Carlyle Socket – Hex Metric Standard – 1/2in Drive – 12 mm (SH1212M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. SH1212M

Carlyle's SH1212M is a 1/2in drive bit socket with a 12mm hex tip, for socket-head bolts and plugs that take a 12mm Allen key but need more force than a key can give. The bit is S2 steel and the socket body is mirror-polished chrome plated chrome vanadium, which resists rust.

Good to know

• Undoing a drain or fill plug with it? Clean any dirt out of the hex recess first, seat the bit fully, then use a breaker bar with a steady pull, and have the right new washer ready.
• Hex key or bit socket? A bit socket lets you use a ratchet, breaker bar or torque wrench, so you can do the plug or bolt up to the figure in the manual.
• Does it suit an impact gun? No; it is chrome hand tooling, and chrome sockets can crack under an impact gun.

Which one?

For impact use, the Carlyle 1/2 Drive 12mm Hex 60mm Long Impact Socket (CISH1212M) is made for impact guns; a run of impact hex sizes is in the Carlyle 8 Piece 1/2DR Hex Impact Socket 6 – 19MM (CISS128HM).

Key features

• 12mm hex bit
• 1/2in square drive
• S2 steel bit for strength
• Mirror polish chrome plated CR-V socket

Specification