>>>>> "Allen" == Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au> writes:
Allen> I have only one MetrInch socket, which I bought for
Allen> a siezed wheel nut that was getting rounded, and it
Allen> worked great. I'm going to buy some more, for
Allen> similar situations. The beauty of the design is
Allen> that the stress is placed on the flats, not the
Allen> corners, of the nut.
FWIW Craftsman now sells this design of socket (cam-lock or
some such trademark). Unlike Metrinch, I can walk into Snears
and give my "This Craftsman hand tool no longer provides me
with complete satisfaction" speech if I ever have problems...
-MM
It just doesn't smoke like it used to.
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