There is a total tools in canning Vale, the into Force kits are great value for money. Having said that any of the home brands are likely ok. I have all sorts from Force to old Sid home, Gedore, Snap On, Bluepoint, KC and so on. All have been OK.Can anyone recommend a my first socket set. It won't be used every day and I only need metric sizes.
Bahco make some great kits that are well pricedCan anyone recommend a my first socket set. It won't be used every day and I only need metric sizes.
More for general purpose usage.Socket set for bike stuff or general purpose?
I got this years ago and the slide through function is a lifesaver.More for general purpose usage.
If you want to use it on bike stuff , you may need 6, 7 , 8 mm as well which you can buy separately but may be 1/4 drive.kincrome lok on can do rusted or slightly rounded bolt/nuts
go for 3/8 set they are generally smaller and better for tight spots.
don't forget a breaker bar to suit, those ratchet that comes with set are usually too short to crack tight bolt/nut
This. I've got a Bahco set that has worked well for years. Check out total tools or hardware and general.Bahco make some great kits that are well priced
Even funnier when you’re in their factory and contractors are heard saying “I’m at king chrome for the arvo…”. Many death staresIs it just me, or do others also feel compelled to cause significant harm to those that refer to Kinchrome as KingChrome
*Do you just need sockets as you have other tools or do you have no tools?Can anyone recommend a my first socket set. It won't be used every day and I only need metric sizes.
Back in uni days, undoing the propshaft yoke on an Eaton truck diff. Huge thing 58,000lb or something, truck pulled massive floats. Anyway 1" drive socket with breaker bar and maybe 3m of scaffold as an extension. BAAANNNGGGG! Nut let go but socket and breaker bar exploded. BIL put the bits in the ute drove to town, got new for old and came home. Lifetime warranty. They didn't care how it was being abused.If you want to use it on bike stuff , you may need 6, 7 , 8 mm as well which you can buy separately but may be 1/4 drive with three people on the extension..
As a breaker bar I usually use some thick orange electrical conduit over the handle.
When all else fails WD40 + a rubber hammer.
Pretty common with a lot of brands with sockets sadly. Seen so many cracked impact sockets knocked back because of this.And yet KC Tools told me to go suck a lemon on anything broken in a socket set with “lifetime warranty, unconditional”
One can never own just one type thoughPretty common with a lot of brands with sockets sadly. Seen so many cracked impact sockets knocked back because of this.
Ironically the best-surviving sockets I see in the workshop (even with unapproved regular use on impact tools) is the standard Kinchrome 12-point sockets. Holy smokes they must be made of tough stuff. Their ratchets were (and possibly still are) shit tough. Low POE and sloppy ratchet mechanism.
Bahco make good stuff for basic hand tools, not so cheap they’re dangerous but not just paying for a brand name either. 6-point sockets annoy me but can be useful for applications where corrosion is common as you’re less likely to round fasteners off. Flip side is, if you own 6-point sockets and come across a 12-point fastener you’re shit outta luck!
Add:One can never own just one type though
1/2”.
3/8”.
1/4”.
6 point
12 point
Impact grade.
Deep.
Short
Sacrificial, ground/turned down to fit and brazed onto a lump of fugly steel for that one off pita job