Re: Cordless impact wrenches - the real deal

["Jason H. Liao" <jhliao@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU>]

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Wes Shew wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Mark J. Andy wrote:
> > Yeah, 12 point sockets should be outlawed.  Never use a 12 point socket
> > unless you have a reason (and I can't come up with any).
> 
> Can someone explain why 12 pts. are bad vs. 6 or 4 point?
> I don't get it. TIA

I think it's easier to strip the bolt.  12 pt sockets were made to make it
easier to get the socket onto hard-to-reach bolts.

Jason H. Liao
jhliao@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu