Recent content by V22mech

I would love to give those wrenches a shot.

I can see that. I have used a Craftsman raised panel since the 90's because it always got the job done well enough home use. I inherited a lightly used SK round head from my father in law a few years ago and was expecting it to be miles better, but it felt like any other low-tooth ratchet that...

He contacted me as well and is getting things sorted out. I appreciate his willingness to tackle this head on, especially given how volatile and partisan this discussion has become. Most company reps would avoid this thread like the plague and it means a lot too me that he is willing to step...

Sometimes I'm almost as excited about the packaging as I am about the tools that come in it. Lets see those Harry J. Epstein masterpieces!

My brand new replacement 1" socket came back perfect. I have no idea what caused the original socket to be so rusted and inconsistent. I'm guessing it was from an older era than the rest of the set because it didn't look like the same manufacturing techniques were used.

That's a shame, I have one of the first runs with the green selector switch and its my favorite ratchet by far. I hope you get your issues worked out.

Thanks again for taking a personal interest in my issue. I did not expect or intend for this to elevate so far, but your willingness to make it right goes a long way to making me a loyal customer.

I just got home from vacation and wanted to post my final thoughts on the warranty process. In my experience, calling and e-mailing ahead was not worth the effort. I reached the same individual in both cases, she was very nice, but could only really offer me a link to the warranty website...

I had no idea the topic would be so polarizing. I never meant for this to be an attack on the brand, I was just trying to determine if this was par for the course before investing significant amounts of money into what I hoped would be the last tools I would ever need to own. Unfortunately...

I called to ask about warranty on my sockets from the original post. They verified that I didn't have a dealer near me and sent me an email with the same return instructions as their web site. I wasn't given an individualized tracking number or anything, so I'm not sure calling ahead will...

Here are the nuts I'm dealing with. This particular one is 3/4, but you can get an idea of why I'm having issues with the broaching.

You might be right about larger than normal threads. I mostly see flange nuts in 12-point or spline that have really thin walls so they can be crushed a little to make them self locking. I'm willing to bet that 6 point stuff will work fine. Once I get some the duds replaced I will probably...

I retire from the military in a few years and I am building up my tool collection for my next job. I'm starting to build my box up now so I don't get hit with 5-10k in tool debt all at once. I don't need the tools to look perfect, I just need them to be functional and not strip out bolts and...

Not yet, but it's the weekend. Does anyone have similar sized sockets to compare? Are they manufactured any differently?

It is also SK and it was from the exact same set.