10 mm socket shortage

[Pullstart 62,803]

Mrs. P was out helping me pull a starter in a snow bank last night.  It was a tight squeeze under the vehicle so I had her running to the mess of a shop for tools.  The elusive 10 mm was brought up and was the most challenging tool to find.  A couple years back, I only asked for 10 mm sockets and screwdrivers for Christmas in our siblings gift exchanges!
 

Then I see this video!

 

they’re listening through my dumb phone!  

 

 

[squonk 41,038]

There has been a 10mm socket shortage for years. They actually sell kits with every 10 mm socket configuration made to restock your tool box. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/10mm-Socket-Ten-Pack-Multi-Type/dp/B07F7LDYJF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=10mm+socket+set&qid=1614083652&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOE5YN1c4UFk5SkZMJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjU2NTY0V0hUSUJKUU5WQ0c3JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNTg4MDAxQVkyN0xLN1laOEtNJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

 

 I currently have about 8 of them cause I'm a hoarder. I plan on building racks in my shop and acquiring hundreds of them and filling the shelves so when I go out there I can stare at them. When friends come over they will be in impressed with my collection. 

Edited February 23, 2021 by squonk

[Pullstart 62,803]

Best part of the video... “Butt Weight” 

[JoeM 7,871]

for me it is 9/16

got 3 std. in the box plus two deep, One m r gency one on the shelf!

[WHX?? 48,795]

7/16 .... I buy gear wrenches in 7steenths in bulk and they all are defective ....they have legs! 

[ranger 1,746]

For me it is the actual size spanner/ wrench / socket / drill bit, etc I happen to require at the time. I always find it when I’m looking for something else!!😁

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

LMAO!!

[Red-Bovine 309]

I like the earrings. Could be a little rough on the lobes, though. 10mm seems to be the go to hex size on foreign stuff. 

 

Red

[SylvanLakeWH 25,494]

1 hour ago, pullstart said:

Mrs. P was out helping me pull a starter in a snow bank last night.  

 
So, why didn’t you just use a snow shovel...?

 

[ranger 1,746]

1 minute ago, Red-Bovine said:

I like the earrings. Could be a little rough on the lobes, though. 10mm seems to be the go to hex size on foreign stuff. 

 

Red

When the 10mm bolt/nut hex is worn, hammer on a 3/8” socket 🔩🔨🙀🙀😹😹

[Pullstart 62,803]

23 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 
So, why didn’t you just use a snow shovel...?

 

Well, I was in a snow bank climbing under a vehicle, where a starter was located.  On the vehicle.  Laying in the snow.  Cold buns.

[ebinmaine 67,309]

For me it's tape measures. 

I can never seem to find one even though I've got three full size and 2 miniature along with at least half a dozen rulers...

 

[squonk 41,038]

What always cracked me up. Domestic cars: 10,13,15,17 mm everywhere.

 

Rice Burners :  12,14,16,18mm 

 

Toyota : 15 bolts to hold the air cleaner assembly on!   GM Ford Chrysler 1/4" wing nut! 

 

Favorite: Early 80's and cars are switching to metric. 86ish Chevette in the shop needs an engine. They get me a reman engine. The original Chevette  engine used metric bolts. The replacement engine ( from older model) used std. We had to buy a zillion bolts!  

[rmaynard 15,428]

My next door neighbor died in 2018 and I had the "pleasure" of cleaning out his house. He was the type of man who was fascinated with tools, but not good ones. He must have had five full tool kits from the Dollar Store which he kept in his car and truck. He had a rolling tool chest with drawers full of sockets and handles. He had coffee cans with miscellaneous sockets. But among the hundreds of tools I sorted, there wasn't a single decent Craftsman or other name-brand. Do I have 10mm sockets? You betcha'. But would I used them on anything good? Not on your life.

[squonk 41,038]

Sounds like Bob has a lot of different sized spacers in his shop now! 

[Achto 27,509]

Every tool in my shop is put back in it's place when I am done using it. When you open the door, the 6" wide path to the left will take you past some of my 's to the tool boxes where my tools are. The 6" wide path to the right will lead you past some more of my 's to the snow blower, and snow plow tractor, where there is just enough room to open the over head door.

[roadapples 6,983]

You weren't  working  on a wheel horse if you needed a 10mm

[Stormin 9,981]

 You do on mine.  

[squonk 41,038]

26 minutes ago, Stormin said:

 You do on mine.  

You drive on the wrong side of the road too! 

[squonk 41,038]

1 hour ago, Achto said:

Every tool in my shop is put back in it's place when I am done using it. When you open the door, the 6" wide path to the left will take you past some of my 's to the tool boxes where my tools are. The 6" wide path to the right will lead you past some more of my 's to the snow blower, and snow plow tractor, where there is just enough room to open the over head door.

B-I-L's home garage is like that. I had to work on his 9N years ago. Craftsman triple stack tool box sitting there.  3 tools in  it. All the rest is filled with rusty bolts, nuts, several full semi-full, empty blister packs of fuses, light bulbs, cotter pins ect. Tools you ask? Several of those hump roof tool boxes you carried around in the 50's. 1 for wrenches, 1 for sockets, 1 for ratchets, 1 for screwdrivers ect. Then there was the storage cabinet filled with used air filters and the boxes their replacements came in! 

[Achto 27,509]

12 minutes ago, squonk said:

Craftsman triple stack tool box sitting there.  3 tools in  it.

 

In my garage you will find a Snap-On box full of most any tool you would need, plus a cheepo box with the over flow tools, not to mention all the wrenches hanging on the wall, and an old freezer with shelves full of power tools. On the back wall there are bins and bins of hardware, trinkets, and do dads. Every thing is there to fix or build most any thing, just no room to do it in. Unless I move about 6 tractors outside.

Edited February 23, 2021 by Achto

[squonk 41,038]

Nice touch with the freezer! 

[Lane Ranger 10,946]

I must have five or six of those 10 mm socket so but I usually buy a new one when needed as I can never find them!  
 

I must have too many tool boxes! 

[WHX?? 48,795]

2 hours ago, Achto said:

6" wide path to the left

 

48 minutes ago, Achto said:

old freezer with shelves full of power tools

Its true I've seen it! 

Often wonder how such nice tractors can come out of Dan's garage! 

[stevasaurus 22,711]

If you have ever owned a VW, you have plenty of 10, 13, 15 and 17 MM sockets and wrenches.  Tool boxes, I'm not even sure how many I have now.  One thing I've done is I have taken pictures of the contents in the boxes.  It is easier to find the tool on the computer and then which box it is in, then to drag out the boxes and look through them all.

 For instance...Wood Box #1