Precision Square From Banggood | Is it Any Good?
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2022
- Precision Square From Banggood | Is it Any Good?
In this video I want to check out this precision square I have received from Banggood. My cooperation with Banggood is based on no obligations so you can be sure that whatever you will learn from my video is my own and honest opinion.
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The high end ( and priced) measuring tools have their place. My garage/shop isn't one of them. I appreciate you taking the time to review sanely priced products that can get the job done.
Thank you for watching 👍
Dude youve been upfront and honest about where it came from. And given your opinion. Looks like a cool tool . Only issue i have is, when you get something from half way around the world. Sometimes it arrives in perfect condition. Sometimes its been bashed up in transit
Thanks. Yes that's true but that's the case with 90% of things we buy nowadays
Looking at some comments, you haven’t listened to what was said. If no one does these videos, the only way to assess internet goods is to spend your hard earned. Personally, I appreciate the work that goes into these videos. Thanks Tomasz.
Thank you kindly. To be honest nowadays before I make a significant purchase I always check reviews and opinions on CZcams.
ordered! Been looking for someone to suggest a decent one at a reasonable price for a while! Many thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching. I hope it will serve you well👍
Great video Tomasz, a lot of people will now have this as their go to square. Banggood have some great items. All the best
Yes it seems they got few decent things. I hope to pick up few things this year 👍
I’m a fan of the veiko products. High quality with a modest price tag. I just pulled the trigger and ordered one of these squares on your recommendation Thomasz. Keep up the interesting content. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Thanks mate, I don't think you will be disappointed. I think its a great tool👍
Hi John, did your square arrive ok and pass the “squareness” test?
Asking from Oz 🇦🇺 also.
Thanks Chris
@@ChrisJones-rj8dd yes it arrived and I ordered a second for my brother too. I have not tried the squareness test because it will easily be the most accurate square I own. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Thanks for this review Tomasz, I may well order one of these 👍
Thanks, personally I thinks worth it 👍
@@CasualDIY ordered 😉.
Thanks Thomas great review I'm going to order 1
Thanks, I think they are worth it👍
Good review Tomasz. I have looked at these before and wondered how accurate they were. I like the way they support with that lip - a great plus. Nothing worse than trying to juggle a pencil, square and the workpiece!
Exactly, it's so easy to work with it. Bit of a game changer for me 👍😁
Good review Tomasz. 👍🏻
Thank you kindly
Hi Tomaz. I've had one now for a month or so & very impressed with it. I'm now looking at the 400mm or 600mm T-square, but their shipping is expensive.
Yes I'm looking at them too. At one point for sure I will get it
Veiko is a good brand, I have some clamps from them. Thx to your review Tomasz ...will buy the square just now
This is my first experience with this brand. There's also Drillpro on Banggood I want to check out, seems decent. So far I'm quite happy with my new square 👍
Hi Tomasz. Very good review, so much so I have ordered the square. Thank you. John Reillu
Thanks for watching, hope it will serve you well👍
another great video.
Thank you kindly 👍
Great video, I have a thing about squares I think, as I have way more than I need lol. I have a few different types and sizes including a set of high-quality precision engineering squares, all in a lovely wooden box that rarely see the light of day, because my go to is a set of two cheap and cheerful bright orange chinesium adjustable squares of different sizes I found on amazon at a ridiculously low price, that for reasons I still don't understand, are more accurate than another one I own that cost a lot more...lol I don't even know why they're my go to, I think it's because they're easier to spot if I put them down somewhere as my little workshop is too small and rarely tidy...lol
Hehe I got few squares as well all super cheap apart from one. And they are all bad, just the empire is nice and accurate. But now my main square is this red beautie🤣👍
Hi Tomasz. Enjoyed the review, I like the way the calibrations read from the inside corner and the outside corner usually they only have one option.
The lip on the body to hold the square up is also a well thought out design feature. It's a great accurate square and good a price, thanks for sharing. Tony
Thanks Tony, yes so far I'm loving it. Let's hope it will stay like that 🤣
The empire doesn't look square on the inside .the lines not parallel. The veiko does look good tho
Good review. Thanks Tomasz
Thank you for watching
I have this square, it's very nice to use. The only thing I would say is that it's VERY light weight. So if you drop it, it WILL bend .. very easily. So probably not the sort of thing you want on a jobsite.
Hmm good to know, thank you for sharing. I'm glad I have invested in a rubber flooring for my workshop then 😁👍
Thanks for the review. I do not know what it says about my life that I am watching a review of a "precision square" but thank you.
Haha it means you are an amazing person, a maker, DIY a man that can make things👍
It's because we're tool addicts
@@thehobbyguy that as well 👍😁
Hey Thomas keep up the good work mate. It's better, than watching any shit on t.v these days
@@thehobbyguy thank you very much, stopped watching TV a while ago. Too much to watch on CZcams and Netflix 🤣
Great review Tomasz. The holes are designed for a 1mm pencil so you will get a variation if the lead is smaller. Not the end of the world and easily compensated for, but for the sake £3.99, get a 1mm mechanical pencil :)
Hehe you are absolutely right
I have news for you….I just purchased Woodpeckers model “1281” which is a 300mm (12 inch) square. It also has like your screws standing about 1mm above the cheek plate. Not screws, but press fit steel dowels. And this square is 132 UK pounds!!!
Hmm now that's a lot of money for something that should be perfect
Great video. I have just received my Veiko square and the bottom part of the red blade is not flush with the two black panels at the bottom of the square. It actually overlaps these panels very unevenly so you cant stand the sqare up accurately. What this means is that I can't really use this to check squarnes of the inside of a frame for example, which is very disappointing. I was wondering if yours and everyone else's is like that or can you use yours to check inside of frame for squarnes with no issues. I might be able to adjust this with the screws but that will very likely spoil the squarnes on inside of the tool. Many thanks
Mine is perfect all around, well it was until I bent it accidentally 😢
@@CasualDIYThank you, I have now tried to rectify the issue by adjusting on the screws but its not giving enough moment needed to eliminate the overlap fully. Its a matter of enlarging the holes and trying again or sending it back now. Hmmm...decision... decision.
@@Secbra1 I would try to get a refund or replacement 🤔
Mine which was just like his is now in a land fill. It was not square and there is no adjustment. Even if there was a way to adjust it, you would need a square square. Buy a Woodraphic or a Woodpeckers.
Problem with Woodpeckers and so in you need a mortgage to buy one. I actually ruined my Veiko square, bent it by accident😢
True. Woodpeckers is exorbitantly expensive. I bought the 2618 model on sale and it was $260 delivered. The good thing is that it is absolutely for all intents and purposes "square". To .0025 over its length. The Woodraphic is also square but is only 12 inches long side. It was $90 on Amazon. Since my first Veiko was bad and if I foolishly bought another, then it would be twice as expensive so it is better to buy once cry once. @@CasualDIY
@@jeffstanley4593 I guess if you are a professional and you build furniture or cabinets for living then an investment in woodpeckers makes sense as in a way that will payitself off most likely on the first project. However for a normal DIYer I would just not be able to justify the price. However as you said with the Veiko it could be a bit of gamble. You may get a good one or not, and nor much of a customer service or return policy exists for those type of products.
I have a brand new Starrett square that is 2mm over 300mm out of square. How far they have fallen. Thanks for this review.👍
Thanks for watching. Got couple of "squares" that are even worse than that lol
@@CasualDIY ButI bet they were a lot cheaper than a Starrett!
@@katabrontes oh yes far cheaper
Hi Tomasz, I've got this square and unfortunately it's not square, and one of the screws came threaded. I've tried to square it up by adjusting the screws, but with no luck. I'm hoping it's just a bad one and a replacement will be better, but I'm currently disappointed.
Hmm that's the problem, some will be good some won't. I was interested to hear other people's opinions on them.
I had the same issue, it wasn't square, so it rendered it useless. That being said, Banggood did refund my money. Good on them.
My last banggood square came bent. Some good stuff on there but can be unfortunate with delivery 🤣
That's the problem, it's a long way to arrive at someone's door step unfortunately
@@CasualDIY just seen some in reviews have had it from the UK, so who knows this time. Though a Blu-ray steelbook from inside UK was completely crushed sideways on arrival for me last week. So can happen at any distance.
@@TheFazer1992 that's true I guess
just ordered one of these. i found the one i had been using a lot recently is slightly out, arghhhh. not sure when that happened.
Well they need to be looked after (not dropped etc.) to stay in good condition. Not always possible in a busy workshop 🤔
Mine isn't square and there's not enough adjustment to make it square. Maybe I just got unlucky, as Denis from Hooked On Wood rates these Veiko squares too.
