Cheap Chineese Woodworking Tools - Are there any good ones on Temu, Wish and Aliexpress?
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2023
- I personally bought 8 cheap woodworking tools on the Chineese drop ship sites to see if any would turn out to be decent quality. Let's see how I made out.
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1. Protractor - share.temu.com/6VG5Qj8m50A
2. Small t-ruler - shorturl.at/mIJ27
3. Dog Hole Clamp - shorturl.at/gyX07
4. T-Track Flip Stop - shorturl.at/fqKT4
5. Silicone Measuring Cups - share.temu.com/CAVcJoZLuFA
6. 3D Ruler - shorturl.at/kmuAO
7. Corner Punch - share.temu.com/1jUdSCzGw1A
8. Large T-Ruler - shorturl.at/etyCP
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That first one was hilarious! I almost spit my coffee out when you took it out of the bag!
Lol glad to be of service!
I've been extremely happy with every tool i've ordered from places like this because I know what i'm getting If you're expecting a high quality tool, that's your fault. I order tools from these places that I'm gonna use twice a year. I pay a good money for the tools. I use twice a week.
Good way to think of it!
It's a breath of fresh air seeing integrity on CZcams product reviews. Keep up the great work!
I appreciate that!
I totally agree
Thank you for NOT posting this until you'd tested the silicone bowls - the mark of a true professional! Also, thanks for doing reviews for those of us who cannot justify expensive tools for our retirement hobby. It was (almost) as much fun watching your reviews as unwrapping and playing with my latest temu/ali/banggood/amazon acquisitions ;).
PS: Congrats on the continued growth of your channel - you do a great job.
Thanks! Well getting the resin out is the main reason to buy this! 😀
@BitnerBuilt I forgot to ask how accurate is the measurements for the silicone? I have silicone baking and ice cube trays...I'm not a fan because they bulge and no rigidity to them.
How was your experience with Ali? I've thought about ordering from them
@@fdort3971I've had decent experience from all of them. I never order long stuff except from amazon. The shipments from china are usually in bags and rulers, rods, etc often arrive bent. I have had excellent luck with the impact drivers I've bought from china, but other than those, I've limited my purchases to items
Thanks, just wanted to say I appreciate your videos. You are clear and credible!
I appreciate that!
Thanks J. You're on FIRE. Great reviews, honest, actually used and genuine. You're almost at 10K. Congrats and I'm looking forward to more content and when I can say "I knew Justin when he had 300 subs. Some of will be your OG's and you'll be a 1M Influencer. Great job and so happy for you.
Thanks 123TVI! Always appreciate the support of my OG’s!
influencer is a dirty word bruv
Really appreciate your approach to considering sponsorships. Thank you.
Thanks! Hey I’m all for free stuff from sponsors but not if it limits my speech on what I think about it. 👍
Thanks. Great video in terms of presentation! I do have some of those tools as well. I will look into those I have not.
Thanks!
You can’t put a price on integrity. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Thx for your honest opinion 👍
No problem 👍
Great video, love your content.
I use those silicon cups a lot. What I do is I mix in a larger disposable cup/container. Then pour it out into the silicon cups and add pigment there. A quick mix of the pigment and then pour onto my project. The cup used to mix is disposed. The epoxy in the silicon cups is all properly mixed so won’t stay sticky and will come off easier. Yes, I still have one disposable container that I throw, but it’s a compromise. The silicon cups are also easier/more accurate to pour with if I need to do more delicate/targeted stuff.
That’s a great way to do it, can see how that would clean easy! Thanks!
Great video thanks so much
Glad you enjoyed it
I have one of the large t square and the stop blocks and they are awesome. Considering what woodpecker costs here in Australia it is an even better deal
Glad to hear (but not on the woodpeckers price!)
Excellent!
Many thanks!
I'm so glad I didn't buy item number 1, the protractor square! Great info, thanks!
yea save your money on that one, even if it came straight it was SUPER poor quality
loving your content man. 🏆🏆
Thanks I appreciate it!!
