Socket sets, impact sockets, spanners and hex keys for mechanics, maintenance fitters and anyone who keeps a tool chest at home. The range runs from 1/4 inch drive sets for small fasteners up to 1 inch drive impact sockets for plant and truck work, with ratcheting combination spanners and insulated VDE sets for electrical work. Brands stocked are Gedore, Wera, Wiha, Bosch Professional, Metabo, DeWalt, Makita, Knipex and Festool.
Choosing a socket set
- Drive size. 1/4 inch for small bolts and electronics, 1/2 inch for general automotive and engineering, 3/4 inch and 1 inch for heavy plant. Gedore sets combine 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch drives in one case.
- Hand or impact. Chrome vanadium sockets are for hand ratchets. Bosch PRO, Metabo and DeWalt impact sockets are thicker-walled and hardened for use on impact wrenches, where a chrome socket can shatter.
- Depth. Deep and extra-deep sockets reach nuts on long studs; standard sockets suit most bolts.
- Piece count. A Gedore Red 16 or 24 piece set covers everyday sizes; the 92 and 172 piece socket wrench sets outfit a full workshop.
Spanner set, ratcheting and insulated
A spanner set still gets more use than any socket on jobs with no swing room. Wera Joker ratcheting combination spanners, Gedore combination spanner sets up to 32mm and Bosch ratchet spanner sets are stocked, along with Wiha hex and Torx L-key sets and the Wera Zyklop VDE insulated set for live electrical work. See the wider hand tools range, browse by brand under Wera and Wiha, or pair impact sockets with a cordless impact wrench.
All of these are in stock in Cape Town and ship by courier nationwide, with free delivery on orders over R2000. If you are not sure which one suits the job, phone us on 021 674 2119 and talk it through with someone who sells them every day.
