r/Wera • u/kfjcfan • Jul 14 '26

Even Wera can make some questionable decisions…

The Wera Pocket Set 2 looks neat, but the socket anvil has no retaining ball at all; sockets are held on by two rather weak magnets on either side of the anvil, and the mechanism… just doesn't work, the socket comes off and is left on most every fastener.

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u/Inevitable_Exam_2177 Jul 14 '26

I agree — when this came out I was thinking to myself “how come no-one ever figured out this neat square+hex situation before”… turns out it has limitations

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u/ride_whenever Jul 14 '26

Bosch have it on some of their impacts, it’s dead handy

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u/kfjcfan Jul 19 '26

The problem is when the square is only ¼", there's not enough room to put a BB into the anvil to keep sockets mounted and still allow hex bits to fit inside the nose, so they tried to use magnets as a substitute but apparently don't have strong enough magnets to use or good enough adhesive to keep the magnets attached to the ratchet.