NEW! Quinn Sockets From Harbor Freight Tools - Review and First Impressions
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- In this video I take a first look at a relatively new line of sockets that Harbor Freight started selling recently, their Quinn branded sockets. So far, I've been quite happy with their quality and how they perform. Although, the true test will be to see how they hold up over the years! If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them. Thank you all for watching, and if you haven't already, definitely SUBSCRIBE for more!!
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6 point sockets are less likely to strip and round off the head of a fastener. I prefer 6 point most of the time and definitely when breaking loose a rusted/ seized fastener.
Biggie Fitz got it! Thanks for the input.
@@Addimotive One day I'm going to get some 6 point box ends.
Yea and they’re designed to be multi purpose and fit multiple types of fasteners not just a typical 6 side bolt head, they sacrifice a bit of precision though as you mentioned.
Hnat Automotive fwiw the flat sides from Milwaukee is less than ideal as well. To have flat sides means either the walls are thicker or the corners are thinner but either way you have a weak point and potential accessibility challenges.
and those Quinn sockets are identical to the Pittsburgh Chrome socket, they are identical to the Pittsburgh Chrome socket but they're stamped with the word Quinn and they have a blue ring, there are no better than the Pittsburgh socket
Six point sockets are better for heavy work. The only benefit of 12 point sockets is that they’re easier to get on.
Ohh, gotcha! Thanks for letting me know!
And the occasional 12 point fastener.
Or work on 4pt bolts like set screws
Traditionally, 12 points give you the added advantage in tight spaces because you have 6 more points to help with tight tolerances. 6 points are able to handle more torque because 6 points of contact you see fully surround nut/bolt, 12 points only touch the corners of bolt or nut, which are prone to stripping
Got it, thanks Travis!
I've been using a metric shallow 12 point set at work for about a year now. I build hydraulic pumps. 90% of what I do is rough impact work. and they are my preferred sockets for impact use. Never had one strip or anything. I have gone though snap on sockets and that's fine get them warrantied and you're fine. These are absolutely worth the money.
Awesome, thanks for your input Larry!
Excellent, no BS review vid!!
I am not a paid auto or truck tech, just a guy who fixes and maintains my own vehicles and lawn equipment.
But I have the entire set of Quinn sockets, and I really like them a lot. And they do not break the bank as you mentioned.
Thanks for the vid!!!
Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed the video. I’ve loved them as well. HF is such a blessing for weekend wrenchers and hobbyists!
Actually the 3/8 metric DOES skip sizes. You go from 17mm to 19mm to 21mm. No 18 or 20. Sadly I needed an 18 today at work and had to borrow a deep socket from another workers box
Oh dang, I totally missed that. Bummer, thanks for letting me know.
@@Addimotive The 1/4 set as well skips the 5.5
Wait mine didn't skip, I noticed if you get the kit with the ratchet it does but just the socket set didn't for me. Unless they changed it
What takes a 18? I don't think I ever used mine. My transmission drain is a 23 so it's different than anything else on the car.
18 mm is one of my most used sockets. Probably because of John Deere stuff. Loaded with 13,15,18, and 24 mm...no 19 at all.
Just an FYI the Quinn sockets are identical to the Pittsburgh, the only difference is the stamping... And the price, completely the same. You're welcome.
-Hft employee.
Haha good to know! I do like the look of the Quinn sockets more though.
Jacob May side to side quinn are more heavy.
Fellow HFT employee here. Great comment
Hooray for harbor freight!... Got me some sockets from there too...and the 12 point gives greater flexibility in engaging the fastener in tight spots
@@raycamba if I'm not mistaken th Pittsburgh are made in China and quinn Taiwan, I will buy Taiwanese over Chinese tools any day.
I have had good luck with Quinn sockets. I’m glad to pay a little more for the Quinn to get the Red / Blue color band. Makes it easier when it’s time to clean up after a job. I’m a farmer and have several tractors with both Metric and SAE components so sometimes I’m using both on the same job sometimes. You were a little backwards on the 12 point 6 point observation. I never want to use 12 point unless it’s an odd part that requires a 12 point. Good job on the video.
As to the 6 point vs 12 point sockets discussion, in my youth I completely rebuilt two car engines and did many other repairs using 12 point sockets, because that's what I had. Had to use plentry of torque at times; the 12 point sockets never failed me or rounded off any fasteners
Interesting! Yea to be honest I've never really had an issue with 12 points so far either, but I guess everyone has different experiences.
