IDEAL Industries 35-1302 1/4", 5/16" x 6" Hollow-Shaft Nut Driver Set

The IDEAL 35-1302 set is a two-piece kit: one 1/4 inch nut driver and one 5/16 inch nut driver, both with 6 inch shanks. Those two sizes cover the hex heads most commonly found on electrical box and panel hardware, so an electrician carrying this pair handles the bulk of routine work without a full socket set.

Yes, both drivers are hollow shaft. That means the shank is bored through, so a long threaded stud, ground screw, or protruding bolt can pass up inside the driver instead of bottoming out against the tip. Combined with the 6 inch shank, that lets you reach and run down nuts deep in an outlet box or panel where a short solid driver would stall out.

The 1/4 inch driver in the IDEAL 35-1302 set is the size that fits the common 1/4 inch hex head used on box connectors, panel screws, and many self-drilling hex screws. The 5/16 inch driver in the same set covers the next step up, which is what you typically hit on larger sheet metal screws and lag-style hex heads. Between the two you cover most of what shows up on a rough-in or trim-out.

These are hand drivers with 6 inch hollow shafts, not power bits. There is no quick-change hex shank called out, so plan on turning them by hand. For powered work you would want a separate magnetic nut setter bit in 1/4 inch or 5/16 inch.

It ships as a set of two: the 1/4 inch and the 5/16 inch driver together under model 35-1302. If you only need one size, this is not the item to order, since it is sold as the pair.