How Snap-on makes Large Sockets | Precision in Manufacturing | Snap-on Tools
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- #Snapon #SnaponTools #LargeSockets #Elkmont
Ever seen a large socket manufactured using fine precision? Watch the Snap-on associates from our Elkmont, Alabama plant as they show you the process.
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I like how the noises that are played in the video are nothing like the sounds you’d actually hear when machining or broaching lol.
A Bollywood production
😂😂😂literally. if I heard 0:02 on the lathe😮😮
Just like horizontal saw . I laughed at that one they used a chop saw sound affect . Lol.
And how he mashes the green button 48 times on the machine 00:50
@@m.b.82 1:30 when in doubt spam the start button
I want a 1/4 in drive adapter for that socket.
Are you actually Pee Wee Herman 🤔
LOL. That adapter will be begging for mercy
So that it will snap on to the 1/4" Drive High-Precision Torque Wrench for an accurate torque of the giant fastener? :D
LOL Good one!
Looks like they use 4140 Cro-Mo like most impact socket manufacturers. Pretty cool to see
I gush a ton already over your channel, but HUGE fan. Keep up the great work. I've noticed what seems like a trend towards more objective analysis in tool reviews which is great and I think your channel is a large reason why people are heading that direction.
@@specialK319319 Thank you! The more the merrier
It's just tubeing we used to use to make aircraft bushings....now if it were monel which no one uses anymore that would be something
All come from same factories.
So did SK 25 years ago.
That’s weird, I thought the machines were made out of solid gold based on the prices of the tools
I was thinking the exact same thing what a disappointment
For some you can buy your own machine and make them yourself. I tho k it saved me money in the long term
look up the COLCHESTER LATHE COMPANY VIDEO
they use gold machines in that one
ua-cam.com/video/nQaAKUAzK0w/v-deo.html
Can you image how much just this one socket would cost you? Here’s your 3000$ socket lol.
I've always wondered how they printed money.
This comment is vastly underrated 😆
banks create inflation through fractional reserve lending which is why they love unchecked population changes.
Despite me not even knowing what machinery would use such a socket, I still want it
I like the guy smashing the cycle start button on the hass multiple times. Speaks to the quality of the tool.
I can’t believe people actually enjoy the format of this video
Yeah so tired and played out, it will be the sign of our times like when the old 50s stuff plays and the sound immediately dates it to that period.
Embrace generation YT. Resistance is futile.
@@PartTimeLaowaithis editing fucks everything, did the guy just start adding random templates. Looks like something a 12 year old would've made 10 years ago.
It would’ve been so much nicer to hear the actual noises of the machinery, not the transformer disco
trust me you would not want to hear a haas machine, it sounds horrifying. they're some of the cheapest and most dangerous machines.
@@blizzardesigns I beg to differ -- still better than a Tormach lol
@@blizzardesigns there good for the price obvisouly id want a mori or okuma
@@lateatdayV2 even those are not the best.
@@blizzardesigns well you thinking kern?
This is an awesome video. I don't see any other tool manufacturer giving us this kind of inside look at U.S.A. manufacturing methods -- THE WORLD'S BEST! 🌎
I did, it’s a repost from years ago.
US manufacturing is a joke silly yanks
Knipex has made plenty of factory tour videos 🤷♂️
Did you just recently discover UA-cam
@@claudyfocan731 he said USA brands. Knipex is made in Germany.
But do you make any 3/8 drive 19mm low profile impact swivels. Only have had one on backorder for 4 months now
I have been on backorder for one for over 7 months!
@@mustangdemon87 dang that's crazy! They don't seem to have a problem selling people the whole sets that don't include 19 or 16
@@garyswain5243 when you need something that specific, you need it now! Not in 4 months..
Any month now..
Their motto is promise continuously and deliver never. Works for them, clients not so much. Cancel and find another source, they ain't it if you need it and they don't deliver it
Nice to see some Haas machine in the video to keep it “ made in America “ !!! Keep up the great work guys
After having a combo wrench bend, not shatter, I came to love my Snap-On tools.