Congratulations on 10k subs, Justin!
Thanks🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 hopefully hit 20k by xmas, I have had some major sponsors tell me that’s their min so that’s the new goal! Thanks for the support!
Just ordered my T Squares 😊 I’m a site carpenter and hobbyist woodworker so the cost of things like this are important for me. Thank you for the reviews 👍
Oh cool - did you find the imperial ones? I just ordered an 8 and a 12in (haven’t found imperial 24in yet)
@@BitnerBuilt No I live in the UK so the metric ones are what I needed anyway. Although I think I’ll mainly use the larger one to help me square up my track saw when cutting down sheet material, I don’t own a table saw so my track saw does a lot of work. Can’t wait for it to arrive
@@BobbyBiz ahhh 😀 the correct measurement system, enjoy it!
There are some great miter guages on there. I'm interested in the lift kits for the router and how good they are, but I haven't used one yet. Lots of good t track and accessories, the screws are good, chisel sharpener is good. Dust collection topper for a 5 gallon bucket is great. Good sandpaper deals, don't get the cheap ones, get the diamond ones. Knives are great on there. Magnets are a good deal. Japanese pull saws are great. Track saw squares work well too. I also get my miter bars from there for table saw jigs (or wherever you have a miter slot)
Just did two more big orders for videos, I have been tempted with the router lifts but I have a very nice one already so it would be to show then sell…. So haven’t pulled the trigger there yet, thanks for all the purchase tips!
Thanks for another great video,started watchin u about 6 months ago,and seen least 90% of ur videos,with alot of tips and tricks,love it,my wife also got a thing for temu,and there is alot of descent things,but also lots of trash,u should get some more wood working tools and do more reviews🤙🤙🤙🤙
I actually bought another hundred dollars worth of woodworking tools from Temu, I’ve just been so behind with other videos I’ll get another one out on it pretty soon! Thanks for watching!
@@BitnerBuilt so totally wish i wasnt camera shy and half handicapped most days or i feel like it after 23 years of siding and carpentry work...cant sit all day or stand all day but am very creative with my hands and wood,if i had supplies in hand,maybe one day if i hit the lottery ill be not camera shy and be able to understand all the software for a cnc which i would love to get and learn,but dont wanna if in 2 weeks of trying i have a paperweight just sitting there, its hard to follow help videos for me,im a show me in person and ill catch on within a hour,but thats not out there around me,cant wait for next bids u guys rock🤙🤙
I've bought a few things from Temu so far. The first items they shipped busted through the bag and were tapped to high heaven to keep everything inside. Nothing was damaged or missing. The next few items I bought came in a bag but inside the bag, they were stored in boxes with plenty of foam to ensure sensitive stuff wasn't damaged. So maybe Temu is improving its shipping standards. All the stuff I got so far seems of good quality and not cheap metal or plastic I normally joke about with cheap Chinese stuff.
Good to hear! I actually just ordered 30 more things for two follow-up videos, everything came in bag still but as you said, some fragile things were in individual boxes inside the bag.
Temu is kind of like Amazon. It’s just a warehouse full of stuff from a lot of different manufactures so it’s however that manufacture decided to package it.
"Buyer beware" is a good motto to go by wherever you buy from. A lot of people look down on things made in China, but there are so many items that are great quality. The reason your corner chisel isn't cutting is due to a dull blade. You'd get the same crushing result if you used a dull chisel. - Chris
Yep agree! On the corner chisel examining it it seems sharp enough to cut my finger but you could be right, I’m just surprised that I didn’t get any cutting on any side of it even the side that’s going along with the grain, it should’ve at least split the green right there, but it just smashed it down
I've been pleasantly surprised with the quality and packaging of the handful of things I've ordered from banggood. I saw they even have some new edge rulers on there now. I haven't tried them yet but I'm guessing I will at some point.
