Craftsman came out with one years ago. I still have mine. It works the only drawback is that it is wide too wide sometimes so I always carried a regular one as backup
Good thorough review d2f. I like this ratcheting tool compared to the original although I've never tried one.. I always found as an ex vehicle technician that with most adjustable spanners (only used whenever another tool wouldn't fit really) that a lot of the time you would have to keep adjusting an adjustable spanner to keep it tight on a nut/bolt head etc, this ratchet version looks to help minimise any backing-off effect that the standard version has. Cheers friend John
Saw this at O'Reily auto store. I really liked the ratcheting design but I wanted a shorter wrench ,roughly 6 inch. For adjusting fasteners on the fly when at work when you don't want to go dig out the correct box end for something small like putting torque on a moving floor ladder that has come loose or other quick application. Thinking of just getting one and cutting down the handle slight so it fits easier in a pocket or pouch.
I thought this as well. If you really put pressure/force into it and didn't have a good purchase prior to applying force, you'd strip it out. With that being said, if you don't have a firm seat/purchase with a standard wrench then you'd have the same issue. I can see the value in this but in either wrench, if you rush it, you're likely to have to pay more in the long run.
Well I think it's more the fact that you're dragging the jaws across the corners each time, on something like brass especially this would round it off quickly
Craftsman came out with one years ago. I still have mine. It works the only drawback is that it is wide too wide sometimes so I always carried a regular one as backup
could always grind it down while keeping it cool
Newer, neater ways to round off fasteners!
Spencer Dent lmao
Good thorough review d2f. I like this ratcheting tool compared to the original although I've never tried one.. I always found as an ex vehicle technician that with most adjustable spanners (only used whenever another tool wouldn't fit really) that a lot of the time you would have to keep adjusting an adjustable spanner to keep it tight on a nut/bolt head etc, this ratchet version looks to help minimise any backing-off effect that the standard version has.
Cheers friend
John
As always, thanks for your comment!
Is this the perfect way to end up with rounded bolts ?
No . Using pliers will.
You're quite literally my hero.
Thanks. I bought it, but I couldn't understand how it worked.
If you like a ratcheting adjustable spanner then check out the "Knipex Pliers Wrench" they are flawless
i second this, they actually work and grip super tight.
There expensive!! Lol
Saw this at O'Reily auto store. I really liked the ratcheting design but I wanted a shorter wrench ,roughly 6 inch. For adjusting fasteners on the fly when at work when you don't want to go dig out the correct box end for something small like putting torque on a moving floor ladder that has come loose or other quick application. Thinking of just getting one and cutting down the handle slight so it fits easier in a pocket or pouch.
excelente idea, viva México
Brilliant!
Very handy tool
A very good idea
Let's see how it works outside of the package.
Do they make these but go over and inch?
I have no idea how to use this ratchet function.
I just realized that the spring is dirty so it no longer moves.
That seems like it would, overtime, strip a nut
I thought this as well. If you really put pressure/force into it and didn't have a good purchase prior to applying force, you'd strip it out. With that being said, if you don't have a firm seat/purchase with a standard wrench then you'd have the same issue. I can see the value in this but in either wrench, if you rush it, you're likely to have to pay more in the long run.
Well I think it's more the fact that you're dragging the jaws across the corners each time, on something like brass especially this would round it off quickly
I have the Stanley fatmax version and its horrible . It simply doesn't work
W'ats name the tool
ganzissima
Cool tool, but I was waiting for a different reply. Like: It says it's made in Taiwan, and tools made in Taiwan are usually..... complete shit.
check out Harbor Freight ratchets...best value ratchets hands down
Tekton comes out of Taiwan