Subject: Re: Tools Tools Tools From: behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) Organization: NEC Systems Laboratory, Inc. Lines: 29 In article jfriedl@cs.cmu.edu writes: >behanna@phoenix.syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) writes: >|> While we're on the subject, has anyone else noticed that the 1/2" deep >|> well in Craftsman's $60 SAE deep well set is too small to fit a 1/2" bolt or >|> nut? When I took the socket in for an exchange, EVERY !#%@ one of the 1/2" >|> deep well sockets on the rack had the exact same problem!!! > >Not to imply that you didn't, but since you didn't mention it..... >did you measure the size of your test nut with callipers? Were all three >"cross lengths" no more than 1/2"? I've seen bolt heads, and even a few >nuts, which got slightly thicker further down toward the basa... sort of >a trapizodial cross section. That I did not do; however, the sample bolt I took to the store fit rather well in the following: 1/2" open end wrench, 1/2" box end wrench, 1/2" 12-point normal socket. I take that as meaning it's a 1/2" bolt head. >But as several people have pointed out, and as I'm noting in the tool FAQ >I'm writing up in case anyone will want it, a lifetime guarantee doesn't >necessiarly mean better tools. Yup. At $6 a socket, I want the @#$@# thing to FIT! Later, -- Chris BeHanna DoD# 114 1983 H-D FXWG Wide Glide - Jubilee's Red Lady behanna@syl.nj.nec.com 1975 CB360T - Baby Bike Disclaimer: Now why would NEC 1991 ZX-11 - pending delivery agree with any of this anyway? I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.