you are the only person in the world calling them fractional

The HF executive has no clue how many tools I bought from them because of your reviews. Pretty much the cheapest made in Taiwan tools out there.

I really enjoy the reviews and unlike other channels out there are not shills , keep the good work

HF is truely becoming a go to for value. I can see them going hard after the truck brands and ultimatly their demise especially with the way the econony is going. I wish they had this quality of tools when i started out in the late 90's.

This is a gem of a channel. Im glad I stumbled upon your content. Subbed.

I always learn something from your reviews Catus. Thank you .

Thank you for being faithful to honest reviews. I hope your channel grows and you get compensated for what you do. Again, thank you.

Thanks for the awesome review you've noticed things most KZfaq videos lack. I'm getting the icon swivels because damnit I'm not going to spend over $600 for the snap on. This is even because I really want to support USA made stuff because we're losing our manufacturing. If I could find USA for $300 I'd buy it but Icon being at $140 I cannot justify the cost difference because of the lack of daily need for many 1/2' drive swivels.

I have a metric and an SAE set of the NAPA ones. Likely the ones NAPA sold just prior to revealing the Carlyle line. While I appreciate the idea of swivel sockets, I have found that the extra bulk makes them far less useable than I had anticipated.

I have a whole set of vlcheck combination wrenches ,they are the best wrenches i ever had 3/8" to 11/4" i had 3 wrenchs locked together to loosen a 11/4 " bolt on a pipe flange that was in the elements for years in a oil refinery in pa.

I like the fact that you do not take free tool from harbor freight or any other tool company, it give your reviews vallity. Please don't change.

I really want to recommend the AKM TOOL Impact Swivel Sockets 3/8". It comes with 20 pieces, along with adapters and extension bars. The cost performance is excellent.

Sunex 3/8 metric and sae master set is a great buy for impact sockets at 200 bucks comes with short and deep plus swivels.

glad to see Harbor Freight continuing to expand their Icon offerings. However, they don't offer open stock of individual sizes. The collar is fairly thick which may affect access in tight engine bays. I think the new Astro pinless Impact swivel socket sets are a much better value at close to half the price of the Icon sets. I wouldn't get too hung up on the metric size options, it's the usable sizes contained that are more important than the number of sockets included that matters. 24 mm is pretty larger for a late model vehicle. thanks for sharing!!!

My experience. HF is good, but not great. I bought a set and they have a sloppy fit. Some of the bolts on Toyota air intake were getting rounded. 12mm. I upgraded to the Snap On 212IPFM and it's a world a difference. They grip the bolt better, no slipping and no play. I'm not sure if my HF set was broached or not, but they didn't fit right. If you can get the snap on do it. Again the HF was good, but not great. Good review. I was hoping for a better experience.

Running impacts are important on an impact gun because they are softer and won’t crack like your chromes. Easier on your impact anvil. If you use a chrome in an impact over head you will have chrome flakes landing in your eyes

I agree HF sockets set always seems to be missing important sizes so I don't buy their sockets.

These have a super coupon this weekend. For Memorial day.

Can you do a comparison with the gearwrench ones the 1/2 size on Amazon is 111 for 15pc

I have the 15piece 1/2in drive gearwrench metric set sizes (10mm-24mm) and they're awesome for +/- $100

Hey what is your hand finger skin condition called? I have it too but just on one of my index finger. Doctor didn't really help. Gave me multiple cream. Flakes different time of weeks. I was considering metric for my home mechanic work. Wasn't sure yet

I have always liked Icon. Another brand I really like too and is a little cheaper is Tekton.

I bought the sae set had it for 3 weeks & broke the 1 1/8 & took it back for warranty which was quick & easy but I've had sunex & broke it to in same way but so far the capri brand is unbreakable & have not worn the sunex would always bind up then eventually break but capri so far after 7 months still no binding

Interesting fact about ww2 , good video! 👍🏼

I haven't looked at HF sockets lately as I don't need any. But while generally HF represents decent value for those who need that, the most annoying thing is the skips and/or shorts in HF's various sets, not just Icon.

Had great results with Sunex an GP impacts. Harbor Freight pricing has become a bit too expensive.

