Tool ****

[wythors]

Last fall when I was getting ready to install the Kenne Bell supercharger on my wife's 96 Cobra, I decided to splurge and buy a set of Mac 1/4" drive metric sockets to make the job that much easier. I bought a set of six-point deeps and twelve-point shallows. Since most of the fasteners on the top of a Ford DOHC engine are 6, 8, 11 or 13, the new stuff came in very handy and I was really impressed with the quality improvement over my old Craftsman stuff.

Fast forward to now. I'm getting ready to swap out the AOD transmission in my 93 5.0 for a T-5, so I decided that this occasion deserves some new tools as well. To that end, I took delivery of a set of Mac 3/8" metric sockets today. Again, six-point deeps and twelve-point shallows, in 6mm through 19mm. The deep set is Mac's new Edge stuff with ridges on three of the flat faces, very much like Snappy's Flank Drive wrenches. I haven't had a chance to use them yet, but the finish, heft and feel of them compared to the Craftsman tools is much nicer.

Some pictures for your consideration:

As you can see, they also fill out the socket tray very nicely.

 

[OctaneMotorsports]

Very nice!

I would be buying a 20mm in each, though, to fill up that tray.

 

[wilbilt]

Nice photos. What kind of camera?
I bought 5 sets of Stanley "Non-Slip" metric 3/8"dr short 6pt sockets on ebay for $5 each.
They are Taiwan sockets, but look and feel very nice. They have the same "ribbed" design, but on all 6 flats. Probably too much of a good thing.
I bought them as flea market fodder, but they look and feel so nice (much nicer than current Craftsman), I am tempted to keep a set.

 

[wythors]

Nice photos. What kind of camera?

Olympus E500 DSLR. A little bit of cleanup with Photoshop Elements and a resize to a usable dimension. Shiney things are hard to photograph well.

Very nice!

I would be buying a 20mm in each, though, to fill up that tray.

I thought about that, but I don't ever recall having a need for a 20. 21 and 23 once or twice, but never a twenty.

 

[ImportTuner]

Excellent job photographing them... and nice sockets as well ...

 

[Jbullfrog]

Forget the 20mm

I have yet to use a 20mm in 15 years of semi-pro mechanicing. You would be better off to snip the pegs and store your swivel there.

 

[wilbilt]

Re: Forget the 20mm

I have yet to use a 20mm in 15 years of semi-pro mechanicing. You would be better off to snip the pegs and store your swivel there.

Or buzz off the "20" and store 21s on them.

 

[OctaneMotorsports]

I would still get the 20mm. Must be the perfectionist in me.

 

[evintho]

I'm becoming AROUSED!!!

 

[Deafautotech]

I wonder if Mac tool EDGE chrome sockets are made in USA? because my mac tool guy show me their Mac tool impact EDGE socket and it is make in tawian. so i dont interest on import tools because i have lot of cheap tools at home which is my dad's and i broke it most time....

 

[eschoendorff]

Olympus E500 DSLR. A little bit of cleanup with Photoshop Elements and a resize to a usable dimension. Shiney things are hard to photograph well.



I thought about that, but I don't ever recall having a need for a 20. 21 and 23 once or twice, but never a twenty.

I recently needed a 20mm open end wrench to change out a fuel filter. I sure as hell am not gonna buy a 20mm open end wrench to change a fuel filter on a car that I will probably only keep another 5 months, so I used my Channellock adjustable and it worked surprisingly well!

 

[TNToy]

My 21mm 3/8" sockets live on the 20mm Hansen peg. The 20 is the only size I don't have.

 

[wilbilt]

My 21mm 3/8" sockets live on the 20mm Hansen peg. The 20 is the only size I don't have.

Exactly. So if you put 20s on there, where are you going to keep your 21s?
Sometimes I wonder about those Hansen folks.

 

[rocco]

all of my sockets are either Mastercraft Maximum/Professional or Craftsment professional. they have served me well over the last 10 years, i've only broken one that i can think of. free replacement.

 

[KingPerformance]

Lucky Wife

 

[kdubaz]

I picked up a set of the 3/8 Mac Edge sockets a few weeks ago, and I too was impressed with the quality. Then I came into a real problem, and figured I'd put them to the test. I had a bolt that was ground at a 45 degree angle, such that only half of the hex was even there anymore. Channel locks didn't work. Wrenches didn't work. Mac Edge - worked right away. Awesome stuff, I'm going to complete my collection soon.

 

[wythors]

Good to know!