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10-27-06, 04:49 PM
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Forum Lifer
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Location: Tamarindo, Costa Rica
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Mini ratchet @ Sears
Hey all
For about $10 I picked up a great little tool at Sears.
It is nothing more than the head of a ratchet handle. about 2" in diameter, round, with a diretion knob. 3/8" square drive.
I don't know about the rest of you- but I often drive myself nuts trying to spin out nuts/bolts by hand because I can't really get clearance for a ratchet handle.
This is small enough to fit, but big enough to get ahold of.
Great little tool that would make a super stocking-stuffer.
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10-27-06, 05:26 PM
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You want to do what...?
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Originally Posted by sandcruiser
Hey all
For about $10 I picked up a great little tool at Sears.
It is nothing more than the head of a ratchet handle. about 2" in diameter, round, with a diretion knob. 3/8" square drive.
I don't know about the rest of you- but I often drive myself nuts trying to spin out nuts/bolts by hand because I can't really get clearance for a ratchet handle.
This is small enough to fit, but big enough to get ahold of.
Great little tool that would make a super stocking-stuffer.
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harbor freight sells a set of 3 different sizes for all of $3 right now. $3!!! isn't that amazing...! China for you....
Maybe not in CR?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94011
got them, use them quite a bit...
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11-01-06, 10:24 PM
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Not so think as u drunk!
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Nothern Tools has a 1/4 ratchet with a 2 inch handle. Cheap. Don't have a link. Saw it yesterday in Chattanooga, TN.
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11-02-06, 07:11 AM
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Cool, but why does it need to ratchet?
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11-03-06, 09:16 AM
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Forum Lifer
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that way, when you are reaching back somewhere that you can barely get to/see, and your hands are greasy, you don't have to *let go* of the darn thing... you can just crank it while keeping pressure on the nut to keep it from bouncing off into never-never land
oh, and it's cooler that way
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11-03-06, 09:38 AM
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Thanks, I love the Sears tool department....
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11-04-06, 11:04 AM
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I think they also sell shorty ratcheting wrenches.
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11-04-06, 09:42 PM
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Damn...a month or so ago I tried to buy that same thing at sears. It didn't have a price on it and when I brought it to the register, with the intention of buying it, they rang it up at 19.95!! I promptly asked them to go ahead and keep it! I guess it has gone down in price!
Cheers
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