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It just does not "FEEL" right to me - particularly in the "click" that I feel. I have sockets from Snap-On, from MAC Tools, Matco, and Cornwell. Beyond this I am not a fan of ratchet handles that select direction by rotating on the centerline of the socket. Oh - wait - that is EXACTLY what I did and have in my personal tool box.All in all - a stellar superstar product - at a price the average home mechanic can afford.
They grip bolts with rounded off corners with ease. Standard height - tall - chrome - impact - 1/4 - 3/8 - 1/2 - you name it - if you need it to work on a car - good chance it's in there. It feels - what is the right word. I would say S-K sockets make up at least 25% of all the sockets I own - and they are absolutely fantastic. However. What can I say. The reason is purely subjective. Probably any of the others - no matter the brand - would have gotten a mark also - so I do not criticize them for this.
They hold up. And they do everything and anything you ask of them to do.The WORST think I can say about them is that it IS possible to scratch the chrome on the deep well sockets for example if you use them to loosen up a lug nut on a wheel. Now if you used the impacts instead - that is not a problem. I have put my impacts on 1/2 inch Dynabrade pneumatic impact guns without any deforming on the square attachment hole. I did NOT say scratch THROUGH - just a superficial mark on the chrome itself.
I give this product 5 stars - only because I can not give it 6. Harsh. This ratchet handle is sturdy, durable, well made, and completely capable of providing years of trouble free reliable use. Their Chrome seems to be as hard and as thick as any on my Snap-Ons or Macs.Now about the ratchet handle itself. They may have 100 sockets - but I guarantee you every mechanic has a favorite ratchet handle that he uses with all of them. This said - I would be surprised if that ratchet handle happened to be the SK handle included in this set. Point blank - period - they are comparable to the very best, and as good as it gets.In my personal tool box I have literally hundreds of sockets.
To the point - S-K makes, in my opinion, some of the very best professional grade sockets to be found anywhere, no matter the brand or the price. They will turn anything that the big boys sockets will turn. Sockets are in my opinion a serious STRONG POINT of the S-K tool line. THEY WORK. For MY money - I would buy this set for all of the parts - then buy a Snap-On ratchet handle - keeping the SK handle for a backup. I prefer the Snap-On / Matco design where there is a separate lever you can easily flip with your thumb - one way - or the other.
It has a good grip, and by any measure, is excellent. And I have sockets from S-K. I just needed a thin wall socket because of clearance on a Porsche, and noticed this later. This is a tool they use all day long every day. Folks Mechanics are fairly finicky when it comes to their personal ratchet handles.
Well made and covers most needed sizes.
SK makes the best tools on the world, its not their fault that amazon screwed up sending out a used set.Precision machined set made from high quality material.Not many people know that most of the cheap tools made by other toolmakers are made from scrap metal that was reprocessed-melted down in China.If you only need to use tools once a year, than the cheap-ones should do.Anything else, get SK.
Obviously this was not a new socket set. I bought this set from Amazon. When I got it, there was a rusted nut stuck in the 14mm socket. I will send it back tomorrow, and also cancel another order for sk wrenches from Amazon. I looked at the ratchet head, and saw a lot of scratches.
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