Regardless of your feelings on the relative merits of the neat and logical metric system and chaotic but familiar standard measurements, working on cars and/or houses means it’s necessary to have a solid set of sockets in both sorts of sizes. If your current collection is lacking in some sockets measured in millimeters, Amazon has a simple but effective Craftsman mechanics tool set on sale for less than half its going rate.
The Craftsman 10-Piece Metric Mechanics Tool Set is on sale for $15 at Amazon, 51% off its normal $30 price tag. The nine sockets — all with 3/8-inch drives, which is 9.525mm in case you were wondering — come with a low-profile ratchet and nifty blow mold carry case in Craftsman’s classic red and black colors.
The reason why you’d need a socket set like this is obvious: they can tighten or loosen nuts and bolts between 10 and 18 mm wide. The reasons why you need this particular set are less obvious but just as compelling. The ratchet itself is a low-profile model that easily slides into tight spaces, and its 72-tooth head means a 5-degree arc swing so you can actually use it in those tight spaces.
The 6-point socket design means better contact with fasteners which means increased torque, and all of the solid alloy steel tools have a full-polish chrome finish that adds corrosion resistance and makes them beautiful while in use or nestled into the included case, which has dedicated spots of each piece molded directly into the hard plastic. It’s a great way to add metric sockets to a collection that lacks them, but it’s also a great kit to keep stashed in your trunk just in case.
One shopper called this set “a high-value must-have for the car or junk drawer,” calling it “hard to beat” for the price. They called the ratchet “surprisingly high-quality for a budget set,” the sockets neither fragile nor bulky, and the case “durable with a real metal hinge.”
Other customers agreed, calling this set a “great portable tool set” that’s “well worth the price.” It’s also “super high-quality and heavy” and “great quality as only Craftsman can offer.”
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The Craftsman 10-Piece Metric Mechanics Tool Set is the perfect small yet high-quality kit to patch up a hole in a tool collection or serve as a useful backup while on the road. You’re not going to find a much better deal than this discount down to $15, a very low price that would be a shame to miss out on while this deal is live.
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Cameron LeBlanc
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