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3/8 ratchet

  • 02-03-2020 11:27am
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭


    Best place to get a 3/8 ratchet or would I be better to get a new socket and ratchet set


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    A motor factors will have it.


  • #3
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    biko wrote: »
    A motor factors will have it.

    Above my budget. 35 euro in top parts. I don’t need an expensive one


  • #4
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    cena wrote: »
    Above my budget. 35 euro in top parts. I don’t need an expensive one

    Nobody 'needs' an expensive one. Don't buy what you need, buy what you deserve. I got a Snap-On 3/8 ratchet and it's such a pleasure to use.

    Alternatively you will get a full set in Lidl/Aldi for buttons


  • #5
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    B&Q carry MacAllister brand ones that are quite cheap.


  • #6
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Nobody 'needs' an expensive one. Don't buy what you need, buy what you deserve. I got a Snap-On 3/8 ratchet and it's such a pleasure to use.

    Or in my experience: Buy nice or buy twice. Cheap stuff can be a false economy (and unnecessary waste). Not saying you need to go for something as fancy as Snap-On either, but there are many quality products in-between that and total junk.


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  • #7
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Lidl has a special on https://www.lidl.ie/en/c/diy-projects/c1078


  • #8
    Emmersonn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Emmersonn


    https://www.halfords.ie/tools/hand-tools/sockets-and-accessories/228335.html


  • #9
    jmreire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,797 ✭✭✭jmreire


    biko wrote: »
    Lidl has a special on https://www.lidl.ie/en/c/diy-projects/c1078

    I got a set of these about 5 years ago...great set of sockets and ratchets. For €39.99. No hesitation in recommending them.


  • #10
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    As a mechanic I swear by my Snap-On gear but I also love my Sealey Premier ratchet. It gets used as a hammer more than my actual hammers and it's never given a days bother, on top of that it has life time warranty and you can get a set (sockets are also fantastic) for a very reasonable price.

    Linky


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