably need at least 3 sizes to replace every wrench, lubricant and some sorta thin cloth/rag for maximum grip. - off the cuff - just started looking for a torque wrench/spanner set/impact driver Sad that it wasn't designed to help line up dead centre, like a parabolic protrusion of pins
Like every tool, it has its limitations. The user is responsible for assessing the job and picking the correct tool. Dr MagIIc is meant for easy jobs like metal sheet/wood short bolt work. I think the inclusion of the T handle is their way of saying “Please use this only!” In the video metal shavings showered the larger bolts and I bet dollars to donuts that’s why the pins began to stick. At 7:25 a pin literally fell out of the socket. I’m no mechanical engineer but I think the design is somewhat cursed because centering is a key component of drilling. If it is off during the process all the pieces are battered through rough oscillation. This will shorten the life of your wrist, drill and bits.
Mine worked on lag screws.....for a while, I oiled it up before using and it it work well, but then it like exploded and the pins went everywhere lol and that because I tried driving in a lag screw without a pilot hole.
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Thanks for reviewing this. I just saw an ad for the Super Socket and I was skeptical. And although this is a different brand, I've seen enough lol.
Same just saw that ad too lmao
Same here. Kinda was hoping it worked
Same... almost bought it. But I know to check when it’s too good to be true
Same I just wanted to look and see if it works, other video said it’s works so idk
The supersocket one is actually good. This one he shows in the video is cheap trash
This is why I love the internet lol I saw the ad hyping it up and instantly came to see how shitty it is
Me to brother
I was gonna but one for my dad for his birthday but I’m glad I found this lol
Same here
Same, so thankful for honest reviews
I TOO ,. it's not good at all .... Scam!🙃
Got an ad about it, came to find reviews.
Yup me too
You too. 👍🏻😁
Same here😂
Just got one 5 minutes ago. I was curious as well. 😂
Yo Fr lmao
i saw an ad and was going to get this for my dad, thanks for saving us
i think the red spinning bit is for if you wanna hold the universal socket and not have to hurt your hand
Smartttt
You are correct
Dewalt makes impact sleeves with the same thing?
1000 thumbs up
@@violonic vewy smaaaat
Saw this advertised on TV and was intrigued. No longer the case after watching this. Thanks! Sticking pins is the most troubling. Possibly good for those with minimal tools, but for us tool enthusiasts, searching for the right socket enables inventorying.
Never tried one but always wanted to. Thanks for saving me the disappointment. 🔵👍
2:05 why does it spin? For grip on weird/awkward Uses. So you can hold it.
stabilization \o/
I was looking for this answer to the Tool Review Zone's question in the comment section.
I knew someone would post it.
Hehe just watched an ad for one of these on youtube. Despite my assertion that anything that appears in an online ad and is made is China to be junk, curiosity got the best of me. Your video proves my assertion.
¹Okay, I’m starting off by saying this: concept & idea of this “universal” socket....awesome! In practicality the socket doesn’t really hold up to my “expectations” on the jobsite; and here’s why. I bought one after seeing a late night tv commercial, & then found one walking through a store long ago. Was excited to get home & “find” a use for my new accessory (you know what I’m talkin about, get new tool, AND, BOOM....you suddenly find all sorts of projects that need doing & magically with the new “tool” you just bought. WOW, it’s like magic😂). I started with installing hooks & eye-bolts for my moms laundry room. Worked out okay. Then went to my workshop & started testing on some lags, bigger fasteners, etc....to see just what this new socket could do. Wasn’t “pushing” the limits w/ this at all, was just using it & seeing how well it worked. After 25-35 mins of use, I found the pins sticking, the socket wobble wasn’t the greatest either, & then finally I had those darn pins flying out of the socket & across my work table. Sure, I might have lightly tapped the socket on the table to get the pins to “reset” & allow me to keep using it, but I never thought I’d have small “needle” like flying projectiles flying across my workshop after gently tapping the socket & than trying to drive a 2 1/2” lag into some wood.....Oops😆
Well, I thought my gentle tapping might have “broke” it & so I exchanged it for another one....as the first was definitely defective, somehow 😉
Week later, was back at it, needing to install some more hooks. This time though, was for a customer. I grabbed the universal socket, to give another chance; & this was brand spanking shiny new....ALRIGHT!👍🏻
Epic fail. 😨 Not only did the same things eventually happen, but had the pins fly out again, dang it. Not very fun trying to find ‘bout 25 pins at someone’s house when you’re on the ground searching for & picking up these tiny things when client watching you & laughing (was installing a pot/pan rack in kitchen for client, along w/ other kitchen jobs), yippee me 🥳. Some of the pins really did “launch” themselves through the air & landed 3-5 ft away. Well, do like making the customer experience memorable so they won’t forget me🤣.
