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four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

who makes them, who retails 'em?

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four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

who makes them, who retails 'em?

A couple sets came with my Craftsman 900 pc set. I'd check your local Sears

They sell 8 point, not 4 point sockets, perhaps that is why you cant
find them.
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Phredd


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four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

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A couple sets came with my Craftsman 900 pc set. I'd check your local Sears

Many years ago, I bought a number of "square" sockets from Sear's
discount tool bin. I think I paid a quarter each for them. Don't have
the foggiest clue as to why I bought them - never have had a use for
them. I guess the price (cheap) and the tool-affliction I was born with
had something to do with it. Never have seen them since, although I
have never really looked. Don't really shop at Sears very much any more.

Got my last ones off the Snap-On truck. If you need them for running
in taps or square headed set screws just use a 12 point. Between
metric and SAE there always seems to be one that fits well enough.
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Leon McAtee

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four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

who makes them, who retails 'em?

Never seen a 4 - they are generally made as 8 point, and everyone that
made sockets from Craftsman on up had them a few decades back, though
one sometimes had to special order them. Have not really been paying
attention lately, I'd guess they might be a bit more limited in supply
these days. Last time I needed one (~5 years ago), I got it over the
counter at the local industrial supply house. Don't recall what brand it
was. If you search for 8 rather than 4 point you'll probably find them...

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On 3 Jan 2006 11:39:10 -0800, wrote:

four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

who makes them, who retails 'em?


For square headed nuts and bolts etc, they are not called "four
point". They are called "8 point".

Lots of companies make them, and lots more sell them.

Google on "8 point sockets" (not "eight point sockets"), and right
after Snap-on, it's Harbor Freight.

Last set I bought was from a local distributor, made by Gray Tools.

Fred May wrote:
They sell 8 point, not 4 point sockets, perhaps that is why you cant
find them.
Regards
Phredd


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A couple sets came with my Craftsman 900 pc set. I'd check your local
Sears


Snap-on has them I got them as part of a set. never used them...
Michelle

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four point (square) sockets (and/or wrenches)

who makes them, who retails 'em?



The *one* use I have for 12-point sockets is that they will also slip on
the head of a 4-sided bolt or drain plug. Of course they don't have a
great contact area (which is exactly the problem I have with 12-point
sockets on 6-sided bolt heads and the reason I only buy 6-point sockets
in general), but they often work better than a crescent or open-end wrench.

Wright Tool used to make them, as well as a tool called a Bonney
wrench, in several sizes. The 8-pointers are common from Craftsman.

Heads-up: Craftsman has an industrial catalog with sometimes better
pricing and many tools not available at the retail outlets. They are
very coy about giving the catalogs out but usually the local A&P school
has their 800 number.