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To: redfreedom
My favorite design:


19 posted on 01/07/2017 9:03:50 AM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Paladin2

Best ratchet on the market, if it won’t click you can turn it by hand. Proto’s round chrome handle is way too slick with greasy hands, a real knuckle buster.

The only reason I go into sears these days is to browse Craftsman tools. I will be sorry to see sears go..


25 posted on 01/07/2017 9:17:51 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Paladin2

I have one ike it 5hat still works like new from the 80s.


31 posted on 01/07/2017 9:23:51 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Paladin2

Never liked that one. Takes two hands to switch direction.

My 3/8” drive ratchet gave up after 40 years of use. I got it when I was 6. The word Craftsman on the handle was almost worn off. I took it back and they gave me a new one. I asked if I could keep the old one for sentimental reasons. They said, “No. I could either have the old one or the new one.” I took the new one. A tool is just a tool.


59 posted on 01/07/2017 11:19:59 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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I have one of those also. The ratchet mechanism wears out, & Sears had kits to replace parts as a fix, which was OK.

In the 90’s they changed to replacing them with non-push button release, non-chromed versions. I’d have to get into a screaming match to get the full replacement. That was one of the many reason I quit buying Craftsman.


68 posted on 01/07/2017 12:00:08 PM PST by redfreedom
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