Milwaukee 32mm 1/2" Drive Socket Metric Deep 45342132

I’ve notified Amazon of the discrepancy between the photo for this item and what you actually receive. You can see in my image of the unopened item there is no room in the manufacturer’s packaging for the pictured accessory (looks like a socket or bit adapter). If the accessory was a part of the shipped product before it doesn’t appear to be now, as it would have to be included in the shipment as a separate item. Aside from the misleading image, the ratchet itself looks well made and functions as described. It’s about the size of a thin 10mm wrench, which makes it ideal for squeezing into small spaces. Because the flat portion of the ratchet is so thin, it is more comfortable to grip the tool with just your finger tips.

The Good: It's good. It seems like a fairly solidly built tool. I only bought it for the hex diver side, and I've tightened some grade 8 bolts down with some real force - the same force that broke some of the cheaper one's I've had. I did have the Husky equivalent, and it was ok before it finally died. I didn't have very much confidence in it, so I was more surprised at how long it held up than when if finally died. This one seems stronger, but since I haven't used it as much, it's hard to say how long it'll hold up or if it is really better.The Bad: The square drive on the ratchet side faces up when you're using the hex side, and just gets in the way of my grip. The tool is small, so if you want to get your hand around it, you'll have to grip the end you're not ... MoreThe Good: It's good. It seems like a fairly solidly built tool. I only bought it for the hex diver side, and I've tightened some grade 8 bolts down with some real force - the same force that broke some of the cheaper one's I've had. I did have the Husky equivalent, and it was ok before it finally died. I didn't have very much confidence in it, so I was more surprised at how long it held up than when if finally died. This one seems stronger, but since I haven't used it as much, it's hard to say how long it'll hold up or if it is really better.The Bad: The square drive on the ratchet side faces up when you're using the hex side, and just gets in the way of my grip. The tool is small, so if you want to get your hand around it, you'll have to grip the end you're not using. If you're using the ratchet side, no big deal. But if you're using the hex driver side, the ratchet side will be sticking up and dig into your palm.I can see how someone who isn't me would use their fingers to lightly tighten or loosen some small hardware without any problem. For that person, I would say this tool gets 5 stars. Definitely. It'll be ergonomically satisfactory, and that person certainly won't wear it out to the point of failure, so it's worth the money.But if you're dealing with hardware that needs some torque, and you're using this because of a clearance issue or something similar, it might not be very fun if you're doing it more than once - or all day. I'm considering disassembling the ratchet side since I have a different, better tool for that. Then I'd give it a 5 if it holds up, but on second thought, back to a 4 for having to spend time modifying it.So 4 stars for what you may or may not agree is a design flaw.

I bought this ratchet to replace the one that comes in the gear wrench micro driver set. This ratchet is 100 times stronger than that piece of trash, and gets into tighter areas. A little pricey for what it is but worth the investment.