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| Thread ID: 97201 | 2009-02-07 12:36:00 | anyone recommend a good ratchet? | hueybot3000 (3646) | PC World Chat |
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| 745711 | 2009-02-07 23:09:00 | thanks for that guys, the snap-on is a little over what id want to spend. i would like to try something like powerbuilt but because they have cheaper ones and then expensive ones i wouldnt know the difference | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 745712 | 2009-02-07 23:16:00 | thanks for that guys, the snap-on is a little over what id want to spend. i would like to try something like powerbuilt but because they have cheaper ones and then expensive ones i wouldnt know the difference The price? |
plod (107) | ||
| 745713 | 2009-02-07 23:29:00 | i've had koken for 10 years or so. http://www.koken.co.nz/ broke one socket and it was replaced free of charge. they are not cheap as the chiense crap you get these days but certainly good enough quailty without breaking the bank. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 745714 | 2009-02-07 23:51:00 | im thinking about 150ish, that should get me something half decent | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 745715 | 2009-02-07 23:52:00 | One word - Snap-On {OK, so it's a hyphenated word!} Less than 30 though!! :lol: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 745716 | 2009-02-07 23:55:00 | i've had koken for 10 years or so. http://www.koken.co.nz/ broke one socket and it was replaced free of charge. they are not cheap as the chiense crap you get these days but certainly good enough quailty without breaking the bank. I also have a pre-metric Koken set (unfortunately it doesn't get a lot of use these days with everything "metricified") - brilliant tools! Well-made and strong! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 745717 | 2009-02-08 00:16:00 | I have been mightily impressed by a few tools made of steel from India . For some reason they have their alloys worked out pretty good . I needed a special crowfoot wrench for a hydraulic fitting that was too close-quartered to get near it with a 1/2" drive and my 3/8" drive would be too small to handle the torque I needed to get the fitting apart . I took a cheap Indian (Harbor Freight) steel combo wrench (open on one end and box on the other) and heated it to a 90º bend on the open end and after it cooled down I wasn't done modifying it yet . It almost fit - but needed some grinding to thin it down about 50% on the open end . I figgered it would give up pretty quick . It never even hinted at failing . I was totally torturing it with a long bar running through the box end and it never twisted or even groaned . I was impressed and still have it in my tool box although I will never have a use for it again . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 745718 | 2009-02-08 00:18:00 | i think il go with a korken then, seems they have a good rep. where to buy in chch thou | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 745719 | 2009-02-08 08:33:00 | Snap on too expensive, Stahwille the same waste of money even for mechanic. A real mechanic wouldnt want real expensive tools because they get lost, stolen and modify to fit certain applications, I sure dont want to gas cut off the end of a $100 snap off spanner so I can get at some hard to get to nuts. Powerbuilt good got lifetime warranty. I buy them from Repco fraction of price of snap off tools. With powerbuilt ratchets you can buy a ratchet kit consisting of the pawls if you wreck the ratchet although you could just keep taking it back for another one till you die. You shouldnt break the torque of nuts and bolts with a ratchet you should use a 1/2" power bar or if you want to guerrilla stuff off get a 3/4" power bar with a 3/4" to 1/2" adaptor. Or get a bit of pipe to stick over powerbar handle. Or buy a cheap Ying Tong 3/4" rattle gun I got one from TM for $110 and its as good as the $800 Desoutters. Koken ok its nip stuff but its too pricy |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 745720 | 2009-02-08 08:55:00 | www.trademe.co.nz is that a reasonable price? |
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