Mac Impact Sockets

[J_MillefromMacky]

I was wondering what the COO on currently sold Mac Impact Sockets is. I am not really interested in hearing about really old sets (unless you want to sell them cheap to a poor young mechanic who is stuck in the Chinese era) so please offer input only if you actually have experience with what Mac is selling now. I am more interested in where the 3/8 and 1/2 inch sets are made but I want to know more about all of them. I don't want to waste money on Asian rubbish. Thanks.

 

[autoxvaliant]

I recently purchased Mac 3/8 impact universal sockets 10-19mm

USA is stamped on the sockets

 

[colin39]

I was wondering what the COO on currently sold Mac Impact Sockets is. I am not really interested in hearing about really old sets (unless you want to sell them cheap to a poor young mechanic who is stuck in the Chinese era) so please offer input only if you actually have experience with what Mac is selling now. I am more interested in where the 3/8 and 1/2 inch sets are made but I want to know more about all of them. I don't want to waste money on Asian rubbish. Thanks.

I bought these ones the other day



impressed so far didnt look at coo though, i bought the semi deep last year and short and have never looked.

 

[skylinegtr20]

Mac has both USA and Taiwan made sockets.

Mac edge and precision torque are taiwan

 

[MattPersman]

The ones in the pic are Taiwan the precision torque line they are wonderful little sockets really they are. Mac sells a USA made line also but they are more money


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[thatonedude]

Mac has both USA and Taiwan made sockets.

Mac edge and precision torque are taiwan

Hit the nail on the head

 

[colin39]

Ill have to check now, wont i?

 

[Tim37]

Ask your dealer if you can look at them if they say Taiwan hand them back and buy the expert line.

 

[Wamsutta]

All the USA made MAC impact sockets will have an 'R' at the end of the part number. For example: VDP619MMR is a 1/2 inch drive deep impact socket in the size 19mm. All the USA made impact socket sets will come in a red steel socket tray. You can't miss them. Download the 2014 catalog and you will see them plain as day.

 

[colin39]

Semis end in R, deep and short are in work shop, short are 10 year old so fingers crossed deep are brand new and i never checked. My tool man normally says when i pick a wrongen on the van. Will check in the morning.

 

[Skin]

You bought precision torque impacts. They have ridges offset in the socket wall to help dig into corroded fasteners. They're Taiwan but don't lose any sleep over it, they're good tools.

 

[oldtools]

I have some MAC sockets that have Sabina on it but no USA. I am assuming those are either Taiwan or China.

 

[zcbauer89]

I have some MAC sockets that have Sabina on it but no USA. I am assuming those are either Taiwan or China.

Nope, those are USA made. To the op, the Taiwan Mac sockets are still great impact sockets. Nothing to worry about.

 

[colin39]

Hey ho yea not usa on the new ones, but at such a good deal im not choking.

 

[SuperSheep]

Lol Asian ****... After reading that, I feel like even if I pointed you to magical impact sockets that will loosen any fastener no matter how seized, even if the **** is fused. That never worn down and will look like the day you bought them despite being 20year old. If you whisper some secret word the sockets will start levitating and practically do all your work for you while you can sit back on a lawn chair and sip on beers. Hell they even clean themselves and somehow help you perform better at your job AS WELL as in the bed room and allow you to bang your wife/of all night long....

But nope, its made in Tawian so never mind....

/facepalm

 

[Stooge]

^ No ones saying that at all.

I have both us made and taiwan mac impacts, both are good, the taiwan ones they had on sale in a flyer and were a good price, but for the regular price of them, i wouldnt notice a difference in use between mac and sunex.

 

[lilflippy]

Ask your dealer if you can look at them if they say Taiwan hand them back and buy the expert line.

Is the EXPERT line USA?

 

[Palmer812]

All the USA made MAC impact sockets will have an 'R' at the end of the part number. For example: VDP619MMR is a 1/2 inch drive deep impact socket in the size 19mm. All the USA made impact socket sets will come in a red steel socket tray. You can't miss them. Download the 2014 catalog and you will see them plain as day.

Not true. I bought a 13 piece 1/2" shallow set a few weeks ago off the truck new that were on a plastic holder.

 

[thatonedude]

Not true. I bought a 13 piece 1/2" shallow set a few weeks ago off the truck new that were on a plastic holder.

Then you probably got the precision torque ones as they are on sale till the 19. Any mac tool that says sabina is made in ohio usa

 

[stage20]

Is the EXPERT line USA?

They are taiwan but are cheapwr than mac branded
Prob made in the same factory.

 

[Skin]

Is the EXPERT line USA?

Expert is budget import tools that Stanley offers through all their distributors. Better off buying Gearwrench, Toptul, Carlyle etc..

 

[skylinegtr20]

Mac Edge vs Mac USA

Precision Torque is slightly different, the teeth are closer to the corners of the socket