Rivethead
Member
well, im putting this up because i have seen a lot of people in the past ask about these sockets but mostly people have been kind of hesitant to try them out (at least that's what i saw anyways). i was really curious about them too so i broke down and bought the 1/2 drive deep and shallow 6pt sets a couple of months ago and have been using them at work off and on up to now.
i should have taken a picture when i first got them because they looked pretty cool. i really liked the packaging. they came in the plastic boxes like you see on their site and you can indeed remove the top and use the bottom as an organizer. they were shiny and a little sticky from w/e it is they had put on the socket sets to store them. when you start using and cleaning them off though, they turn to the matte black finish. the laser etching on the side doesnt look like it goes deep and somewhat reminds me of scriber markings instead. the bottom part where its stamped though is clearly visible and look like they would last a long time. the durability of the finish on them is ok, im not going to try and test that out. the silver part on the bottom is bare metal, i've already got one or 2 that started to spot on me there but i keep them all lubed. my rachets that came with them already have the finished scraped off from being slid on the shop floor or being accidentally dropped. the rachets are ok but seem like they're stiff when they rachet. they're not snapon smooth or even craftsman 42teeth smooth, but they're still somewhat smooth (i just said smooth 3 times in a sentence, make that 4 haha). im not really worried about them, they're good for backups or using them in a box that's somewhere else. its not like i got the set for the rachets anyways.
as far as my stories on actually using them, they work like any other socket on the end of a ratchet. you can tell they're heavier, but its not like using an actual 3/4 impact socket, more like a regular 3/4 socket. no rounding off or anything, they excel in that department. as far as using them on an impact?well, they seem to be fine. i kinda get the feeling that they may not be able to last like a regular impact socket would, but that could just be me thinking about it too much. i tend to think too much sometimes. i've used them on my 1/2 drive impact and i used the 1 5/16 deep on our big inch impact at work. we had step downs from 1 inch to 1/2 trying to take the lugs off of a trailer because the studs were too long for the impact socket we normally use. we hammered on the first one for about 5 seconds before the 3/4 to 1/2 step down sheered off. didnt surprise me but the socket had little wear on the 1/2 drive end from getting at the very least 600 ft/lbs hammered on it for that brief moment and no wear on the socket end. none of the sockets i've used so far have a lot of wear, if any on the socket end. there's minimal wear on the 1/2 drive ends, but that's to be expected i guess. one of them i've used more than the rest has a little more wear i think which im kinda wondering about that. i'll post a pics of it later. i did however sheer off one of the 3 inch wobble extensions that came with the sets the other day using my 1/2 impact. im trying to get in contact with whoever it is i need to and get that resolved.
i'll try posting some pics on here i took with my phone and show you what im talking about. im just telling you my experiences with them so far, i couldnt find another review on them so maybe im the first? idk, if im not then w/e, i wasted an hr of my life lol. i hope this helps answer any questions you guys may have and if you have any that i didnt touch base on, i'll try to answer them as best i can.
i should have taken a picture when i first got them because they looked pretty cool. i really liked the packaging. they came in the plastic boxes like you see on their site and you can indeed remove the top and use the bottom as an organizer. they were shiny and a little sticky from w/e it is they had put on the socket sets to store them. when you start using and cleaning them off though, they turn to the matte black finish. the laser etching on the side doesnt look like it goes deep and somewhat reminds me of scriber markings instead. the bottom part where its stamped though is clearly visible and look like they would last a long time. the durability of the finish on them is ok, im not going to try and test that out. the silver part on the bottom is bare metal, i've already got one or 2 that started to spot on me there but i keep them all lubed. my rachets that came with them already have the finished scraped off from being slid on the shop floor or being accidentally dropped. the rachets are ok but seem like they're stiff when they rachet. they're not snapon smooth or even craftsman 42teeth smooth, but they're still somewhat smooth (i just said smooth 3 times in a sentence, make that 4 haha). im not really worried about them, they're good for backups or using them in a box that's somewhere else. its not like i got the set for the rachets anyways.
as far as my stories on actually using them, they work like any other socket on the end of a ratchet. you can tell they're heavier, but its not like using an actual 3/4 impact socket, more like a regular 3/4 socket. no rounding off or anything, they excel in that department. as far as using them on an impact?well, they seem to be fine. i kinda get the feeling that they may not be able to last like a regular impact socket would, but that could just be me thinking about it too much. i tend to think too much sometimes. i've used them on my 1/2 drive impact and i used the 1 5/16 deep on our big inch impact at work. we had step downs from 1 inch to 1/2 trying to take the lugs off of a trailer because the studs were too long for the impact socket we normally use. we hammered on the first one for about 5 seconds before the 3/4 to 1/2 step down sheered off. didnt surprise me but the socket had little wear on the 1/2 drive end from getting at the very least 600 ft/lbs hammered on it for that brief moment and no wear on the socket end. none of the sockets i've used so far have a lot of wear, if any on the socket end. there's minimal wear on the 1/2 drive ends, but that's to be expected i guess. one of them i've used more than the rest has a little more wear i think which im kinda wondering about that. i'll post a pics of it later. i did however sheer off one of the 3 inch wobble extensions that came with the sets the other day using my 1/2 impact. im trying to get in contact with whoever it is i need to and get that resolved.
i'll try posting some pics on here i took with my phone and show you what im talking about. im just telling you my experiences with them so far, i couldnt find another review on them so maybe im the first? idk, if im not then w/e, i wasted an hr of my life lol. i hope this helps answer any questions you guys may have and if you have any that i didnt touch base on, i'll try to answer them as best i can.
