Someone just gave me one of these new rotator ratchet wrenches. I've never seen one before. When ya twist the handle the ratchet turns.
and it ratchets just like a normal one

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...rench&x=18&y=5

 

Man, that is cool.
Be great for spark plugs.

It's my wife's birthday tomorrow too, hmmm.

If I gave that to her, before I could say "But look, it rotates honey?!!" there would be a perfect 3/8" drive hole in my skull.

 

If she couldn't use it, you could. I see a win win here.

 

They would be good for getting into tight places where you can't use a normal rachet. i wonder how tight you can get a bolt?

 

It rachets also, so you can get a bolt as tight as you want. But when you loosen one, that last little bit [where it's too loose to rachet] just twist the handle.

 

I'm sold , I think I will see if I can order a couple of them. I see they have 2 different sizes , stubby wrenches don't always work in every spot.

 

hmmmm a better mouse trap. I can see that being very functional, I am sold.

 

I have one of these I bought at WalMart. I have had it about a year and I think it was like $19.95 at that time. Coolest tool in my toolbox. Everybody needs one of these.

 

craftsman has a line of tools with the same style wrench its called evolv and only costs around 5 bucks more

 

New toy got to get one! Need a bigger tool box for all of the tools I want-need. Can you ever have enought tools?

 

Another way us old-car guys help stimulate the economy...

I found out something neat this weekend...
What do spark plugs and lug nuts have in common????
A spark plug socket works great on both! A std deep socket on the lug nuts will hit the painted wheel if not careful, damaging the paint.
I used a spark plug socket to get them on somewhat tight then used a std deep socket with the torque wrench to finish up.
I decided to take the impact socket and cram a piece of cut rubber hose in it so the lug nut top hits the rubber and the socket will not hit the wheel. If the car goes to the tire shop, they will have to use MY socket...

 

...and they will drive it with an impact driver and break it

 

in regard to tool purchases,I was finding too much conflict in that whole..."want-need" concept. I made the two identical, and Voila...no more conflict!! p.s. the answer is no...

 

nice wrench ...

If I hit the lottery Ill get the snap on guy over and tell him to just leave the truck ...

 

You guys just now finding out about these? D@mn!!! Been using them for maybe 8-10 yrs! Also work great for working on PCs!

Ralph

 

LOL!

 

I need to pass this on to my better half. It's birthday season and if I don't pass on any ideas!!!!!! You married guys know what I'm talking about. Clothes clothes and more clothes.

 

To heck with the economy, us old old-car guys need all the stimulating we can get, cool new tools are always good for a few cheap thrills.

My boss at the gas station would grab the 1/2" drive impact wrench to change spark plugs. Everybody would turn away and cringe when he started doing it, especially the mechanic.

They make aluminum sockets so you tear that up instead of the lug nuts. I use the plastic No-Mar socket inserts but you really can't torque the fastener tight, real good for assembly up until final tightening.
I like your socket and hose idea Rob, just have to keep that edge off the painted surfaces, looks like it may be fail-safe for a tire store installer...maybe.

I wimped out and went to the jewelry store for my wife's gift. I had a jewel encrusted pooper-scooper commissioned a while back, came out great and she loves it. Since it is so valuable I had to get a rider on my insurance policy for it, anything for the little lady.

Jewel encrusted pooper scooper.jpg

 

So what brand name tools do you use over there. since you have one I was wondering who made the first one that you may have used. I went to Canadian Tire and found them there and probably had them for quite a while I just wasn't looking for them. I will definetly get a couple sizes.

 

Wolfman98 you are going to get lots of different answers when you ask what brand name of tools we use. I think that question came up a while back. I have a lots of brands in my toolbox but more Craftsman than anything. I like the Kobalt tools that Lowes has. I have a set of their ratcheting box end wrenches I really like. Some guys won't use anything but Snapon. I have a few of those but if that is all I used I would not have many tools in my box. No doubt they are the best though.

 

I generally use about 1/2 name brands (Snap-On & Craftsman are available thru the PX/BX) & 1/2 local stuff, mostly no-name. The no-name stuff is either stuff I don't need often or really hi-quality made in Germany. The wrench (I've got 2) is a no-name!!!

Ralph

 

Actually I was more interested in the brand name German products that he was using overseas. I have mostly Craftsman or Mastercraft. Some no-name stuff but not much cause I like the lifetime warrenty on tools , you know for those days when you use a wrench as a hammer

 

You should know better than to do that!! Everyone knows that 1/2" ratchets work better as hammers.