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N8N wrote:

On May 28, 10:28*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"Red Green" wrote post back in Nov.



Just thought I'd pass along a set I finally picked up From Lowe's.
Father's
day promo through June 30th. Half price @ 19.98.

http://tinyurl.com/3p6t8d2

Sizes 8-19mm EXCLUDING the 9mm.

Can't even beat that at HF for my situation.

Another good deal on a 1/4" socket set. 4-13mm. $4.98:

* *http://tinyurl.com/3n75khb

Just shows that one has to look at what they are buying. *But yes, I have
also noticed that metrics skip sizes in their wrenches, and when you notice
it is when you need that oddball size.

I don't think it's meanness or cheapness, some of the sizes really
aren't all that common. But yes, I have needed all of them at least
up to about 21mm at least at one time or another :/ Because someone,
somewhere needed to be different.

nate

I don't know how common it is in automotive design, but industrial
products often use "small pattern" hex nuts, sometimes for a reason
slightly more defensible than an engineer's desire to be different.
Agree that a socket or wrench set should be a whole damn set.