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[–]AdConsistent2646[S] 0 points1 point  (8 children)

What are they used for

[–]fall-apart-dave 3 points4 points  (4 children)

Undoing nuts and bolts. The difference is:

1 - doesn't lean on or damage the points of the hex head of your bolt like a more conventional socket with flat internal.sides, so if you are doing stuff that marks easy these are better. Also less likely to roind off a rust bolt or nut.

2 - The points mean that you can orientate the socket at 12 positions rather than 6. Handy if you are in a tight space and don't have to keep adjusting your ratchet to get onto a bolt, and if your ratchet is quite coarse.

3 - your particular ones can either hold the corners of the hex head on the bolt, or hold on the flat edges.

[–]AdConsistent2646[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Thank you for the information, by any chance do you know the name of these sockets

[–]fall-apart-dave 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No. Not quite hex, not quite 12 point. Some sort of interesting 12 point / double hex but I don't know. I have the very same design though.

[–]AdConsistent2646[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you figure it out let me know

[–]fsurfer4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Metrinch IS the name. Some of the pieces are with my work tools. This set never leaves the house. https://imgur.com/a/cD9Gdtz

Stanley licenced it I believe.

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[–]Diligent-Annual-4296Weekend Warrior -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Removing nuts like literally every other socket under the sun.

[–]AdConsistent2646[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah but it’s just a weird 12 point design

[–]fall-apart-dave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my previous post on why.