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Not sure but my other half inch ratchets now have less hammer marks on them
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Not sure but my other half inch ratchets now have less hammer marks on them
Barking Mat
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I don't own a 3/4 " ratchet, i've always got away with my 3/4" Truck Torque torque wrench, not that I do much 3/4" stuff. Only occasionally.
My 1/2" is Facom, but my preferred is 3/8", Am Pro, car boot find, love it, Halfords Pro twisty head stubby ratchet, has been a life saver, 1/4" I very rarely use.
My 3/4" I've lent to our neighbouring motorcross company, they even calibrated it, bless them.
My 1/2" is Facom, but my preferred is 3/8", Am Pro, car boot find, love it, Halfords Pro twisty head stubby ratchet, has been a life saver, 1/4" I very rarely use.
My 3/4" I've lent to our neighbouring motorcross company, they even calibrated it, bless them.
James1979
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Facom is good gear. Just wish we had more access to the full range over here.
badabec
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And do you know why Wurth call their stuff zebra? I'd shoot the person who came up with it. "Zebra because the difference is black and white".
Barking Mat
Cuddler of hedgehogs.
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Barking Mat
Cuddler of hedgehogs.
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Whereas the Berner stuff is garbage. (Amercanisms me? Really? Shocking !).
scottmk1
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Surely you need a pointy bit on the end too?
probably about a dozen , my favourite is an old metal handled Britool one ex army , its quit coarse but you know it will never slip , after that its a 3/8 snap on stubby with a spinner in it , last and not least is a snap on hex bit driver ratchet 1/4 inch body size but no square drive just a hex bit socket.
The Spinners work really well on 3/8 drive things , trouble is they make the quick release feature a bit redundant ..
The Spinners work really well on 3/8 drive things , trouble is they make the quick release feature a bit redundant ..
pedrobedro
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I've got an all metal Britool 1/2" which I've had for about 40 years. Metal ones are good because the handles don't get grotty with grease and the wipe down easily.
brightspark
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very rarely bought sockets spanners and ratchets new but allways best quality makes 
MetalMonkey
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Left to right,
Couple of cheapies (noname and laser) for scrapyard or rough use
Snap On 36 tooth
Koken stubby 1/2" and Koken 3/8 in 1/4 body
Trio of 80 tooth Stahlwille FOD ratchets
Koken 3/8 swivel, Toptul 1/4 swivel and a 1/2" Toptul which was thrown in with a set of sockets.
3/4 Taiwanese Taskmaster at the bottom.
Don't really have a favourite as they all have their place and served me well, I do wish Koken would make a 1/4" swivel, the Toptul one is just not as nice.
If I was pushed I would have to pick the 1/2" drive stubby Koken - great for those jobs where you have a bolt that's just too tight for fingers, low backdrag and stubby saves so much frustration.
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Got a few, but my favourites have to be the 1/2" drive Snap-On and the little 1/4" drive Meteor, both from the 1950's. The Snap-On was my Dad's and Except for the socket attachment point, I don't ever recall it being chrome plated ? The Meteor was one I played with when I was a kid.
mtt.tr
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hows the koken swivel, like the look of that
James1979
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wonder when snap on moved the direction lever from underneath to on top? Never seen one like that beforeGot a few, but my favourites have to be the 1/2" drive Snap-On and the little 1/4" drive Meteor, both from the 1950's. The Snap-On was my Dad's and Except for the socket attachment point, I don't ever recall it being chrome plated ? The Meteor was one I played with when I was a kid.
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Wedg1e
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Dammit, I thought that said 'favourite Rachels'. 
I've deleted all the pics...
I've started so I'll finish...
speaking of Rachels, some years back I got chatting to a woman on a dating website (hey, don't judge, I bet some of you picked up horrors in bars in your time 
). This particular Rachel, in Ipswich (attractive enough, divorced or maybe separated, I forget... but a teacher and utterly clueless) reported that her cooker had stopped working and how was she going to do tea for the kids? Fear not fair maiden (she was a brunette ), spake I in damsel-rescuing mode, simply locate the cupboard wherein resides the electrical distribution board and ascertain whether a breaker has tripped.
Oh no, she said, I couldn't possibly do that; proposing electrocution, the death of innocence and the end of the world. The kids woud have to make do with (cold) beans on toast until the absent father next visited, when he could be prevailed upon to resolve the issue. When might that be, I probed? Sunday, said she. It was bloody Tuesday...
Thinking about the timescale, I should think her kids have kids of their own by now
I've deleted all the pics...
I've started so I'll finish...
speaking of Rachels, some years back I got chatting to a woman on a dating website (hey, don't judge, I bet some of you picked up horrors in bars in your time ). This particular Rachel, in Ipswich (attractive enough, divorced or maybe separated, I forget... but a teacher and utterly clueless) reported that her cooker had stopped working and how was she going to do tea for the kids? Fear not fair maiden (she was a brunette ), spake I in damsel-rescuing mode, simply locate the cupboard wherein resides the electrical distribution board and ascertain whether a breaker has tripped.Oh no, she said, I couldn't possibly do that; proposing electrocution, the death of innocence and the end of the world. The kids woud have to make do with (cold) beans on toast until the absent father next visited, when he could be prevailed upon to resolve the issue. When might that be, I probed? Sunday, said she. It was bloody Tuesday...
Thinking about the timescale, I should think her kids have kids of their own by now
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I have a soft spot for tools, more ratchets and sockets than I’ll ever need but having been in situations where I stop work because I don’t have the right tool, I’d rather have the tools to do everything! Plus, multiple ratchets saves time switching sockets when you’re doing a big rebuild
