Which Hex Bit Socket Brand Wins?

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

no information on the packaging regarding where it is made

Taiwan, finished in mainland China

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan, developed by Lexivon in the USA

Taiwan

China

best of the 5/32 test, 18 in lbs more than the second place Husky

not tested, skipped because the set does not include a 5/32 socket

second place behind the Kobalt

performed nearly the same as the Lexivon

27 in lbs better than the Pittsburgh, no visible damage

quite a bit better than average

one in lbs short of tying the Husky, small amount of wear and tear

performed much better than average, no visible damage

nearly as well as the Husky, tool still looked as good as new

barely outperformed the Pittsburgh, no visible damage

moved into fourth place behind Capri Tools, no visible damage

performed about the same as the Pittsburgh, no visible damage

slightly below average, no visible damage

held up with minor wear and tear despite letting go

worst of the 5/32 test, no visible damage despite the loose fit

moved into second place behind the Husky in the first pass of results but finished fourth in the final ranking after the Sunex, Husky, and Master Hex results came in

best of the 5/16 test and the only top finisher with no visible damage despite the high torque load

held up with no visible damage thanks to less taper and sharper edges than the Lexivon

second place behind the Sunex by 31 in lbs; destroyed the test bolt but the high torque load caused notable wear and tear to the tool itself

no visible damage

gave up early this round; edges not very sharp, reducing contact area with the bolt

could not get a good grip on the fastener; no visible damage though

held up with only minor wear and tear despite losing grip

performed quite a bit better than the Tekton, no visible damage

performed a little below average again, small amount of wear and tear, moves into fourth place behind DeWalt

moved into second place behind the Husky at that point in the test, no visible damage

below average again, no visible damage

(just over 104 ft lbs) before rounding out the fastener, small amount of wear and tear

snapped under load with significant damage, worst result of the 5/16 test

survived both the small impact wrench and the Earthquake without damage; made it to 185 ft lbs before the impact-rated adapter broke, then passed 200 ft lbs with a new adapter, no damage to the socket itself

no problem with either impact wrench, got very close to 200 ft lbs without an issue, no damage

survived both impact wrenches with no damage; test stopped at 222 ft lbs when the reviewer ran out of spare torque adapters, not due to any failure of the socket

held up fine; made it to 233 ft lbs, the highest ft lbs figure reached in the impact test, when yet another torque adapter broke, no damage to the tool

not designed for impact tools but held up through both wrenches; ultimately broke at around 185 in lbs under continued torque

held up fine through both wrenches; made it to almost 222 ft lbs when yet another torque adapter broke, no damage to the tool

survived both wrenches; the test bolt itself broke before the socket, no damage to the tool; specific ft lbs figure not stated in the transcript for this brand

impact wrenches could not damage it; torque adapter got close to 200 ft lbs, near the adapter's own failure load; no visible damage to the socket

made it past both wrenches without a problem, managed nearly 200 ft lbs without breaking, adapter survived too, no damage

made it past the impact wrenches without a problem; the tool along with its socket adapter survived to 194 ft lbs without damage

didn't struggle with the impact wrenches; made it to nearly 200 ft lbs when a socket adapter broke, not the Tekton itself

not tested per the transcript, which states the DeWalt kit does not include the 3/8-in hex bit socket needed for this test

handled the impact wrenches just fine; made it to almost 224 ft lbs before breaking another torque adapter, no damage to the tool

not designed for impact tools but survived; the bolt began stretching at 175 in lbs and the Pittsburgh outlasted the bolt with no visible damage

survived the first 15-second impact test but began visibly twisting under the Earthquake wrench; a second Mix Power sample snapped at almost 150 in lbs, described as two broken Mix Power tools total

nice and tight fit

pretty decent fit, less taper and sharper edges than most

pretty loose fit, similar to the Lexivon

definitely a lot tighter fit than the Pittsburgh

much better fit than the Craftsman

about the same as the Neiko Impact

nice fit

pretty loose fit

doesn't fit quite as tight as the Kobalt

pretty loose fit compared to the Husky, quite a bit of taper, edges not as sharp as the Husky

isn't nearly as tight as many of the other brands

doesn't offer a very tight fit; takes quite a bit of effort to remove sockets from the rail

measured as undersized at 0.153 in, the most undersized of all brands tested; extremely loose fit compared to the Pittsburgh and Husky

not tested, one of the 7 brands without a 3/32 size

best of the 8 brands with this size

a little too much taper to match the Neiko

moved into the lead at the time but experienced the most visible rounding damage of the 3/32 group; later passed by the Neiko's 36

small amount of rounding, same result as Capri Tools

a bit more taper than some other brands, reducing contact area

worst of the 3/32 group; a lot of taper and more rounded corners than the competition

small amount of rounding