Metric sockets? how come?

[illflem]

Re: ??? 5.5 MM size

Originally posted by E7mack96

I have never, ever heard of a 5. 5 mm. WTF uses that size??

4. 5 and 5. 5mm hex keys are used quite often for allan head screws and are usually the only non-whole number keys included in a set. Never seen those sizes used for regular bolt heads though.

 

[lschultz]

Originally posted by Doc Tinker

Some things seem bigger when they are measured in metric.



Ever get a 14mm socket stuck on a standard bolt and sit there slamming it on the driveway to get the bolt loose?



Doc

You do this to Doc?Another thing we have in common Its starting to get scary.



You can count on Doc:-{} Whitmore to come up with something like this.

 

[Sticks]

When I was doing the contract work for a local mechanic, the only tools we used on a regular basis was metric. Maybe once a week we would have to grab a standard for one *****y bolt/nut.



Cheaper to set your tools up with 1mm increments, than it is to find all the 1/64 or even 1/32 increments. 10mm, 14mm, and 17mm get used the most.



BTW, one of my MADE IN TAIWAN 1/4 drive socket sets has 4. 5mm, 5. 5mm, and 6. 5mm.