6 points provide more contact surface area and are therefore better for torquing things down. Although there are some special fasteners require a 12 point socket. They are also just alittle more convenient for bolts that don't need a tight torque because they can go on the bolt at twice as many locations
Got it, thanks Jerry.
You can get the full no-skip sizes SAE and Metric set for $140 WITH the 99-tooth ratchet and extensions plus adapter. Currently on sale for $99!!!!!
Nice that sounds like a good deal. That set wasn’t around when I made this video so glad to see they’re making improvements
Good review.
Personally, I will never use 12 point socket on even slightly rusted fastener.
In high torque applications a 12pt is more likely to crack along the spine or round off the corners of your fastener vs 6pt sockets
Thanks Dan!
I was wondering about these. Thanks for this.
Of course, glad I could help!
Nice review. Thank you. I've found Taiwan tools are far superior than those made in China. I will consider buying these.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, these have treated me very well so far! Still highly recommend them.
Harbour Freight: Six socket sets for a 100$
Snap on: One ratchet for 100$
Couldn't be more true!
they look the same as craftsman sockets , i will get those qhinn sokets
Yep, Quinn is a great product for the price!
They actually look like Duralast sockets almost identical to mine
1) These are the same as Pittsburg Pro
2) 3/8 skips sizes (i dont know about 1/4 and half, I do not own those)
3) 12 point sockets are for 12 point fasteners. 6 points are for 6 point fasteners. 12s will work on 6 but you run the risk of rounding bolts.
All that being said, not bad sockets. For the money, they work well.
Thanks for the input!
If you put the Quinn up next to the Pittsburgh, you will find they are practically exactly alike! Even where they are made!
Hmm interesting. Must be the Pittsburgh pro ones maybe. Because some of the Pittsburgh sockets I have are definitely much lower in quality compared to the Quinn.
Missing 5.5mm. Ford uses them on a few of their stuff
There's such thing as a 5.5 mm socket? I've never heard of that.
@@Addimotive yea Ford used them all the way back in the early 1990's in the ignition module. But lots of Asian and American auto manufacturers are using this size in the HVAC system to hold the servo motors to the air box.
There's Actually 4.5 & 5.5 . Quinns Are Nice . Duralast and Husky Are Chinese Now ! Sucks ! They Were Good .
6 points are better than 12 points. I am trying to go with all 6 point because they grab the nut better and don't round them off like 12 points.
Gotcha, thanks for the input Bruce.
You may never see them depending what your doing and what your working on but there are 12 bolts in just about every vehicle. If you work on a lot of cars you may want to pick up a set of 12 point metric at harbor freight just to have them.
6 point sockets are stronger, more material between the points and that makes it thicker, the deeps tend to go into stuff that needs more torque like wheel bolts for example.
Right, that’s what I’ve come to learn since this video. Thanks for the comment.
sometimes with the 12 points i light tap them on a rounded bolt and it acts as a extractor
I've done that before as well haha
12 point sockets are for 12 point heads and 6 for 6 a 12 will round off a 6 point idrk for sure why the cheaper brands do shallows in 12 and so on but most of the time every bolt outside of and engine will be 6 point
Kyle Doll a 12 point socket will only round off a six point fastener if you cant the socket... if what you said was true then box end wrenches would be 6 point... there’s definitely uses for a 6 point in high torque uses... but working on aircraft, 12 points are the preferred sockets for most of us.
The markings are not in the cash they are stamped in on a machine called a roll stamp and the wind sockets are no different than the Chrome Pittsburgh sockets, they just have the name Quinn stamped on them and also a blue ring and a larger marking size Stanton but there are no stronger and the Pittsburgh sockets are made in Taiwan as well
Pittsburgh made in Chin Inc!
Quinn’s made in Taiwan. 🇹🇼
6 point in deep probably because usually you dont need as much room to work in so less contact points. less contact points the stronger the socket i believer as there is more steel between points. Meaning they wont need replacement as much.
Yep that's what I've gathered as well. 12 point shallow to allow you to get onto the head of the fastener in a tight location .
Good info. Thanks
Of course, Frank.
Are the sockets kind of wobbly on the ratchet?
