Gedore is that bad? 7R-012 ratchet spanner set - review & unboxing | Etna.

Damn. Have bought some stuff in past from Carolus. You cant find anything worse! 🥲

Thanks for your videos! Nice review! 🫡

I own the gedore 7ur 012 and I find them excellent, they have an angled ring end and have selector switch for direction change, I guess they are not for everyone that's your choice.

So what the hell should I buy now? If even german top brands are made in the far east. Is NOS the only way forward?

I love your reviews

I have the same stahlwille set but it is branded as a Biltema tool (swedish chain). I paid around 100euros for the same set and the button mechanic sucks. Its way too easy to bumb the switch on something in close spaces.

I absolutely hate when ratcheting wrenches are sometimes good in backdrag and others are very hard to turn. Shows serious lack of manufacturing consistency and quality. This is a lot more common than most people realize, but most don’t seem to care, I do.

My rule of thumb is when I get a ratcheting wrench I always dip the ratcheting head in thin aircraft motor oil and exercise the mechanism quite a bit with a drill in slow speed for best reduced backdrag and lubricating it

That was great!

Hey @Etna, I'd love to see a video of your chuck swapped Bosch 12V drill.

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I bought the Gedore 8248-160 Combination pliers, angled, 160 mm brand new and the cutters were absolutely dull as they get. My hopes were way high and the reality is, they have quality control issues.

I have had exactly the same experience with the "Gedore 7R" and some of them were slightly bent.
I'm still looking for an alternative with a straight head.

What you mentioned here about quality is 100% reality. But... it isn't connected only with GEDORE, Just looke at any German made Car, new and that which was made 10-15-20 years ago, both will say made in Germany, but newer stuff can't be compared to the old analogues, old is the way better. To be honest, tools made in West Germany are the best for their quality.

Those Gedore wrenches are pitiful coming from their name, truly a sad thing to see (but all to familiar now) especially given their history of real, quality tools. As for the Wera wrenches I find their slightly larger head design reassuring built and have never had a problem with them being too thick (for what they are), I would rather support Czechoslovak manufacturing than Vietnamese anyhow

Klasse Kommentar am Ende. Achte beim Kauf von Werkzeug in erster Linie auf Qualität wenn diese dann auch noch in Deutschland gefertigt wird umso besser.
Bezüglich der unterschiedlichen Ratschen Geräusche meine ich mich dran zu erinnern das verschiedene Mechanik bei großen und kleinen Schlüsselweiten verbaut ist. Schon ein paar Jahre her das ich nachgeschaut habe.
Von Fehlern bei der Oberflächen Güte hört man immer wieder. Habe ich bislang keine Probleme mit gehabt und meine Schublade ist relativ voll von 1B, Nr.6, Nr.7/XL/R/UR!
Freue mich schon aufs Review der Stahlwille Ratschenschlüssel besitze selber ein kleines 5 teiliges Set welches ich allerdings selten nutze.

Amazing review Etna! I have the same set that I bought 7 years ago and I like it. Its sad to see these brands sell out for money

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For me their 1b stuff is the Best.

This video made me go and thourghly inspect my own Gedore 7R - 012 set, i have not found any of the issues mentioned in this video, well except the crooked metalized sticker. I do defintely agree with the statements made in this video, seeing reputable brands like Hazet rebrand and sell quite average products with a heafty markup is disapointing to clients who look for a lasting tool.

I know it isn't fun making negative reviews, but I thank you for the honest presentation. Good information.