1/4in impact sockets? Does anyone use them?

[krzyimprt]

Does anyone actually actively use 1/4in impact sockets? I've been using my Tekton chrome sockets on an impact driver and they're holding up great.

I can't help but laugh when I hear the word 1/4in and impact in the same sentence. I know only a handful manufacturers make them too.

I don't see the need for impact sockets on fasteners with such low torque.

Thoughts?

 

[d42jeep]

That interesting question might be better asked in the general tool forum. I doubt that your Tekton sockets and impact driver would be considered vintage.
-Don

 

[krzyimprt]

That interesting question might be better asked in the general tool forum. I doubt that your Tekton sockets and impact driver would be considered vintage.
-Don

OOPPSS! can you move this thread please?

 

[dchawk81]

Deja Vu

1/4" Impact Sockets: Use Case?

I have a decent selection of 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" socket sets in shallow & deep, impact & non-impact, 6 & 12 pt, just not in every single combination. I also have both a 1/2" & 3/8" impact wrench, with both shallow and deep impact socket sets for each. I don't have a 1/4" impact wrench, per se...

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[ecotec]

My take is that cordless and pneumatic ratchets will never cause chrome loss on 1/4” sockets…but, cordless and pneumatic 1/4” impact wrenches will cause chrome loss on occasion.

It is more likely to happen to certain brands, in my experience. I find that SK Wayne chrome is very easy to damage.