Need to replace some old Craftsman sockets
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Topic: Need to replace some old Craftsman sockets
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: Need to replace some old Craftsman sockets
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2024 at 6:52pm
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Anyone know of anywhere that sells old craftsman sockets and wrenches? I don’t have an eBay account but may have to get someone at work to get these for me. |
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Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2024 at 6:54pm
| Garage sales, farm sales, flea markets and pawn shops. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2024 at 8:57pm
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Hey Thad,,I expect you can prolly find which sockets you need to replace on The Marketplace,,,, I just looked and there are MANY different sizes and most likely American made,,,,
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Posted By: Don Jr NY
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 5:18am
| Do you have any LOWE'S stores in your area? They now own craftsman tools and they still have a lifetime warranty. Just take your old broken ones there and they exchange them free. I have taken some broken sockets and ratchets in that were 30 years old and they exchanged them no questions asked. HTH. Don Jr. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 5:57am
Went in last night. They differ some from the older sockets. I’m looking to make a set as near to original as possible. |
Don Jr NY wrote:Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 6:26am
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Well,,Crud,,,! I did not know Craftsman was still alive and their tools still covered with their (Lowes) warranty. I had to replace a 1/4" ratchet that was stripped and caused me many bruised knuckles before I stopped using it. (might still be in the big tool box,,,)
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 6:30am
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Hay DJ YOUR ratchet is sitting IN the top of my right tool box ! Just checked RONA+ ( was Lowes here) and they're $30 CDN... next time I go to town, I'll toss in in the truck and see IF I get a new one for free ! ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 7:15am
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Well, years ago when I got hired at first job after getting married,,the Boss man insisted we buy a complete set of Craftsman tools. He would sign for them and you paid him out of your check every payday. I did ruin the 3/8" ratchet when beating on the back,,and the little release button popped off,,,,, When Ernie noticed it,,he made me take it back to get a new replacement,,,and it was a matter of laying the ratchet on table and the guy went to back room and brought me a Brand New tool without any questions,,,didn't even ask where the little button might be,,,,  UMMmmm,,,Jay,,,did I send you my favorite 3/8" ratchet,,,,? |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 7:42am
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no, but I've got TWO brand new 1/2" ones here. Took bad one to store, got new one, and guy let me keep bad one (weird...oh well..), then week later took to other store, got a new one but,sniff,sniff THAT guy kept the bad one... I very seldom use 1/2" stuff these dayze....... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 7:47am
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Jay!,,Jay!,,,Jay!!!,,,you are getting to be just like ole Joe,,,,  But I call that just being "Thrifty" Ya Know,,,?? I also remember ole Shameless calling me others but ,,,,Thrifty will suffice,,,,
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 7:50am
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hay DJ, is the sun UP where you are ??? ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 12:00pm
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Never been a fan of Craftsman ratchets. I have an SK that’s been rebuilt a few times over the years. It’s my favorite 1/2” drive and I have a Proto 3/8” drive that’s my favorite 3/8” drive ratchet . |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 5:04pm
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I'm kinda like ole Jay,,,I hardly ever use the 1/2" ratchet and it is a Proto. I must have at least four or five 3/8" ratchets most are no names from Harbor freight,,,except the one CRAFTSMAN WHICH IS A good ONE,,!! I do have a no name that my brother gave me years ago that is 1/2" on one side and 3/8" on the other and very heavy by weight. I used it on everything until The pin that switches from on to off came loose and and I tried to machine a new pin on my lathe but it too small for my lathe,,,,,????
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 5:27pm
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I have my father's Snap-On 1/2", it's 65+ years old !, has new 'guts'...free of course. I found a 24" 'Johnson' bar. Old was rusty,busted...looked at the name ,turns out 'A' was bought out by 'B' then bought out by 'Proto' ,so silly me, asked Proto if they would back the 'lifetime' warranty of "A" ? I got a reply 2hrs later, gal said choose 'link a or link b' as to closest bar. I said 'b' and 3 days later DHL drops off a brand new bar !!!!! I've used it twice to do rear tire swaps on the D-14. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 5:45pm
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I was traveling down to Van Buren to visit my mom last weekend. Her nursing home was destroyed in the Rogers tornado. On the way down I stopped at a junk store. I bought one of those older 450??? Piece mechanics tool sets. Comes in the plastic box with 3 drawers. All the wrenches are there but a 1/2” And missing a few sockets. Mostly small 1/4” drive sockets missing. |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 9:48pm
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LOWE's. Someone posted on another site they'd gone there and got a broken ugly old screwdriver replaced under the "lifetime warranty". ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2024 at 11:35pm
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Also try "Fleet Farm" if you have a nearby store. Just read an online ad from them and it listed Craftsman Tools. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2024 at 5:04am
| For anyone that needs to replace anything, Ace hardware also sells Craftsman. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2024 at 5:46am
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Dang,,,Good Buddy,,you sure up EARLY this morn'ing,,,,,I'm still on my first cup of Joe,,,Trying to decide which project to start on,,,It been so friggin HOT,,,,!! Which sockets are you on the hunt for,,,?? I went by a garage sale last week and the dude had one of them plastic totes about half full of sockets and I went thru half of his stash and found 4 10mm in 1/4",,, There is some AH that jumps the fence just to carry off my tools and I always got to replace them 10 mm,,,,, How is your Mom doing?
