COMMUNISM vs CAPITALISM: Who Made Better Power Tools?

An interview with a Soviet engineer who defected to the United States: Int: What shocked you the most when you arrived in the USA? Eng: I was surprised by the sheer volume of propaganda here. Int: But surely, there’s significantly more propaganda in the USSR! Eng: Absolutely, but no one there takes it seriously.

A guy high on pain meds disassembling a Soviet electric drill, I love YouTube sometimes

i like how you have a huge collection of tools lying around yet you're using a broken glass as a knife

I don't know why this was recommended to me, but I've watched it all.

"this drill is gonna run like shit longer than some modern drills will run period" that analogy applies for alot of other things

Awesome video. As you pointed out yourself, I love how Russia’s style of making things that function like shit but function forever is consistent among their power tools too lol

As a child, my older brother, when he was only about 2 years old in 1975-76, threw our drill from the balcony, this is the 5th floor. It's good that no one was hurt. And many years later we found out that another kid who was playing in the yard picked her up and carried her home. As adults, we found out that this drill works and everything is fine with it. It was approximately the same Soviet electric drill.

This Video made me browse Soviet Watches for half an Hour and I dont regret any second of it

An english speaking russian here. That drill looks home repaired, the round pin in the square keyway and the circlip are DIY, these came with proper square keys from factory. Also you can even see in the video - the bearings have grooves for rubber seals or metal dust shielding. These rubber or metal seals are really easy to bend when disassembling the bearing to put new grease in so whey most likely were trashed and tossed. A little maintenance and cleaning can really give a new life to these tools. Also in 1976 1 USD was about 75 kopecks, what would put what drill at roughly 65.3 bucks flat, that is without any other associated expences. Also also ask me anything about them tools if there is elaboration needed.

"There's a right tool for every job... and I don't have one either." lol

holy fucking shit, 50 seconds in the guy casually showed off his drug use and opened a box with broken glass, this vibe is IMMACULATE, subscribed

I know the soviets made very good optical equipment (microscopes, binoculars, etc) and apparently some still prefer these over modern equivalents.

"This drill is gonna run like shit longer than modern drills will run at all"

"Smells like ciggarette and ozone" you just described the smell of my childhood lmao

There is no way he used a broken glass bottle to open the boxes

The fact the Soviet drill was obviously repaired time and time again and is still functioning, whereas the American drill was a nightmare to dismantle says it all.

this drill could be a team fortress 2 weapon

For anyone wondering about Judith (the woman from what I presume is a printing test that was used as packing material): the text is German, and I presume she is German herself as well as the text mentions ARD, a German TV broadcaster. The text describes the book she wrote, containing 30 knitting projects (hats and scarves, among others) and an emphasis on how soft and cuddly they are. Very much not the point of the video, but just in case someone's interested.

idk how i ended up so far down the youtube rabbit hole that i came across your dissassebly and commentary on 50 year power tool from behind the iron curtain, but im here for it.

Alot of the old soviet tools and gear was design for easy handling and repair so you did not have to had alot of knowladge to repair them, they normally also had electric schematics with them