CP you nailed it on this video telling it like it is i agree with you 100% thats why you have one of the best channels... You tell it like it is no smoke thank you for being REAL

Nothing like USA tools. Just ditched my ‘Wilton’ Chinese vise for a vintage Athol USA vise. What a gem!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

That's actually pretty cool++

Never get tired of seeing more Eagle Grips. Amazing it’s the second Spring since the plant closing and they’re still out there. HIGHLY doubt they will be around for a third so if you don’t have them yet drop what you’re doing and order them from HJE

It was me, i messaged you on the IG. Malco made 10 different models. Slim, curved straight in 7”&10”, 2 versions of 10” & 8” clamps totaling 10. I got them all!

@timblack33

4 ай бұрын

Do you find the slim ones to be not as good of quality as the rest of the bunch? I’m kinda disappointed in those. (I too have them all)

@nabenmike

4 ай бұрын

@@timblack33 mine were purchased as collectable, but i really coundnt think of a use for them anyways lol

They had a crate of those at the discount store a few years ago but they were the original black oxide ones. I picked up a complete set of them for 25$. Crescent were pretty decent in their heyday

Fantastic, thank you for sharing this website! I appreciate you and the enthusiasm!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Gotta love new old stock. eBay can be dangerous for me. USA, USA!!

I’m with you, I rather have quality tools!!! Over cheap shit!! Any day of the week!!!

I paid the Snap on tax for the locking pliers..it hurts a little for what you paid ..No regrets happy to own them..got 8 pair..still need 7 in curved jaw..got 2 10 in pairs..hadn't seen the smaller C clamp style yet..Thanks for showing us..just grabbed the new snap on pliers rack so they have a new home..✌🇺🇸

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

great looking tools chad 🛠👌🇨🇦😁👍

Cp I took your word for the vessel impact screwdriver and I ordered one man it is sweet!!!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, now that's a happy ending!!

While googling for the 10" slim jaws, I came across a 7" slim curved jaws as well. Just ordered 8 Malco's to add to the collection from Harry J Epstein, that's for the tip!

Great point on Malco not advertising like HF. I didnt hear about this brand until it was time for them to close up. I grabbed 2 pairs of each on the Harry Epstien pliers. Hope theyre good

I buy a lot of stuff from Harry J Epstein! They are a great company to deal with.

I bought a 10" and a 12" USA Crecent wrench from cripes distributing a year ago. Got them for dirt cheap. Have treated me well for the few times I've used them. Bought them more so for my tool collection than to actually use. LOL

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

Chad great video I stumbled across Harry J Epstein’s last fall what a great source for good tools. I am in the theatrical / construction trade we use adjustable wrenches a lot. I have around 30 from 4” to 20”. By the way I got those same long nose pliers nice grab

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Very cool!

Crescent and Malco are very good quality tools but as far as crescent wrenches and visegrips, there is still plenty vintage ones available at yard sales and seapmeets. i just dont see the point in paying $29 when i can pay $5 for a original, USA made visegrip. Ive been collect vise grips and crescent wrenches for more than a decade. I have very good vintage ones and i still find them today. Anyway, these two particular types of tools are where i stand on that, but wrenches, scredrivers, and pliers are another matter because they have evolved and are much better than the older stuff in many cases.

Thank you for the video I just ordered four of the eight inch clamps been wanting them really bad

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

Project farm definitely put them on the map too!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Project Farm doesn't use tools he test them big difference his test don't give accurate data for real-world use.

Those pliers are real nice brother, I’m gonna check them out. There’s always need for extras because when the house, shop and the racecar trailer all have a set, the brother needs one too so he stays out of the other sets.

@markusa5521

4 ай бұрын

For sure I did that exact thing

Hello again, CP Thank you for another Great Video 👍

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Incredible video brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible night. Much love and RESPECT

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

Hey CP. I tune in frequently and I love your video. It’s to where when I’m watching them I can hear my kids saying Cp the tool addict down the hall. They know I’m watching your videos. But I get too into them that I forget to hit that like button or leave a comment. So here I am now doing my part as a follower. Keep up the good work. I love tools and have a very nice collection that I’ll pass down to my sons and possibly daughter if she’s into that. I’m a diy’er mechanic. Left the shop life back in 2018 for the welder life. But it’s all good and I’ll stay tuned.

You just can't beat a good adjustable hammer.

Thanks I've seen a few pairs I didn't have the snap on 5 inch are 80 bucks a peice and can't find any thin pairs shorty before they called quits malco contacted me I've told them to drop price and get them in Lowe's home Depot and Menards and also come out the small ones as well glad to own top quality pairs I'll never treat like a red headed stepchild lots of people did to original vice grips abuse is delegate to the rice grips only

Great score from HJE, I love ordering from them. I've never bought enough to get my order in a box so I could specify the box art, but from what I've seen you can get some pretty cool stuff hand drawn on the package. Personally I feel that the last of the US made Crescent adjustables weren't as good as the Western forge Adjustables, but they were still much better than the current imports. I don't know about the adjustable wrenches, but the Sears brand Japanese combo wrenches from the 70's-80's were made by KTC. I have a set of 70's era Fuller adjustables from my grandfather that look to be the same OEM as yours and they are definitely high quality.

