[Shop-talk] Quality Ratchets

[old dirtbeard]

Dear Wayne,

SK has this ratchet and I have been using mine for 40 years. It is the 
single most used tool in my garage -- it is their roto-ratchet:

http://www.mytoolstore.com/sk/sk03051.html

scroll down a few pages to see:

SK 3/8 inch Drive Professional Roto Ratchet
best damn tool on the face of the planet.

best,

shook
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne" <cornerexit at gmail.com>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Quality Ratchets


> For all my life Ive used low quality (craftsman) ratchets for my 
> wrenching.
> At one time I had one high quality SK but I lost it in a move one year. 
> The
> craftsman ratchets I have are junk. They take 600 degrees of movement to
> ratchet one click, and they are not durable at all. Im tired of having to
> take them to sears only to have sears give me another one with a rebuild
> kit in it that is just the same junk.
>
>
>
> I am going to replace my <, 3/8, and = drive craftsman ratchets with
> something of higher quality and precision. I want a ratchet that doesnt
> require half a football field of movement just to ratchet ahead one click.
> I want to buy fixed head version and flex head versions, but I dont want
> the typical flex head design that pivots outside the perimeter of the 
> head.
> You probably know the type, many of them end up as floppies which wont
> hold a position and have no means of tightening the pivot.
>
>
>
> The flex head design Im thinking of pivots about the centerline of the 
> head
> and has a set screw that allows one to adjust the tension on the pivot as 
> it
> wears. With the handle pivoting about the centerline of the head you can 
> put
> the handle straight up and use the ratchet to spin the fasteners on/off
> until such time the leverage of the ratchet handle is needed.
>
>
>
> Who makes some quality ratchets I should be looking at? Anybody have a 
> flex
> ratchet as Ive described? Who is the manufacturer?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Wayne
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