Re: Tool for a loved one

[dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)]

-> As soon as there are no longer any 12 point fasteners on the face of
-> the earth, THEN 12 point sockets will be obsolete.

 Small block Olds use 12-point 9/16" nuts.

 ARP uses 1/2" 12-point nuts on some 3/8" rod bolts, and 7/16" 12-point
bolts for some conrod applications.

 So I have three 12-point sockets, just to deal with those special
applications.

 Putting 85 ft-lb of torque on a 12-point 7/16" isn't a good thing.  The
crappy Craftman (any Craftsman post-1980 or so) sockets tend to strip.