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Originally Posted by pwd72s

Have gearwrench sets in both metric and SAE. Find them to be quite useful...but standard combo wrenches also have their place. (edit) I suppose one could say the ratcheting sets aren't really "needed" because a standard set will do the job. However, they do shorten the job time quite a bit.

I have run into really tight situations where I couldn't get enough turn with a non-ratcheting wrench, but the gearwrench teeth are fine enough that I was able to get enough turn to tighten the bolt. In that particular case, the gearwrench saved my bacon and kept me from using a punch and hammer or something equally horrible.