You shouldn't use ratchets for heavy torque - just the loosening and tightening. Nip up or break with spanner end.

Head added PF...at least I don't need a hard hat to use these...



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Worth their weight in gold, nice find PF, heat added :smiley:

what are the sizes?

till the ratchets fail!!! don't take too much leverage to let go!! speak from buying them in the past. May have been unlucky. but you get what you pay for.

Meh saw "Rachet" and thought it was something else.

Worth their weight in gold, nice find PF, heat added :smiley:

Head added PF...at least I don't need a hard hat to use these...



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​as I said. it didn't take much. and they're spanners!! for tightening & loosening nuts & bolts!!

Good find, I'll get some.
Heat added.

I have had a set of these for ages and if used as they were meant to be used they will last, they are good quality. Thanks OP. heat

You're misusing them. They have spanners and ratchets for a reason - if you think the tiny ratchet mechanism inside these is for heavy torque you should use a traditional spanner for the whole process. 20nm and above use a fixed tool.

Cool, these things used to be like £70. Heaty..:smile:

I get what people are saying about not using the ratchet part of the spanner for heavy use, I use mine for trade though and never mess around switching ends on each bolt, would just use a combi all the time if I was worried about breaking the ratchet. mine get some real hammer and never no issues (not these spanners advertised)

Heat btw

As has been said, you use the other end to get it going in chosen direction. Then the ratchet end to snug or remove.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-Metric-Combination-Spanner-Set-Open-Ended-Ring-End-8-10-12-13-14-17-mm-/361506698290?hash=item542b7a7432:g:p6gAAOSwmmxW4AVg

£5 for a 6 six piece spanner set
is this a deal?

even cheaper here
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Automotive/d60/Spanner+Sets/sd3005/Spanner+Set/p75781

£3.76 for a six piece set

That's because they're carp! If you accept they're carp, and just use the ratchet for running up and down a tight nut, then you might be ok, but that just points out how poor they are.

£2 for a ratchet spanner doesn't buy you much....

Heat added, nice set of spanners :innocent:

cheap price for a cheap brand and possibly cheap quality. i wouldnt touch my motorcycle with these but for small round the house jobs .. yh .. i guess theyll be fine. but what small round the house jobs would need a ratchet spanner?? almost none. if u buying for something like car or bike maintenance then get a decent brand. like "KS tools" .. if u go with a cheap brand youll end up half assing the job specially if they wear out and round off the nuts and bolts for your thing you trying to repair.. spanner set like this. for 10 quid.. no way gonna be good. it would cost like 50 quid at least for a good set. if u want it to be ratchet aswel.. then ur going over 50 quid..

and the expensive ones will last u a life time. rather than buying 10 of these after they round off or snap.. cheaper and gets the job done properly in the long run

The links you are posting are for combination spanners. These are ratcheting spanners, you don't need to take them off the nut each time you move the spanner back. Much more expensive to make.

I think the Halfords Pro set of these are the best value with a Lifetime warranty.
They may seem expensive compared to these but compared to other quality tool manufacturers they are really good value.

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/spanners-wrenches/halfords-advanced-professional-9-piece--ratchet-spanner-set

It may be a deal but it's not comparible with this deal as your spanners don't have a ratchet.

Had a set of these for ages that get used on the car regularly.

Aldi simply rebrand other tools anyway (often Wolf) and its a case of picking out the good stuff.... like these.

er, they aint no ratchet doh.

Agree, but will comment that a quality ratchet spanner like snap-on or facom will take the abuse from cracking fasteners on and off, but they are 8x the price at least.

I have some "decent" ratchets and I still use a breaker bar or spanner to get me started or nip up unless the torque wrench is required.

Toolstation equivalent:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p51261

Thanks Penny :smiley:
Ideal for my nuts :wink: