We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cordless ratchet wrenches fill a very specific niche in the toolbox, regardless of whether that toolbox is in a professional service ...

To save your wrists, you can use a cordless ratchet to buzz those nuts and bolts off without breaking a sweat. Yes, I know you already have an impact driver, an impact wrench, and a drill driver.

That's why cordless ratchets exist. Cordless ratchets are electrified ratchet tools that spin an attached socket via an electric motor, so you don't have to do the spinning yourself. While bigger ...

and whether they can be used with a cordless or pneumatic impact wrench or just a hand tool (a ratchet wrench), and the size of drive they accommodate (1/4 in., 3/8 in., or 1/2 in.) Left to right ...