Lots of banggood comments first I have heard of it, will have to take a look!
@@BitnerBuilt channel on youtube called "hooked on wood". He does a lot of banggood tool rating/testing. Oh, and I do the same thing as you. Keep ordering metric instead of imperial!!!
@@garyoa1hooked on wood is one of my all time favorite youtube makers. guy is a beast
I just wanted to let you know that perhaps Temu has changed their ways. I have been buying items from them for 2-3 months for my workshop and home. The bag I got today actually had 4 items in it, and they were in boxes. I couldn't believe it. I purchase the same item as you and mine wasn't bent near as badly as yours was. Mine had a smidgen of the bend to it. I appreciate your comments. They are in lightning to other woodworkers.
Thanks! So after that video I purchased about 30 more things I’m going to show in two later videos, came in 4 bags BUT like you said the individual items were in boxes. It only makes sense to do that because I can’t see how that companies gonna make any money if they’re straight edge keeps arriving like a pool noodle.😂
I must say, when the video popped up I thought "I can't stand another China purchases review tonight"... But it was so catchy that I watched the full video and subscribed. On top, it's a honest review, but the narrative rhythm is top notch and that's what got me stuck 👏🏻 So, congrats... and thanks
Oh wow thanks! I really try to give good info on whatever the topic so I appreciate it!
The alloy radius profiles are great from temu I use mine a lot if you want to buy them.
Ah cool thanks for the recommendation!
I purchased some items from Temu, and one had a manufacturing defect. I used the app to start the return policy and Temu refunded my money, told me to keep the item, toss it or donate it. I tossed it. I also purchased an aluminum (imperial) speed square, it's the best square that I have. I've noticed many of the images/videos reflected on Temu are not the actual product you will receive, and you need to watch out for that as well.
Oh cool! Yea I just ordered a new one in imperial
The hongdui stuff on banggood is solidly built, precise, and beautiful. It's not cheap, but I'd say it's surprisingly cheap for what you get.
Thanks I will have to check it out!
I seen in a post where somebody dropped their wood peckers tool and damaged it.. so it was their fault but wood peckers still did a free service and sent replacement parts free.
Oh, that’s good to know. I should actually reach out to them on that one!
I bought some squeeze clamps and corner clamps and a corner square from Temu, just to see what it was like. They’re all pretty good. I pass on most other stuff I see there.they were all in boxes in a bag.
Cool I had ordered a pair of corner squares, they said aluminum on the site, I think it was a Wish, when they arrived they were plastic and went right to the garbage. Was the one from Temu aluminum?
@@BitnerBuilt no they were plastic. Black and orange. They are the kind with springs that you can pull back and just slip onto a corner. Came in a pack of four.
I have the same silicone finish measuring kit. It works great for what I’m doing with it. 10k might even come today!
Cool, yea it is a decent set for the price. now to get to 20k subs 😂 a few bigger brands I have hit up for partnering on a video said 20k subs is their minimum so that’s the goal to hit by new years
I bought a 50 cm ruler from Temu . They bend it so that it fitted in in a bag 26 cm
😂😓😓 precision instrument there
hahahahaha good
I have bought some tools from wish in the past and have been pleasantly surprised at the quality of them. Never bought from Temu yet, in a bag, that's a bit dodgy, so not sure if I want to give it a try. I laughed when you made the comment about metric as here in Australia everything is metric, can't understand why the US is one of a small number of countries using imperial.
Yea imperial is weird too. I’ve come to learn. That’s why on my build projects, I put metric and imperial numbers at the end! I’ve had a lot of comments now about people buying from Temu and it’s starting to come in boxes inside the bag, which only makes common sense. I just bought another 40 things for a follow up for the end of this and everything came fine this time.
Great Video. I have had better luck with Banggood. The Veiko brand of tools have surprised me. Fast becoming my favorite channel.
