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Reviews are always a matter of degrees. In a few days you can discover the basics, in a few weeks you get a feel for the item, and after a few months you learn what its real flaws are. Rarely will you can use an item for over a decade, and still be using it a few times every week.
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This is where I am with the Wera Tool-Check Plus portable toolkit. I bought this kit back in March of 2015, and after a lot of use, it's still going strong. Note that my kit is the metric version, but there's also an imperial version for those still working with fasteners sized in inches.
The Tool-Check Plus holds everything together in a tough polymer carry case. There's a small 1/4-inch ratchet, a screwdriver bit holder, and a selection of bits and sockets, and everything is of the highest possible quality.
The ratchet might look small, but looks in this case are deceptive. As well as handling delicate, precision work (like removing the bolts holding a water pump on an old Ford, bolts I know would break if I stressed them with a power tool), I've had this on stubborn bolts, applied as much pressure as I could, and the ratchet never showed signs of giving in.
The ratchet in the Wera Tool-Check Plus kit is small but super strong! Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
In addition, the forward/backward lever is small enough to not get in the way, but large enough to work even when wearing gloves (warm gloves or rubber).
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