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frontpageStrongWeather642 | Staff posted Sep 09, 2025 12:03 PM
269-Piece DURATECH Socket Wrench & Home Repair Beginner's Hand Tool Kit
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Side note - I bought the super thin Duralast open wrenches and the are pretty decent and work well.
I would expect these to be the same.
Side note - I bought the super thin Duralast open wrenches and the are pretty decent and work well.
I would expect these to be the same.
These are the ones - https://www.amazon.com/DURATECH-S...C5BDL?th=1
Plus the SAE version.
Side note - I bought the super thin Duralast open wrenches and the are pretty decent and work well.
I would expect these to be the same.
All these cheap "impact" sockets are Cr-V, with a black oxide coating, which needs a thin coat of oil to protect against rust (vs. the phosphate coating on true Cr-Mo impacts).
Some have pointed out that Cr-V can be made to a lower hardness to make it more impact-appropriate, but the cynic in me says they're just using the cheapest process possible and making them look like impacts. Probably fine for home use, but they will be a bit tacky to the touch. IMO might as well just use a set of decent budget non-impacts (Harbor Freight Quinn), and warranty them if they split.
All these cheap "impact" sockets are Cr-V, with a black oxide coating, which needs a thin coat of oil to protect against rust (vs. the phosphate coating on true Cr-Mo impacts).
Some have pointed out that Cr-V can be made to a lower hardness to make it more impact-appropriate, but the cynic in me says they're just using the cheapest process possible and making them look like impacts. Probably fine for home use, but they will be a bit tacky to the touch. IMO might as well just use a set of decent budget non-impacts (Harbor Freight Quinn), and warranty them if they split.
I have both and use them as intended and so far, no breakage or failures.
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Likewise, for people ordering these expecting actual impact performance, the fact that they're not actual impact material may be relevant.
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Likewise, for people ordering these expecting actual impact performance, the fact that they're not actual impact material may be relevant.
Not sure how that really apples though as my comment was clearly about people bickering about metals they have no real world knowledge of (mainly stuff they read on reddit...which was probably incorrect to begin with). My favorite is the knife threads but tool posts come in a close second. The whole lot couldn't find a steel penny with a magnet but are over here debating various alloys like they are materials science majors
Now, off to a protein bar thread. There are two people at each others throats about sugar alcohols...apparently they both did their own ReSeArCh!
So in my opinion, light-duty users should just buy standard chrome sockets from a budget lifetime-warrantied brand, which will probably be fine, and if one does break, warranty it. This brand, like most of the Amazon ones, is only 90 days.
And heavy-duty users should just pay up for actual Cr-Mo impacts.
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Why would they expect impact performance from an non-impact rated set? If someone did expect that, the arguing in the comment section probably won't change their mind.
I should've clarified: since most "impacts" posted here are the same material as regular chrome ones, with a coating to mimic impacts (while being messier), there's no real distinction.
So in my opinion, light-duty users should just buy standard chrome sockets from a budget lifetime-warrantied brand, which will probably be fine, and if one does break, warranty it. This brand, like most of the Amazon ones, is only 90 days.
And heavy-duty users should just pay up for actual Cr-Mo impacts.
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