When Sears sold the WORST Socket Set Ever Made

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In this video we look at a 1960's or 1970's era Sears "Carbon Steel" Hex Drive socket set.
Hex drive had been made pretty much obsolete by square drive, back in the 1930's.
But some manufacturers kept making these sets, positioned as budget alternatives, all the way up through the 1970's.
This set has a 1920's style sheet metal ratchet, which was non-reverseable, and had a 18 tooth mechanism.

1960 Sears Craftsman Catalog
https://archive.org/details/SearsCraftsmanHandTools1960/page/n9/mode/2up

1969 Sears Craftsman Catalog:
https://archive.org/details/SearsCraftsmanPowerAndHandTools1969/page/n89/mode/2up

00:00 The Sockets
01:16 The L Handles
01:51 The Spinner Handle
02:13 The Ratchet
03:23 History
04:20 Use Cases
04:50 Square Drive Adapter
05:16 Outro

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