It would be nice if you put a comprehensive table at the end of the video. Prices, weights, dimensions, breaking forces and, most importantly, the price/force ratios.

I sold and used tools for almost forty years and a lot of people don't understand the difference between impact and standard sockets. Impact sockets are not only thicker but softer material to take the pounding affect of the impact gun. Hard chrome sockets are designed for the torqueing while using a ratchet or breaker bar. Now not saying you can't use either in each others place(the hard socket will give quicker on a impact gun) but I've always heard people say they wanted the impact socket because it was the premium socket and the hard chrome was not. If you buy a premium socket no matter which one and use it as intended and take care of it it will last a long time.

1:34 The Bosch and Milwaukee sockets are both made in Taiwan. If you want to demonstrate a German made or USA made socket, then use brands that make sockets in those respective countries i.e. Gedore or SK Tools

No one in Germany would use Bosch manual tools... Hazet, Gedore, Stahlwille are famous and really high quality tools.

Noname $4 - 3218kg Force Taiwan $5 - 5580kg Force Taiwan 6 face $5 - 6850kg Force Impact $3 - 12280kg Bosch Germany $17 - 7260kg Milkwalkie USA $5 - 11086kg OLD/Vintage socket - 4270kg

I would think the true test of a socket, is the amount of torque it will withstand fastening and removing a bolt or nut. The tolerance between the socket size and the bolt head or the nut is pretty important. I would not base a purchase decision on this demo with the little hydraulic press.

As a technical draftsman and technician in mechanical engineering, I am not so sure about the usefulness of this test. The force applied to the top of the nuts/tools only, is very different from the force during use. Simply increasing the outside diameter would greatly improve these results, but the inside contour would still likely be destroyed at the same torque. Could you do a torque test to see when the tool shears off so the results show the actual forces during use of the tool. There is also a big difference between between impact and standard tools! greetings from germany

The wall thickness determines strength (along with the material). Thin walls are very desirable because there is often little space. To be a fair test you should do thickness/breaking force.

As a Taiwanese, my last job was as an employee of a tool factory, and I am an OEM for the world's major brand products. I am proud of the fact that quality creates reputation and brings a safer use environment.

Don't overlook the fact, the Bosch socket was a thin walled impact socket against the Milwaukee thick walled impact socket.. You're not comparing the same TYPE of impact sockets..

It’s nice to see that folks around the planet enjoy breaking stuff!!

Experimento interessante! Eu cheguei até a pensar que a soquete antiga ia ser mais resistente que as modernas...

I bought many FORCE sockets many years ago without knowing it is the Best and Strongest here. And I still has it now.

I have a few cracked sockets and I now am impressed with how I managed to do it

50 years turning wrenches tell me this test means nothing. How well it grips a nut or bolt without slipping is what matters

The old one appeared to be the shortest. And when you pulled fixture up on the press, it appeared to have witness marks lower on the snout like it had hit the square hole section of the socket. That would have compounded the hoop stress force and likely why it seems to explode evenly as it was loaded at the top and the bottom.

Real talk - nothing you do in a garage requires 3000+ kg of force. In other works, the cheap stuff is more than enough for daily use.

"Milwaukee at 5 dollars is a great deal!"

Bosch (electronic) tools are mainly used in the private sector, if you really value good tools you will get something else anyway. That's why I also think that Bosch is really one of the very last representative "German" tool manufacturers, especially since in the end only the brand is German.

I have been using force impact sockets for a 11+ years now and they get used everyday on milwaukee impact guns of all sizes every day and they are just as good as snapon and only a fraction of the price. Shout out to trade tools in noosaville!

Wouldn’t a twisting motion be a better test of relevant strength?

Every time a "tool in a hydraulic press" comes up, there's always some Milwaukee hate down here. Always. I know they're more expensive. But there's a mechanic here on youtube that says "cheap tools cost you money. Expensive ones pay you". I guess that's his way of saying "you get what you pay for."

Bosch surprised me with being the weakest of the impact sockets. Milwaukee isn't the strongest, but it's what I use and love their products. Thanks for the vid!

I miss the Hazet and Gedore tools.

I would've liked to see a regular flat top like the bottom instead of the pointed one, see them fail on actual down force instead of splitting them.