Who hurt you?
@Sid The sloth not you, I'm talking to OP
Making the tools that build America in America, I love it.
Would be nice to have an actual walk thru with the tempering and heat treating of the socket too. Not just a rave playing in the background thinking I should be on acid...
probly came heated treated and tempered you dont want a hard socket it will break like puting a chromy in a impact
In the Simpsons when they make tooth picks by drawing down full trees. This is what this reminds me of.
No different than any other performance tool company at ten times the price
I'll never understand spending so much more on basic hand tools.
@@danjim7056 piece of mind and confidence when out on a job a 100miles from nowhere. Up a 500ft tower or miles deep in a mineshaft, that a broken tool didnt just cost you or the job hundreds or thousands of dollars
@@ericsekula8103 I could see that let me fix my statement. I can't see spending that much more money on basic hand tools being a mechanic in a shop.
@@danjim7056 Other more affordable tools are just as reliable in those imaginary situations.
@@danjim7056 some of us are tired of junk tools and don't mind paying for higher quality
I use a lot of snap-on large size sockets at work. It's kind of cool to see how they're made.
indeed
What kind of applications do you used sockets this big for? I’ve never seen a nut or bolt l that big so I’m genuinely curious lol
@@marcusfullerton9420 Probably some kind of industrial machine that mounts large bolts or nuts. Maybe some kind of ship engines?
Pretty crazy that there is a market for this socket that justifies the price tag of the tool itself and the tools to make it. Especially when it's being made here on American soil, that in itself is incredible. Great stuff Snap-on!
USA America needs more of this !!! Bring Back Made in the USA, ... people need to have pride in buying local not the cheapest , people consumers need to ask for it and companies will follow
Made in USA usually gives me a good laugh whenever I see it
That’s very cool. I wish it was a little more in-depth and had the machining noise instead of the stupid music.
I love tools snap-on 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Holy Mother of all Sockets!!! That’s what you use to bolt down the planet!!!!
Imagine the breaker bar you would need to crack that nut!!! It would be the size of a truck!
with a long enough lever, I could move the world
This would be a great field trip. ❤️
I'd love to see one on how you make your Harbor Freight...I mean your jacks. No complaints. My Dayton jack is a boss. But it didn't cost me almost a grand either.
Yeah honestly as a transmission mechanic about 60 percent of my tools are harbor freight 30 percent amazon 5 percent are matco 4 percent is lows ND 1 percent is snap on. Snap on is only for people that like to show off their flashy tools cus to them its like showing they can afford it meanwhile I just buy the cheapest possible tools so I can put more money in my bank account and less money into snap ons bank account.
@@jackdaniels2657 Absolutely. I understand some tools need to be quality. I wouldn't buy a battery powered impact from HF. But I will buy a ratchet and since impact sockets because they're really decent quality and if that ratchet or socket breaks, I'll roll down to my local HF and replace it. No need to wait for the tool truck to come back around.
Unless you work as a professional in the field, brand tool matters. Harbor freight is ok for apprenticeship or at home wrenching.
@@Wiseguy248 no it doesn't. I work in a transmission repair shop majority of my tools are harbor freight honestly it's not the tools it's how u use them. Let's be real snap on doesn't get the job done any faster for me. Not even for diagnostics. Only an idiot would buy snap on cus they want flashy shit it's like when someone buys snap on its like they just want to show off or other times they want something nice as a treat for themselves so they spend money on snap on. Not me. Harbor freight has about everything I need. If I need other special tools we'll then Amazon will have what I need
Yeah the "you get what you pay for" crowd just doesn't understand cost of materials and workmanship vs padded profit. There was nothing going on in this video to justify the price premium. Its not a "quality peremium" its a "profit premium", snap-on is "Manolos" for men.
Now that’s a socket!
I wanna see the wrench for that lol. Thats even bigger than the MLG sockets on our jets
What is MLG? landing gear?
@@TheSoldierX2 Main landing gear
Man...so satisfying.....
