SP Tools Extension Protector

Today we look at the (SP Tools) Schley Products SLY-15900 1/2 in. socket extensions protector. This tool turns any 1/2 inch extension into a punch.
Like I say in the video “Use with caution”. There’s a big difference between testing and the real world. That being said they do seem to work as advertised.
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[@mikeprimm4077]

Funk took his wedding ring off for better grip, then started beating on it until it started to feel right, which coincided with when his elbow started to hurt, which normally means he needs to take a break, but all that beating on it didn't make it any smaller which is good😂😂😂😂😂

[@josephking6515]

Damn, I thought Mrs Funk would take off her ring for a better grip. 😲😁

[@FunkFPV]

😂😂😂

[@Technichian462]

Saftey first! Oh… wait… 😅

[@ElJeFe556]

Thanks for repeating that for me...

[@davidwilliams706]

Not even a hint of missing the target and whacking your thumb, a true professional 😊

[@FunkFPV]

I had just enough coffee to keep my aim right but not enough to to make my hands shake 😜

[@andyreid7274]

​@@FunkFPVit's a delicate balance

[@MarshmallowVogt]

I definitely have extensions that are now permanent punches

[@mattyvlietstra5017]

Same. I've got a draw full of things that are now punches..

[@M4A2Master]

So I found this one to be a pretty good idea, I work on garbage trucks all day and half the time we have to beat out the pins on the hydraulic cylinders and never seem to find the right length. I’m definitely gonna have to pick a set up. Thanks for the great info as you always do. 👍

[@hawkknight4223]

As a pneumatic tractor-trailer mechanic. Freedom units are the only way! May God bless you and your family!

[@TehButterflyEffect]

Amen!

[@josephking6515]

That's a nice looking set of extension there and the adapter attachments look quite impressive. First saw these when Eric O of South Main Auto showed them on his Channel. My brother is into motorbikes aka organ donors so I want to get him a set of 3/8th extensions and the punch adapters for the ends. I don't know diddly about bikes but I imagine 3/8ths would be a better size for their smaller engines and frames. ust have to find the damn thigs in Australia now. USD$15 for a set and AUD$61.06 for a set in Oz. Fark Amazon and their massive Oz markup. I will have to look elsewhere for his birthday present. *Thank you* for the video and tool explanation. Always nice to learn about new and useful item like this. Much appreciated! 👍👍

[@FunkFPV]

I was thinking about getting a bike but at my age falling down hurts a lot 😜

[@asbestosfibers1325]

​@FunkFPV take an msf course first and see what you think about it. If you pass the class you get your motorcycle license too. I think they are infinitely valuable. You'll know if you wanna ride or not after that course

[@kerrygibbs8198]

I look forward to your tool reviews. You shows Tools that I did not know existed

[@FunkFPV]

I like to stick to stuff that’s new to me.

[@Green_Expedition_Drgn]

Where has this tool been all my life 😅 Once it becomes available on Amazon again (sold out) I'll come back and use your link. This tool is going to save me $!

[@tommymac3029]

Great video! Great idea! $52 on Amazon, though. I'll head over to Horror Fright and get an impact extension, cut it in half and weld a crappy impact socket on the cut ends for a striking surface. You don't want to hammer chrome sockets if you can help it. They crack. Thats why impact sockets aren't chromed. There ya' go!

[@BensSightSoundandAuto]

I was rebuilding an old Delco A6 aircon compressor for my uncle's '84 Holden WB Statesman, I needed a pair of circlip pliers that I didn't have at the time so I grabbed a pair of long nose pliers and went to town on the bench grinder to get the job done

[@OttoScott76]

The failure point depends on how accurately the extension and punch adapters mesh. If there's slack on the female drive end of the extension not allowing the faces to seat flush, like it appears in video, then you should expect the female drive end base to mushroom similar to a socket used as a punch. If the assembly has no slack then the hammer end adapter face should deteriorate preventing any noticable damage to the extension. Basically it'll either act like a stand alone punch and the hammer end mushroom over time or any areas with slack towards the hammer end will end up deteriorating along with the adapter face.

[@GaminTrollsFrmCanada]

Don't show these to my wife or she'll make me throw away my rebar cut offs

[@FunkFPV]

Haha Those work pretty good too 😁👍🏻

[@christopher-vh9qv]

I'd say you helped me with having a not handy dad but he watches your tool reviews too.