So thick impact sockets are stronger than thin-walled chrome sockets?! I’m shocked! 🙄 Setting aside the fact that all the interesting tool brands are absent from this test for a moment…This isn’t really meaningful data. Increased durability through harder steel can make a socket more brittle, but still well within the range of the intended use. Also fit tolerance is important to pros. This test doesn’t have any real world benefit. As a retired tech I care about tolerances/ fit, wall thickness and durability (especially on impact sockets).

Thanks a lot brother. Important information.

Lovely experiment ! I just did some with rubber ducks 😅😅

Would have liked to see Snap-On and/or Mac Tools in the mix along with Harbor Freight. Milwaukee isn't the first brand that comes to mind in the US when it comes to sockets.

I’ll remember this demonstration and be more careful the next time I’m using sockets for installing races with a cone shaped driver.

Everyone who actually uses stickers regularly know that sometimes only a thin walled socket fits in some spots. I've never in my life broken a socket but I have broken some bolts.

the one with more sides, like the 12-sided one, will be stronger, as the pressure is more evenly distributed, on the other, it hits the tip, on larger surfaces on the 6-sided

So a cheap impact socket from Taiwan gives you most bang for the buck. Who would have known?

Wow! The old impact socket had a Brinell hardness probably north of 50. Very brittle!

SnapOn, Mack, S&K, Proto are American quality tool brand names. From chrome to hardened impact sockets. I tend to feel tools made 60 years ago are way better metal than in the last 30 etc. Not sure of exact timeliness. But you can feel the weight difference for sure.

Sadly I did try this out at home, I started out with a nice home, car, wife, and a hydraulic press the full deal, and then got hooked on these videos, now I live in ruins and assorted debris still with my Hydraulic press, I think I might need help with my addiction.

Cool video, very educational. Do you think the rankings would be the same if you did a torque test? You'd need new coupons for each test that are about ±5% dimensionally/Yield Strength, get at least 3 samples of each type of socket.

It appears to me that different metals were used. Those that resisted higher force broke in a more brittle fashion, while those that broke at lower force broke in a more ductile fashion. With the exception of the "old" one.

In the UK I bought a complete Bosch set of impact sockets for around £20. That was an eight piece set in a wallet. Definitely same as the one tested. Bosch isn't seen as a premium brand, they license the name to all kinds of products as do Blaupunkt.

Wow😮 nice experiment 😊❤

Okay, I need a wrench from the metal used to make the drill press. 😂

In 40 years of turning wrenches I never saw a socket break in same manner as your test...they wore out on the inside walls. Toughest tools I ever used were Hazet.

Why is the musical score at the end of the video so satisfying?😂

The Force sockets were impressive.

As a mechanic I don’t understand how this test proves anything as we would never exert that force from that direction 🤔

Taiwan is not a Chaina

Did anyone see the grain structure on the “old” failed socket. It looked like sugar so it hasn’t been hardened properly, I recon it probably didn’t even go through normalisation cycles to refine the grain structure. I normally trust the old tools more than modern ones because they were built to last but these days they just aren’t.

Love these videos.

Unfortunately the forces shown breaking these sockets are unlikely to be replicated when they are used as intended. Sockets rotate. See if you can mange to test them that way. I lent a Britool socket to a friend when he was taking the head off a Rover 2600 (SD1) and he managed to break it. Replaced free of charge but I have never managed to break one myself.

The Force runs strong with that winning socket.

My car mechanic heart is screaming, great video though

Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very nice video

"do not try this at home". Thanks for the warning, because we all have 100ton presses at home.

na minha opinião a q rachou no meio com 4 toneladas é a melhor de todas material duro não tem desgaste em uma oficinha q usa diariamente as outas pode aguentar até 70 toneladas mas é macia sem durabilidade a que rachou com menos peso é a melhor de todas obebençendo o torque é uma ferramenta q passa de pai para filhos e netos e bisnetos as outras não

Those force tools are awesome professional grade tools...

The socket wrenches aren't virgins anymore. It hurts, that's why we done it right.:-)

0:01 Guess I won't repeat this with my hydraulic press at home

Material and thickneed are important for strength

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For being able to work on my seat rails in my 1970 BMW (Changing the seat to a decent version, not that flat and able to be angled) I had to buy a very expensive ARAG socket head, compared to my old HERO, which was too solid made. The last functioned fine besides in this case.

So, according to your test parameters and results - the best wrench sockets would be those made from rubber, which would continuously deform and not fracture!

The test doesn’t really mean a great deal, this situation would never be encountered anyway. It’s torsional strength they want to be testing. still, enjoyed it anyway.👍

those things cost way more than $5 per socket. the best one made , is the old socket . it did not give as like the others did. now that wa a very good socket. impressive video. thank you .

