My grip tite?

[Tjc]

http://www.bt-andf.com/index.php

What do you guys think? would you buy it? Have you used it?

 

[mrholeshot]

No I wouldn't buy it but I can see where it could be useful. I have other things that work

 

[littletoes]

Spline drive would be better, and if its a stuck fastener, I'd use these;

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...em_ID=85060&group_ID=23129&store=&dir=catalog

They come in deep or shallow.

 

[ImportTuner]

Looks neat; has anybody on GJ used it and can give a mini review?

 

[Wakefield]

Is BEX5 (Snappy or Bluepoint set) a thing (or contains it) for attacking a rounded lug nut with a hand impact driver?

 

[tonydanzah]

i'm pretty sure the guy that made that posted it on here a few months ago, he also made the bionic crowbar

 

[egdede]

i'm pretty sure the guy that made that posted it on here a few months ago, he also made the bionic crowbar

I was thinking that too, except that I remembered it being a multi-size socket.

 

[Kirbot]

"So quit using socket technology dating back to the 1800s and step into the 21st century with the amazing Grip-TiteTM Super Sockets."

No thanks...

That, combined with the video, just makes it look like another "as seen on tv" piece of ****.

 

[Underdog]

Thats garbage, I only use Gator-Grip.

http://www.endeavorproducts.com/Gator_Grip_Socket/product/Gator_Grip_Socket.html

 

[Sick Puppy]

i'm pretty sure the guy that made that posted it on here a few months ago, he also made the bionic crowbar

Nah, it;'s a different guy - Benjamin.eby's design has three jaws and he's still in the process of getting it into production last I read...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71488

The one above looks like sets of sockets and wrenches, and most manufacturers already have similar designs to this - I know Koken and Powerbuilt do (although it feels sooo wrong to put those brands in the same sentence together - like steak and cheap hamburger lol).

 

[Douggainey]

Grip-tite sockets are a LIFE-SAVER at my shop. I've never come across a rounded oil drain plug that it failed to lock onto. Don't waste your time with the Gator-grip that was mentioned above. It never works for me.

 

[Iridium rand]

I have one similar in design, random unbranded piece from amazon although it’s a single socket that you can screw the base of to tighten or loosen the “fingers” and get to different sizes, it’s more than a little bulky but works fine as an adjustable socket, can’t say I’d trust it for impact use on a heavily stuck bolt but these seem to have less moving parts to fail

 

[JradM]

Interesting design. Makes sense. I presume this isn't something you'd use on pristine or chromed fasteners - those "fingers" move a little to lock onto the flats, but by the same token, presumably might bite into the flats.

I'll bet they have their place - not sure I would skip traditional sockets and rely solely on these though. That makes me contemplate where they fit... E.g. If you have traditional 6pt for use most of the time, especially on good condition fasteners, then "extractor" sockets on the other (when you want the bolt out and don't care if you mangle it), it seems like these are somewhere in the middle.

 

[bcschief]

It was everything I could do to keep from laughing my *** of when my daughter's boyfriend proudly showed me one, he had just bought. I kept my cool and nodded my head like I was interested.

 

[Rinspeed]

Link is dead but after eleven years what do you expect.