[@FunkFPV]

Nice 😁👍🏻

[@Technichian462]

Musical tools. My wrench drawer was like a xylophone. When you use the right kind of foam to place your tools in. My favorite was a very firm, yet soft, black rubber foam. With tool shape cut outs to shadow all the tools. Help you notice at an instant when missing a tool. My CTK (consolidated tool kit) or tool box, was a cube almost 3 feet on a side. With seven drawers. Screw driver drawer, with screw driver or like tools, wrench drawer with like tools, socket and like items, etc… and in all of them you could play it like a xylophone. If you were musically inclined. Not me. Love music, cant cary a tune is a sealed bucket. Had a guy when I was training once, play a little Pink Floyds the Wall while in my CTK. “Comfortably Numb”.

[@cbmech2563]

The best punch I ever had was a tapered shaft from a rod mill (i think it was for making sand) I was working on a dam construction construction job when they changed the rods. Everyone in the shop got a couple, even the apprentice

[@KHALABEEB]

Damn, thought we were gonna get to see Funk play an old fashioned game of Whack-Fvck 🤣🤣

[@FunkFPV]

That would have definitely made it to the outtakes 😜

[@nonolabs]

Remember those old wire coated dryer vent hoses? There are a few on the vents at work that are 36" diameter. I use cheap extensions to help scoot it on due to the cowl. The good extensions are kinda "sharp" so I have to use the cheap rounded edge ones.

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

Not surprised. Schley has always made quality stuff.

[@rukamukus]

Only problems I see is 1 it could be a pinching hazard. 2 the impact side adapter could come off and get stuck inside a hole you may be working on. 3 the size or sizes they may come in are limited to the work needed. But over all they seem to be nice to have, and taking hits from a hammer reduces the shock wave because there are joined parts versus a solid bar. A solid bar if soft enough it will mushroom out and grinding on it will keep it from chipping off. But using a hardened punch and you never know when it could fracture. Hopefully the company will sponsor you so folks can get a discount.👍

[@steveholland1163]

you can also use it to beat sockets on rusty nuts per South Main Auto

[@HowNotToDoEverything]

I have these. They work best for wailing on the loosened nut of a seized bolt (like in a bushing).

[@mikespillman3075]

35 years ago when i was a mechanic at a Midas shop, i needed a big punch type thing....so cut the piston/rod out of a MacPherson strut........still have it.......i dont know what they are made of, but this thing has taken a lifetime of a beating.

[@jdtvco]

thanks for the shout out and very informative demo on this tool, you really put the facts in this one!

[@FunkFPV]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Chris-du7hi]

Cool stuff, haven't seen these before. I think most of the typical mushrooming happens over time from not hitting two flat surfaces together. You hit on/with an edge, way less surface area to distribute the force, it dents, and so on. I bet the extensions will hold up ok to normal sized hammer, 10lb sledge yah maybe not.

[@strykerentllc]

It's all the rage. Chef's kiss! Highly recommend you get one if you have the means.

[@Crushwokery]

Don't laugh or feel awkward, to get king pins out of semis we used to weld two bars at 90° one shorter with 50mm diameter and a long one around 15mm. The long one was for the brave soul who would hold the thing vertical while the local gorilla armed with a huge sledge relieves his marital frustration out on the 50mm bar until the king pin gives up and drops out of the axle beam. As you said, we've all done it. And before anyone comments on using a king pin press, none of us were brave enough to use one. We all like where mo nature put or heads and like to keep them there 👍😂🤣😂

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Do what you have do 😂

[@FunkFPV]

It’s not dumb if it works and everyone walks away 😜

[@TheAllens315]

Made by Shley tools. Think I'm spelling it correctly. They also sell a $100 set that has a aluminum tip, steel and some sort of plastic

[@bernhard8540]

My biggest hault is that it costs $44 so by the time its shipped and in my hand, atleast $50 just to protrct a $5 extension 😅 i could get 10 extensions and not care😂😂❤ but its a great tool for expensive extensions but i would only use the cheap ones as a punch😂😂😂 but thank you for the video💙💙💙 great as always.

[@garyb.4080]

And if it doesn’t work, you got a new set of wind chimes!

[@FunkFPV]

LoL 😝

[@mrmerkin6203]

Nice part ..... you can pick the punch length. I like that.

[@FunkFPV]

That’s what sold me on it.

[@danrussell3439]

Great video..excellent review of the extension protector.