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2024 at 6:39am
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Mom seems happy. She still thinks I’m the one that went through the tornado. I need 1/4” drive 3/16” shallow 6 point 9/32 shallow 12 point 5/16 shallow 6 point 3/8 drive 7mm shallow 12 point 13/16 shallow 6 point 1/2” drive 12mm shallow 12 point 13 mm shallow 12 point 1/2” shallow 12 point 9/15 shallow 12 point 1/2” combination wrench 12 point letter VA |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2024 at 9:30pm
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I’ll bet ole Joe’s laughing now. He told me to look on market place for the missing sockets. So I found an ole boy selling sockets. I go to the city for a visit. He doesn’t have any of the sockets in need but but but he did have a nice half in drive set of SK sockets, 3 extensions, a swivel, a nice breaker bar and a very nice ratchet. I bought them for what I would have given for just the ratchet. 3/8-1 1/4 all matched set. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2024 at 10:10pm
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DAYUM Thad, you did the BEST deal of the year!! I've got a bunch of SK sockets that are missing out of my set. My son says he never used em....... Do you still want Craftsman sockets? I've gotten a bunch at auctions the last couple of years and I can look if I have any of the ones you named. By the way, my SK set had 64th sockets. I sure miss some of them!!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 4:49am
Yes Ted but I need to make a new list. I’ve found a couple and some were in the wrong spot. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 5:07am
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1/4” drive 5/16 short 6 point 1/4” short 6 point 3/16 short 6point 3/8 drive 13/16 short 6 point 6mm short 6 point 1/2” drive 1/2 short 12 point 9/15 short 12 point 13mm short 12 point 14mm short 12 point |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 6:29am
If you're anything like me, as soon as you replace them, you will start finding the missing ones. Among other places, I am always leaving sockets in my pocket and my wife picks them out of the washer.
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 8:40am
That sounds familiar |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 11:39am
I must be somewhat like you, my wife finds sockets and drivers and all sorts of hardware in the laundry |
Posted By: GSTROM99
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 10:40am
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I have NO need for any 12 point sockets. Why do they sell them??? I've not seen too many 12 point nuts (besides maybe A/N). They strip the nut/bolt too easy... I still have some, but replace them with 6 point whenever possible. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 6:24pm
You work on enough old junk that has been farmer cobbled and other varus back yard up grades you will want a 12 pt. I cannot come up with a situation, but know I have had them. Yes I use 6 pt most times too. And maybe you never see a odd ball piece of junk, but I sure have. And been very happy I had 12 pt.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 7:01pm
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Guys I found a guy with all these but one. He wants me to make an offer. I have no idea what to offer? |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 7:09pm
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$1 a socket if you really,really HAVE to have them..... FYI I gave about 100#s of them to local high school this spring a s I don't need 3 or4 of every socket...... You can also find them at yard sales, 'swap shop' type stores. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 10:40pm
NEW is 150 pieces for $150.... so $1 each is resonable... ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 4:31am
Saw 2 whole sets at the local HH re-store, $30 each... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 5:59am
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If anyone goes to Florida, there is a guy at the Webster Flea Market ( https://websterwestsidefleamarket.com/" rel="nofollow - Welcome to Swap-O-Rama's Webster Westside Flea Market - WEBSTER WESTSIDE FLEA MARKET ) that sells used American made tools pretty reasonably. I make a list of ones that I need (most of them I eventually find) and get them from him. They may not be Craftsmen. He has a variety of USA brands. I bought some really good punches and chisels from him last winter. I have to start a list for this year.
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 7:32am
Sounds like my kind of place. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 7:34am
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The guy must have had the same idea as you guys. I made an offer at $2.00 a piece. He countered at $1.00 a piece. I will still be missing one. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2024 at 11:56am
| That's very cheap. When Sears was carrying Craftsmen, single sockets were nowhere that cheap. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2024 at 9:31am
OK,,Thad,,,that's great,,I know how you are about your tools,,so I can throw away my list of what you are,,er were looking for,,,,Which one are you still looking for,,?? I was at a yard sale up in Roswell and the lady had a bunch of sockets but most were the NO Name ones,,and I bought 5 more 10 MM as them things seem to get lost all the time,,,,
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2024 at 10:33am
Don’t throw it away just yet. I’ll report back when they arrive as to what’s missing |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2024 at 5:36am
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My new list 1/2” drive short 1/2” 12 point 3/8” drive 6mm short 6point 1/4” drive 5.5mm short 6 point |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2024 at 8:21pm
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Had to go up in to Missouri this afternoon for some material. I stopped at a little pawn shop junk store that I like to go to. I noticed a few socket bins. I’ve kept my list on the phone. I dig around and found the three missed ng sockets and with the proper designation. The set is now complete but the 3/8” drive 13/16 short socket is a 12 point and supposed to be a 6 point. Once I find that one it will be complete and correct. |