Some of your videos are purely amusing with no practical application. This, however, this is useful knowledge.

I think the point here is that most of these are pretty safe, what would you be doing for those sockets to be breaking?

Taiwan 💪🏻 me sorprendió

Steel is the one who explodes. The winner is the old piece

I have Stahlwille bought in 1975 Absolutely great Used it of Track Bolts, Centurion Track bolts could not fault it

Taiwanese for the win

Sería genial si colocarás una tabla al final de la prueba para sintetizar el conocimiento aportado por el experimento...

Nice but don't forget Gedore in your tests. 👍

The old socket bowed out early but geez it put on the best show.

Force tiawan impact 3 dollar is great

About Bosch socket , the real price is 42 euro the set. Included 9 size in set.

Another really good brand of tool is Beta from Italy, i still use these every other day and they are over 40 years old.

The last one, the one called "old" snapped rite in half. You can super glue that one back together it was a clean break

La forma como el cono de la prensa ejerce la presión y extensión sobre el dado no es la misma que recibe durante el uso normal . No se qué tan significativos sean los valores obtenidos.

Buatan Taiwan bagus👍👍👍

To me. Sockets are engineered to withstand twisting force. Ramming a cone down the center means very little . But I watched anyway so , mission accomplished.

In the beginning of the video, I think either your camera lens needed cleaned or there is a plastic film over the lens. Still pretty cool how they hold up.

I could easily predict which side of the socket is going to break by looking at the offset placement.

Taiwan winner?

About testing the old fields tools how many times being use it you cannot compare to the new one

A CHART AT THE END WOULD BE GREAT!

Taiwan is taiwan (ROC),china is china（PRC)

So i thought Taiwan was dominating only the chipset industry.. now they even taking the socket industry too

¡Qué videos más satisfactorio! Me hubiese gustado que probaras solo con cubos normales y otro solo con cubos de impacto. Saludos desde Honduras.

They would make some nice rosettes for an abstract flower sculpture

Now you know. All the crappy old sockets that you been saying are better, I guess not. Is just a myth 😂😂 Taiwan for the lol 😆

Could you please calculate the '' Pressure (kg)÷ Price($)＝value(kg/$)'' ,as a reference plz ?😁😁 I would be really appreciate.😃😃 Thus l could see whether it is worthy to spend my money💵💰, and check how exactly every dollar could bear how much press.

If the socket stretches, it is bad because it also distorts the screw head. Therefore, it is better if the socket breaks in the highest possible Nm range.

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Please note the results at the end🙏

taiwan great

I want you to compare these German brands. Idk what they do to them but they are THE toughest sockets wrenches “hand tools” I’ve ever used. Most don’t have never heard of them. But servicing large manufacturing machinery for 35yrs you won’t find a stronger socket… guaranteed!… first off is Stahlwillie brand very expensive but very reliable & highest quality possible. Using a torque multiplier loosening M24 bolts that require over 2000nm of force during assembly, was exceeding 2500nm when trying to break them free after 15yrs, With a 1” drive adapted down to 1/2” drive after breaking ever 1”, & 3/4” 32mm 6pt socket in North America (from memory probably 6 or 7) Stahlwillie not only made a socket, but took them all out & is still in service today! Those broken sockets were not cheap harbor freight shit, they were Snap On, Proto, Westward, & yes Crasftman… a few others I would guess to be as strong, are Wera, DeGeorge, Wima, & I know Theres 1 more I can’t think of that’s very popular. Id love to see tests that consists of strength by top manufacturers of industry leading Countries…. Im ashamed to say it, but I will…. I would bet USA, would barely out do China, or Taiwan! & I’m not sure of what other lesser known high quality tools are out there but they’d have a hell of a title to beat any of the manufacturers I listed above

The Taiwan tools thats very impressive good work Taiwan i own some tools made from there bluepoint owned them over 10 years great stuff 👍😊

Taiwan No.1

It's made in Taiwan, not China. Taiwan is a separate country not a part of China. If its made in China then the socket would have broken before it reaches 1000 kg lol..

The old adage, you get what you pay for is so true. I have a huge number of tools and most are UK, German or American, which I have had for 50 years +. As I age and do less, I buy Chinese stuff, I's not worth me spending a lot of money on tools that I no longer use to earn a living. Very useful video, ty

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