[@WhoYouDrew]

Made in Taiwan - on the packaging on the first side of the little brochure that gives the product info at the bottom of the 'warning' section

[@jamieh4133]

From my understanding the Vanadium sockets are harder then the molybdenum sockets, but the molybdenum sockets are tougher and more likely to stand up to impacting

[@FunkFPV]

That’s my understanding too but there’s a lot of people who watched a video once and think they’re an expert 😜 Sometimes it’s better to just not say it

[@RJJ6129]

Eric at South Main Auto channel uses these. If I was still turning wrenches I would get them.

[@josephking6515]

They would make a great present for someone to have in their tool box though.

[@DaveBigDawg]

Came to say the same thing about Eric He uses them to hammer the sockets on a bolt among other things

[@akbychoice]

Interesting idea but I’ll stick with regular punches.

[@jakecummings6293]

every tool is a hammer -Adam Savage

[@iainbearyay2236]

Extensions are not punches in the same way sockets are not press tools; They aren't until nobody with a clipboard is watching.

[@FunkFPV]

If they didn’t want me to use a socket in the press they wouldn’t have made it the perfect size 😎

[@iainbearyay2236]

@FunkFPV if they didn't want me to misbehave they wouldn't of left me unsupervised

[@travisweldmaster7815]

Yeah definitely have a shop full of "custom tools" all grades of dogs wedges, pulling pushing ECT ECT,

[@hisdukeness3037]

I had to take a machinery class.. got to make a set of punches 🥊. Still have some in garage!

[@drmarkintexas-400]

💪🤗🏆😎 Thank you for sharing this

[@Chevyv8man1]

Hey bud, I was looking at getting a set of these so I'm happy you did this review. I'm thinking of getting a set for hammering sockets onto stripped nuts/bolts for (lets say lug nuts). I know we don't really do this (LOL) but we do get in these spots. I really don't want to hit expensive sockets with a BFG but shit happens and mushrooming the ends of them isn't what I really want to do. It looks like these would work really well for that special need. Thanks and keep them coming. Later

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

I guess you talked me into a little 😂 you can just bang the impact socket itself but if doing that much it’s good tool but extension idk just get dam bolt or punch set

[@madjackgamingandfitness498]

They made something that could be seen as a gimmic to something useful, putting a larger strike surface on both ends than what an extension has is nice.

[@nobuckle40]

Great idea! Thanks for the heads up.

[@birddogman73]

Itwoukd have been great back when you had to use a 12 point socked to drive out dodge truck front wheel bearings

[@enderlane]

Where this would be good for is hex head bolts. I always clean the hex out and give the socket a few wacks to help break the set. My Grip right sockets have a lot of damage in short order.

[@louiscardinale1701]

Really enjoy your channel .

[@matthewgross6958]

Neighbors like… “Any one seen Funk’s wife after all the wacking over there?” 😂😂😂😂

[@drengskap]

Interesting, I've never seen a product like that before. However, I have seen extensions which have been beat on so much (not by me!) that they don't even fit on a ratchet any more.

[@jesseshort8]

I hate for you to ruin a brand new tool but i wonder how much the extension dims would change with the same amout of whacking without the little do-dabs on there. Pretty cool idea though, crazy it took this long for someone to come up with them.

[@paulputnam2305]

Great Job on this review. Thanks.

[@decoy3540]

10:52 Funk looks so much more built from that side view

[@FunkFPV]

That’s my good side 😜

[@aaadamt964]

Mayhew makes an air hammer bit with a 1/2" drive on the end of it that would be a nice addition to this set. I made something similar. I can't remember what size the hub bolts on an acadia are but I have that size air hammer bit now. I probably welded it with my 15 year old harbor freight Flux core welder. I use it so I'm not wasting co2/ argon on stuff like this. Does it lay nice beads? No. Does it lay half decent looking beads? Also no. Does it melt 2 pieces of metal together? Sort of.

[@waynebake1123]

Looks like a great way to hammer a 9mm socket onto a 10mm fastener that isn't being friendly.

[@TylerSnyder305]

I'm the type of guy who has a shitload of pry bars and punches so I never have to pry with any of my screwdrivers or use my extensions as punches. I have modified crap extensions I found in the street and used bolts...etc like everybody, but otherwise I just prefer to keep an excess of the right tool for the job on hand. I'm not judging anybody for getting a job done by any means, just thinking that I'd rather buy extra punches instead of a special tool that allows you to use the wrong tool. To me this is like buying a cheap set of beater screwdrivers to abuse and use as pry bars instead of just buying a actual set of handle pry bars.

[@SurvivalInFlames]

Decent idea, I’d rather have them in 3/8”. I have a lot more 3/8” extensions than 1/2” ones.

