ddlenhar
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Picked up an sk 6mm 3/8 drive socket with a set screw on the side. Is this some sort of stripped head socket?
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Sk socket
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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Most likely a hex bit socket to hold a 6mm hex bit. Probably the old style if it still has the set screw.
JasonMcElroy
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Last set of sockets I bought from SK were the last SK set I'll buy.
The hex key bits are the wrong size. You read that correctly. Not a typo. SAE hex bits do not fit the fasteners of that size. My old Craftsmen ones and the new Tekton set I bought to replace the SK fit fine. The SAE six-point sockets are similarly odd sized.
I didn't catch this until quite a while after I purchased them so I don't really have any recourse.
Paid a lot. Tried to buy US quality.
Tekton is my new go-to.
Jason
The hex key bits are the wrong size. You read that correctly. Not a typo. SAE hex bits do not fit the fasteners of that size. My old Craftsmen ones and the new Tekton set I bought to replace the SK fit fine. The SAE six-point sockets are similarly odd sized.
I didn't catch this until quite a while after I purchased them so I don't really have any recourse.
Paid a lot. Tried to buy US quality.
Tekton is my new go-to.
Jason
BurtEggley
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I have one SK hex head in my misc hex head sockets. The socket is like 8mm but the tip necks down to 6mm. There is a set screw that hold the 8mm. It goes back maybe 45 years I think. The steel is softer than a high end snapon one.