Which socket set?

Thank you very much for help - I will go for Halfords Pro set.
Will have to only decide for which one

Cheers
Michal

[Taipan]

6 point sockets pull on the flat of the nut and not the "points". So you get more contact on the nuts surface area.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Taipan

6 point sockets pull on the flat of the nut and not the "points". So you get more contact on the nuts surface area.

Not necessarily so. The issue is that you need your tool design to be such that the turning forces are delivered through the flat of the fastener and not across the corners of the hex.

As stated above 6 point delivers more surface contact. But it still needs the contact to transmit the forces in the right place. A poorly designed 6 point is just as bad as a poorly designed 12 point.

12 point is better where access to rotate is restricted, but generally 6 point with the greater surface contact area permits higher torques without damaging the fastener