Not sure on the brand, or if that makes a difference at all, but haven’t used a “universal” socket like this again & didn’t bother returning it, again, I just ended up throwing it in the bin. Who knows, might try again w/ [these] sockets someday, will have to see, but more than likely....probably won’t 😉. Until than, still searching for the best of the best accessories that are out there, & having fun as well👍🏻
Cheers✌🏼
¹ sorry for extremely long comment
Haha, that's awesome feedback bro, I love it. Yeah... works great on hooks and nothing else lol. Really was hoping it would work though 🥺
What brand did you buy?
Larkhon Nohkral was awhile ago, but know the one bought of TV informer Ian was the Gator Grip Brand. The other ones I’ve tried got from Depot, Amazon & think Lowe’s over the years. In the end, they all have broken, the pins end up bending, falling out, or get stuck & dint “grab/adjust’ to object anymore. So, it’s a great idea, just wish socket lasted longer from use, but, they aren’t that expensive; so, guess depends on price & hoe many uses can get before stops working.
Have a good one✌🏼
Thanks for saving me some money!
Was thinking about getting one of these kind of things for my dad, my brother told me not to get one, and after watching this video, I'm glad I listened to him
I am so glad I found you. Thank you for saving me my money and disappointing my husband with this. I thought, what a wonderful tool. The one I looked at was about ten dollars more than what you paid. And that was on sale, so they claimed. You got a thumbs up and a new subscriber.
Thanks for saving me from a bad buy. Almost got baited by an ad for one. Had never seen these
I don't know how much it affects performance, but the SuperSocket has about a dozen more pins, and none of the gaps like this one.
Just saw an ad about the Bulb Head Reddog Socket. Glad I checked out your review, I almost bought this tool. NOT happening now. Thx
The red sleeve is there so you can hold it and stabilize it when you're trying to drive a bolt in so it doesn't whip and fly everywhere. Similar to a magnetic drive guide, I just don't think it extends. Some people call it a chaser.
Exactly, and then he wouldn’t need to drill the pilot hole. 🤦♂️. These two factors makes me doing his ability to properly review tools.
I can’t imagine the pins withstanding that kind of force. There’s so many pins shifting and grinding against each other in different ways. Also very easy to insert the bolt or whatever you’re screwing, off center. If you want it to last you’d better use it on much larger bolts and take care to properly insert them and slowly screw them in, but at that point you’re probably saving a small amount of time of not looking for the socket you need and losing a lot of time on actually driving your screws.
Cool. I have a different one somewhere and I just need it for a hook, so need to look for it since that's the best thing for that. LOL. I still haven't used mine either.
Thanks, you just save me from disappointmens, I was going to order this tomorrow morning. You are a life saver keep the good work.
I've actually owned a few in the past. They have saved my ass more than once. Keeping in a bike with a cheapo ratchet. I dont recommend actually intentionally. It's a one and done tool in my mind
I really enjoyed watching the metal bits fly. I knew those were junk when I started seeing them at resale shops in their junk tool bin as well as yard sales. You could see how badly smashed up the ends of those points were. Mabe if they used a hardened metal instead of relying on the chrome plating to make them strong. What a fail. Glad you saved me the expense of wasting money on one of those.
🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂.
Have seen these for years. As soon as you put any torque on it the little fingers in it they bend and stay stuck up in itself. Buy a cheap socket set from Harbor freight and you'll get more done.
THANK YOU!
You saved me from wasting my money!!! ♡
The round, flared base on the head of the black lag was pushing away the pins from the hex head. No surprise it didn't work.
Placing it centered in the head of the thing you are driving and wiggling it a bit to get the marginal recesed pins to drop down before you turn on the tool helps, too. And yeah, slow pull on the trigger to start with.
Gee, thanks brother, for saving me my money! I was about to buy three for gifting this Christmas! 🤶
I figured as much. Glad I trusted my instincts. Thanx for the video
3:30 that’s the reason the shield spins. Do you can hold onto it and keep your work straight while you’re drilling.
Thank you for your video. This helped me decide whether I wanted to buy it or not.
Saw a commercial. Came here to find out the truth. You delivered. Thank you as I take this out of my cart
Yeah, don't waste the money 👊
The Gator Grip (which I think is the original) is ok for LIGHT duty when you can't carry a bunch of sockets or just don't want to. So I would not recommend driving without a pilot and impacts....drill/drivers only.
Not really for construction but ok for maintenance of like a bike or disassembly/reassembly of stuff. Not sure about the one in this video but it appears to have the same limitations....it might also be a little lesser quality but hard to tell.
Agreed. these are perfect for like EDC type tool carry and being used BY hand not via torque.
You can hold the spinning part with your hand for better control. Seen this feature in some tools.
Ahhhhhh, great info bro 👊
Thanks for this review. Recommendations or something 'different' for brother and husband for xmas????
