Craftsman = China Reply #30 – December 04, 2005, 11:45:00 AM Quote from: 5.0willgoI basically do the same thing. After my grandfather died, I inherited most of his tools. You can't beat the old ratchets.Like this one??? These are fine toothed and my favorites... I think they are still available, or at least were a couple of years ago... Quote Selected
Craftsman = China Reply #31 – December 04, 2005, 12:12:17 PM Looks about right. I have a py monitor here at work so...I couldn't tell you if they really are still available or not. Mostly because since they've been so good to work with, I haven't been shopping for new ratchets. My experience with the newer ratchets has been those in one of the small mechanics tool sets that I got for Christmas last year. The're good but just not as good or smooth as the old ones I go from my grandfather. Quote Selected
Craftsman = China Reply #32 – December 04, 2005, 05:33:41 PM From what I've seen, I THINK they only carry the "fine tooth" ratchets (with the fingerwheel) in 1/4" drive, but I could be wrong.When I bought my 1/2" drive ratchet at the store, I decided to go ahead and get the best one they had (the one that's fully polished, with the elliptical handle, for $40). You can feel the difference in quality between that one, and the cheaper ones that are around $20 each. The cheaper ones have a lot more slop and the ratcheting action is rough. My 3/8" drive ratchet is one of the "regular" kind with the square handle, I think I might upgrade to one of the better ones because it, too, has a really rough ratcheting action that I don't like very much. Quote Selected
Craftsman = China Reply #33 – December 04, 2005, 07:58:08 PM I have three each of these in 1/4" & 3/8" along with 2-3 rebuild kits(buddied up to the PMT)... Only have one in 1/2", but have a old Thorsen that works just as well(but no thumb wheel).EDIT... Looks like all three sizes are still available...http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/productcompare.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=SEARS&poid_1=1074325716&poid_2=1074325717&poid_3=1074325724&prodCount=3 Quote Selected
sman Reply #34 – December 04, 2005, 09:54:13 PM Scroll down: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_27/c3941003_mz003.htmJames Quote Selected
Craftsman = China Reply #35 – December 04, 2005, 10:06:24 PM That's pretty old news actually. I always like the stuff that says "Contents made in China, assembled in Mexico" Quote Selected
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