I wonder what the warranty numbers are,,, in all the years,,, several socket sets, have got one bad product from HF, a metric deep well that was junk, I used what worked and what didn't I just replaced from the jobber as described above off the shelf 4$ a piece, I bought 2 18's and a 15 which I couldn't find,,, so will get another, then the one will show up.
For 8 extra dollars I split the load and reduce the risk by using second unit,,, not only am I insuring against breakage in event I need this but against loss,,, 4$ wont break me and I can find another one if I need it. So for 16$ I get 4 sockets I can use in sizes I need and have redundancy. Half the money of one 40$ socket I got to worry about and has been severely stress tested and proven satisfactory is beyond statistical fact.
Back to numbers, wonder how many Stanley sockets returned by retarded hillbillies armed with a 24 inch breaker bar, a case of beer, maybe a metric electric impact. Never see it on threads? Only reliable testimony to it working says it works,,, how many,,, bought 40$ set of impact sockets for truck shop, beat the **** out of them, still work.
I am a flat rate whiz is ********, there are a few that are brutal, but many I don't want to hurt my tools and scuff the wax while I polish and fuss to no end. I am about having it all at hand,, the high numbers stuff, sometimes less is more, learn to do a common task with a common tool masters have used for years.
I use a 24 inch breaker bar, I use a 24 inch extension on occasion, I got to have one, most people should eventually but never have broke one, none of my men have broke one of mine, the 2 I have are old, they are not polished chrome but from Cman sets I bought when starting out, there was absolutely no none reason t replace them especially if I was hiding them in a drawer all but a couple minutes a week.
As far as I can recall 1 broken breaker bar, I must own about 6, the one wasn't faulty, any higher level of quality tool would have been a waste offer last 30+ years, not once did they fail, not do what was expected, survived some abuse, paying 50 a piece for them (vs the 10) would not have helped one thing.
Not only that in the end rarely use one, worked my way out of the need for lots of them, I got to have one,,,, or need to do something out of the way on occasion, on the road etc but use impact daily,, bar rarely.
