Killed a Snap On socket

[Kent_B]

"Tools fail or wear out regardless of whose name is stamped/etched on it. Granted higher quality stuff will often take years of heavy use before failing but, tools fail."

My point exactly, Fedwrench. I don't work as a technician anymore and can get by nicely with a less than top-tier socket. At some point all tools are consumables.

 

[4x4gearhead]

I have broken plenty of snap-on sockets, but usually after a good amount of use, as it looks like yours has seen. It happens from time to time if you use your tools. Just because it says snap-on doesnt make it invincible.

 

[Wamsutta]

Just because it says snap-on doesnt make it invincible.

You apparently have never picked up a pair of 59AHLP lineman pliers.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I was just looking at a Williams socket that has the same issues... mind you it has had the living **** beat out of it, I out an adapter and a 3/4" impact air wrench against it, and it finally died from my (unashamed) abuse... Warranty it, SO will make it right.

And for you that hate truck tools... THIS is why you go with people like SO, Mac, etc... Go to Sears and get your blown out Craftsman socket replaced... NOW that SR&C is going down for the count. Sure, it cost 2x what you pay at Harbor Fright, but this is why you pay the premium.

Just remember - Craftsman, while not outlandish expensive, was never the "bargain basement priced" brand. And that's why you bought C'Man. Because they ALWAYS made good.

SO socket fail? Find the SO truck, get it swapped, and go on about your biz!

 

[Ben1967]

Impact?

 

[CR888]

Speaking of impacting on chrome hand sockets, way back in the 1980’s when I first started out working at the auto shop all that any of us new guys had and could afford was chrome hand sockets from sears craftsman. And, to make matters worse, most of them were 12 point! We were actually beating away, all day long with 1/2 impacts on chrome sockets until we could raise the cash to buy off the tool truck ( we were all so very broke back then). The other day I was looking at those sockets: chrome is chipped off the edges pretty much all around the perimeter and the back side where the impacts anvil goes in to the square of the socket is all mashed up. Reason I am saying this is. Hard to believe that those crappy little craftsman sockets could ever withstand that kind of use. Then you see a snap on with a failure from hand use? Hard to believe. Must have been a forging defect?

I think back then compared to now young kids and trade veterans are so lucky to have good quality tools choices from Taiwan at such competitive prices. Instead of an apprentice not eating for a month to buy a socket set he can get good enough tools to get him going at cheap money. There are so many brands fighting in the area of quality price range product its a joy to spend money these days. The hard part is deciding what to buy, but with places like GJ there to guide and share experience its pretty easy to not make poor choices.