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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION => Topic started by: skfarmer on August 27, 2018, 11:09:37 AM
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i am looking for some stubby 1/2 drive impact sockets. i know the selections are limited and more than likely all imported. anyone have any? seen them in person think they are a stupid idea/investment?
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You looking to collect, or to use? If you just want users grab a set of sockets and chuck them into your lathe and start making chips.
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interesting thought. not a bad idea either.
i do see that most of them have a hex end like a spark plug socket for driving with a wrench as well. i suppose i could buy singles and modify them but if one buys more than a few then cost and time are a factor. a set of 11 sae drom 3/8-1 or 15 pc from 10-24 can be had from sunex or astro for something in that 40-50 dollar per set range. one can hardly by a set from hf and cut them down for that.
i do see the value in the do it yourself, pride of ownership like you speak of as well.
uncle buck called me a collector............ :)) :)) :)) :))
what"s next polisher? :-*
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No I did not! I just sort of asked was all! :D
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No I did not! I just sort of asked was all! :D
hey where is that "pokie" smiley face at?
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No I did not! I just sort of asked was all! :D
hey where is that "pokie" smiley face at?
A few of the choice ones are AWOL....... ???
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OK, I will admit to having HF impact sockets in a box. They came from the shop contents I bought and are well used. The 3/8 dr set 5/16 and 3/8 are 1" long with the rest 1-3/16" long and the 1/2 dr set the sockets 1-1/2" long. The 1/2 dr are marked only with the size while the CF set is also marked Taiwan.
I also have the HF 1/2 dr deep impacts in SAE and MM that I had bought for the shop for the employees to abuse and they never broke any. Your mileage may vary. ;D
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OK, I will admit to having HF impact sockets in a box. They came from the shop contents I bought and are well used. The 3/8 dr set 5/16 and 3/8 are 1" long with the rest 1-3/16" long and the 1/2 dr set the sockets 1-1/2" long. The 1/2 dr are marked only with the size while the CF set is also marked Taiwan.
I also have the HF 1/2 dr deep impacts in SAE and MM that I had bought for the shop for the employees to abuse and they never broke any. Your mileage may vary. ;D
That very first set shown is a twin to the first set of impact sockets pop bought back in the 1970's from HF. Literally down to the color of the box and the sticker, the set is a twin. Pop bought those so long ago there were no HF stores anywhere as far as I know. They sent out this little folded up flier in the mail with only a handful of offerings compared to today. If they did have a store it might have been in California or something like that. I am betting that set is just as old......
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I don't remember what year they dropped the word salvage from their name.
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I do recall the mailers back then. If memory serves you could go to the main location which was in Camarillo, CA and later one I think back east somewhere.
They literally started as a liquidator for unclaimed/damaged freight.
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I do recall the mailers back then. If memory serves you could go to the main location which was in Camarillo, CA and later one I think back east somewhere.
They literally started as a liquidator for unclaimed/damaged freight.
I drove by their warehouse off the 101 fwy many times but never had the time to stop.
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well, i bit. ordered the sunex 2673 and 2674 sets. should be here this week. O:-)
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uncle buck called me a collector............ :)) :)) :)) :))
what"s next polisher? :-*
SK's a collector now? What's the world coming to? :D
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The HF Central Forge stuff was pretty good. Notice that pretty much all of the original Harbor Freight & Salvage products were imported from Taiwan -- not US premium quality, but good quality for the time. Their Central Machinery products were some of the best Taiwan had to offer in those days. I still have a few of those 1980's machines in my shop and they have proven their worth.