Thanks! Several others have said the same so I downloaded it last night. Found the prices to be much higher than the others but will try and order a few things
I bought a Veiko aluminum square. Very accurate. Happy with it.
3d ruler, I like and use it. Would buy again
No way really? What on? Do you use the actual ruler functionality or just for transcribing lines from one side to another?
Works good for transcribing lines around a piece. Use it marking lines along an edge, the length of the ruler makes it more precise moving on the edge. Yes I use the ruler also, if it’s on the bench and the 45 edge occasionally
I bought some carbide turning tools on Temu that came in a nice case and was boxed but still in the orange bag and they seem to be working fine too. I will never buy Woodpeckers ever again after spending thousands and waiting four months for an order.
Oh cool good to know! Yea….. I’m putting out another one of these videos pretty soon and I got imperial versions of the aluminum rulers now that are amazing I’ll go for the $18 version all day long
That 90 degree punch might work well actually. I would like to see you try making some incisions laterally (parallel to the wood face and perpendicular to the punch) in to the corner first. Then make a light punch and maybe repeat the process a couple times........but in hindsight it would probably just be easier to hand chisel the whole corner.
Yeah, it’s really easy to use a chisel to get the job done and you’re not blind when doing it that’s the big concern I have
The Flip Stops are sold out already! but great video!
dang!
I have received items from Temu in a box. I guess it depends on what you order.
Oh really? Everything I have ordered came in a bag, good to know thanks!
I’m surprised this comment wasn’t deleted like mine!? I simply informed you of the same thing and provided a link to a video that showed a TEMU box and my comment was deleted!? Unprofessional
@@acano564 bud I don’t delete comments unless it’s crazy. If you posted a link or has a curse youtube auto flags it for spam…
@@BitnerBuilt Thank you for informing me. I did provide you a link.
@BitnerBuilt thanks for the demo...clearly the first ruler was pathetic...BUT can you use it as a template to make it from better quality materials (once you straightened it...bahaha)?
I have ordered from wish and temu...you certainly need to read the small print. Most of what I got from wish was great (not the packaging)...although I'm not impressed I'm considered xxl for clothes...lol...
Temu...quicker with shipping and stuff does come in a bag but for the most part it was a box in a bag. I've gotten diamond bit sharpening plates...good size, flat but the grit is well...much more course than advertised. That being said the diamond bit rotary tool bits were much better. Haven't had a chance yet to try the dB hole saws (let's just say they made me raise an eyebrow...we'll see). The forstner bits and ummm I think they are called mortise bits (having a brain freeze on the term...sigh) the ones that make mortise look good and sharp enough to cut skin...I'm a clutz...they look like quality and both came in individual plastic holders inside a cardboard box inside a bag. I also bought 60 grit hook/loop triangle shaped sandpaper for my oscillator...I was originally disappointed they were smaller than expected but then I realised it's beneficial since they will fit in smaller area. I was surprised that they came with their own paddle...I work primarily with reclaimed pallet wood so I need the really course grit...I'm impressed with the quality of the sandpaper...not falling apart quickly.
How was your overall experience with ali express?
It’s really a mixed bag and as you said reading the fine print (if there is any) there are a lot of these manufacturers now moving off those (or staying) but moving their products onto Amazon. Going to be doing a video on that as well soon. As some people don’t like the idea of giving their $$ info to Ali wish Temu etc. those items are a few $ more but the ease of return and quick delivery of Amazon (also evil company but lesser of two evils I guess 😜)
A lot of the measuring tools on those websites are only available in metric and don't have an imperial unit option. When you say you goofed and ordered metric, i don't think it was a mistake.
No, there’s a lot of imperial too, I actually just ordered one to swap out the big one for imperial
I was looking at the T-Track Flip Stop from your video. When I went to the website, there were several different models and I couldn’t figure out the model number of the flip stop that you reviewed. Can you help me? Thanks.
