Deep or normal depth sockets?

[Ryan Hoitink]

If I were in your situation, I'd get the deepwell.  If you're going to be
using the impact wrench, clearance obviously isn't a consideration.
Personally, I would never buy metrinch products.  They seem like a good idea
for the person who puts together furniture or something.  The only type of
socket I use is 6-sided exact size.  I put up with enough crap from my car,
without having rounded-off nuts, too.  The 6-sided sockets also are very
good for rusty/damaged nuts.  Oh, and about chrome vanadium vs. tool steel
sockets, for most applications chrome vanadium is OK, but I have broken
some, whereas I have never broken a tool-steel socket.  Some of my chrome
vanadium sockets are "popular mechanics" brand, from Wal-Mart.  Funny as it
is, the lifetime guarantee is just as good as the one from craftsman, and I
have had several tools replaced for free.  I find that the quality of the
tools are very high.

-Ryan



-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Gerard
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:49 PM
To: quattro
Subject: Deep or normal depth sockets?


Hi,

My odd tool collection is coming along nicely, but now I need a set of
sockets for my air impact wrench.

Which is best: Normal depth sockets or the extra-deep sockets? Any
reason why I should get a set of standard depth sockets in place of deep
sockets?

Just asking as a set of Metwrinch tool-steel deep sockets goes for
around $90 and the normal depth Metwrinch units go for $70. There are 14
or 15 sockets in each set, same sizes, and they act like a set of 48
metric and imperial sockets 'cos of the Metwrinch design. I assume the
deep ones are more practical. The prices match a set of say 20-25
sockets, but the Metwrinch has no joints or extensions in the sets.

Why is it so difficult to find a 22mm extra-deep socket?!? I have a 2
week wait to get these! Gedore supplier says it's special order from
Germany, so it's a 6 week wait! I can find a 21mm, 23mm, and 24mm, but
no 22mm. So I bought a 7/8" socket. Just big enough to nicely round off
a 22mm nut. :( Even oxygen sensor sockets have never been heard of over
here and it's a 4 week wait to get them from the Hazet supplier. Just
trying to do my work "by the book". :)

Sorry for WOB.

TIA.

G.

PS: Would it be wise to use chrome-vanadium type sockets on an
airwrench, in place of the usual tool-steel stuff?
--
gerard at poboxes.com
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