I can tell you use brake cleaner to clean you hands! You are my hero!

You can get 1/2 sae set from grey pneumatic for $150

Do you happen to know of any other impact swivels like the Snappy's that doesn't have the collar on the drive portion, but still uses the pin? I much prefer the pin design swivels but I don't really like that clunky collar, some brands are huge, while others are more narrow. I love the videos, I can't tell you the number of tools I have bought after seeing the interesting things you find out there.

I got a sae and metric set of these myself. Seem pretty decent for the money, though I haven’t used them long enough to see how they hold up.

I bought this icon 3/8 swivel metric set, and have a few dewalt 3/8 impact wrenches, and the icon swivel sockets wouldn’t stay on the anvil. Ended up returning them, even though I’ve had great luck with my other icon purchases. Any one else have this problem? One of my impact wrenches was brand new, same 12v xtreme one in the video.

My next and final socket set, As acting chief financial officer, The Icon tool's that are( only $99.99+ and more,) is a safer quality choice for the pro's. Buy only the 99.99 and up icons tools only. . And whatever you icon tool thats not $99.99, just buy it off the napa Carlyle tool wall, at napa. Now that's a tool box right there.

A BIG problem with Harbor Freight sockets and wrenches is that if you lose one, YOU CANNOT BUY INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENTS, THAT SUCKS !

im torn between getting the icon or the sunex brand swivel sockets.

I use a university swivel adapter because I feel like I generally need a deep socket

just got the Dewalt 3/8 Metric impact swivel socket set at Home Depot. For $26.59 ships to my door I think it is invincible

Are these pinless design like the old Matco and new GearWrench sets?

This sold out soon as they hit the shelves at my store. I hope they get them icon double box end ratcheting wrenches in an the knipex clone Doyle water pump pliers in at my store asap

Thanks for sharing

Not trying to hate. But my 1/2” setup starts at 15mm. Why would you need that much torque for anything smaller. Now my 3/8” sockets stop at 19mm so it overlaps. But anything smaller than 15mm in 1/2” is overkill.

IMHO you should have listed all the sizes of the sockets on your listing both fractional and metric, otherwise a great review.

Did harbor freight send you these?

Not had any luck with icon. I'm a repair shop owner and wanted to see what all the buzz was. I'll stick with gp, gearwrench and some snapon. I've broke 2 wrenches and 3 sockets had been beaten pretty bad.

I just got this icon set in metric, I've used it a couple of times and don't like it, the reason is, the they don't maintain the angle position completely during rotation, they have a " jump" . Not all the sockets but most of them did, I was removing my exhaust muffler had the socket on an angle and when I press the trigger on my impact gun the dam thing went out of round so bad it literally jumps of the nut this was with the 14mm one, I notice 19mm doesn't do this it keeps turning smooth even on an angle, and we'll the other brand sockets in the shop don't have this problem at all they all run firm on an angle but are 4 times the price

The question is is hf going to cheapen pittsburgh in order to sway people to buy icon

With more and more tool companies putting out with comparable tools to Snap on, Mac, Matco how are they going to survive. Possibly another big 3 auto maker happening here.

Home Depot has x core pinless for 59.99

I never understood the need for a swivel socket when you can just use a universal joint socket with your regular sockets.

How is waiting for the coupon annoying? I’m surprised you shop at harbor Freight and don’t know about the site. HFQPDB.com type in the item number and see if there is a coupon, also the percent coupons are on there too.

I prefer ASTRO PINLESS UNIVERSAL IMPACT SOCKETS. 3/8" $60 ASTRO MAKES MATCO

Icon chrome finish is trash I bought a set to test out and the finish is already coming off 3 weeks old....

Hf is turning there game up but they charge a lot for tax

Do you have leprosy?

Sunex blows them out of the water

Let us know how those work for you after a month of daily use or a couple months of normal use. Those won’t last.

Who tf needs a 7mm impact?

How can you call this a review if those sockets look like they've never been used.

Icon sockets are not my first pick for a professional or even weekend use set. You are way better off spending more for better more complete sets or less for more value weekend use sets.

You have a fungal infection on your hands

Molybdenum. Please pronounce it properly