3/8"DR 12P DP 18MM SOCKET - Armstrong

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Armstrong
• Model Number: 38-318
• Drive Size: 3/8 inch
• Socket Size: 18 mm
• Point Configuration: 12-point
• Socket Type: Deep Profile (Deep Well)
• Weight: 0.25 lbs

Key Features

• 12-Point Design: This socket incorporates a 12-point opening, which provides twice the engagement angles compared to a 6-point socket. This design allows for quicker and easier tool attachment, especially when working in confined or difficult-to-reach areas, reducing the need for exact alignment.
• Deep Well Profile: The deep profile construction extends the socket's reach, making it suitable for fasteners located on long studs, threaded rods, or within recessed cavities. This ensures full engagement with the fastener head to minimize slipping.
• 3/8-Inch Drive: Engineered for compatibility with standard 3/8-inch drive ratchets, extensions, and other accessories, providing broad utility across various tool kits and tasks.
• Durable Construction: Manufactured by Armstrong, this socket is built for durability and consistent performance in demanding professional and industrial settings.
• Precision Machining: The socket is precisely machined to an 18mm specification, ensuring an accurate and secure fit on corresponding metric fasteners.

Applications

• Automotive Maintenance: Ideal for accessing spark plugs, engine components, suspension fasteners, lug nuts, and other recessed bolts or nuts encountered during vehicle repair and maintenance.
• Industrial Assembly: Used in the assembly and maintenance of machinery and equipment where deep reach and reliable fastening are critical.
• Professional Mechanics: Suitable for a broad range of mechanical tasks that involve 18mm metric fasteners, particularly when working with extended bolts or in tight clearances.
• DIY Projects: Applicable for home repairs, bicycle maintenance, and various other projects requiring a deep 18mm socket for metric fasteners.

Benefits

• Enhanced Fastener Engagement: The 12-point configuration enables faster and more efficient seating of the socket onto fasteners, which simplifies work in awkward or limited-visibility environments.
• Reduced Risk of Stripping: The deep well design ensures the socket fully engages fasteners on long studs, minimizing the chance of rounding off bolt heads or nuts by providing maximum contact.
• Improved Accessibility: Reach deeply embedded fasteners and those on long bolts that cannot be accessed with standard or shallow sockets, expanding the range of solvable tasks.
• Increased Efficiency: Quicker engagement and superior access contribute to a more streamlined and productive workflow, reducing the time and effort spent on fastening applications.
• Reliable Performance: Constructed by Armstrong, this socket delivers consistent reliability and resilience, capable of withstanding rigorous use in professional and high-demand conditions.