need an 8mm allen socket 1/2" drive

spaceboy

Where to buy one? Was in B&Q and the only sold sets for £19.

NeverAgain_2

Allen sockets are not the most popular of tools, so I think you've done well to find what you need, never mind the price.

An individual socket from a specialist supplier such as Snap-on will be £10 or more, so the B&Q set may be your best buy.

wealdroam

There's one on ebay... here.
Use it with a standard 10mm hex socket.

s_b

halfords will sell an individual socket not cheap though without a trade card

spaceboy

s_b wrote: »

halfords will sell an individual socket not cheap though without a trade card

How do you get a Halfords trade card?

mcjordi

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PIECE-HEX-SHANK-SOCKET-HEXAGON/dp/B002RQBNGU/ref=sr_1_25?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1306584117&sr=1-25

a full set for less than a 10er on amazon

NeverAgain_2

Nice set from Snap-on for £215.

A bargain, actually, because I think you can pull the hex/allen bit out of each socket and use the socket as a hex driver.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=2864&group_ID=363&store=uk&dir=catalog

Wig

angle grind or hacksaw the end off an 8mm allen key and use an 8mm socket.

Halfords sell the thing you asked for but may only do a 3/8 drive in that size (8mm) off the shelf and probably about [strike]£3.50ea[/strike] .... ooops who am I kidding, this is Halfords afterall £4.50 3/8 drive, £7.50 1/2 drive :eek:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&categoryId=165469&langId=-1&action=listrefine&constraints=teq%7C%7CSockets%7C%7CHexagon+Bit%7C%7Csor%7C%7CPrice%7C%7C1


http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_167744_langId_-1_categoryId_165572

Why do you want a 1/2 drive?

Another alternative, just use the complete 8mm allen key with a tube extension to give greater force.

alastairq

I agree with never and Wig 'n weald......buy the required allen key......find a socket that it fits, then cut off the required length of allen key....insert, etc.

maybe a drop of loctite stops it tumbling out into the toolbox bottom?

Halfrauds sell allen sockets....but they only sell the short versions.

Trying to get an allen socket with a long shaft length can be expensive...so I've usually resorted to the above.

[needed for removing allen bolts holding driveshafts to flanges.....short allen shaft length fouls the boot, etc.]

Hammyman

spaceboy wrote: »

How do you get a Halfords trade card?

Be a qualified mechanic and produce your City & Guilds or BTEC certificate or a letter from the garage you work for on letterheaded paper.