Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF????

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:32:34 -0800, NADA RemoveThis @MY.NET wrote:

>Hey all!
>
>A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"... I'm just a
>weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench. Is
>there a difference?!?! Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
>use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?

Impact sockets are stronger. I, personally, wouldn't bother
replacing your current ones unless you actually see one cracking
or breaking. But that's me.


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 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

On Feb 20, 6:12 am, scrape <scrapeNOTHA... RemoveThis @nc.rr.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:32:34 -0800, N... RemoveThis @MY.NET wrote:
> >Hey all!
>
> >A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"...  I'm just a
> >weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench.  Is
> >there a difference?!?!  Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
> >use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?
>
> Impact sockets are stronger.  I, personally, wouldn't bother
> replacing your current ones unless you actually see one cracking
> or breaking.  But that's me.
>
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> Go fast and aim for where the trees aren't.
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I have seen regular ones crack before. I've even broken a few using
cheater bars, etc. But I wouldn't worry about it either unless you
start cracking a few. I've even seen some cheap impact sockets crack.
 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

>
> Get up around 3/4 inch with a decently strong impact wrench, and you
> can get some good shrapenal going on.
>
> DDave

This could leave you with a new interpretation of the the phrase,
"Bust a nut". Don't get any on ya. OF
 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

<NADA.TakeThisOut@MY.NET> wrote in message
> Hey all!
>
> A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"... I'm just a
> weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench. Is
> there a difference?!?! Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
> use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?

Look at the wall thickness of the impact sockets compared to regular
sockets. Much thicker and often made of hardened steel. You haven't lived
until you have a regular socket grenade at the end of an impact wrench.
 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

On Feb 20, 1:32 am, N... DeleteThis @MY.NET wrote:
>
> A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"... I'm just a
> weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench. Is
> there a difference?!?! Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
> use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?
>

From what a Snap On dealer told me, the main difference is the lack of
chrome plating. Regular sockets have a surface that is too hard and
will deform the tip of the impact gun. After a while, sockets won't
stay put and will fall off if you tilt the nose down.

I'm too cheap to have two sets, so I use an impact-rated short
extension on the gun, and then put the regular socket on the
extension.
 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

On Feb 21, 7:17 pm, The Reverend Natural Light
<rever... RemoveThis @fourthgen.org> wrote:
> On Feb 20, 1:32 am, N... RemoveThis @MY.NET wrote:
>
>
>
> > A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"...  I'm just a
> > weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench.  Is
> > there a difference?!?!  Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
> > use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?
>
> From what a Snap On dealer told me, the main difference is the lack of
> chrome plating.  Regular sockets have a surface that is too hard and
> will deform the tip of the impact gun.  After a while, sockets won't
> stay put and will fall off if you tilt the nose down.

I've got one of those... and I've seen several.
 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

Rider wrote:

> <NADA.DeleteThis@MY.NET> wrote in message
>> Hey all!
>>
>> A couple of tool manuf.'s sell "impact wrench sockets"... I'm just a
>> weekend warrior and use regular sockets with my impact wrench. Is
>> there a difference?!?! Am I tempting fate in some way every time I
>> use regular sockets or is the differentiation just a marketing gig?
>
> Look at the wall thickness of the impact sockets compared to regular
> sockets. Much thicker and often made of hardened steel. You haven't lived
> until you have a regular socket grenade at the end of an impact wrench.

We've always had separate impact sockets (most garage-sale impact
wrenches come with sockets), and they all have 6 points rather than 12.

And speaking of strength, I bought some nice-looking gray open-end
wrenches at Harbor Freight. The first time I tried to use one (car
oil-pan plug) it broke. Cheap is cheap, but I didn't realize they were
THAT cheap.

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 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF???? 

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:16:38 -0800, The Real Bev
<bashley101+usenet@gmail.com> wrote:


>And speaking of strength, I bought some nice-looking gray open-end
>wrenches at Harbor Freight. The first time I tried to use one (car
>oil-pan plug) it broke. Cheap is cheap, but I didn't realize they were
>THAT cheap.

I did get a cheapshit pair of safety wire pliers at HF. They're
still functional, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend them.


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 >> Stay informed about: Impact Wrench socket set vs. regular sockets... WTF????