NEW Malco 7-in-1 Flip Bit Socket vs Klein Tools 7-in-1 Flip Socket

Malco 7-in-1 C-RHEX Flip-Bit Socket Set with 3 cleanable, reversible, & stackable, color-coded sockets.

00:00 Intro
00:34 Original Malco
02:19 New Malco 7-in-1 Flip Socket
04:21 Compare to Klein 7-in-1
06:13 Socket Size Comparison
08:02 New Malco compare to Original
08:50 Milled Socket Corners
09:07 Shank Drive Comparison
10:21 Bit Wobble
10:50 Use With Handle
12:43 Outro

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[jaydoherty]

Great review.

My first impression was that this tool seemed a little too confusing, but the more I’ve seen it, the more I like what Malco did here. It’s easy to criticize the Philips bit, but when you realize that you could ignore that completely and this still does everything the Milwaukee does (plus you get the nice compact sockets, with low wobble you showed) - it’s a win for me.

[garydudgeon]

Great explanation. Malco has been a leader in marketing innovative fasteners and tools. I hadn't seen their new multi socket system yet. Always enjoy your videos.

[k_w]

It’s strange that Malco shows this in an impact driver in their marketing material, but it doesn’t actually lock into an impact driver when you’re using the Phillips bit. Maybe Malco will fix that in version 2.0, and offer replacements shafts for when the bit wears out. Thanks for the thorough review. 👍

[MORGANSMaintenance]

So it wasn’t just my impact 😂.. Good video 👍👍

[tonylarose]

I wish I could swap from a different pair of bits without taking the whole tool out of the impact. In solar I am switching from a 5/16 to a 7/16 to a 9/16 but all of these have those on different flip pairs and I have to remove the whole tool from the impact.

[MattHmm-rqdn]

It's a miss in my book if they would have stuck to the conventional setup that they and other people did with shorter sockets ot some minor improvements that's what people wanted. They didn't want someone to reinvent the wheel. Maybe 2.0 or axe this version fast and get something people want. They have plenty of time to recover on this one.

[mcluvinx]

Malco should've made the opposite end of the shaft with a magnet to hold any bits like the Klein. Kinda limits the Malco. You can make a "MEGA screwdriver" with the KLEIN 14 In 1 and the flip sockets, the versatility is endless. You can't do that with these Malcos.

Malco was a frontrunner with these flip sockets, but they're quickly falling behind with Milwaukee, Klein, and Dewalt making their own versions of it.

[iangregoryhome]

I don't like the PH2 bit on the end.