Amazon dropped the price of this Wera Kraftform 17pc multi-bit screwdriver tool set to $49.
Judging from the “claimed” counter, this is a lightning tool deal with limited quantities available, valid 10/30/23 until supplies sell out.
The tool set comes with a screwdriver handle with Rapidaptor locking bit holder, (16) 1/4″ hex screwdriver bits each 3-1/2″ long, and a convenient case.
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The power-style bits can be used with other bit holder handles, or with cordless drills and screwdrivers (non-impact). You can also use other insert bits or power bits with the same Wera Kraftform screwdriver handle.
I’ve been hesitant about this type of screwdriver for the longest time, but eventually gave it a try and loved it.
Here are the bit sizes:
- Slotted: 7/32″
- Hex-Plus: 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
- Phillips: PH1, PH2, PH3
- Pozidriv: PZ1, PZ2, PZ3
- Torx (security with bore hole): T10, T15, T20, T25, T30
Deal Price: $49
Want Something Similar but Less Expensive?
If you want to save a little more money, Wera has a similar set but with 10 screwdriver bits instead of 16.
Sizes:
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- Phillips: PH1, PH2, PH3
- PoziDriv: PZ1, PZ2, PZX3
- Torx (security with bore hole): T15, T20, T25, T30
Price: $37-38
Want Something Similar but with More Bits?
Or, if you want a greater bit selection, Wera also has a set with 32 bit styles in the same 3-1/2″ length.
This set includes more specialized styles of screwdriver bits.
Sizes:
- Slotted: 5/16″
- Hex-Plus (with bore hole): 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
- Phillips: PH1, PH2, PH3
- Pozidriv: PZ1, PZ2, PZ3
- Spanner bits – 4, 6, 8, 10
- Torx (security with bore hole): T8, T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30, T40
- Torq-Set: 6mm, 8mm, 10mm
- Tri-Wing: 1, 2, 3, 4
Price: $76 and up
Want Something Different?
If you’re thinking that a multi-bit driver with longer screwdriver bits aren’t for you, take a look at the Wera metric Tool-Check Plus.
This is one of my favorite mini tool sets. It comes with a compact screwdriver handle, bit ratchet, Rapidaptor extension, 7 metric sockets plus a 1/4″ hex to square drive adapter, and 28 screwdriver bits.
It’s as versatile as it is compact.
The price is about what it usually is, and so you might want to wait for a potential Black Friday deal. I’m pointing it out now as it’s very different compared to today’s deal.
I have been using and recommending Wera Bit-Check and Tool-Check tool sets for years, and would absolutely buy them again without hesitation.
Price: $76 (less at 3rd party)
The SAE/imperial set tends to cost a little more – $84 at the time of this posting.
Doresoom
I have this similar imperial set with SAE hex, Philips, slotted, square, and Torx. I love it! Super useful when you have a recessed screw and can’t use a bit holder with an insert bit.
Wera – 5051041001 Kraftform Kompakt 60 RA Ratcheting Screwdriver Set, 17-Piece: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VMWZ0Q
Bill Sung
Wera is a good Brand & make some of the best tools indeed, but there should be no reason why they are not able to bring the cost down a bit. The prices are not the norm considering that there are several other brands to do the job for 30 % cheaper.
Nick
I’ll add that while these look fine and are fulfilled by Amazon, you have to be careful on some of these Wera deals. There was a great deal on the Tool-Check Plus kit a few months ago that I ordered not realizing it was fulfilled by some random Chinese company. A month later, there was no shipping and no update, so Amazon cancelled my order (thank goodness – as that could’ve been worse).
Robert
An an imperial set similar to the “ Wera metric Tool-Check Plus” was Tool of the Day a couple of days ago at KC Tool.
But the ratchet seemed a bit small, and the socket selection a bit limited. And I already have a Rapidaptor screwdriver, so I did a soft pass.
Derek
The ratchet is very small. I doubt you’d be able to break off something that’s relatively stuck. I do wish there was a way to expand it like on the Icon set. Also wish it came with a 14mm socket to keep in a car.
Koko The Talking Ape
The ratchet is small, but it will still provide maybe 5x the torque that a screwdriver-style handle will (the handle length is maybe 5x the radius of the driver handle.) It won’t match your 3/8″ or 1/2″ ratchet set, of course.
Stuart
And will fit in small spaces.
The Zyklops 1/4″ swivel ratchet is a good choice too, but drives up the cost a bit.
https://www.amazon.com/Wera-05004016001-Zyklop-Metric-Ratchet/dp/B00IMF1CDO/?tag=toolguyd-20
Derek
Absolutely. I bought it knowing it was small where I needed to unscrew a bracket in a wall cavity.
That Zyklop kit and switching a socket for a 14mm might be the perfect kit to keep in our cars. Hopefully never have to use it, but nice to have if I do.
Grokew
The LaBear 29pc ratchet and socket set is an affordable alternative to the tool-check. It isn’t as pocketable and doesn’t have the same variety of bits, but at $36 (sometimes goes for $15) it is quite good.
