Which socket set?

[Poignard]

Worth a place in the on-board toolbag is a nut driver for dealing with Jubilee clips (hose clips).

They aren't expensive and two sizes, 8 & 9mm, covered every hose clip I had on board.

 

[penberth3]

Worth a place in the on-board toolbag is a nut driver for dealing with Jubilee clips (hose clips).

They aren't expensive and two sizes, 8 & 9mm, covered every hose clip I had on board.

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ISTR some Jubilee clips are 7mm? Whatever, a useful tool. Also available with a flexi-shaft for tight corners.

ETA I've used bits from a 1/4 drive socket set on Jubilee clips.

 

[john_morris_uk]

I do not think that anyone has mentioned box spanners. I have a fair selection of BA ones & much larger ones of good quality. They do have a place in my toolbox & are often quite handy; being able to reach over long studs, shafts etc. Plus one can grip them easily with the hand when spinning up a nut.

I’ve used box spanner’s and have one or two but I usually reach for the long reach socket of the correct size. I’m trying to think of a reason a box spanner would ever be better?

 

[john_morris_uk]

Worth a place in the on-board toolbag is a nut driver for dealing with Jubilee clips (hose clips).

They aren't expensive and two sizes, 8 & 9mm, covered every hose clip I had on board.

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Tick. Except mines slightly flexible.

 

[Humblebee]

Worth a place in the on-board toolbag is a nut driver for dealing with Jubilee clips (hose clips).

They aren't expensive and two sizes, 8 & 9mm, covered every hose clip I had on board.

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Yep, brilliant tools. I have a set of three, flexible shafts, as mentioned by Penberth and John Morris above. They make undoing awkward jubilee clips soooo much easier. Especially if you can't see the clip in question!

 

[ducked]

Now there's a good question. The wonders of the internet, you can spend all night looking at something then never find it again!

"Palm ratchet" is the closest I could find. No idea where to find the non-ratchet type - they do exist. If you're desperate you could buy the cheapest ratchet you can find, dismantle it and use the square bit.

You don't have any bust ratchets? You havnt been trying very hard.

Actually I've never directly bust a ratchet, but I have left one in a typhoon flood zone in a toolbox without a drain hole, and I.ve lent one to my gf's father, both of which will do the job.

 

[Daydream believer]

I’ve used box spanner’s and have one or two but I usually reach for the long reach socket of the correct size. I’m trying to think of a reason a box spanner would ever be better?

Engine mounts( nut worked lose) where the engine surround prevents a decent swing of the ring spanner & the stud sticks up too far for a long socket. It would not be the first time that I have stuck a socket on the other end of a box spanner & used that as a very long socket. They are lighter than extra long sockets as well

 

[colind3782]

ISTR some Jubilee clips are 7mm? Whatever, a useful tool. Also available with a flexi-shaft for tight corners.

ETA I've used bits from a 1/4 drive socket set on Jubilee clips.

I have a couple of small clips on the boat with 6mm nuts too!

 

[thinwater]

My tool box has about 4-6 wrenches in it that were either adjusted with a grinder or welded to some manner of extension or dog leg to reach a trick fastener. Utterly useless, except for that one bolt. Sometimes what you need doesn't come in a kit.

 

[wonkywinch]

Back on the spanner search, been lusting after something like these tonight.

 

[ducked]

Back on the spanner search, been lusting after something like these tonight.

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Not much leverage. Fastners that are hard to get to unfortunately also tend to be hard to move.
I suppose thats intended to address limited swing room

I got a cheapo (but longer) set like that in Lidl last time I was back in The Yook

They seem OK qualiyy but also seem to have an eccentric size range (For example, lacking a 12mm IIRC with 13mm instead) so they arent as useful as I expected, and will probably be staying in Taiwan

 

[DownWest]

Not much leverage. Fastners that are hard to get to unfortunately also tend to be hard to move.
I suppose thats intended to address limited swing room

I got a cheapo (but longer) set like that in Lidl last time I was back in The Yook

They seem OK qualiyy but also seem to have an eccentric size range (For example, lacking a 12mm IIRC with 13mm instead) so they arent as useful as I expected, and will probably be staying in Taiwan

Interesting, 13mm is the most used one in my sets. 12mm much less so.

 

[Bouba]

Back on the spanner search, been lusting after something like these tonight.

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I have a set of those (except they are normal length)...it’s surprising how little you need a socket set because those spanners are so versatile

 

[colind3782]

I have a couple of sets of the Lidl hinged ratchet spanners which are surprisingly good quality. However, they do have a tendency to fall off the nut, especially if you're working from below it . To that end, I also have a set of fixed ratchets spanners. As Bouba mentioned, I use them much more than my several socket sets.

 

[Wansworth]

Just an observation……all the motor fixers or plumbers and electricians that I have come across carry their small tools in a bag and find very quickly the tool they want,never seen one turn up with one of those plastic cases with allotted spaces.

 

[Bouba]

Just an observation……all the motor fixers or plumbers and electricians that I have come across carry their small tools in a bag and find very quickly the tool they want,never seen one turn up with one of those plastic cases with allotted spaces.

Well that is not true is it ?
If a mobile van comes to tune your car he will have the entire snap on tools set in steel draws
But obviously most professionals know what they need to bring to site.
And they, and most of us, can look at a nut or bolt and know which size spanner we need (if not the first guess definitely the second)

 

[Daydream believer]

Well that is not true is it ?
If a mobile van comes to tune your car he will have the entire snap on tools set in steel draws

If he turns up like that, you can bet he is a franchise & will have the instruction book in the cab

 

[Wansworth]

Well that is not true is it ?
If a mobile van comes to tune your car he will have the entire snap on tools set in steel draws

I obviously don’t move in your circles

 

[Stemar]

The main advantage of a set of sockets in a box or drawer is that you can tell at a glance if one is missing. A not insignificant advantage on a boat with so many places for the socket you use most to hide.

I still have the tray the socket set came with when I bought a cheap and cheerful toolkit for my first boat, The ratchet, nut driver and about half the sockets are original, though the toolkit has expanded from a neat case to a bag twice the size and three times the weight.

 

[DownWest]

ISTR some Jubilee clips are 7mm? Whatever, a useful tool. Also available with a flexi-shaft for tight corners.

ETA I've used bits from a 1/4 drive socket set on Jubilee clips.

I have a 7mm flex driver for clips
Key reason for my most used socket set (1/2 & 1/4 in ) was the range of deep ones from 6mm to 19mm.