I Bought 5 Star Tools Under $20 on Alibaba

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks for the reviews, Brad! 😊 What people use to do with the doweling jig is to start 2 sizes up and then come down to the size you want. Let's say you want a 10mm dowel, you'd start at 12mm, then 11mm and finish it on 10mm... (Just an example, I don't really know the sizes marked there.) Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Lost_in_southern_california]

I wonder how the dowels would look if rough cut one size larger, then run through the desired size.

[@sisepuede5612]

Does it actually matter what a dowel looks like though as long as it does what it’s supposed to do

[@101br03k]

I also think he was running it a little fast which i think caused the finish.

[@bjorn301]

A dowel-jig is not hard to make, drill a few holes in a flat piece of steel and hammer or drill the wood thru it, start at the big diameter and stop when you have the diameter you want

[@Azule74]

I just picked up the door holder for $9! I am starting on building my shop cabinets and that (plus your plans) will come in so handy.

[@FredD63]

The door holder can be achieved with a scrap piece of wood and a clamp and cost a lot less not that the single digit price cost a lot. It’s just added expense for some people.

[@hansangb]

For flush mounting. If you wanted an offset of 1/8", it would be a little more involved. You could use a a shim, sure. This is handier, but for me a waste of time because I don't hang doors often enough. If I made cabinets for a living, it would pay for itself with one install, I imagine.

[@vonnyrotten]

Nylon washers probably prevent damage to the finish of the anodized aluminum…

[@diymaster101]

AliExpress and Alibaba is not the same, alibaba is made for mainly bulk buying & AliExpress is mainly retail

[@cipher893]

0:04 He did put the ”Aliexpress” stamp right in the video though. And all the website screenshots are from Aliexpress.

[@diymaster101]

@@cipher893did you see title & the video picture I know they do it purposefully for engagement because someone with such a size channel wouldn’t make this mistake

[@EKUL34]

Yeah I agree they shouldn't use the wrong store name, though to play devils advocate aliexpress is owned by Alibaba and I do remember a lot of people using that name early on

[@mos8541]

wow... someone doesnt know that?... i hear they have the interweb on computers now...

[@fqopi]

The last tool, I would actually consider buying for sure. but the rest, I'd say no. I'm still a beginner and having to hassle with not so great tools give enough anxiety to the project. Good question, if I want to convert my current cabinets hinges to the European style is that something would be recommended? I haven't looked for videos for such DIY project but if anyone recommends such a video please direct me to it. thanks

[@CuredWoodworking]

Would the last one work well with lower cabinets on the floor though? Looks bulky for that application

[@dh-no2ke]

I don’t understand why anyone would but the last tool. If your cabinet door is to align with the bottom of the cabinet like 90% of the time then just clamp a piece of wood to the bottom to support the door, you don’t need some special gadget. If you need an offset you could just glue a spacer to it.

[@T_Jonesy]

The last tool was cool, but I think that's a super easy jig you could make out of some scrap wood.

[@stephanedemers5095]

Do the dowels come out nicer if you don't push in as hard and as fast? Feels like a pencil sharpener.

[@LeVraiPoio]

Given how you use the last one, it might as well be any clamp with a board, or am I missing something ?

[@vonnyrotten]

I’ll second other comments, AliExpress is NOT Alibaba. Also, not sure what happened but I’ve seen that dowel maker on other channels and it worked much better. Not sure if yours has a nick or chip in the cutter, or you started with a piece that’s too large?

[@JorgenVonStein]

Needed to compare measurement accuracy on some of the tools.

[@sapelesteve]

I always enjoy watching your tool review videos Brad! Hope that you and your family have a terrific Turkey Day! 👍👍🦃🦃🔨🔨

[@frijoli9579]

3.5 stars for the hinge jig? it basically failed the thing it was supposed to do.

[@williamellis8993]

I noticed that the return address on all of those was to Chuck. We haven't seen him in a while. Bill

[@paulholmes672]

Other than the odd one star for something that did NOT work, your ratings seemed to be a bit excessive. On the European hinge jig, yeah it marked for the bore (although how exact the bore was positioned was NOT checked and it still required you to match to a pencil mark, NOT a drill fixture) but missing the screw marks is a big 'doesn't work'. 3.5 rating out of 5 was a bit high. Oh well, a lot of these items are cheap but it is only so through 'girl math'.

[@JamesTenniswood]

Remember that most people don't review products, and then the system automatically puts that as a 5 star review. 😂

[@vonnyrotten]

I’ll add another comment about AliExpress, I think the majority of stars are actually concerning the buying/shipping/delivery experience, not necessarily the product itself. Whereas Amazon is SUPPOSED to be the product and not the issues they’ve had with their delivery person.

[@jamescaneda9515]

The last time I used a Torque wrench it didn’t look like an Allen Wrench.

[@alans1816]

Torx wrench.

[@gailneal]

You are very generous 😂

[@BissellMapleFarm]

This was entertaining. Do you think the speed and feed of the dowel maker can effect the finish?

[@alans1816]

Roughing out the dowel, and then smoothing it one size smaller might work. That's how a dowel plate is used.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@alans1816 that makes sense. So if he takes the dowel down to the next size, it would be smoother?

[@alans1816]

@@BissellMapleFarm I don't know if it will work with this cutter, but that's what I'd try.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

@alans1816 gotcha. Have you watched two guys timber framing before? I sent them come blanks of white oak and they make pegs out of them. It's one of my favorite channels. Middlefield Custom Sawmill is a friend, too. If you like woodworking and milling.

[@kclefthanded427]

You can put a Milwaukee sticker since nobody knows who made them

[@cdkx655]

3.5 stars for something that doesn't do what it's built for?

[@mos8541]

BUT.... do "those people" really use stars the way we do? i mean amazon ratings are bot ridden ... so... LOL , i know

[@JamesTenniswood]

You're way too generous. Those were all crap tools

[@emssmiley2002]

Yeah I think Ill stick with Woodpeckers. Buy once, cry once.

[@jonathanbrown6605]

Does he realize the ugly dowels will work better and why do you need a pretty dowel the whole purpose is to not be seen duh 🙄

[@willum5175]

I really wish you and other KZbin creators would STOP using those stupid clickbait cover photos for your videos. I keep telling myself I’m going to stop watching them but haven’t completely yet. Brad, you are better than this. FWIW, I know you’re not going to, but I want to say it. It’s frustrating to have to choose to provide tacit acceptance of the clickbait image to watch a video from a creator I like.

[@BriBo24x7]

I do not understand why anyone wants to buy these cheap tools. I love your sense of humor and the channel, but I don’t get the point of doing these videos each year.