Not any different from my craftsman or husky sockets.
6 point sockets are for ( impacted ) for that sung fit.
12 point are ( less impacted )
Gotcha, thanks Google!
There is a lot of Taiwan made things there. Also there are a lot of the same items made is both Taiwan and China. Thats why there are many different part #s for one item.
If I might make a suggestion? You compared the readability of the labeling between a Quinn 10 mm and a Husky 9/16. If you really want to demonstrate how one is more readable than the other, I suggest putting two of the same dimensions together. The same for comparing the weight of two sockets. Put two 10 mm or two 9/16 side by side. Comparing the weight of a Quinn 10 mm to a Husky 9/16 doesn't accomplish your goal and really doesn't help your audience. I may be splitting hairs on this, but that's what I was thinking while you did your comparisons.
Thanks for your comment. At least on my set of husky sockets, the size of the label is the same between metric and SAE.
And when comparing weights, I may not have directly compared equal socket sizes in the video, but that’s what I was implying based on what I found comparing them off camera
@@Addimotive That is good to know. I have used tools by various manufacturers and I really hate it when there is a huge difference from one item in a set to another. It's like they were made by two different companies. I bought a set of impact sockets once, all the same brand, but one socket was a half inch longer than the others. WTF? I still have them, and in the long run it doesn't make a difference, but you have to wonder.
Any updates on the sockets?
They’ve worked great so far! Definitely had a few moments of really having torque on them to break some tough bolts loose. I’ve kind of figured that the short sockets probably have more teeth so that there’s more positions that they’ll fit on the fastener head in tight spaces. The deep sockets are six point probably thinking you have more room to get them on If you’re using a deep socket.
Glen sockets are a copy of the AutoZone sockets
Honestly put a good year of all day everyday use and putting some real good heavy use on them and see where the wear and tear is at in a year. Best way to really see the quality of a tool. I’m a mechanic by trade and I have tools from all brands, snap on, Mac matco, cornwell, kobalt craftsman, oem, Pittsburgh, expert. And many more. And I’ve broken tools from all brands. Speaking of sockets I have a set of 3/8 impact deep and shallow, metric and sae also came with a swivel joint, made by expert tools picked them up off of the Mac truck, purchased them about 5 years ago and they run right around 210$ish got them on promo for 180$, and I’ve abused the shit out of them. Using them on 1/2 impacts with a 1/2-3/8 adapter, hammering them on to fasteners, hung off them using a 27”ratchet with my full body weight, I’ve used them in a 20ton press to press out bushings and bearings, haven’t broken one. I’ve taken many of my tools past their limits to the point where the tool should have broken, even with some of my harbor freight tools. This may sound bad but I will push all my tools to their limits every day and not really car, partially that’s why I spent the money that I do the more pricey tools. He’ll just recently broke my Pittsburgh breaker bar, had it roughly 4 years now and I was extremely surprised with how far I pushed it before it broke, I will recommend that breaker bar to professionals. I’d like to see what the Quinn sockets can and can’t handle.
I completely agree with you! This review is really just a first impression. I need to put them through the ringer before I can really say how they perform, but I wanted to put out a video with my initial thoughts since these are a new product from HFT.
they must be a hot idem, I see your fan above them to keep them cool ... lol
Lol oh yes, very hot!
This video is not a review. This is an overview.
Ok
They sets you buy have 6 point for instead of the 12 point...weird
Deep sockets are 6 point since access shouldn't be an issue, shallow sockets are 12 to help in tight spaces get the socket on the head of the fastener in more clocking positions.
Kobalt's look the same if I could put a picture on here I could show you
They are similar, the kobalts markings are lazer etched though, the quinns are engraved, which is a little nicer.
You know they still skip sizes next socket set you showed skipped size 18 20 and 21
Yea I missed that, thought I looked at each one closely haha
And they sell them in 6 point to you don’t have to buy in 12 point
The store I go to and online I only see most shallow sockets in 12 point, link?
Yes snap on is way over priced. I don’t need to take out a mortgage for a socket set.
Yea it all depends on if you’re using them every day or just on the weekends! But even then, I’ve heard of full time mechanics using the more “high end” tools from HF and being just fine
@@Addimotive yes I think higher end from hf is fine nothing wrong with craftsman or cobalt neither