Adding friction ball scallop to sockets?

[faiee]

I have a set of SK wobbly sockets which do not have scallops inside the square drive end for the friction ball in extensions to clip into, as a result they are always falling off.
Has anyone tried taking a dremel to the socket and adding their own friction ball scallops?
Thoughts?

Picture from another thread showing scallop

 

[Vercingetorix]

Probably easier to drill a hole.

 

[measuredtwice]

Contact SK and they will replace it.

 

[royesses]

Use a carbide ball burr in the dremel. I've done a dozen or more that way.

Roy

 

[faiee]

Contact SK and they will replace it.

On what grounds would they replace them as they are not actually damaged?
I reside in the UK so probably unable to warranty them anyway

 

[AZ Pete]

I have with a dremel tool. It isn't pretty, but it keeps the spark plug socket from slipping off easily

 

[measuredtwice]

On what grounds would they replace them as they are not actually damaged?
I reside in the UK so probably unable to warranty them anyway

I have a set of SK wobbly sockets which do not have scallops inside the square drive end for the friction ball in extensions to clip into

If I correctly understand your description, that omission is a factory error.


Is there a UK dealer that you can contact? That would be best because they're local.

I don't know about international sales and warranties. If you don't have a local dealer then maybe try this. --> take a video showing all sides of the square end drive as proof, upload it to youtube, and link the video in your email to SK. Tell them you're in the UK so return shipping is not practical and ask them to send a replacement based on the video as proof.

 

[KnurledNut]

I have a set of SK wobbly sockets...

Impact swivel sockets?

 

[faiee]

Impact swivel sockets?

No just regular chrome 1/4 drive 12 point swivel sockets.
They are quite old

 

[Fedwrench]

No just regular chrome 1/4 drive 12 point swivel sockets.
They are quite old

Probably not a factory defect because, once upon a time SK didn't have the detent ball cutouts on their 1/4 drive sockets but, that was a long time ago.

 

[Wamsutta]

Beautiful photography!

 

[measuredtwice]

No just regular chrome 1/4 drive 12 point swivel sockets.
They are quite old

Without a photo, it's a guessing game. Based on the description "quite old", it might not be a warranty issue.

 

[Fedwrench]

Beautiful photography!

Yeah, that was from a banned member, Merkava. He didn't know much about tools but, he had great photos of freshly polished tools.

 

[faiee]

Beautiful photography!

Not mine for clarification

Without a photo, it's a guessing game. Based on the description "quite old", it might not be a warranty issue.

Probably not a factory defect because, once upon a time SK didn't have the detent ball cutouts on their 1/4 drive sockets but, that was a long time ago.

In that case I will grind some in myself when i get a chance, thank you

 

[davethorik]

If I correctly understand your description, that omission is a factory error.


Is there a UK dealer that you can contact? That would be best because they're local.

I don't know about international sales and warranties. If you don't have a local dealer then maybe try this. --> take a video showing all sides of the square end drive as proof, upload it to youtube, and link the video in your email to SK. Tell them you're in the UK so return shipping is not practical and ask them to send a replacement based on the video as proof.

Calm down, you obviously don't deal with old tools at all. Fairly common for older US made sockets to have no detents.

 

[mr.lemons]

I haven't made new detents but have Dremeled a few existing detents that didn't line up to the ball on my ratchets properly.

Used this ball-shaped diamond burr bit. Bought the set from Ebay delivered from China for about $4.

Edit.. definitely not pretty but functional.

 

[measuredtwice]

Calm down, you obviously don't deal with old tools at all. Fairly common for older US made sockets to have no detents.

Go away, troll. He didn't say they weren't new until after my post and I was trying to be helpful.

 

[ajchien]

I’ve done it with a Drexel with ball diamond burrs like me.lemon above. Good results.