Ratchet Deals & Offers

Looks like Halfords are playing silly 6u66ers with their prices and promotions. 'Payday Deal Half Price Gearless Tools'. 3/8" Gearless Ratchet. Was £12. now £10. (Half price, eh?).

Here speaks someone you just know has a dedicated ratchet drawer in one of their toolboxes.

Payday deal... "Oh great, it's payday! Must run out and buy a ratchet spanner!" Haha Heat added, though :)

Do you need to provide proof of purchase under lifetime guarantee?

There's no ratchet mechanism in either offer here.

£29.99!!

Now down to £32.99.

Price now dropped to £34.99 + free delivery. Wickes alternative here..... https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-High-Torque-Ratchet-14-Piece-Screwdriver/p/186662 (nerd)

Gee.......I hope Wickes are making the most of the opportunity to cross sell their own stuff. They're getting a lot of traffic from this thread. (highfive)

A business seller with a Yahoo.co.uk email address. Always a good sign... :{

This did look familiar! (lol)

Posted 28th December!!! by k7gixerboy Come on mods, 2nd posting of this very deal that's ' slipped' through!!

Thank you 8) 😁

Yes I use my 10% discount along with my trade card all the time

As usual - contains a bunch of AF (imperial) sockets which most of us will have no use for, they could lose them and charge even less, even that bastion of irrelevant standards: Harley Davidson is slowly turning to metric fittings!

£75 for a 90 piece set

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Halfords-Advanced-90-Piece-Socket-Spanner-Ratchet-Set-Tool-Box/201217380397?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Yeah, I bought, handy for kitchen draw, go to... £1.60 with trade, can't go wrong, and actually a LOT better than feared.

£1.60 with trade card.

Bargain price, and OK for very occasional use (so I've not voted), but I had one, and it was miserable to use (I can't remember why - sorry), then broke (the ratchet band broke and wouldn't lock so it became useless). For a go-to general purpose "kitchen drawer" option, I'd suggest getting something either more basic or more expensive - either a non-ratchet option, or a better quality brand)

It's an ok not bad screwdriver. One small negative for me is that the top is twist on/off and unscrews as you undo with the screwdriver. Hope that makes sense.

(lol) brainer

Old Stanley = top notch New Stanley = Grade A Chinesium junk, no better than the stuff they flog off in pound-shops, if not worse. Poor quality tools are a waste of time and money and you end up fixing what they damage in the process.

According to some of the reviews it's very badly made and can fall apart. Sadly I don't think Stanley is the premium brand it once was.

Bought mine just over a year ago and sadly have been disappointed by the general quality of it too. Felt great initially but with more and more use seems to be falling apart bit-by-bit (no pun intended)

This on ebay was a good buy with the added 10% off - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BAHCO-250mm-RATCHET-SCREWDRIVER-1-4-HOLDER-6-BITS-WITH-LED-LIGHT-808050L/122864706622?epid=1426491142&hash=item1c9b4ea43e:g:o5sAAOSwjp5ayzXr:rk:2:pf:0

Dealt with these before myself and highly recommend them. (y)

If you haven't got prime it's £15.86 (Inc £2.46 del) delivered at mytoolshed.co.uk

Bought this yesterday for £12.50 but presumed, without checking, it’s often that price. Should have posted it! Was going to get a cheaper Stanley one but reckon this is better quality... here’s hoping.

Price increased by £1, ammended title accordingly

Got this. It's perfectly acceptable. Do I find myself reaching for it when I want a screwdriver... Not really. Would I pay £17.99 (don't know how much I did pay) ...don't think so really. The storage of bits in the handle is convient though. The screwdrivers seem study and well built if not a little long and heavy... In hindsight maybe that's why it's not the first one I reach for in the tool box.

NON pistol grip, same thing but normal handle.

Thank you! Ordered. Intrigued now what this will be like! Coming tomorrow apparently

Nice find OP. Tempted by the stubby option but can’t justify. Bahco good quality tools (y) shame the bits aren’t held the same way as Wera.

The original packaging version is not pistol grip if that matters to anyone buying

On their website it says a payslip counts, im an audi apprenticeship vehicle technician. Im not sure if thats good enough tho

True but a quick test of your own under a shop press fitted with a gauge may be added reassurance.

Don't forget these are TUV certified, so they would be load tested to twice the weight (3ton) what is listed as safe working load 1.5t each. They come with a 3 year guarantee too, easily returned for a refund or replacements

99% sure. Just check the weld on the seam behind the label and the opposite side.

You sure it's these very same ones? Halfords do a variety

Seems to have gone up to £5.48 now.

Same here, the black plastic cap that holds the ratchet tends to get loose after a while screwing so you need to constantly tighten it. Just simply stupid bad design. Spend a bit more for something better, I'll say.

Amazon seem to have lost their mind completely with this bloody "Frustration-Free Packaging". Personally, I can't care less about the packaging.

Voted hot and bought

I have one of these and is OK, nothing special. its not as nice as my older non ratchet Stanley one. I wouldn't buy it again... I think id buy something of higher quality, but id say its not bad for the money if its only for occasional use.

I don't own this Bosch set but I do have this Bahco set which is very good. The pro brand SnapOn own Bahco, I "think" they are a Swiss company, at least that's what it says on my Bahco hand saw. :)

Gimmicky

I've got this too. Great set

Similar as in a Rolson or Am-Tech that will break after a few months?

If I'm after some stronger screwdriver and drill bits (have a Bosch X70 set and find the bits break far too quickly now I'm doing more DIY), is this the set to go for or are there better options? Don't mind paying a bit more for a set that will last.

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There are no bits for an impact driver provided in this set but these sockets are intended for use with an impact wrench: 7 x 1/2" Drive Impact Socket 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23mm Impact drivers are usually used for screws and impact wrenches are usually used for sockets. You can use adaptors of course but they're less efficient.

Can these be used in an impact driver?

That's what I thought until I bought a Caterham. Then I was very glad for them!

Worth having a set of spline sockets when working with damaged fasteners.

Tat, just get a half decent 1/4" drive socket set that has a screwdriver handle anyway. The Lidl Powerfix ratchet set is OK.

Looks like the one listed on here yesterday at B&Q for £7. So good deal and heat from me.