What's up everyone? Welcome back to The Durbin Compound! If you haven't met me already, my name
is Devin Durbin. So today I thought I would do a nice update on the Milwaukee socket set.
If you haven't seen my original video, you can check it out up here in the right-hand corner
of the screen. You can go over there. I had done an unboxing of this set. Got really excited.
It's been 11 months and a couple days now, since I've owned this set. So I figured I'd
do a one year update. Sorry I'm cheating you out of one more month of owning this set, but this is how
it's going to be. So, this set has been absolutely amazing! I have a couple critiques and we'll go
over it in detail here. I'm going to change camera angles so you can see the set better and we'll
talk about it. And I'll tell you what I like and don't like about this set.
All right, first things first, what I would like to say about this set is, it's absolutely awesome! It does have some
improvements that can be made, but for the most part this set is pretty darn good. So one of
the things that I always find with this kind of plastic that is used is for some reason it gets
really dirty and you can't wipe it off. So, you know that's something, that I like to keep my tools
nice and clean, but for the most part this red does not wipe off. It kind of makes me
mad that you can't wipe it clean when you get it dirty, but, you know, that's just one of those things
that I'm picky about the appearance of everything, and I like to be able to wipe it down. So, just the
material that was used, not too shabby, but it just is not cleanable. Now I will say something about this case.
About two weeks into using this, my buddy Dillon, you've seen him on the channel, he ran over
this case with his F-250 with the tools in it. So he had a bunch of other... he had some other tools
laying on the socket set, had it behind the wheel, and literally backed right over it. It did crack
the case in the hinge area. I hope you can see that on camera, but he did crack the hinge area, but it
does not affect the way the case opens and closes, which is nice. So it can literally be run over by
a truck and you're not worried about it. So, the ratchet has proven to be awesome.
We've worn the finish off the little thumb selector, not a big deal, does not affect the fit or function in any way.
I've put some dents in this handle with a sledgehammer before. So, this thing has taken a beating.
When you're in tight spots and you really need to get that fastener loose, you know, I do
bang on the hammer, or I do bang on the handle with a hammer from time to time. So it has taken
a beating and really just kept on going. The 4-points, or the 4-sided sockets are awesome.
I like that the, you know, I like the fact that you could use a socket, or a wrench, on the socket,
but I never have. And I've never found a part where I need to. One thing that I do not like
is that they've only laser etched the number, or the, you know, the designation of which socket it is
on two sides of the socket. So sometimes when you lay the socket down in the set, you need to reorient
the socket, so that you can see the number. Yeah, that's a little nit-picky,. But if they would
have put it on all sides, you literally could set it down in the tray, whichever way you want, and it
would be facing the number that the socket is. So, that's a little nit-picky thing, but I think
it would make this set a little easier to use if you had a number on all four sides. So I did notice
that after a while, some of the laser etching didn't look so hot, but for the most part, you know,
it's not bad. You can see the numbers. They don't get packed with grease and dirt.
They stay fairly clean, and they're easily identifiable. So, we've got some of these sockets really dirty
and haven't cleaned them out. And I'll probably take the parts washer to it--soon, you know, something
like that to clean them up. The extensions are really nice. I like the knurling. The knurling could
be a little bit longer, and maybe have a crosshatch pattern. So, it's not too bad on the 3-inch because
that one-inch knurling takes up quite a bit of the handle. But when you have
something like this, I'd like to see the knurling further down or, you know, a bigger patch
of knurling on this actual extension. So, those are kind of nit-picky things, but, you know, I would like
to see some updates after using this for a year, it could be a little bit better, you know, with that knurling.
One thing I will say is, we've never even picked up this universal joint. I think that it's
just a little too sloppy and a little too loose. I don't even think I've put it on a socket.
I certainly have, or have not. Dillon might have, but I just don't even use this universal joint.
I think it's cheap and I feel like I'll probably break it if I use it. Or bind it up in any certain way.
This would definitely be the first thing to break. And it already does look a little catty-wampus if you will.
Looks like it's a, you know, it's half broken already. And I have never even used it.
So, three little critiques on the set. Not a bad set at all. I figured, you know, a one year update is
what you guys deserve from the original video. This thing is absolutely awesome. If you're only
watching this video, I'll put the part number down at the bottom, but this is 48-22 -9508.
And this is the 3/8 metric set. So, I'll put it in the description so you know
exactly what you're getting into on this video. Just the one thing that just bothers the heck out
of me is, these aren't marked on all four sides. So oftentimes, when you're working with someone
else and we put the tools back, you know, I'm over here spinning the socket so that I can see exactly
which size is which in the tray. Yeah, it takes a couple minutes, but I'm all about efficiency and
working, you know, working with the least amount of steps possible. And if I can put the socket down in it,
however it fits, you know, it's better off that I do that. You don't really have to worry about it
with these because they go up and down, you know, they're vertically oriented in the tray,
instead of horizontal like this. So, you know, it's just the way these deep sockets sit in here.
I thought from my original video, I thought I was going to have an issue with maybe not having
12-point or 6-point, and I found that, you know, I don't run into very many 12-point sockets at all,
or 12-point bolts, or bolt heads, at all. Very few times have I, and I've been able
to just go get a socket from the toolbox and take care of it. I thought that that was going
to be a real, you know, kind of hitch in this kit, but this kit's been very, very good. The sockets
still fit on the bolt heads perfectly fine. They're great. I highly recommend the ratchet.
It's fine-tooth. It's tough. The case is awesome. It's definitely a "must buy" if you're looking into a
kit like this. Don't hesitate to go out and buy it. It's absolutely without a doubt a 10 out of 10
in durability. The value is definitely there. Yeah, it's still a little bit pricey, but I think
that for what you get, it's pretty darn good for the money. You've got to pony-up a few extra bucks
compared to, you know, some offerings from Craftsman. But if you've watched any of my other
videos on Craftsman and Tekton, I think that this definitely takes the cake, every single time,
compared to those cheaper socket sets. So, definitely a "must buy." That's a great one year review.
I don't think I have anything else to say about it. I'm sure if Dillon was here, he'd have some
other things to weigh in, but it's a great set and I like it a lot.
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