Olsa Tools Shallow Impact Set. Quality or Look Elsewhere?

[bigredcornhead]

Hello all,

Considering this impact set from Olsa, wasnt able to find any viable reviews or opinions. Are these worth the purchase or are they junk? Anyone have any experience with them? The price point is awesome i am weary looking for input.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HSL71G3/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[boom_bap]

Those are probably fine, however they don't appear to have stamped sizes. That is something you may want to spend a little more for. After a while they etching will wear off making it hard to know what size socket is which.

Most people are going to recommend sunux, harbor freight, etc. Get anything that fits your budget with roll stamping, and I'd also get shallow and deep if you can afford it.

 

[jpmidwest]

i would go with sunex. i have all of the from 1/4 to 1/2 and they are great and i use them day in day out and i have still havent broken one.

 

[dnschmidt]

Sunex or Grey Pneumatic. That stated that Olsa set will work fine as would Tekton. Building an impact socket isn't rocket science. If you want the short Nano sockets then Astro Pneumatic is the first choice.

 

[turner66]

Sunex or Grey Pneumatic. That stated that Olsa set will work fine as would Tekton. Building an impact socket isn't rocket science. If you want the short Nano sockets then Astro Pneumatic is the first choice.

+1 on the Astro nano's. I have 4 no-skip sets - 3/8 & 1/2 in both SAE & metric. They get more use than any of my other shallow sockets.

 

[WWheeler]

Also agree on the Astro Nanos. Paired with an astro nano impact or a it's sweet to be able to get an impact to places like caliper and crank bolts that I never used to be able to get an impact to.

I've never used a Sunex impact sockets though so can't offer an opinion about them.

 

[webscrounger]

I have the astro metric nano's and sunex sae nano's. Both 3/8 & 1/2 sets. They look like they could have come of the same production line. Both brands are excellent and equal IMO but then I'm not a heavy user pulling stuff like crank bolts either.

 

[humpty]

Another vote for the Astro Nanos!

For those with the Nanos, I recommend the flex head wrench that they have for them. It makes some of those impossible bolts in the drive accessories actually manageable. Yes you can/could use one of your existing wrenches but do you need an excuse for another tool?

Ratcheting Double Flex Head Wrench For Nano Sockets | Astro Pneumatic Tools

17 x 22mm ratchet wrench locks onto and retains Astro’s 3/8" and 1/2" drive low-profile Nano impact sockets 100 tooth flex-head design allows for use in the most confined spaces 0.9" to 1.1" total thickness with socket attached to maintain an extreme low-profile

www.astrotools.com

 

[Steve_P]

It's probably nearly impossible to buy a truly bad impact socket in the US today; regardless, I don't think Olsa actually manufactures anything? Either way, to me roll stampings are mandatory, and you can't go wrong with Sunex- I have a lot of their impact sockets and impact extensions. And they do have excellent customer support in the US.