It’s the t30-d one when your adding it to cart. If you scroll the pics it shows you
I really like your apron, where can I find one, is it washable in the machine…LOL thanx, really like you videos, very honest what i need…
amzn.to/3Lmdy6U never tried washing it, I just wear them till they get holes and need a replacement 😂
I have to ask! Where did you get your shop apron? I am a woodworker that works in a wheelchair. I see things on your apron that I really dig. Thank You Much! Thom Schuck, Portland Oregon
Sure Thom, here’s the link! Happy sawdust making! amzn.to/3UV4M4M
I find Banggood is better for packaging but are just little more expensive. And btw.. metric is proper numbers! 😄
Haha yea I wouldn’t disagree with you
Interesting video
That first one
That was funny, yea tire square
As bad as it is, ive actually used worse
I made my own and its no where as good
That square would be a major upgrade in my little shop
Im far from a pro, i just play as a hobby
Thanks! Hey custom tools are 😎
I actually bought the protractor before I saw this video, and mine showed up unbent because I bought so much other garbage in the same order that it provided structural support for the bag.
Oh boy 😂
The dog hole clamp. I bought mine via banggood a while ago ,It was highly praised by Hooked on Wood reviewer. and mine was crap too. I thought it was beause my MFT table was only 18mm thick plywould, and if I doubled it up to £36mm that would help it be more upright, so have a more level grip across its full surface, but have not got round to it yet, may I ask what thickness your bench is in Imps. OK!
yea you know I saw his as well which was why I thought about buying it and was surprised. My table is solid wood 7in thick where my dogs are, I did solid blocking under the 3/4 ply top inside the box sooooo definitely not the table.
@@BitnerBuilt thanks for that, I wont bother with the extra layer, and bin or convert it to some thing else.
Still going through your videos.
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I'd love to hear a baseline for price to know how much of a difference between the cheap place and lets say Amazon. If most items are just a buck more on Amazon for a better product I'm going to Amazon every time.
Will do on the next one I tackle at some point!
A ruler sits on a throne. A scale is used to make accurate measurements.
Words from my first day in college mechanical drafting. Way before CAD.
Interesting!
I bought a metal wire shower shelf from temu, it was smashed in shipping. They did give me a full refund. But I wanted the shelf lol
Yea the whole bag only shipping this is a big mistake
The packaging is the best. At least you get a good laugh out of that one.
Yep!
Ive had a few items shipped in boxes
Yeah, they seem to be changing it up some I’m sure after crazy amounts of refunds / returns
How do you get the Aliexpress pages translated into English. I can’t read whatever language they are in to order.
you should be able to select country and currency near the top of the page
Top corner is 3 lines to make the menu pull down, second from bottom is language, select language, English was the first one for me when viewing
I just bought the same, and it appears they may have listened to you. Mine came in a box, in a bag.............
Lol that’s good! Didn’t seem to make business sense to just have to keep refunding people!
If you use pumps for your epoxy, you don't need to measure anything. Both total boat and west system sell pumps for their epoxy, and I expect others do to. Much easier to count pumps than measure by volume or using a scale.
I actually use pumps as well on some of my epoxy’s, personally I think they are more for if your trying to to make as much garbage being able to reuse them. With them being flexible I wouldn’t trust the measuring gauge on the side
I'm way more happier with all the 20mm router rails and accessories I got
Good to know
Dennis from the CZcams channel “Hooked on Wood” reviews cheap Chinese tools also..you might give it a look.
Thanks for the tip!
Rough up the shaft of that hold fast with a rasp or coarse sandpaper and it should hold better!
great tip!
Amazon can be just as bad with packaging. I ordered a Diablo circular saw blade that arrived as just the *naked* blade in a classic blue-and-white Amazon plastic bubble envelope. And they bent the blade of my Suizan ryoba pull saw *over* 90° to fit it in a box that was way too short. I am not kidding.
Oh geez!
Sad to hear that, as I ordered a Suizan last night that was on sale for Prime day nonsense.
