Customer Reviews

Wilmar W1173 40 Piece 1/4" and 3/8" SAE/Metric Socket Set

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Warning!! Not for heavy duty work,only for very light duty stuff.The tools will break if stressed a little bit!

This rachet set is fairly cheap. It is great for use as emergency, however, the metal is so poor quality, after about 10 uses with a few of the sockets, they completly rounded off. I'm not wrenchin on em, or hitting the rachet with hammer, i'm just turning them by hand on nice un-damaged bolts and the soft metal just rounds.

I did get 6 of these sets. As I say, for the price, their awesome to have in the glovebox. I carry one on my scooter, and another on my motorcycle in case of emergency, and it has already come in handy once.

So, again, for the price, get em, it's a steel. If your purchasing to use on a regular basis, dont bother, get some craftsman sockets!

This Wilmar socket set is inexpensive - it ought to be free! The sockets barely meet their size as stamped - some are missing their detent balls, so they just fall off the handle - the ratchet handle is stiff, crude, and takes a lot of effeort to turn. This is a terrible product.

I bought this for my husband. He has yet to use it. He bought the same thing from Walmart for $10. I wish I had looked around. The tools work fine but you can find them cheaper.

Bought this to keep in my car. Used it twice and the ratchet stripped out and is rendered useless. The steel used to make these is well below par. Soft, cheap imported steel. It makes a good paperweight, if a ratchet set fits your decor... otherwise, not worth the low price.

The metal parts are all free of defects and have a nice finish. My only criticism is that the plastic screwdriver-type handle (which I rarely use) is small in diameter so it can be hard to get a strong grip, and made of a fairly soft plastic, which you can feel start to twist when you need to apply some force. Regardless though, this set was a great deal and the socket wrench handle (which I use most often) is all metal and very sturdy.