[@BILL_BO_jangles]

I would be curious to know the accuracy rating of the caliper you used. Those measurements were very small deviations, and could be due to the accuracy tolerance of the caliper itself.

[@FunkFPV]

They’re close enough. The biggest problem with them is they’ll go off 0 by .01 mm every once in a while. Digital caliber in general aren’t very precise. Most machinist only use them for quick and dirty measurements.

[@bradsimmons9533]

Why not buy impact rated extensions? Seems like one more thing in the bag?

[@FunkFPV]

Impact extensions will deform even worse. If they have a hog ring it’s toast after one good hit.

[@BrandenBrashear]

I'm sure your neighbor's loved the sounds of the demo. Only thing I'd say is that we can't really draw much of a conclusion since you didn't have a control extension to beat on and measure it so we could see if the tool actually made any difference

[@FunkFPV]

I snow blow for my neighbors 😜 I can get away with a lot

[@firesurfer]

I wonder if it could be used with an air impact tool.

[@TehButterflyEffect]

Wes, why use one of these instead of a punch? You're already spending as much as you would on a punch anyway. That and you lose one end and it's useless. Seems better just to buy several lengths of cheap punches. Also the metric system is dumb and we use standard units because they are better.

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

I used to whack it till my elbow was sore, too, but you didn't see me telling the whole internet about it.

[@FunkFPV]

😂😂

[@garywolff5812]

When I use any hand tool in a method it’s not intended to be used . I here my high school shop teacher yelling at me ! That was 50 years ago !

[@tombeauchamp806]

I was excited for this until I realized that those things are rather large and by the time i turn my extension into punches it's usually because I need to hit something about that size in a weird tight spot

[@Jasonitodd]

Should’ve tried putting your purse down and picking up a real hammer 😂 Just missing with you, dude, love your videos

[@FunkFPV]

😜👍🏻

[@stringlarson1247]

I'mma git me onna them thar sets a ICON stension sets n make a windchime. I can make it such that I won't modify them and thus use them as needed. And I'll know where they are.

[@97leeman]

Enjoy the long format 🤙

[@FunkFPV]

😎👍🏻

[@SyilxMechanical]

Goddammit. Ordered.

[@RayW808]

I'd stick with the bolt...

[@Fuddleton]

Why would I go out of my way to get a special extension punch when Im not bothering to walk to my tool chest to use the proper punch in the first place.

[@DaveBigDawg]

Not just as a punch but to use if you need to get a socket onto a rusty or out of shape bolts Eric O at South Main Auto uses for that reason He's in New York and the vehicle he works on can be rust buckets

[@FunkFPV]

I think this for if you don’t have the proper punch.

[@adrian-xy7zt]

So just to get it? you need a extension to use it?

[@machineman6498]

👍

[@Crazywaffle5150]

LOL. I just beat on the bare extension. I can't count how many times I had to beat a stuck bolt out with an extension and 2lb mini sledge. Anything is the proper tool if you are angry enough.

[@greatbg]

LOL, I have destroyed more than 1 extension using it as a punch.

[@mikethelandscaper41]

Isn't the non-chrome extension supposed to be impact rated?

[@MillennialMeltdown]

3:20 Looks like it says "Made in Taiwan"

[@JoeTheDIY]

Maybe I missed it, but would an impact rated extension make a difference, or is that a dumb question?

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Just dumb idea imo you shouldn’t be hacking waking or prying with the wrong tools unless use cheap tools and than you can buy impact extensions atleast like you said or good punch set actually old axle or bolt works best the stuff you can use extension if going too shouldn’t hit that hard but yes impact always better can bang impact sockets on whatever then put extensions in

[@FunkFPV]

I’d be worried about damaging an impact extension.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

I prefer judging after the stone is cast but before it hits me.

[@martinj.groenewegen1791]

What would be interesting is to see how these protectors hold up with you after 6 months...I mean true test of the tool right? So will there be an update down near Christmas or Thanksgiving or a hippie Halloween special?

[@DaveBigDawg]

Eric at South Main Auto has been using them for years

[@FunkFPV]

I’ll definitely put these in an update video. Sooner then later if they suck 😎

[@martinj.groenewegen1791]

Sweet.

[@StacyBaldwin-qv5cj]

Sae put a man on the moon, not the metric system. The Bismarck and the Yamato were both made with the metric system, they are currently on the bottom of the ocean. The Missouri was made using SAE, it is currently not on the bottom of the ocean. SAE is better than the metric system.

