Favorite Ratchets?

[Moose McAlpine]

Has anyone got a gearwrench ratchet. I had one and lost it.

I have a ¼" flexi one. Brilliant ratchet, survived 3 years of abuse when i was at the AA. You can get a nice set of 4 for about 95 quid!

 

[Robbie260]

Another nice ratchet screwdriver is the big Facom AMM mammouth with interchangeable bits, its the only thing that will get those gurt philips screws out landrover door hinges without chewing them up. Not sure they are still made but they do come up on the bay of thieves.


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And the other bits for screws worth a mention are the snapon ones that come in the impact screwdriver set, they seem indestructible.

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Any ideas where I could get my hands on one of those Screw drivers 8ob?

 

[plewlandsbob]

Ratchets, I use at work. All Snap On , apart from the 3/4 Dr, King Tony. It is part of a set when ' was an apprentice. It has stood up to ,30 years as an Agricultural engineer.

 

[8ob]

Any ideas where I could get my hands on one of those Screw drivers 8ob?

They do surface on ebay from time to time, if I spot one I will send you a pm.

Bob

 

[Robbie260]

They do surface on ebay from time to time, if I spot one I will send you a pm.

Bob

Thanks Bob appreciate that.

 

[Gragson]

Had this 3/8 Facom twist grip "rotator" for a fair while, works well and nicely made.
Rarely felt the need for the twist function, probably more useful in 1/4 in tight spaces - now thats got me looking for 1/4 one

 

[Munkul]

Had this 3/8 Facom twist grip "rotator" for a fair while, works well and nicely made.
Rarely felt the need for the twist function, probably more useful in 1/4 in tight spaces - now thats got me looking for 1/4 one

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I'll save you the money - the 1/4" is just as useless. Utter gimmick.

 

[Gragson]

I'll save you the money - the 1/4" is just as useless. Utter gimmick.

I can see how it might be useful for throttle bodies etc, but I've done without and likely lack of reach, you have to get the nut/bolt going in the first place, which a twist grip is unlikely to do.
It's not a gimmick, it's searching for a use... still

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Had this 3/8 Facom twist grip "rotator" for a fair while, works well and nicely made.
Rarely felt the need for the twist function, probably more useful in 1/4 in tight spaces - now thats got me looking for 1/4 one

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I have a Blue Point branded one i bought when i started out as a mechanic. I've never used it, not even once.

It seemed really useful, but turns out it isn't.

 

[Munkul]

It's not a gimmick, it's searching for a use... still

I'll give you that they are nicely made too.
I just have never ever ever seen any time I would ever ever remotely think, Ah! A job for the rotator ratchet!
Luckily for me, my cousin bought them not me, and they live in his show toolbox upstairs in my workshop

 

[Wedg1e]

I only have it in 3/8" so far:

...as the bishop said to the actress

 

[plewlandsbob]

The rotator ratchet, reminded me of this. The ,sidewinder. Bought when I was still at school, from an ad, in the back of a magazine, in the days you sent a postal order.
Thought that would handy. Cannot remember ever using it. 32 tooth count. No name or anything stamped on it.

 

[daleyd]

The rotator ratchet, reminded me of this. The ,sidewinder. Bought when I was still at school, from an ad, in the back of a magazine, in the days you sent a postal order.
Thought that would handy. Cannot remember ever using it. 32 tooth count. No name or anything stamped on it.

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You always used to see those for sale in the adverts at the back of bike mags

 

[plewlandsbob]

After digging out the sidewinder, thought I would get some pics of the loose ratchets, in my garage box. The Snap On , swivel ones, were all replaced, by newer ones in my work set, due to being older type , with just a pin, for handle pivot. They have so much wear, that handle movement, is greater than the tooth arc. SnapOn , Teng ,Bacho, CK, Halfords, Beta, Heynen, Par-X, Kamasa gear less and some unbranded.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

I added up the ones in the toolbox and there were 72..

 

[Farside]

apart from the 3/4 Dr, King Tony.

Don't see much King Tony around these days.
I've got a KT 3/4" master bar and a couple of beefy KT sockets that I needed for bearing nuts. The nuts were on so tight they'd already snapped a good other socket, but the KT stuff just sneered at them and got them done.
Been trying to buy more KT stuff since, but the business I bought them from disappeared and you never know what will arrive mail order.

 

[Barking Mat]

Don't see much King Tony around these days.
I've got a KT 3/4" master bar and a couple of beefy KT sockets that I needed for bearing nuts. The nuts were on so tight they'd already snapped a good other socket, but the KT stuff just sneered at them and got them done.
Been trying to buy more KT stuff since, but the business I bought them from disappeared and you never know what will arrive mail order.

Lots of King Tony over here, Japanese ?

 

[MetalMonkey]

Lots of King Tony over here, Japanese ?

Taiwan, but solid tools

 

[a111r]

The Rat and Ratchet, Huddersfield.
Last visited in 1988. Which involved beer and a young friend's knickers.

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[Carl Wilson]

My favourite is my Britool black handled 3/8 that I bought as an apprentice. Favourite 1/4 is my gearwrench one. The Facom palm ratchet is a very useful thing.

The half inch drive is a Stanley "flip drive" I have also had since being an apprentice. It has seen some use and is still going strong.