I guess one advantage of the 12 point socket in this case is that with a 6 point socket, you will only have 6 positions in which to set the initial angle of the breaker bar for loading; ie one every 60 degrees. With a 12 point, you would have 12 positions(one every 30 degrees) in which to obtain the desired horizontal loading of the breaker bar and cheater pipe. I prefer the flex handle 3/4" drive as it allows me to angle the tool out away from the fender and a simple shroud of pvc pipe will protect the body paint from chafing. Using a 3/4" extension with a non-mobile breaker bar I guess would work too, but I'd worry about leverage issues, not to mention the added cost of the extension. I don't have Harbor Phobia when it comes to buying tools, as a majority of my traveling tool kit that is stuffed into a 50 cal. Army ammo box came from Harbor Freight and it was cheap to put together and will cover 90 percent of what I'd need to do on the road. I personally have found farm auctions to be a great source of US made tools for not a lot of money if Ebay bidding gets too rich for your blood. YMMV DM&FS At 08:41 PM 6/12/2010, Rob wrote: >Big sockets from Sears with the Craftsman guarantee >http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00974503000P?keyword=46mm+socket&prdNo=7&blockNo=7&blockType=G7 >46mm 1" drive $48 >http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00974467000P?keyword=46mm+socket&prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8 >46mm 3/5 drive $51 > >I buy tools from Harbor Freight (the store, not the catalog) and >usually find nothing wrong with them, my breaker bars for the lug >nuts are from HF and the sockets from Sears (a new Craftsman 19mm >socket was the same price as one from the local pawn shop), I was not >able to get the single correct socket (6pt) from HF. > I generally buy the best tool I can afford when I need it & I don't >fear HF tools. > >Rob >becida@comcast.net > > >At 6/12/2010 11:48 AM, Thomas Buese wrote: >>On Jun 12, 2010, at 12:30 PM, neil n wrote: >> >>>On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com >>> > wrote: >>>>--snip-- >>>>This is one set of tools that I would NOT buy at Harbor Freight. >>>>--snip-- >>>> >>>>That's probably exactly what I _would_ do, given the price, the >>>>lifetime >>>>warranty and the fact that I would rarely use these things. This >>>>Harbor >>>>Freight set >>>> >>>>http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-accessories/21-piece-metric- >>>>3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-socket-set-5494.html >>>> >>>>is $50. A 46mm socket alone from Snap On or Craftsman is $60. I'm >>>>not paying >>>>that kind of money for a single-application use-twice-in-lifetime >>>>tool. >> >>Really, I have a Crapsman, I mean Craftsman 46 mm & I don't remember >>paying anywhere near $60 for it? I'll treat it w/ more respect now if >>I did! >> >>YMMV, |
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