Old thread -- but so what.
These are great -- color coded. I have a socket set you need an electron microscope to read the freakin' numbers.
I always find new uses for these - so dirt cheap, can't go wrong
I'm sure this is absolute crap but I've fixed stripped threads on my K75 mirrors, mic stand thumbscrews and lots of other stuff, so if you don't have a tap and die set this is better'n nuttin'.
I've used this now for 2 spline lubes -- someday I'll graduate to the platform but this works great for my needs in my limited space right now.
This is an unadulterated piece of garbage. First time it tipped over, all the bearings on the rollers cascaded across the floor and within a month the weld points on the casters were failing. BUT -- I bought another one anyway as a cheap Xmas gift and used the receipt to return the broken one -- the HF sales guy didn't even look at the receipt, just handed me a new one. This one seems to be holding up better, but it's still garbage. Handy garbage though, I use it all the time and have gotten my money's worth out of the replacement.
I got the 1/4 drive for Xmas and bought the 3/8 drive on sale for $12. I read a bunch of reviews that said these things are better than the Craftsman stuff at 3X the price as long as you reset to 0 after each use. We'll see...I have a 3/8 bar-style one I can calibrate against.
I keep this in my beater car and have used it dozens of times...I don't think the ones you get at the auto parts stores are much better. It works to get whatever it is lifted so it can be supported, that's all it needs to do.
Also, I have an assortment of needlenoses, the precision tiny ones have come in very very handy, as have the long 11" ones. There's a lot of things I wouldn't get at HF like vise grips or anything that runs on electricity but for the dinky crap it's fine.
Van
