{"product_id":"the-forty-piece-cabinet-drive-bit-set","title":"The Forty-Piece Cabinet | 3\/8 and 1\/2 Inch Drive Bit Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-narrative\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fastener Decides the Tool. Every stripped head in a workshop traces back to the same moment, which is when the wrong bit was fitted to a fastener that was never going to forgive it. A hex bit in a Torx head rounds the star into a circle. A worn spline bit chews a Ribe bolt into scrap. Forty pieces in one tray is not an indulgence, it is the shortest route to never having that moment again, because the correct profile is always within reach of the ratchet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo drive sizes in one footprint. The set runs both 3\/8 and 1\/2 inch drive, so the same tray serves the small work under a dashboard and the larger work on a suspension arm without a second case on the bench. Bits are machined from hardened steel and finished to a tolerance that seats fully into the fastener rather than riding on the tips, which is the difference between transferring torque and destroying the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised so the right bit takes one second to find. The tray labels each position by profile, so the socket is chosen by looking rather than by trying three of them against the fastener. Extensions and adaptors sit in the same case, which means the whole assembly goes to the job as a unit. Closed, it is a flat case that lives in a drawer or a bag rather than a pile of loose sockets at the bottom of a toolbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is not a collection of bits. It is the end of a class of mistake.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eWhat the Tray Covers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Forty pieces in a single labelled tray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Both 3\/8 and 1\/2 inch drive in the same case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Allen key, Torx, hex, star and spline profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Hardened steel bits machined to a seating tolerance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Profile-labelled positions for one-second selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Extensions and adaptors carried in the same case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Suits hand ratchets as well as power drivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;\"\u003e✦ Flat closed case stores in a drawer or a bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eTool Record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 pieces, bits plus extensions and adaptors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrive sizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/8 inch and 1\/2 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfiles:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allen key, Torx, hex, star, spline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardened steel, machined finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corrosion-resistant plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerance-cut to seat fully in the fastener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand ratchets, breaker bars and power drivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Profile-labelled tray inside a flat case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Automotive, appliance, machinery and furniture work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mainland China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-applications\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eWhere the Forty Pieces Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn automotive bay uses the full range on a single vehicle, because a modern car mixes Torx on interior trim, hex on engine covers and spline on driveline fasteners within a couple of metres of each other. An appliance or white-goods technician works at the small end, where the 3\/8 drive and the finer profiles reach fixings that a 1\/2 inch ratchet cannot physically address. A machinery maintenance fitter wants both drives in one case because the walk back to the toolbox is the cost that a complete tray removes. A furniture or flat-pack assembler uses the hex and Allen profiles almost exclusively, but benefits from the same labelled tray when a supplier sends a bolt in a metric size the supplied key does not match. A home workshop buys it once and stops buying single sockets at retail prices, which is usually the day the set pays for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-faq\" style=\"margin-top:32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eBit Set Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: Which drive sizes does the set cover?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: Both 3\/8 inch and 1\/2 inch drive are included in the same case, so the small work and the heavier work are covered without a second tray on the bench. Adapters in the set let you move between the two where a specific ratchet is the only one to hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: What fastener profiles are included?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: Allen key, Torx, hex, star and spline across the forty positions. That spread is chosen to cover the profiles a modern vehicle and a modern appliance actually use, rather than repeating one profile in a dozen near-identical sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: Will the bits break under a breaker bar?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: They are machined from hardened steel and cut to a seating tolerance, so they are built for hand tools rather than for impact drivers. Use an impact-rated set with a power impact gun, and keep this tray for ratchets, breaker bars and hand drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: Do the bits strip the fastener heads?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: The opposite, provided the correct profile is used. The failure mode that rounds a head is a bit that does not seat fully, which is why the tray is labelled by profile and why the bits are cut to tolerance. Choosing the profile that actually matches the bolt is what protects the fastener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: Does it come with extensions?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: Extensions and adaptors travel in the same case as the bits, so the whole assembly goes to the job together. That is what makes the tray practical on a vehicle rather than a bench-only set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight:600;margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eQ: How is the case organised?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#555;\"\u003eA: Each position is labelled by profile, so a bit is chosen by looking at the tray rather than by testing several against the fastener. Closed, the case is flat enough to live in a drawer or a tool bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-gallery\" style=\"margin-top:30px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S3137b3260fd74319aa49baba2fba6ee7V.webp?v=1754607677\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S180ca75a043343dda7c5ce4b988168c7q.webp?v=1754607678\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S5cbfc5b9dfbd48a885c58422ebc7c6ba8.webp?v=1754607677\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S559d7766fe7d475382935e6f5ed7b818L.webp?v=1754607677\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/Se80c31d257f04b769dc0802fad57614az.webp?v=1754607678\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S662acd3bd7d34e1e885ec635dc927006v.webp?v=1754607678\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S94e81359abbd49aebef4114ee86de6d8Q.webp?v=1754607677\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/Sf1a277d2470a4f369dfa4f1be192c816l.webp?v=1754607677\" alt=\"forty piece allen key torx hex and spline socket bit set for 3\/8 and 1\/2 drive\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;display:block;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\"@type\":\"Product\",\"name\":\"The Forty-Piece Cabinet\",\"description\":\"Forty-piece hardened steel bit set covering Allen, Torx, hex, star and spline profiles in 3\/8 and 1\/2 inch drive.\",\"sku\":\"ES-9110132293855\",\"brand\":{\"@type\":\"Brand\",\"name\":\"EastSupplier\"},\"image\":[\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S3137b3260fd74319aa49baba2fba6ee7V.webp?v=1754607677\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eastsupplier.com\/products\/the-forty-piece-cabinet-drive-bit-set\",\"offers\":{\"@type\":\"Offer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eastsupplier.com\/products\/the-forty-piece-cabinet-drive-bit-set\",\"priceCurrency\":\"USD\",\"price\":\"29.74\",\"availability\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\/InStock\",\"itemCondition\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\/NewCondition\",\"seller\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"EastSupplier\"}},\"aggregateRating\":{\"@type\":\"AggregateRating\",\"ratingValue\":\"4.7\",\"reviewCount\":\"3\",\"bestRating\":\"5\",\"worstRating\":\"1\"}}\n\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"East Supplier Platform","offers":[{"title":"Red \/ UNITED KINGDOM","offer_id":47205028528351,"sku":"1005007000676700-Red-UNITED KINGDOM","price":30.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \/ UNITED KINGDOM","offer_id":47205028561119,"sku":"1005007000676700-Blue-UNITED KINGDOM","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6412\/1244\/files\/S3137b3260fd74319aa49baba2fba6ee7V.webp?v=1754607677","url":"https:\/\/eastsupplier.com\/ja\/products\/the-forty-piece-cabinet-drive-bit-set","provider":"EastSupplier Platform","version":"1.0","type":"link"}