Top picks - Diving into DIY, Stuart Pritchard pits tool kits head-to-head in a bid to bring the very best to light and find ...

I speak, of course, of the 150-pc Socket & Spanner set from the home of motor ... consisting of – take a breath – ratchet handles, ratchet screwdriver, adjustable wrench, combination pliers ...

Innovation is always on the horizon in the motorcycling world, and that means there’s no shortage of new kit being released, but how can you keep track of everything when it’s moving so quickly?

In our testing, both ratchet handles easily developed the test torque figure of 40Nm, as did the spanners at both the open and ring end. The 5mm Allen key developed 30Nm, thanks in part to its ...

Unlike wrenches or standard spanners, ratchet wrenches have a ratcheting pawl mechanism inside, allowing the tool to reassume its original position without moving the nut or bolt it is tightening.

A torque wrench is much more advanced than a more familiar spanner set. They allow you to see how much torque has been applied as you do up the fastening. It’s a real garage essential for car work and ...

"The trick was to put a box on your head and turn this ratchet so it looks like your ... However, the network threw a spanner in the works by syndicating the show, causing repeat broadcasts.