[@samaelsandalphon5600]

Its a neat idea, but I think everyone already has a few extensions that can no longer be used as extensions, and I'm not gonna put this on my good extensions, so I'm honestly not hooked on it, idk, I already got a whole bucket of fuckits.

[@johntaylor1947]

If nothing else, they would be tools in your box that other mechanics won't be able to figure out what the hell they are fore.

[@Oflaherty86]

Have a thumbs up and sub from the UK. I can see the appeal, but why spend the money when the junk youve been using has lasted 15 years?

[@FunkFPV]

I appreciate it 😎👍🏻 I occasionally need something longer than I have.

[@yardsticksteve]

My add on to this demo would be, is it more cost effective to just buy a s*** set of harbor frei*** extensions just to use as a punch? I personally have a set just for abusing in their non intended Manor and I wouldn't dare use nice extensions with this product. I'd still use my s*** set.

[@RnDrecon]

Yes cuz the tool that is specifically designed to beat on with a hammer isn’t good enough, let’s use something that can splinter and shatter……… really just use an actual punch and stop buying gimmicks.

[@steventrojanowski3595]

But…. Why?… a tool to replace and combine to a tool that we already had a tool for…

[@DaveBigDawg]

Not just as a punch but to use if you need to get a socket onto a rusty or out of shape bolts Eric O at South Main Auto uses for that reason He's in New York and the vehicle he works on can be rust buckets

[@MacroAggressor]

Ehh, I guess. Punches are cheap and don't take a lot of space. Not sure why you would buy this instead of a real punch.

[@spunrdneck]

Awesome if you need a ten inch and a two foot long punch though 🤷‍♂️

[@MacroAggressor]

@@spunrdneck I guess if it's just a one time use kinda deal, but even then I'd probably just cut off some rebar.

[@ForfeMac]

Don't laugh about the "random piece of shit" everyone has in their toolbox. I needed a brass punch ~15 years ago, and instead of buying a brass punch from napa for too much money, I went down to the scrap yard and found a 2 foot long chunk of 1" aluminum rod, paid maybe $10 for it, and have been using it ever since. Of course, it's about half the length it used to be, but honestly it's saved me so much money over the years compared to a "real" brass punch that I suppose I could buy said brass punch and still be in the black.

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Y not just make it a extension stupid if ask me , I don’t use extensions for punching if it’s light tapping sure but things like axles I’d use another axle or a punch

[@wyzade]

neat, but would get its shit pushed in where i work. We just get right tool for right job

[@billymolina6675]

Do they have it in 1/4 ?

[@FunkFPV]

I only saw the 1/2” one.

[@lilmike2710]

I like it ngl... 🤔 But if you'd spend the money to make your extension into a punch, then why not just buy a proper punch?

[@sleektoneofficial]

The modern craftsman extenstions SUCK. Used it once to change an anode rod on a water heater. Went to use it the next time for the same thing and my socket just kept falling off. The ball busted.

[@mrfishbulb7187]

My extensions identify as punches.

[@Gilbrox1]

I would stick to your big bolt 😂

[@FunkFPV]

That big bolt isn’t going anywhere. It been around longer than most people I like 😜

[@heelerhealer7552]

Yes

[@walterbwd]

Something wrong with youre right shoulder?

[@walterbwd]

10:44

[@FunkFPV]

I dislocated years ago.

[@walterbwd]

@@FunkFPV never got it fixed?

[@firesurfer]

@@walterbwd It never comes back. I dislocated my left shoulder. 40 years later it's still not like it was by a long shot. It must be 50% weaker.

[@walterbwd]

@@firesurfer dang. That sucks, you got surgery on it?

[@supertitan21]

Cool concept but way to expensive. Your better off getting a set of punches

[@DaveBigDawg]

But you can use them to hammer on sockets to get them on rusty or out of shape bolts

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Just bang impact socket on those I guess depends on work you’re doing often

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Not banging on my 40 year old snap on extensions that work good as new lol

[@supertitan21]

@@RcPlayer-tt2vw if your a mechanic you usually have multiple sets of extensions for the ocasional time that you need to bang it on a bolt i just use a shitty extension

[@FunkFPV]

If you can show me where I can get a set of extensions that size for that price I’ll buy them 👍🏻

[@travisweldmaster7815]

Shittt ...deeper i go the shorter i last lmao

[@petridish3045]

Wouldn’t use it on a wobble extension because that would be A LOT of beating on the universal joint. Just my opinion.

[@RcPlayer-tt2vw]

Same reason I wouldn’t use any quality extension I have good set of those

[@siegessaule]

No COO? Straight from the big rock candy mountain, as AvE would say.