Sears.com has the Gator Grips Universal Socket for $9 + about $6 shipping. Pick up in-store to save on shipping. "Instantly grips any shape. 54 steel pins automatically adjust to grip hex nuts, wing nuts and square nuts." [Compare]
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#1
boiledokra - Posted 5:42 am PDT 07/25/09 (92 Posts)
seems useful. anyone know how WELL it grips? i mean, i can always just use a crescent wrench...
#2
Goobylal - Posted 5:57 am PDT 07/25/09 (201 Posts)
My nipples explode with delight!
#3
Lokrien - Posted 6:11 am PDT 07/25/09 (127 Posts)
I think walmart has these in stores for $5 all the time. I see them every time I go thru the tool section and it kinda nags at me. I am tempted to get one, but wonder the same as #1...
#4
sethook - Posted 6:45 am PDT 07/25/09 (1163 Posts)
If they didn't work well, Ben wouldn't have them on his site. Nothing but the best from Ben...
#5
archaic - Posted 6:48 am PDT 07/25/09 (547 Posts)
I'm concerned for my knuckles. If they perform no better than a crescent wrench, wear gloves...
#6
cheap_bastid - Posted 7:00 am PDT 07/25/09 (50 Posts)
I can't imagine it being good.
#7
hairy_testicles - Posted 7:09 am PDT 07/25/09 (117 Posts)
the pieces inside seem round, i cant see that gripping very well..maybe if they were hex shaped
#8
Solow - Posted 7:31 am PDT 07/25/09 (723 Posts)
They do work, but after a while the some of the bars get stuck and wont retract. These also come in different torque strengths.
#4 You leave Ben alone. He helped save my family from the Gulag.
#9
jcbazemore - Posted 9:04 am PDT 07/25/09 (12 Posts)
I'm interested to hear from someone who's actually used one. It looks good but who knows.
#10
dhchiang - Posted 9:42 am PDT 07/25/09 (27 Posts)
had one.. broke the first time i tried to use it. the pieces inside are hexagonal... at least on the one I had.
#11
bestdeals - Posted 9:47 am PDT 07/25/09 (128 Posts)
Yes, the pieces are inside are hexagonal.
#12
mebobbob - Posted 10:09 am PDT 07/25/09 (84 Posts)
i tried them when they first came out 10+ yrs ago and couldn't get it to grip anything really well. i frustratingly wrote it off as a marketing hyped POS, i was really hoping it would work as well as advertised....
i'm actually quite surprised I still see them around on shelves at Walmart and other places
i'm actually quite surprised I still see them around on shelves at Walmart and other places
#13
ThoreauHD - Posted 10:51 am PDT 07/25/09 (296 Posts)
#8 just admitted he wasn't born in the USA.
#14
chekm8te - Posted 11:58 am PDT 07/25/09 (36 Posts)
as seen on tv
#15
frankl45 - Posted 12:41 pm PDT 07/25/09 (652 Posts)
Ben says "Instantly grips any shape. 54 steel pins automatically adjust to grip hex nuts, wing nuts and square nuts."
#16
rebate_king - Posted 1:20 pm PDT 07/25/09 (295 Posts)
please, someone, tell how well (or not) it works...
#17
TexasFury - Posted 4:14 pm PDT 07/25/09 (453 Posts)
useless on grape nuts...
#18
GB123 - Posted 7:42 pm PDT 07/25/09 (386 Posts)
I tried one at work once, if the nut isn't too tight it works but it felt like it was about to break on a tight nut so I switched to a regular socket.
#19
heavyb31 - Posted 8:44 pm PDT 07/25/09 (133 Posts)
I have this if your taking apart something with a bunch of different nuts its nice to have one tool to do them all, but like #18 said any thing that is tight it feels like it will break but mine never did. I have had it for years and the pins have never gotten stuck for me.
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