Deep Sockets for Impact Wrench

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Originally Posted by johntins

Shhh.... Don't give too many secrets away Colin. That $2 socket thing is amazing. I've spent some time there as well.

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Problem is I always come away with something I didn't even know I needed....

Colin

unless your grease monkeying full time...

dont buy a full set of impact sockets.

go online and spend the money on a moderate to good (high for your really commmon use one like the 27mm) impact sockets for the jobs you need them for.

buy a socket rail for them and label the sockets for the jobs they do.

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Originally Posted by gromit

Problem is I always come away with something I didn't even know I needed....

Colin

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Yep. I've got a dial indicator and mag base I didn't know I needed, and as I've never used it I guess I didn't.

My dial indicator with mag base was purchased to determine run-out that then cost $12K to correct. Dial gauges can be expensive, although frequent coupling breakages was expensive too.

I have 4 dial indicators and 3 different bases. Still find I don't have the right setup sometimes.

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Originally Posted by johntins

Yep. I've got a dial indicator and mag base I didn't know I needed, and as I've never used it I guess I didn't.

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I'm basically retired, so it was purely an impulse buy. However, my son has a twin cam Fiat with adjustable cams, so it may come in handy one day.