Williams SNPWSB-13HRC Socket Set 3/8 Inch High-Polished Chrome Shallow 13

The Williams SNPWSB-13HRC is a socket set, 3/8 inch drive, shallow, 6 point, high-polished chrome, 13 pieces.

Six point in a chrome hand set is worth a note, because 12-point is the more common choice and this is the better one.

The argument for 12-point is access: engagement every thirty degrees instead of sixty, which matters when a ratchet cannot swing far. But a ratchet already solves that problem — the mechanism repositions without lifting the socket off. The 12-point advantage on a ratchet is real but small.

What 6-point buys is grip. Its walls bear on the flats of the fastener across a broad area rather than contacting nearer the corners. On anything rusted, heat-cycled, over-torqued, or already slightly rounded, that is the difference between turning it and destroying it.

So for a hand socket set on a ratchet, 6-point is generally the right default, and 12-point is the specialist choice for fasteners in awkward orientations or square drives.

At 3/8 inch drive and 13 pieces, this is the general-purpose set — the drive size that covers most automotive and equipment fasteners.

Chrome is a hand tool. Williams' own warranty is explicit that chrome-finish sockets on power drive equipment is a misuse that can cause serious injury. The black sets in this range are the impact ones.

Brand

Williams

SKU

SNPWSB13HRC

Category

Hand Tools

Weight

1.97 lbs

Dimensions

12.50 x 4.00 x 2.50

Price

$130.00

Availability

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Rating

4.21 / 5.0