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Posted at 5:36 AM on Saturday 07/25/09 by
Ben
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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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    boiledokra - Posted 5:42 am PDT 07/25/09 (92 Posts)  Report Spam

    seems useful. anyone know how WELL it grips? i mean, i can always just use a crescent wrench...

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    Goobylal - Posted 5:57 am PDT 07/25/09 (280 Posts)  Report Spam

    My nipples explode with delight!

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    Lokrien - Posted 6:11 am PDT 07/25/09 (138 Posts)  Report Spam

    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...

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    sethook - Posted 6:45 am PDT 07/25/09 (1582 Posts)  Report Spam

    If they didn't work well, Ben wouldn't have them on his site. Nothing but the best from Ben...

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    archaic - Posted 6:48 am PDT 07/25/09 (668 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'm concerned for my knuckles. If they perform no better than a crescent wrench, wear gloves...

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    cheap_bastid - Posted 7:00 am PDT 07/25/09 (56 Posts)  Report Spam

    I can't imagine it being good.

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    hairy_testicles - Posted 7:09 am PDT 07/25/09 (119 Posts)  Report Spam

    the pieces inside seem round, i cant see that gripping very well..maybe if they were hex shaped

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    Solow - Posted 7:31 am PDT 07/25/09 (2911 Posts)  Report Spam

    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.

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    jcbazemore - Posted 9:04 am PDT 07/25/09 (14 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'm interested to hear from someone who's actually used one. It looks good but who knows.

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    dhchiang - Posted 9:42 am PDT 07/25/09 (47 Posts)  Report Spam

    had one.. broke the first time i tried to use it. the pieces inside are hexagonal... at least on the one I had.

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    bestdeals - Posted 9:47 am PDT 07/25/09 (166 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yes, the pieces are inside are hexagonal.

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    mebobbob - Posted 10:09 am PDT 07/25/09 (89 Posts)  Report Spam

    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

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    ThoreauHD - Posted 10:51 am PDT 07/25/09 (477 Posts)  Report Spam

    #8 just admitted he wasn't born in the USA.

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    chekm8te - Posted 11:58 am PDT 07/25/09 (36 Posts)  Report Spam

    as seen on tv

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    frankl45 - Posted 12:41 pm PDT 07/25/09 (1328 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ben says "Instantly grips any shape. 54 steel pins automatically adjust to grip hex nuts, wing nuts and square nuts."

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    rebate_king - Posted 1:20 pm PDT 07/25/09 (336 Posts)  Report Spam

    please, someone, tell how well (or not) it works...

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    TexasFury - Posted 4:14 pm PDT 07/25/09 (654 Posts)  Report Spam

    useless on grape nuts...

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    GB123 - Posted 7:42 pm PDT 07/25/09 (387 Posts)  Report Spam

    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.

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    heavyb31 - Posted 8:44 pm PDT 07/25/09 (141 Posts)  Report Spam

    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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