Gator brand has a thing in the middle of the bit. Wonder if that helps with the stability
The ones I have have the hexagonal thing in the middle it helps stabilize the pins somewhat.
but you definitely dont want to use this thing with an impact.
use it by hand only. no breaker bars. and a short or stubby ratchet if you dont want to break them instantly.
Awesome.....I almost bought one...Thanks for the video. You save me a couple bucks and a headache for sure. Well done
Got one for Christmas. This in my tool kit strictly for inside the house use. Light duty emergency use only. My shop has the "proper tools". This design should get perfected because the concept is good.
The problem on the last 2 screws is that the circular edge at the bottom of the nut is wider then the nut section, and when you push down it matches that wider edge instead of the shape of the nut.
It still shouldn't do that. I think you are totally right after watching again. These sockets are a great concept and are supposed to basically "hug" the entire top part of the
That’s not what happens, the thing just breaks. The pins would only go down as far a they need, so the ones more towards the center would try to grip the bolt and there would be some that go to that outer circle too, but that’s not the problem. Basically, I see what you’re saying, but it’s only not working just because it broke.
I agree. The circular edge would absolutely cause the tool to widen and jam the pins. I think you are right and the nay sayers don't know what they are doing.
I have something like this from at least a decade ago. Mine also has pins, but they don't get stuck like yours. But even so, I certainly wouldn't have this as your only socket--they're very annoying because the wobble happens unless you get them perfectly lined up with the center.
Saw ad, saw fathers day coming up, and yeah.. Anyway thanks for saving me the money
And this is why socket sets come with a bunch of different sizes of sockets, instead of just a ratchet handle and one of these things.
Yes, these seem to work! I'm not sure in every situation but it worked in one situation I had!
I was just watching an add on TV, went and found this! This is hilarious! It's amazing the 💩 they sell on TV! And people will still buy it! 🤦♂️
Thanks for the review. I was able to cancel my Amazon order on time 👍🏽
You missed out on a great tool.
You gotta get the one with the hex shaped hole in the middle and hex shaped pins. I've used one of these in a pinch to get rusty lugs off the car on the side of the road last time we had a flat.
I have this universal socket in the gator brand I have used it 5 times in the last 10 years I have had it
Is it good?
@@kolbygonzales1174 it works for some things there aren't the end all be all but they are handy for screwing in threaded hooks
I was just about to order. Thanks
Thank you for posting this. I was considering getting one for contingencies. From what I have seen here, this would not work even as a contingency.
Lol thanks for the comment Palm
🤣 0:45 dark magic? don't you mean Doctor Magic as in Dr? Good one man
Haha, I kept calling it dark magic during the recording and had to redo the voice over a couple times. I blame you bro haha😎👊
GoMaster!!!!
Your name is darkmagic
Lost it when he misread "Dark Magic...???", love this guy
Why would the sleeve spin? So you can hold it while it's turning when in use. Have you ever used tools before?
Does hand cranking work better than any kind of drill since it's slower?
wow, was just about to order one for my husband! thanks for this straight forward video, i'll pass! the one advertised is apparently 99$ on sale for 50! i would of been so...peeved!!! thank you, subscribed!!! 😊
Thank you, was interested in this. You did me a favor my boi💯💯💯
Had a gator grip brand years ago. Ended up in the recycle bin. 😝
Lol yep, they are junk bro
Lol. It's impulse buy gone wrong. I've tossed mine along with the tapcon it seized itself to
The Spinnin' part is for your hand... You can hold it without burning/hurting yourself.
Best for automotive work, not for woodworking lol I practically stripped a whole Hyundai with just a gator grip
Lol
That’s hilarious bruh😂 I spent the past two weeks swapping sockets while stripping a fusion so I can only imagine how much time you saved
...I think he means he stripped all the bolts on the hyundai.... o_0
Thanks for reviewing this. I was going to give this to my diy dad on Father's day but the ad seemed to good to be true so I came to the internet to solve my problems. Now I know not to buy one of these since it would probably break after 5 minutes.
Somehow I knew these things were crap. Thank you for confirming.
Glad we watched this before buying. We won't be getting any of these. THANKS!
I am hopefully like many others that when they see one of these miracle items, that they go to the internet and hopefully find a video like this one that can show you if it's really good as they say. Thanks for the video, a skeptic to always be!
6:25 you can see all the mini metal shrapnal falling out of the socket. must not be made of good enough materials.
Haven’t seen the full video but I saw an ad an my first thought was no way those pins are gonna handle all that turning pressure , they will also stick with dirt an grime .. it’s a no for me but I finish the video to see ur review
You would be correct 👊
So glad you made this video. Now I know not to get these as Christmas gifts!
Have you compared this universal socket to the original Gator Grip socket? some swear by the GG socket . it would be interesting to know what GG socket is capable of or is it just as bad as the one in the video..
very helpful video thank you!