I wish they make more tools in the USA. Half of their catalog is made in Asia.
Especially the cordless tools.
Now we know where all of our 10mm sockets go off to become when we lose them.
I need one of those 5 3/8" Sockets😉
Like most of the tools you see on youtube videos, you dont need it you want it , just checked the price. 1983.77 dollars
@@rotemtomhagbi1937 chump change
Obviously, they machine them like every other tool manufacturer. So, where's all that premium price tag cash going again?
Excellent process & tools source
Fantastic informational video. 👍👍
For anybody wondering. That socket costs $1400.
That’s what technical tools cost. Cheap imported DIY tools are not comparable.
Nice. That big socket looks good.
Nice and informative, now I know where my money is going into.
lmao that piece of steel cost 50 to 200 bucks, that socket probably cost over $1000 - that's what your money is going into. same with the smaller sockets except the markup is probably way higher cuz it's easier to charge a stupid tax on that.
@@Tristoo lmao machined on a half a million dollar machine, a 200 dollar piece of steel is worthless without the machine to machine it
@@sandboxsniping5300 an old clapped out mill could easily get the job done to within tolerance
"machined to exacting tolerances"
LOL
Where was the heat treatment part🤔
Gotta buy it.
Yah I seen Cornwell and they’re process is just as impressive. It is American made as well
Been diesel/field mechanic almost 30 years now, almost all of my tools are Cornwell, if you need heavily built tools there's none better.
Unfortunately the same quality doesn’t go into their small sockets - the walls of all of my 1/4 & 3/8 drive sockets are all visibly off center & they always crack on the thin side of the wall.
@@rightnews339 Would you say Wright is also up there with Cornwell?
Big sockets, Huge flex
Does this come in 1/2” drive or only 3/8”?
I'd rather say it's 1" or bigger.
Neither. Requires only a flat-blade screwdriver to use.
I just checked with my snap on guy. He said it only comes in 1/4 drive
It's manufacturing, not a music video. Impossible to watch the process as fast as the camera is panning, zoom, tilt ....
Ugh great one more socket I need to buy from yall xD
Biggest one I have from yall is a 2 11/16"
got one bigger...... 6 1/8" use it on gravel pit shaker plant...
@@robertkiell what drive is it and what tool do you use it with
@@jacobmusgrove701 2-1/2" Drive and used hydraulic impact gun to turn nut off main shaker plant that sits on springs and it have 12 springs in total. sooo... 12 nuts
@@robertkiell I was curious because I’ve seen these sockets but never in use before, the biggest one I’ve used is the 3” on a 1” pneumatic impact
More please
Instead broaching can we mill socket part ? In same setup
No heat treatment?
Superb
I'm guessing that's one socket your everyday truck isn't going to have on it haha
I don’t know what that socket costs today but 30 years ago it was around 600.00 dollars, because one of my coworkers brought it to the attention of the shop supervisors in our Friday meeting and they where complaining about wasting money and my coworker pointed out that they the supervisors where using a 6 inch snap-on socket as a door stop into the shop office 🤪🤪😱😱🤔🤔👍
I had to look it up to see my self because I was curious. It's about $3,200 on their site.
@R LJ Just saw this video and was curious about this big 5 3/8" chrome socket. I paused the video to see the IM1725 part number as well. However, looking online, it shows the part as an impact socket (industrial finish). Anyone know if they discontinued making these big chrome socket? The biggest chrome socket they make is a 3/4 drive, 2 3/8 inch SAE.
No heat treat?
Damn, Plug the bottom & you've got a soup bowl!
Cool video, but here’s a tip for your marketing department: these videos will probably do better if they are more educational, and less like ads. Cut the music and let us hear the workers explain their processes and machinery. Just spend a minute looking around UA-cam and you’ll realize that those types of videos are popular. Cut the marketing veneer and share more details about your materials, QC, and workmanship standards.
Do they carry those on the trucks?
2 weeks from now, in an Abom76 video: "Hey guys, I got something special to show you..."
