8100 SA 6, 1/4" Zyklop Speed Ratchet Set, 28PC - 05004016001

My wife is reading a book about decluttering and comes across the phrase, "is it functional, or does it bring you joy?" Well, I can happily say that Wera tools do both, and this set is no exception. The set itself is well put together and a mix of sockets as you'd expect from a ratchet, and driver bits. As far as sockets go, you've got nine in total ranging from 5mm up to 13mm, missing out 9mm and giving you a 5.5mm instead. This is a good range for mechanical bits and bobs and servicing of various bits of kit; lawnmowers, pumps, tools etc. They are colour coded using Wera's 'Take It Easy' palette, meaning a 10mm socket has the same colouring as a 10mm spanner or ratchet. That's pretty cool. For drivers, you've got your Philips, PoziDrive, Hex and Torx 50mm drivers. NB: no slot heads here. These don't have the 'Take It Easy' palette on them. If you got the Wera Advent Calendar (yup, it's real), then the bits don't have the coloured collars denoting bit type and size. Hey ho. Now the ratchet itself. This is great. It's got the standard Wera patented grip which is a two density plastic style. I really like it as it's comfortable and seems to fit your hand no matter how you hold it. It also has heft; you pick it up and it feels positive and present, not like a toy. What makes this ratchet really neat is that you can lock it at zero degrees, essentially giving you a straight ratchet driver. The Rapidaptor adaptor allows you to insert any bit and use it this way. The black plastic body around the shaft rotates to allow faster turning action. If more torque is required to tighten/loosen a fixing, just unlock the ratchet, swivel the handle round and use it like a standard ratchet. Genius! It's worth noting that the ratchet mechanism doesn't have a static mode; it's ratchet clockwise, or anticlockwise. Not a big deal for me, but may be important. All this comes with an extension shaft, and a wobble shaft, allowing you to get to nuts, bolts and screws in hard to reach places. The whole set comes in one of Wera's woven plastic cases. These have end pieces that ensure nothing falls out, and a velcro backing that allows it to be stuck to a bag, workshop or van wall. There's a big rubber graphic of the Zyklop wrench on the exterior to make the kit easily identifiable. Overall, yes, you could pay less for a similar kit, but from experience, tools break when you need them most. These are good quality, and unlikely to fail at the most inopportune moment. Ultimately, tools you enjoy using get way more use that ones you don't. I love using these, and I think anyone buying them will probably unbox and go "wow!".

Very happy with this ratchet set. The screwdriver bits are long, so if you need this for tight spaces, might not be ideal option, however generic screwdriver bits fit the ratchet as well, so that's not really an issue. Great piece of kit!

Well made feels good quality sturdy and easy to remove and replace.

Great bit of tooling, very happy with this product

Great addition to my toolbox use it every day while I’m working

Good price, arrived on time. Does it exactly what I needed

As a satisfied owner of several Wera items, I ordered the SA6 set in March 2018 to save lugging around an old and cheap 1/4" & 3/8" drive socket set. I like the SA6 set very much. The fold-out case is compact, convenient, and well-designed. After 5 months of use the "Velcro" still holds the case shut, the elastic loops are still stretchy, and the plastic socket and bit holders still retain their contents. The bits, sockets, and accessories are of high quality. The set I received had the "Take it easy" coloured sockets, which I find very helpful when selecting the right socket. Since a 9mm socket wasn't included in the set, I ordered one separately, and attach it to the long extension to save it getting lost. I like the idea behind the Zyklop ratchet, and I make full use of the swivelling head. It really helps to speed things up. Up to this point, I have been full of praise for Wera's SA6 set, however I do have some negatives, and they all concern the Zyklop ratchet: Firstly, I find that the sockets are rather stiff to attach and detach from the ratchet. They fit nicely onto the long and short extensions, but fitting them to the ratchet is always a bit harder. You have to press the silver dome of the ratchet head to allow the socket to pass over a ball bearing on the 1/4" square drive, and it feels that the ball bearing doesn't retract enough to allow the socket to pass smoothly over it. A spot of oil/grease doesn't help much, but no doubt it'll get easier as the mechanism starts to wear. Secondly, I find the green serrated knob on the ratchet head is a bit fiddly to operate, and I would have preferred a "fixed" position as well as forward and reverse positions. The third problem relates to the mechanism which holds the head at different angles to the handle. When used for driving screws, a pin inside the saddle drops into a detent in the silver dome of the ratchet head to stop the head swivelling. Unfortunately the detent isn't very deep, and when the handle is rotated and sideways force is simultaneously applied, the pin can walk out of the detent and the head will flop to the side. Lastly, there is quite a lot of lateral movement ("wobble"!) to the bit when the ratchet is used as a screwdriver. This is quite understandable, given that the bit fits into the bit adapter; the bit adapter fits onto the square drive; and the square drive is mounted on a swivelling and ratcheting head, however the amount of wobble still comes as a bit of a disappointment. Despite my complaints, I do love using the set. It has a "feel good" factor, and makes me smile when I use it. If it hadn't been for the third problem, I would have given the set 5 stars, but have had to reduce it to 4 stars because of the occasional unreliability when used for screwdriving.

Neat, functional and very effective! Quality kit from Wera as usual....

I can definitely recommend it as the best screwdriver I’ve ever owned. Thanks to it, I was able to do a lot of work in my apartment, including assembling IKEA wardrobes and attaching shelves to the walls.

Everything is very well made and even better designed. Some may quibble about the price but this set will last you a lifetime time and your children’s. It’s just exquisite and I am looking for things to go around and use it on 😆 To start in this kit all of the bits are made to a very very high standard. They are held very securely in the case. The zyklops system itself is very tactile. Just a pleasure to use. I was that impressed I ordered another two pieces of their equipment and an expensive torque wrench for my bike. I just love it.

Top quality compact kit.

Very nice kit Happy with purchase

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