Always seemed like these would work but I wondered about their longevity. Definitely seems like it would break and the pins would get stuck pretty easily.
Longevity? It will make a perfect paper weight for years. LoL
If it seems that if it's too good to be true, it generally is. The concept is fantastic the functionality, not so much. Maybe, just maybe a higher quality tool might work but now I am skeptical. The hype is better than the tool, so I'll hold off for a while. I like others, just don't need the grief. Thank you for your excellent review.
It doesn't have to work. It just has to sell. Lol
It may have worked better on lag screws without the washer head.
If you think about it, the washer is pushing the pins away from the hex head and letting it spin.
Any idiot should have figured that out I didn't notice the washer part but obviously that is the problem, ddddooooyyyy!
All them little bits of metal flying out when you try to screw something in; at that rate, thing will be garbage in a week. Good in theory, but awful in practice xD
Great way to strip your bolt doeee!
Will the "universal socket" work on the five-sided nuts on fire hydrants?
The red sleeve is so you can hold unset lags/fasteners & the bit at the same time for stabilization.
I figured this gimmick socket was no good...
great presentation
how about tamper proof screw & nut heads? Like the special lug nut on newer vehicles. If it works, maybe it would be a cheap alternative to buying the brand bolt, and if you're ever helping anyone by the side of the road, you don't have to have a perfect matching wrench...
I might get it, it's red & shiny!
Ive always wonder about these,couldn't bring myself to buy one,im glad u did though and i hope u get ur money back
I wonder how well this would work for bicycles, lawn mowers etc. I hate goin back and forth trying to find the right size socket for the job.
But that old-fashioned way is the BEST way. Because you said it yourself in your sentence: "the *right size socket* for the job."
All these "television tools" are promoting a utopia that doesn't exist.
Love your ring dude! Also, great review. I think I will not however be buying this for the hubby.
u took care of my BIG curiosity
Awesomeness 👊
Used one today on m14 bolts didn't have a problem
Thank you for the review on this tool and i knew it had to be junk for it is impossible for any pins in them to be hard enough to take the punishment that they are intended to do.
Knew it was gonna be crap the minute I saw it lmao
I worked at lowes and they wanted us to use the new products and we used one to put a giant ass support beam together and it just stripped everything to complete shite and had to go and get new screws and a new bits to put on, I was so pissed.
Hahaha, thanks for the comment Legion 👊
The wobbling when off center is a deal breaker for me... Thanks.
I figured those pins would get deformed and fall out the instant I saw one these ads. Thanks for warning video.
@3:33 I'm sure if you hold onto the red spinning object you'll be able to keep it sturdy and balanced and it'll penetrate
I got one for my dad before watching this video, now I’m going to have to buy something else
Lol, sorry Flips
@@ToolReviewZone What tool can you recommend similar to Super Socket?
@@MrTtaakk the gator is a little better. It's the original and IA a bit stronger
Probably need at least 3 sizes to replace every wrench, lubricant and some sorta thin cloth/rag for maximum grip. - off the cuff - just started looking for a torque wrench/spanner set/impact driver
Sad that it wasn't designed to help line up dead centre, like a parabolic protrusion of pins
The outside spins so you can hold the socket center as you turn it
The outside red sleeve is to hold it in place while spinning it.
Can you use it for bike wheel bolts?
Like every tool, it has its limitations. The user is responsible for assessing the job and picking the correct tool. Dr MagIIc is meant for easy jobs like metal sheet/wood short bolt work.
I think the inclusion of the T handle is their way of saying “Please use this only!” In the video metal shavings showered the larger bolts and I bet dollars to donuts that’s why the pins began to stick. At 7:25 a pin literally fell out of the socket.
I’m no mechanical engineer but I think the design is somewhat cursed because centering is a key component of drilling. If it is off during the process all the pieces are battered through rough oscillation. This will shorten the life of your wrist, drill and bits.
Should have probably went with the gator. The key difference is that center part the gator has.
I will buy one and check it out👊
I just bought one, but it came with 3/8 socket wrench and cost 4,99 euro. If socket not work, at least i got good wrench to use.
I kinda wish you took it apart so i could see more of the innerworkings
The gator sockets work well but I dont use it very often
I have the gator sockets they actually work a bit better than the this junk.
I just saw loads of reviews on this and the pins never got stuck or fell out.
So this one is 9-21mm do they make one in SAE?
The red thing spins so you can hold it steady another good feature
Mine worked on lag screws.....for a while, I oiled it up before using and it it work well, but then it like exploded and the pins went everywhere lol and that because I tried driving in a lag screw without a pilot hole.
UA-cam made me watch an ad for 'The SuperSocket'... so here I am now.
Well....now I'd like to see Dr. Magic vs Gator grip and SuperSocket.....all same concept...but is there a difference 🤔