Size-wise, a 1/2-inch socket set is at about the midway point. More ‘hands-off’ than the heavy-duty 1-inch socket set, the 1/2-inch socket set is commonplace in standard tasks — such as DIY projects, machinery maintenance, construction and automotive repair. As involved as these tasks may sound, they’re still a step or two down from the tasks of a 1-inch socket, which include large machinery and industrial equipment maintenance, as well as automotive repair on heavy-duty vehicles. Task size is directly proportional to socket size — so if your tasks are neither large nor small, you’ve come to the right place.
So, you want to know more about the medium-sized of the socket sets. From a basic perspective, a socket set is a collection of tools that can tighten and loosen nuts, bolts and fasteners of other kinds. A set will often include a variety of sockets: cylindrical attachments with a square or hexagonal opening on one end, which will fit onto its corresponding fastener. With a socket set also comes a ratcheting handle or ratchet wand, which you can use to efficiently turn sockets in any direction.
As its name may suggest, a 1/2-inch socket set consists of sockets that are half an inch in length, but it will also include sockets of different sizes. This accommodates the inevitable variation in sizes between nuts and bolts. Depending on which 1/2 impact sock set you select, you may also find some extension bars, universal joints or spark plug sockets customised to the different sockets.
If the 1/2 drive socket set isn’t quite what you’re after, we have other sizes available — 3/4-inch socket sets, for example, if you want to go up a size. Otherwise, if you’re looking for something smaller, you can always go down to 1/4-inch socket sets. 3/8-inch socket sets are also a micro option.
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