I've bent mine recently. Totally my fault 😢
I think I'll get another one of them as I bought a different one and it's just not as good and versatile as the Veiko one.
I just got one and unfortunately irs about 1mm of the square at the top, how to adjust it if possible?
Hmm is it the aluminium square not accurate or the black base? If the black base then there are two screws you can potentially undo and try to put right?
An obvious characteristic difference is the 45 degree angle present on the Empire but not on the Veiko. Why did Veiko leave it out? Isn't it useful? Why did you not mention this obvious difference in your review?
Hmm for marking angles I got better, dedicated tools for that. But I think the biggest issue is that my Empire is not giving true 45 degree reading. Hence I saw no point in highlighting this. Also the notch in the base to allow the 45 degrees actually takes away from stability of the tool when placed against a board. The Veiko doesn't have that option ( unless I missed it somehow ) and I think thats good. As I said got dedicated tools for angles.
It's not just good, it's Banggood! You missed the opportunity, doh!
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Hi Tomasz, I ordered a couple from Bangood using your link but there was nowhere to enter your discount code. I hope you will get your " small commission ". Mike
The code is just for this square. Hmm I had a look at it when I was on PC. You have to go to check out first I think, rather going straight to Pay now or something like that. It is a small box tho to enter that code.
Thank you for using the links. It doesn't matter if I get a commission or not, as long as you get the tool you want and it will serve you well then I'll be happy 👍
@@CasualDIY Thanks Tomasz. I did email you and copied my reply to Bangood to you ( as I thought) but on checking I see it went to a plumber I have used in Fulham also called Tomasz!
Hi Tomasz In the end I bought two. One for UK and one for France. One is spot on when I tested it but the other is just a whiff off square. I sent a photo of the test to Banggood asking if it was within their tolerances and await a response. Even though it's " just off" I think it is good enough for my purposes and I doubt if any of my tools will cut as accurately anyway. Mike
How durable do you think the markings are?
I think they should last the won't rub off, at least that's my impression, but time will tell I guess.
No 45 degree bevel ?
No not on this one
It looks great but it doesn't look like you can do 45'
No you can't, but I got tools that are dedicated for it and do a great job with it
I always stop watching the video when i learn you haven't bought the item because you end up acting as a salesman flogging the item and the to be honest i can make my own mind up over a square, stick to what you buy like the rest of us you've instantly got more credibility
Sorry you feel that way. I only collaborate with brands that I got no strings attached. They can send me a tool and I got no obligation of saying anything. Hence you get an honest opinion of mine. You don't have to buy anything, I'm not forcing anyone to do so. If you like what you seen on my video then you can go to the website yourself not using my links and make the purchase. And that's fine, you don't have to support my channel where you can watch a lot of totally free content that I made for you. But hey, everyone is entitled to an opinion and I respect yours.
Unsubscribed. Fed up of gifted influence junk videos. Sorry.
Sorry you feel that way. People do think its all for "free". To get where I am on CZcams it takes tremendous amount of work. On top of that all the content you watch on CZcams you don't pay a penny for it. It's all for free for you to watch. For me to show you all the tools I want would cost me a fortune which I don't have. There's mamy CZcamsrs that do this wrong, they get tied into situations where they are dictated what to say even if what they say its not true. On my channel you will only see tools from brands that give me a total free hand. Hence what I think about a product I say that. Its the brand risk they take by sending me stuff. There's a long list of tools I want to get of Banggood to review which I think can be beneficial to DIYers to see and find out if they are good or not. Through that you can save money and have an educated decision on your purchase. But hey, sorry you feel that way. All the best👍
@@CasualDIY I think Phil is one of these "If you didn't pay £500 for it then it is shit" kind of people.
@@SiAnon Everyone has got a right to their own opinion. And I respect that. I care about every single of my Subscribers. You are all important for me. If my content gets on people's nerves then hey, my content is obviously not for them. There's plenty of other CZcamsrs out there. I have respect for all of you. Be good mate👍
@@CasualDIY Don't take it personal. I have bought many influenced tools over the years. I have enjoyed your channel from early on. There are many companies reaching out giving "Free" warez with no strings. You are not the first channel I have unsubscribed because it felt like I was watching the QVC shopping channel. Reading comments on these videos always never sure if they are company bots commenting on products they are pushing. Good luck with your channel!
@@phillewin3645 that fine mate, no problem at all. Hope later on the year I will have more project videos that again may peak your interest. All the best 👍