{"id":118,"date":"2022-04-16T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T01:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2022-05-05T13:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T03:06:51","slug":"review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/","title":{"rendered":"10 year Ownership Review &#8211; Kincrome Socket &#038; Bit Set 1\/4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-118\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-118-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-118-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-1024x495.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-125  attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Kincrome Socket &amp; Bit Set\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-1536x742.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-2048x989.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7719-1200x580.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>I remember like it was yesterday. Walking into the tool shop and ready to browse and not buy a thing. I was on a limited budget at the time (and well even more so now) so I didn&#8217;t have anything in mind to buy.<\/p>\n<p>I just wanted to look at the shiny too&#8230;&#8230;what is that!? A compact little tool kit with a 1\/4drive socket set and assorted bits?! It was beautiful. Small and compact. Tactile and functional. It was simple and yet so worthy of my money. Did I <em>need<\/em> it? Nope. I had everything this kit provided in my tool box at work and then again some more of the same at home.<\/p>\n<p>So why should I buy something I already have? First of, it was on special at $69. Nice. It was a bargain. Secondly, I wanted it. Thirdly it was some of my most common tools and bits, I used at the time, all in one place.<\/p>\n<p>The fact it had a 13mm socket for a 1\/4 ratchet pretty much sold it for me. 13mm socket was a staple at the time and in a kit like this made it very attractive. So I got it. Did I use it? Definitely. I still do, to this day, with a slight modification of what ratchet I use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-1024x530.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-128  attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-2048x1060.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7725-1200x621.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_gallery\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-118 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7726\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7726-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7720\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7720-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7721\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7721-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"4\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>So as you can see the kit has had a few changes to it since I bought it. The torx bits have been replaced with a set of Milwaukee branded items that fair much better with power tools. A few pieces have gone walk about, but I haven&#8217;t replaced them as there hasn&#8217;t been a need for them.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 years of ownership of this kit and the only down side really is the fact I&#8217;ve lost my bit adapter for power tools (also have replacements for that) and the ratchet jams. Not all the time. Just sometimes but enough times to not use it. I swap it out with my overpriced Snap-On 1\/4 ratchet which will have more detail about that in another article.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_gallery\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-118 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7727\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7727-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7723\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7723-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/16\/review-of-kincrome-socket-bit-set\/img_7729\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7729-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"6\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>What did I end up using this for? Mainly interior work in cars. Dash work or door trim removal. This was the kit I always had at the ready.<\/p>\n<p>The ratchet for a long time could withstand massive amount of torque requirements to undo bolts &#8211; probably why it&#8217;s finally starting to give up. Is this a go to kit that Euro Car Techs should invest in. I would say yes. I wouldn&#8217;t say buy <em>this<\/em> Kincrome kit but certainly a kit that has that magical 13mm socket for a 1\/4 drive ratchet.<\/p>\n<p>Is this the best thing that came out of 2010? People think the iPad changed the game in 2010. I think this little kit did it for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-118-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-1024x235.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-158  attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-1024x235.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-768x176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-1536x352.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-2048x470.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_7722-1-1200x275.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember like it was yesterday. Walking into the tool shop and ready to browse and not buy a thing. I was on a limited budget at the time (and well even more so now) so I didn&#8217;t have anything in mind to buy. I just wanted to look at the shiny too&#8230;&#8230;what is that!? A compact little tool kit with a 1\/4drive socket set and assorted bits?! It was beautiful. Small and compact. Tactile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[19,22,21,20],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toolsequipement","tag-kincrome","tag-mechanic","tag-toolporn","tag-tools"],"aioseo_notices":[],"wps_subtitle":"It was a cheap set bought because it looked like a sweet little deal.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uplategarage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}