@@Ekrindul Sorry to worry you! As a testament to the quality of the saw, mine was no worse for wear. I was shocked and relieved when i pulled it out of the box snd it sprang back to straight and true without even needing to flex it back the other way! If I thought for a moment that they knew that would happen, I'd actually be impressed with their ingenuity, but what are the chances? Major kudos to Suizan though...it still cuts great despite it all.
Don't see where they offer the squares in imperial, so metric seems to be the only option
I found one on Temu and ordered it, hoping it doesn’t come in a bag!
Sounds like you're going to do similar to Dennis with Hooked on Wood's "China Tools" series. He does a fantastic job and I've purchased dozens of items over last few years. Good for you, but stay away from Temu.
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Like any new chisel you need to sharpen it
absolutely
On the first tool. That is not exactly true. I just did a Temu review of that same tool and mine came in a box.
Mine didn’t come in a box so either they now are sending it in a box (they should or else they will all be bent) or it’s from a different seller, if you use these services frequently you will see they sell from several different sellers frequently
@@BitnerBuilt yeah I've noticed. I've got things a couple of times. I just did the last order to do a video on my channel. Some of the tools were not bad.
Send a link of this video to Temu . .. lol
Oh they have seen it lol - they keep hitting me up to do a sponsored video
I am going to unsubscribe and re-subsctbe so i can be number 10,000. Another great video keep up the good work. So, you can't be bought for a hundred. Now i know where to start the negotiations......
Hahahaha yea it might be today, 3mo and 3 days since I started ✌️ yes not for a hundred but a hundred and a beer…..🤷
If you're interested in really banging "china tools" not being just cheap knockoffs reviewed from someone with very high demands to quality and aesthetics check out Denis from "Hooked on wood" here on YT. Start with the China Tools series and then the rest of the channel. will follow autimatically. But be warned, it's tickling pandoras box with a chisel as there are gems out there eating up some money in the end as well... And i started with the even smaller T-60 😜
yea I have seen Dennis channel, he does a great job
Carving knives: Looked great, blade is sharp but unfortunately, the metal is too soft and quickly dulls.
Thanks for the heads up!
It’s not very professional to delete my comment regarding TEMU having boxes. I was simply informing you so that you would are aware that they do have boxes and not say otherwise. Learn to appreciate that your subscriber is trying to help you!!
I only delete hate speech comments bud if your post isn’t live then it was auto flagged by CZcams because you posted a link. As you mentioned there are others I didn’t delete. It’s because you posted a link
I would say as a time served cabinet maker in the UK (55 years) that the red aluminium crap you see on tool walls of many youtubers is unecessary junk. If you dont believe me and before you start sending me murderous thoughts, go and find a proper cabinet maker and respectfully ask if you could just take a look at their operation, I will bet big money there will be no red tool wall.
Woodpeckers tools are not even very accurate compare their stated accuracy with a cheap machinists square and you will get the idea, here in the UK I can buy a set of four for £25. And you host points out their biggest flaw they are made of aluminium because it's cheap but it is not very durable. Heaven forbid you wanted to use a marking knife to do some layout.
I will give you a simple example, the Paolini pocket thingy everybody raves about it having a little notch in it for your pencil, wow thats ground breaking. Or you could just take a small triangular file and with three quick strokes in the centrecof the shaft you have just improved any combination square you probably already own and given it the same functionality.
Companies like Woodpeckers are just praying on a perceived need to have a gizmo for every task and that need is fueled by countless people online. I made a very good living making fine furniture and if you saw the extent of my measuring and marking tools you would be amazed and I will tell you now things may have been replaced but the kit remained the same for 55years.
I'm retired now and I like to watch a few videos from time to time and it makes me very grumpy when I see barriers put in peoples way of getting started in woodworking, you do not need this stuff the pros dont use them just get in your shop and make something. But if you really want to waste your money visit Hooked on Wood channel he has loads of reviews of Chinese tools from Bangood.
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