10-piece Craftsman Evolv Deep Impact Sockets (SAE or Metric) $18 + Free Store Pickup

I bought these the last time they went on sale @ this price. Good pieces for the shade tree mechanic, I was more concerned with quantity and having a large variety of sizes available.

(cue endless debate on how they are from China and not USA made in 3...2...1)

Quote from thisisme08 : I bought these the last time they went on sale @ this price. Good pieces for the shade tree mechanic, I was more concerned with quantity and having a large variety of sizes available. (cue endless debate on how they are from China and not USA made in 3...2...1)

Well the new crop of regular craftsman is all China now, so not much debate anymore at least at Sears. I was lucky enough to score some of the last US made sets in my area before the changeover a few weeks ago. I really never looked at this line as I have had bad luck with the evolve line(poor quality and not lifetime warranty) plus the China issue. Can anyone who has used both of these sets chime in about them as I am curious.

Quote from 67L88Stingray : Well the new crop of regular craftsman is all China now, so not much debate anymore at least at Sears. I was lucky enough to score some of the last US made sets in my area before the changeover a few weeks ago. I really never looked at this line as I have had bad luck with the evolve line(poor quality and not lifetime warranty) plus the China issue. Can anyone who has used both of these sets chime in about them as I am curious.

The evolv line does have a lifetime warranty you just have to show proof of purchase for the exchange

I need some cheap deep sockets, but I think is rather get them at harbor freight. They have 10 piece 3/8 for $12, lifetime warranty. Their 3/8 impact 8 piece is $11.

Actually a decent deal if you need them.

Don't forget the AAA 5%, and to use any Sears ShopYourWay points that may be expiring (they expire every quarter if not used)....oh and another wallet site has 3% cash back.

Quote from Stud : I need some cheap deep sockets, but I think is rather get them at harbor freight. They have 10 piece 3/8 for $12, lifetime warranty. Their 3/8 impact 8 piece is $11.

Agreed... Harbor Freight as actually just about as good with returns too, just bring the damaged part in and they'll hook you up with a new one, no questions asked. I used to buy stuff from Sears (or SnapOn) if it was something I thought I'd be using all the time, but now that Sears has moved manufacturing to China (and really, they're probably rolling off the same manufacturing line as the HF sets), I'm not sure why they'd command a premium.

This still definitely isn't a bad deal if you live somewhere with Sears but no HF!

Quote from Stud : I need some cheap deep sockets, but I think is rather get them at harbor freight. They have 10 piece 3/8 for $12, lifetime warranty. Their 3/8 impact 8 piece is $11.

impact sockets are generally 50x strong then they ever need to be.. even the cheapest brand work perfectly fine... but i have cracked habor frieight ones before.. and when you look at the cracks you see rust.. meaning they were flawed to begin with..

is it true that i cant just wall into sears with a evolv socket and get it replaced.. i never bought them before..

my recent return experience with sears.. i broken a fiberglass shovel i bought in store using my shopyouway account.. the purchases show up online in the order center.. i broke the shovel digging up a stump.. i went online and select the item hit exchange.

answered 3 question
Is the merchandise still new in box/packaging?
NO
Has the merchandise been used?
YES
Does the merchandise work?
NO

then selected a store to pick up the item.. got a ready to pick up email.. went to the pick up spot of the store.. enter my phone number in the computer.. 1 min later they give me a new shovel and i give them the old one.. it was simple.. no dealing with a cashiers that never heard that craftsman item have a lifetime warranty.. no dealing with oh you abused the item.. im really impressed with sears these days..

Made in China impact sockets? I don't even want to buy the regular ones that were MIC.

Here is the SAE sizes since Sears description show the Metric sizes.

SAE: 7/16", 1/2", 9/16", 5/8", 11/16", 3/4", 13/16", 7/8", 15/16", 1"

I'm probably going to spring for the last of the US sets at my store, but I'd agree on getting these for the price vs. the newer China-made Craftsman, which are priced the same as the US made sockets- a lot.

The eVolv and China-made Craftsman are likely the same exact sockets, the only difference being the Craftsman has the easy read markings and you can exhange each socket individually with the warranty, if your store even has individual sockets anymore. It looks like a lot of stores are doing away with stocking any but a few common individual sockets, so the warranty on the eVolv brand might work better, bringing in the whole set to exchange for a new one, which they will likely have.

It is really good price for the 1/2 inch socket. But this is an impact socket set, and I remember I read the difference between the normal and impact, it seems the impact is good for impact but not the normal use and vice versa. Anybody shed more light on the difference?

Quote from shortleg : It is really good price for the 1/2 inch socket. But this is an impact socket set, and I remember I read the difference between the normal and impact, it seems the impact is good for impact but not the normal use and vice versa. Anybody shed more light on the difference?

Chrome vanadium, which is what regular sockets are made out of, is extremely hard. Makes it great for slow application of force (ergo, by hand), but it also means they can turn into grenades when you use them as impact sockets. I've personally seen it happen, and I'll never use a Cr-V socket as an impact. Way too dangerous.

Impact sockets are designed to be "softer" in order to absorb the force of the impact better, and are thus not well suited for use by hand. They're extremely resilient though, so they're not weaker than chrome sockets - it's just a different formulation of metal to make them more suited to impact use.

Given the few Evolv tools I've used, I'd never touch these things. The full US-made sets go on sale every now and then for $50 a set, and I think they are 12- or 13-piece sets. Alternately, Gray Pneumatic and Genius make great impact sockets that are relatively inexpensive. Not stupid cheap like this Evolv stuff, but they're quality sockets.

I just picked up a metric and standard set B&M