Cheap but good wobble extensions

[Buggsy2]

For those of you doing your own maintenance, a friend clued me in to these wonderful extensions: http://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-38-in-12-in-drive-wobble-socket-extensions-9-pc-67971.html

$15 bucks right now and surprisingly good quality (made in Taiwan). These are way better than regular extensions or those universal joints, because they allow the socket to wobble just enough to fit into a somewhat tough location without moving all over the place.

 

[catmandu]

Beware salt air, but otherwise, I agree.

 

[RalphInCA]

They work. Recommended.

 

[flyingron]

They're right up there with a pair of finger tips with small hex sockets that you can use to hold a nut when you can only get your finger in there and not a wrench.

 

[catmandu]

Parking Lot Sale flyer has them on sale next weekend (22-24 Aug) for $9.99.

 

[jesse]

I buy more and more tools from Harbor Freight and less and less from Sears these days. The Sears **** drops in quality every year and the price doesn't go down with it. The Harbor Freight stuff gets better in quality every year and the price doesn't go up.

I still use 90% craftsman for sockets and wrenches but that's basically it. Even that, likely doesn't make sense..but I already own the stuff.

If you can find good used older tools you're far better off.

 

[sferguson524]

If you can find good used older tools you're far better off.

My wife gets cranky that i want to hit up estate sales in established neighborhoods.. I've seen some pretty impressive tool collections for sale at some of them.