I think Ricleh was refering to the kool aid comment.
The two fit fasteners in different ways, the Nepros leaves almost no trace after reefing on a fastener. The Snap on leaves a little more of one,. If you value the look of your chrome fasteners, Nepros might be the better option
Oh, and by the way I have used Snap On for 20 years, and have noticed a decline in their quality. In both fit and finish. I choose not to support their marketing machine when I can get better quality for less else where. I do use Bahco dual 80 ratchets, because they offer the same performance as their snap on cousins for a fraction of the price.
Compared to many other known brands from the world, the KTC/Nepros profile has been documented as being the friendliest against fasteners, either 6-point or 12-point. That's one of the prime reason why I choose KTC/Nepros over others.
Are the 3/8" Deep sockets from Nepros the same height as the Snap on ones?
I don't know if you got the answer already but....
It depends on the size of the socket: it's only +/- 1mm, so they are very similar in length alone. On the other hand, the standard deep sockets from KTC are significantly longer.
You really owe it to yourself to read the whole thread through. When I was first learning about Nepros (by reading posts from guys like ricleh and jk47) I must have read it through at least 3 times. They have a lot of experience with Nepros and have a wealth of knowledge to share. Now I own pretty must everything Nepros makes. And what others said is spot-on - the chrome is by far the best on Earth, not just the best of the Japanese tools, not just better than any American-made tools, but better than all other tool brands. SK has some nice chrome, but it can be hit or miss, and they don't begin to have the attention to detail Nepros does. Snap-on has gone to trivalent chrome; Nepros does hexavalent, to the best of my knowledge. There is no comparison. The depth and clarity of the Nepros chrome is second to none. I have a fair bit of Snappy stuff, and I have to agree with jk47, the way Nepros tools fit a fastener, and even the way the socket and extensions fit on the ratchet is like nothing else.
If you are incredulous, do what I did and get yourself a small set of sockets. It won't set you back too much, and you can see for yourself first hand. I think you will agree once you have them in front of you.
Regarding hexa/trivalent chrome....
When I toured the factory I asked if they've already made the switch to using the more environmentally friendly trivalent and their answer was yes, to both KTC and Nepros lines. I think they've done their R&D really well to make trivalent chrome look as good as hexavalent chrome. I hope the durability is still there!
Some comparison pics of the new ratchet:
Head width: Head thickness:
Old: 30.5mm 15.8mm
New: 30.0mm 15.2mm
Despite the new ratchet having a 90-tooth mechanism, the overall dimensions of the ratchet head is equal to its predecessor. Not only that, the head takes on a more convex shape to create an even more sleeker design.
Old on left:
In terms of weight, the new one is just 10 grams heavier at 275g.
The lengths and the handle diameter are equal between the two.
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