What a tool
A Sealey socket set – top tool or not?
WHAT IS IT?
A box full of socket, bar and ratchet goodness.
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Here’s a box set that shouldn’t really need much explanation. It does exactly what it says on the tin (ok, steel) container it comes in, providing a broad variety of sockets, ratchets, bars and extenders. I have been using it since the start of this year and I’ve found it a great companion to have by my side and the race track and at home in the garage. The sockets are top quality and have always offered a flawless fit when used, being chrome vanadium plated so you don’t need to worry about getting them wet or chucking them around. The 3/8” set sockets range from 10-18mm, and there’s also the same scale in deep sockets. These sets have been my bread and butter choice when working on my bike, but for bigger nuts and bolts, such as you’ll find on a yoke or spindle, the 1/2” kit has come in handy. The range of sockets is just as broad, but it starts much bigger, covering from 19mm all the way up to 32mm. In half inch you also get a very handy 450mm breaker bar that offers some brilliant leverage. Add to this mix the same variety of deep sockets, a universal joint and quick release ratchet, and you’ll soon grasp why this box set is pretty damn handy when you’re grafting. I’ve been really impressed by the kit’s quality and variety. In honesty, even an 8mm socket would have made the kit that bit better, as that’s a common size on motorcycles, but to get around this hang-up I’ve just bought an additional 8mm socket and found a home for it in the spacious box. While I’m talking about the box, that’s worthy of some praise. It’s hard as nails and can be slung around without concern. Providing you open it the right way up, you’ll be unlikely to find your sockets floating about in the wrong place because the retaining packaging is great at keeping the contents where they’re meant to be. That might sound a trivial thing to mention, but it’s one of my pet hates with socket sets. Another final benefit to note is that you can buy all of the contents individually off of the Sealey website, so if your mate pops round and ‘borrows’ a socket or ratchet, you can replace the missing the item when they eventually come clean that they’ve lost it.