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The Handy Tool That Makes Assembling IKEA Pieces So Much Better
By RON BAKER
If you've assembled IKEA furniture, you know the painful process of using an Allen wrench. However, Harbor Freight offers a ¼-inch ratchet designed to use hex-shank bits.
The bits include the many sizes of Allen keys, and ICON is Harbor Freight's premium in-house brand. Its products have a strong reputation as professional-grade tools.
The ICON has a female ¼-inch recess for standard ¼-inch hex-shank bits. The head that accepts hex bits flexes forward and back to help with awkward angles.
The ratchet is small and great for tight spaces. It comes with a four-inch extension that elongates the handle for more torque.
The extension itself also has a ⅓-inch hex shaft and can be used to extend the ratchet head perpendicular to the handle, like most ratchet extensions.