Did you know that Gearwrench offers a 10mm-only socket set? The way I see it, this set ensures that you always have the best style of 10mm socket to suit a given task.
Or, you can treat it as a sort of sampler set, for anyone looking to upgrade or expand their tool box. “Do I really need mid-length or universal sockets?” An assortment like this can help you make that determination.
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At the least, this also give you (10) new 10mm sockets to hopefully not lose.
The set comes with both 1/4″ and 3/8″ drive sockets in the following styles: standard, mid-length, deep, flex (universal), and magnetic impact. It also comes with a socket rail. (My set, purchased this summer, came with a blue socket rail instead of orange.)
All of the sockets have 6pt hex sockets.
This set comes with 10 sockets and is priced at just under $30. ~$3 per socket beats the best pricing I could find for Gearwrench’s individual 10mm sockets, and by a significant amount.
For example, just buying the 1/4″ and 3/8″ universal-style flex sockets individually would set you back nearly $25 on Amazon.
I’m okay buying individual sockets when I need to – and I love having the option to buy individual sizes – but open stock pricing tends to be steep for most brands. If I want to buy more than a couple of sockets of the same drive size and style, it often makes sense to buy a set.
However, sets often offer an assortment of sizes of the same style. You can find 1/4″ and 3/8″ drive socket sets in all of the styles that are included with this set.
But with this set, you get different sizes of the same size, and one that’s near-universally popular at that.
As it turns out, this isn’t Gearwrench’s only single-size socket set, they have a couple of options:
- 1/4″ 8mm 5pc Set (80102)
- 1/4″ & 3/8″ 10mm 10pc Set (80319)
- 1/4″ & 3/8″ 12mm 10pc Set (80576)
- 3/8″ 14mm 5pc Set (80945)
- 3/8″ 15mm 5pc Set (80946)
In all seriousness, I don’t recall seeing these single-size socket sets before, and I purchased the 10mm set shortly after learning about it. It just makes sense to me. I’m a “try one or two first” kind of person before buying a set of socket styles (such as mid-length or universals), and I also like having size-specific assortments. With this set, I don’t have to assemble a custom rail of 10mm sockets, or grab more than one set or portable kit if I think I’ll need multiple styles of the same size.
I know I’m not the only one who has grabbed a socket only to have to head back to the tool box for an adapter (such as a universal or short wobble extension), or different style of socket – if I even have one available.
This set is portable, versatile, and very economically priced.
Price: $29.80 (at the time of this posting)
What are you waiting for? The sooner you buy this set of 10mm sockets, the sooner you could start misplacing ’em!
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