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  • LCHIEN
    Super Moderator
    • Dec 2002
    • 21765
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999
    #1

    go figure

    This is about some adapters (hex drive to square socket drive)
    Found these at Sears website. for $3.99
    Called store A and he said he didn't have any
    Called store B and they said they had one set, its $5.29, not 3.99.
    Placed a web order for store delivery to Store A and got an e-mail in an hour saying to go pick it up, it's ready (remember store A had none 15 minutes before).

    I pick it up, it's $3.99+ tax, no shipping, and they had it. But that's not the real story.

    So you see from the pic there's two adapters, one for 1/4" drive and the other for 3/8" drive.

    The fine print on the back of the package says
    1/4" adapter made in China. 3/8" adapter made in USA.

    So go figure that one.

    Does the 3/8" have proprietary, advanced technology not used in the smaller one?
    Is it not practical to ship the bigger one because of its size and weight?
    How and where did they package it? shipped the USA parts to china and packed it cheaply there?

    What's going on?

    Incidentally HF had a set of three (an added 1/4" hex to 1/2" sq. drive) for only $2.99 but I wasn't going near HF and besides, it just did not look like a good idea to drive any fasteners that you need 1/2" Square drive for thru a 1/4" hex shaft.
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    • williwatt
      Established Member
      • Aug 2007
      • 150
      • Springfield, TN
      • Sears 21829
      #2
      Similar experience between Lowes and Ace

      I bought a Gilmour hose mender at Ace Hardware recently and the price was $2.49

      Later I bought another of the same mender at Lowes and it was $1.48

      Upon closer inspection I determined that the Ace part was Made in the USA and the Lowes mender was Made in China. The only difference that I can see between the two items is where it was made and that identification was molded into the part.

      Bill

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        • LinuxRandal
          Veteran Member
          • Feb 2005
          • 4890
          • Independence, MO, USA.
          • bt3100
          #3
          It could be old stock. It could be mismarked (aka in violation of FTC regulations).

          Although I rarely use them, I have once used the 1/2" drive one. Broke the bolt loose with a ratchet, loosened it a bit, then spun it out.
          She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.

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            • DustyandLefty
              Forum Newbie
              • Mar 2006
              • 74
              • Almost West Virginia
              • BT3000 w/ side and rear tables on wheels, BT3100 portable spare, old Delta contractor's
              #4
              Lefty Loosey

              I've got the HF 3 piece set and various other similar ones sold as singles from Home Depot, etc. The HF ones are slightly longer. I use them with my impact driver to loosen stuck bolts and nuts.

              I've never broken an adaptor yet, but I keep losing them. The 1/2 inch adaptor works fine for me with the hammer action of an impact driver; I've used it with a 1/2 inch drive 17mm socket on stuck oil pan bolts several times without any problems when changing the oil.

              Dusty and Lefty

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                • mpc
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 997
                  • Cypress, CA, USA.
                  • BT3000 orig 13amp model
                  #5
                  I have HF's version of them. I used them all the time in a Makita battery impact driver to handle regular sockets. Waaayyy cool and convenient. Much more convenient than firing up the compressor and lugging a fat impact gun around, or a whimpy air-powered socket driver. The Makita is just about strong enough to remove car lug nuts on it's own. If they've been on the car a while it won't spin them off... but if they've recently been properly torqued (65 ft-lbs on my cars) it'll take them off. For "normal" nuts/bolts though it has plenty of torque and the 1/4 and 3/8ths adaptors work great. It's rare for me to use the regular ratchet wrench now to loosen things... saves my wrists.

                  One HF half-inch adaptor twisted apart trying a lug nut though. So far that's the only failure. It twisted about 35 degrees before finally busting.

                  mpc

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                    • Hellrazor
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2003
                      • 2091
                      • Abyss, PA
                      • Ridgid R4512
                      #6
                      I have the HF 3 pack too. I use it mostly in my 18v Ridgid impact driver.

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