What people love (and donāt love)
What people love
- High quality and strong construction
- Excellent grip, especially on rusted bolts and nuts
- Fits securely on ratchets and extensions
- Works well at the intended torque levels (up to 90 ft-lbs)
- Good value for the price
What people donāt love
- Round corners can be too big for plastic nuts, causing poor grip
- Occasional reports of defective items with no refund support
Reliable and well-made socket with strong grip, though care is needed with plastic fasteners and some quality control issues.
Summary based on customer review evidence.
Quick facts
- Brand: āTEKTON
- Price: USD 5.00
- Rating: 4.80 (2807 reviews)
The TEKTON SHD12225 is a 3/8-inch drive x 1 inch shallow 12-point socket built for everyday service work where you want quick engagement and broad compatibility. Its 12-point opening fits double hex (12-sided), hex, and square-shaped fasteners, making it a handy choice to keep in your main socket rotation.
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To help protect fasteners, the socket geometry is designed to apply force to the flat sides rather than the cornersāreducing the chance of rounding. The shallow depth keeps it relatively versatile for a wide range of applications, and the beveled inner rim helps guide the socket smoothly onto fasteners.
For ease of use and longevity, it features extra-large die-stamped size markings that are easy to read and canāt wear off, along with a polished, chrome-plated finish that wipes clean and resists corrosion.
- Shallow 12-point opening fits double hex (12-sided), hex, and square-shaped fasteners
- Socket geometry applies force to flat sides (not corners) to help prevent round-off
- Shallow-length design for versatile use across many tasks
- Extra-large die-stamped size markings are easy to read and wonāt wear off
- Polished, chrome-plated finish wipes clean and is highly corrosion resistant
- Beveled inner rim helps guide the socket smoothly onto fasteners
What you get: (1) TEKTON 3/8 Inch Drive x 1 Inch 12-Point Socket | SHD12225 (25.4 mm).