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Nice review of USA made "freedom fraction" polished cresent wrenches, as we all know polished chrome are fractional with black oxide being metric. Just saying....

Ordered two sets of the grips, two crescent wrenches and a set of the sk pliers!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Nice thats awesome

Lp10ws is the part # for the slim version. Love your tool videos!

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks

Harbor freight has them locking pliers in the works Lol 👍😎👍

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

You got that right!

Very nice haul. Seriously looking fwd to the universal socket video, hoping u cover tool truck and quality non truck brands. But I would love to see a video about quality semi deep sockets (chrome and impact) that aren't just tool truck brands. I've grabbed the Capri 3/8" impact rated 8-24mm set n been happy but I have been trying to find a nice affordable chrome 1/4" n 3/8" set besides Gearwrench. Not a big fan of GW. Affordable- yes, quality - heard some not so great reviews about the chrome job and sizing inconsistency. Wish I had a truck to build a relationship with as I could probably find a better price than Snap On mail-order or eBay, etc ..

The size markings are nice to figure out what exact sizes you need when working on equipment that has sae and metric sizes used all over like most American made stuff in the 90s and early 2000s. Use the Cresent to find sizes so you don't have to drag out half of your toolbox and loose wrenches/sockets.

Hey CP, just picked up 3 set 6”,8”, 10” Bahco’s for $80.00 on Amazon which I think is a fair deal. Little more than the Crescent’s but a lot cheaper than my polished up Snap on‘s/Bahco’s 😊

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

The snap-ons are now made in the usa and flank drive also keep in mind, but $500 woooof lol

@russellpottenger8584

4 ай бұрын

Looks like my current Snap on’s that were made in Spain aren’t gonna get any additional baby brothers or sisters. 😝

What’s up my brother hope you and Henry are doing well !! Thanks for video watching now I already know it will be great

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate it

Good video and very well explained.

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Lol, you beat me on the recent Malco HJE tool haul by a mile CP 🤣🤘🏻

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Lol 👍👌

Makes me want to binge more swivel pad malcos 8"

Yeah, I would have definitely bought up some Malcos if they were priced a tad better. It’s just hard to justify buying more locking pliers when I have a pretty good amount of them and haven’t really had problems.

Maybe the people who push the cheaper tools never use them, therefore they don't have any problems.

I purposely bought one of those red handle crescent USC made wrenches off eBay cuz I love the red textured handle and I always prefer american-made tools It's a smaller one like six or eight inches but it seems to have an excessive amount of slop in the lower jaw

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

I do love the texture as well

@darrenporsch

4 ай бұрын

Plus like we discussed before I had to change my oil a couple weeks ago here in New York in temperatures borderline freezing. I was so happy to have a comfort group ratchet and not have to grab on to the cold steel while I'm laying under the car on my back

Well said CP. 🇺🇸

You know CP I miss the days when you could buy a tool for $30 and it would last you 20 to 30 years nowadays people are like why buy $30 to when I can get the same tool for $12 and if it breaks I'll just buy another one and then they buying eight of them for 12 bucks, I say yeah well who's really coming out on top there, you tell me CP I miss the days when you could buy a really nice tool and it would last you decades and sell these old guys and they still have tools from 50 years ago so that they hard used everyday for years no problems that's why I buy quality cuz I only want to buy the tool once...

SK keeps saying they are making tools in the US, but they are never available. Channel Lock still makes tools in Pennsylvania for sure !

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

to my knowledge malco never made a needle nose locking plier if you find out different let everybody know thanks.

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

I just did in the video plus snap-on was selling them before the auction was even over totally plausible.

Great video CP 👍

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Was really glad to see the enthusiasm in this video. You had a lot of great talking points and I’m glad you discussed at the end about the change in marketing strategies. I like the old-school USA quality that these American made manufacturers have, but it’s time that Craftsman and tradesmen to start having these conversations with, the younger tech savvy crowd when it comes to marketing because you’re right their product will fall by the wayside if they don’t change it up the newer generation tradesmen does everything digital and they are constantly streaming on their phones every second that they’re not working and when they are, nobody looks at a paperback catalog or even goes out of their way for a company website The companies really need to start bringing the product to the consumer through streaming and through people like you CP that are very dedicated again great video

I would never have clicked on that site due to it having Epstein in the name. Now I have 19 items in my cart and only on page 7

@CPthetooladdict

4 ай бұрын

Lol I told ya

USA let's go

MERICA !

The guy that owned an island & lured women into his house?🤔

I don’t believe the 8-10 crescent wrench is not made in U.S.A they have the new logo

I hate cheap Chinese junk. I don't understand people who buy that sh*t. I guess it is good for the weekend warriors?