Parallel:williams' current and Snappy's '23 catalog

[supersteve]

I noticed in collectingsnapon.com's 1923 Snap-on catalog they had some selected x/32nd size sockets. Williams lists almost the exact same sizes in their offerings.
http://www.collectingsnapon.com/catalogs/catalogs.php?loggedin=0&catalogPage=10
http://www.industrialsupplydenver.com/jhwi15pi1drs.html

I just thought it was interesting to see Williams still servicing sizes that I don't think I've seen in others' catalogs. Specifically 19/32, 25/32, and 31/32.
Makes me wonder what the hell they fit that some folks would still sell them.

Yeah, I'm bored.

 

[billymade]

I think in industrial environments; standard sizes are still in use and older equipment, might just have those odd ball sizes... that we don't see much of, otherwise!

 

[ihateminimumwage]

I have some old Craftsman sockets in off sizes (19/32 & 21/32). They actually worked well on metric stuff before I bought any metric sizes.

 

[TheDukeofDeere]

The big 299 pc. socket set from Sears still comes with three of those odd sizes (19/32, 21/32, and 25/32) I believe.

 

[supersteve]

I have some old Craftsman sockets in off sizes (19/32 & 21/32). They actually worked well on metric stuff before I bought any metric sizes.

According to my advanced whiz-bang calculations, the 19/32 comes in at about .003" over 15mm, not even enough to notice. The 21/32 would be about .013" too tight for 17mm, maybe. Hmmm..

And 25/32 comes in at about .006" too tight for 20mm, probably not enough to notice.

 

[Murphy4570]

According to my advanced whiz-bang calculations, the 19/32 comes in at about .003" over 15mm, not even enough to notice. The 21/32 would be about .013" too tight for 17mm, maybe. Hmmm..

And 25/32 comes in at about .006" too tight for 20mm, probably not enough to notice.

Hence why you don't really need metric sockets if you have /32 and /64 inch standard socket sets.


I wish I would have known that before I bought a ****-ton of metric sockets...

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Hence why you don't really need metric sockets if you have /32 and /64 inch standard socket sets.


I wish I would have known that before I bought a ****-ton of metric sockets...

I've held out from buying metric for a long, long time. Bought a set of CM wrenches and sockets 2+ years ago, and a set of Snap On 3/8 drive metric sockets. Neither have been used as much as I'd have hoped. Spend all my time working on my old vehicles and friend's older vehicles (since it seems most of the shop kids can't fix anything if it doesn't have an OBD port nowadays). I keep hearing standard is going the way of the dinosaur, but not for me

 

[bobcatdan]

I come across enough older tools to see plenty 19/32, 21/32 and 25/32 from well know manufactures, they must of been kinda common back in the day. As for an industry, there is some really old **** still used out there and a 19/32 dosn't magically change to a 9/16" after 50 years.