Good golly what does that cost?
Wow...... Too good
Now if they could just coat them with something that don't rust in 2.2 seconds!
Alwyas keep a thin film of oil on them. I’ve never had any rush issues with mine
Or gun blue them
For the price you'd think they would cerakote them
Rust? Do you store your sockets in a bucket of DEF?
@@michaelpowers7744 they are already what is essentially gun blued. It’s black oxide, same type of thing, just not polished.
Bet you I’ll still lose that thing lol
I had one once. It's having a party lording over all the missing 10mm sockets in that secret corner.
What song is this?
You could probably send your kid to college for one year for the cost of that socket 🤣⚒️
Wow thanks for this info.
Very cool
NICE
Link?? Been needing a new 5” set 🤣🤣
How much is that socket?
Dam look at those machines tho. All machine power to help the humans not from getting hurt. That's what I call world class to me. Not my place where they think it's world class but I think it's old age that's all.. lol
very cool..
The music is a rip of the boss fight at the end of portal 2.
I am surprised there is no heat treatment of the machined part
I need one......
And now probably a full weeks wage for one socket.
Love my Snap-on's,. But please make the size of the socket a lil deeper or bigger for us old farts to see..I'm having to take soapstone and rub it across the info on the impact sockets now just to be able to read them. I'm not entirely blind, but it'd help if the numbers were bigger . Thanks 👍
Even for the younger ones to.
you can use kid's chalk and color-code them.
You sound like my wife..lol
Use a paint marker or paint crayon to fill in the numbers. Works good on these black oxide sockets, not so much on chrome.
I bet they blow up like the all the other snap-on since 2016
Edit-> I've asked my rep about the lower grade steels we see in their sockets compared to the tools I bought in 2001. ?
This was a cool video, but may I offer a bit of polite critique. Please calm down a bit on the jump cuts. I realize people are ADD these days and long form doesn't do as well, but this was a little over the top IMO. I thought I was going to get sick in the middle of it with all the jumps. Really cool video though.
Very Batman beyond vibes on the editing
Largest I've used 2inch socket what would someone use 5 3/8 for
Industry, bridges , buildings
Power plant steam and hydro turbines.
Very cool and if you ever see the price on one of these suckers you’ll have a stroke. Lmao 🤣
and when you got the hospital/medical bill for the stroke, you would have a heart attack.
SNAP ON😎
Why did he hit cycle start so many times... This video made me anxious lmao everything happened so fast.
There’s a difference
I damn near got epilepsy looking at this video
How much does THAT one cost? :)
Does it come in 1/4” drive?
They posted this years ago.
Freeze! 11 seconds!
You would think snap on wouldn’t show someone else’s toolbox 🧰 in their factory!
It’s a friggin husky man!
That's not even remotely unusual. Mechanics have their own toolboxes and can use whatever they want. It's theirs, they paid for it. Shops often do have a shop box, but relying on it is bad practice.
The ability to make sockets like that then there should be no excuse for not replacing my 3/4 drive lock sockets when they break. But they're all discontinued and they want to pawn off some other stuff on you.
Change dealer
I believe the biggest nut is in Green Bay Wisconsin? 12 foot tall. Can't imagine what that socket would cost??
Oh they show us why it cost 1000 per week for the socket, that's pretty cool
You mean for that price they aren't made of the core of a dying star?
Ohh so they're NOT made from gold.... hmmm 👌
This is cut like a 2011 CoD kill montage
nothing quite like going back into the r a p e wagon to get another tool to show the rest of the shop
LOL! So true! Better tools don’t make you a better mechanic!
😂🤣🤣
Not made in gold, but probably from solid Platinum.
Maybe Palladium.
THEY MANUFACTURED THE BEST TOOL'S
IN THE WORLD
MADE IN USA F:::::::::CK YEAH 👍
malaysian pomen hadirr.
$900 a week for 80 weeks
Is that like 3 inch drive? What the hell needs a nut or bolt that big lol
2.5
That'll be $2500 thank you very much