I love the Kraftform kompact sets. They are small enough to throw in a backpack or a pocket, and because they use standard bits, it is easy to replace any part. The rapidaptor handles work nicely with Japanese and insert bits too. The alternatives are either too expensive (Centrofix), not as flexible (Malco Connext) or just hard to find (not counting regular non locking magnetic bit drivers, those are plentiful).
Jared
I have an alternate recommendation too – the Felo “Smart” double-ended screwdriver bit sets.
Check out Felo 0715750630 on Amazon for example. It’s $77 right now, but has 24 screwdriver sizes versus the 16 with the larger Wera set.
I ordered this set from Amazon.ca and although the pictures show the old model, you get the new version instead. I checked the Amazon.com website and the pictures in the reviews suggest the same thing happens when you order there.
The difference is that the old one just has a hole in the side of the handle you can insert the bit into to use as a T-handle. With the new one the bit holder rotates out of the handle.
Stuart
Amazon Link to Felo Set
KC Tool Link to Felo Set (w/ updated images)
Jared
Thanks Stuart!
I really like that set. Those images in the second link are right and the video at the bottom shows how the handle works. It’s really slick and actually useful, not gimmicky.
I actually bought the Felo Smart 20pc “Smart Engineer” set first with the M-tec nut drivers (pn 060 820 06). I liked it so much I decided I needed the screwdriver version too.
Stuart
The handle is nice. I took a look at it 10 years ago, here – https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/felo-pivoting-screwdriver-review/%3C/a%3E .
TonyT
Oct 30, 2023
The Felo set has 12 double ended bits; Wera has something similar with their Vario 02990 (for example https://www.amazon.com/Wera-05002990001-Combination-Blades-11-Piece/dp/B003GDIR6W ).
Note that the Vario system (and the compatible Wiha System 6 and Drive-Loc) uses 6mm blades, so it needs an adapter to be used with 1/4″. You can also buy components separately; I have a mix of Wera Vario and Wiha System 6 (both from Crawford Tools during a couple sales), which I like.
Richard
Not that I like slotted bits, but I live in the US and they still exist for a variety of applications. Will spanner bits (which I’ve never needed before) work in a pinch? (In a light torque application)
I love wera tools and I’ve been thinking about a set like this to get to otherwise unreachable fasteners. I wish they had a “build your own kit” option as the smaller kits don’t have complete sizes of things I want, and the bigger kits often have a lot of something I’ve never needed.
I know you can buy individuals bits but the prices are way higher than the kits (usually).
MM
I also wish they’d have a “build your own kit” sort of program, that would be really cool. Wera has a lot of great kits but I find that they always either include items I don’t need or they lack tools that I do want, and often both at the same time. They do sell a lot of pouches and organizers separately but it gets expensive quick to buy all the individual tools you want piecewise.
You could probably sometimes get away with using spanner bits to drive slotted screws but I wouldn’t rely on it. There’s the obvious torque limit you already mentioned, and also spanner bits tend to be quite thick compared to a slotted bit of similar width so unless the screw happens to have an unusually “thick” slot in it you may find that only a very small spanner bit will fit, and that limits torque even further.
James
I share that desire to build a kit, and not just with Wera. Bit sets from Milwaukee and Dewalt and others have the best per bit pricing but always have a bunch of bits I’ll never use and miss some things I need. Maybe one day this statement won’t be true but I do not need another magnetic 1/4” hex bit holder.
I’m tempted to buy a ToolCheck for my backpack but SAE or Metric? I’d prefer to build one with some of each…
Richard
Maybe one day someone will start a “tool swap meet” of some kind where people can trade for mutual benefit all the cheap bits they have that they’re not using.
Regarding metric versus imperial:
For a light “do it all” kit I got a 1/4” pass-through socket set from gearwrench. Because it is pass thru you don’t need deep sockets, so you can have a complete set in half the number of sockets.
It’s more weight than a tool check, but there’s never a “dang I don’t have that size” unless you get up to the bigger sockets that need a 3/8” . I would say “I wish wera would make a pass thru complete set” but I don’t even want to think about how much they would charge for it.
The only downside is you can’t chuck the pass thru on your drill (gearwrench does not make adapters). On the flip side, the tool check bits aren’t technically impact rated, so you technically shouldn’t be using them with an impact either. (Which for the price seems silly, why even sell non-impact rated bits?)
James
Thanks! I’ll check out the pass-throughs.
I’m always oscillating between big heavy tool bag, light “lab”bag, and just grabbing the 5 or 6 tools I need from my truck.
This post sent me over the edge in sorting out a piece of kit that has been on my list forever, a multidriver to ride in my back pocket all day.
I just left my local tool store (Pierre Berger)….after trying some Weras and Wihas, I settled on the Klein 14in1. Holds 12 bits, has 1/4 and 5/16 drivers (I spin a lot of hose clamps), and the best part is the shaft stores completely inside the handle. I love Klein handles already so pretty happy.
I’m in traffic now and don’t even notice it in my pocket – perfect!
Maybe tangential, but nevertheless thanks Stuart.
Frampton
I have the Tool-Check Plus metric and imperial along with the Zyklop 1/4″ ratchet in my everyday kit. It’s a great compact combination of tools.