Also were is a good site or store to buy sockets?
The website is just pretty much down completely
Not yet anyway, and from the sounds of it from SK, it ain't gonna happen. At least until they get up and running with the new business model, and I don't know how it differs from the old. The steals and deals was to try to get product out the for others to see, which hopefully would have increased sales throughout the country. It didn't work. All SK Ideal managed to do was sell a whole bunch of tools cheap.
They need to fix the lp ratchet if they have a hope at all and their stuff is just to expensive I've been trying to buy a socket set from them and they are damn near snap on prices....
I don't understand what all the bitching about the LP ratchet is. I have a 15" 1/2" drive flex, two 11" 3/8" drive flex, a 15" 3/8" drive fixed, and a 12" 1/4" drive fixed head. Every one of them was dry, but about 15 seconds spent loosening two screws each and a couple of drops of 3in1 oil and they are perfect.
Most of the complaints I've seen are about the selector.... I've never held one ... you are literally the first person I've ever seen say are are good ratchets usually when 99.9% of people say they are not much I take it as gospel
Again it's not my opinion just when you see 500 u-tube videos and read countless articles sayings these ratchets have issues there is probably some truth to it...
You fanboying hard bro
Removing a twirl or two from the spring will solve the selector switch from binding up. The spring puts too much pressure on the pawl and makes it difficult to reverse the switch.
This is all I was saying was the type of stuff I was hearing alot of about these ratchets b4 you started getting rude about it....
I talked to eppys online they said they got some new shipments last week but he was a young kid so I dono
Some people will ***** about anything, sometimes they have a legitimate gripe, but usually it's just bitching to be bitching something. The selector was stiff on a couple of mine, but a couple of drops of oil fixed that problem. I don't know why SK sends them out dry, but that's and easy fix.
If you haven't, try taking the cover off. It's just two tiny metric allen head screws. Use a magnet to pick it up so parts don't fall out and put a few drops of oil in it. I used 3in1, but other swear by Super Lube, ATF, etc. That fixed mine. I've also heard of people cutting a coil or two off of the spring to make it easier to move the selector. Mine move easy enough that I don't want to try it for fear of screwing it up. If you are planning on warrantying it, you don't have anything to lose, and SK will never know what you did if you do send it back.
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Sparky 1971 said:
Does that mean you received some that were already lubed? Were they SK or another brand? If SK, were they LP90 or the old round head? I've never, ever bought a new round head, but I have all of them except the 1/4" flex, the 15" 1/2" drive, and the 3/4" drive. Some I have more than one. Some of them I installed the DT kit in. The kit came with a thick grease to be used, but I didn't use it. I think those got 3in1 also, but may have been motor oil. It's been too damned long ago to remember.
I think SK's former owner were terrible at picking who their customers were suppose to be. They didn't target professionals enough, they weren't that popular on the industrial side where 3/4" and up drive are common and too expensive for many homeowners. They seemed to try to go after government contracts where USA made were a requirement and people who wanted USA tools without the tool truck price. Too small of niche market to succeed.
I agree 100%. I'm not old enough to have appreciated it or bought anything then, but I'm old enough that I remember every auto parts and hardware store a person went into had a great big rack of SK tools. Now, this was before O'reillys, Advance Auto, Home Depot and Lowes took over the markets. I don't know what happened to them, it's like they just disappeared over night and never even tried to make a comeback. in fact if it wasn't for GJ, I wouldn't have even remembered SK except for a few wrenches my dad had, and then wouldn't have meant anything to me except that they were dad's.
You may be in the minority of happy LP90 owners then
I have 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 drive versions. Mine weren't dry. I had the most problems with the 3/8 flex head. The selector switch was pretty much frozen and the head binds. Now, I understand that there are people here that don't actually use their tools and they complain about minor issues that would disappear with using the tool. However, I feel that you shouldn't have to modify pawl or selector switch pintle springs on a new ratchet fresh out of its plastic sleeve. There should no binding whatsoever, the ratcheting action should be crisp, and the direction switch should move freely. Is that too much to ask for as a paying customer? I think not 
They really need to offer 7.25 to a nine inch flex head version. End of rant, nothing to see here, move along, I agree with everything you stated. Maybe I am lucky. I bought my 1/2" a little over a year ago, one of the 3/8" flex about a year ago, the other about 8 months ago, and the other two were delivered two weeks ago. Maybe they had the QC issues taken care of before I got mine. I was definitely aware of the complaints and if the 15" 1/2" drive flex hadn't been $65, I wouldn't have pulled the trigger. I then risked another $65 on a 3/8 flex. It was the stiffest of the bunch but oiling it and using it solved the problem. Then, the Steals and deals came out and the 3/8 flex was $45. I already had one, but that was too good to pass up. I tried to talk myself out of it, but in the end, lost the argument. That ratchet was perfect aside from needing lubed. The other two seem perfect, but still had to be oiled just like the others. I haven't used either one, so my mind could be changed. My only ***** is that I shouldn't have to have oiled them. They should be ready to work out of the box. In the end though, for the relatively little money I spent, I have no complaints. If I had been cutting springs to get the selector to move like I read about, my feelings would probably be different. I don't know why it wouldn't be mandatory to spin the pawl, flip the switch, and spin the pawl again as soon as it's put together. That could have saved them a bunch of negative PR right there and there wouldn't be as many SK haters around that will probably never purchase a SK tool.You may be in the minority of happy LP90 owners then
I think the fixed head LP90s had fewer problems than the flex head ratchets. My personal opinion is that SK screwed the pooch on these ratchets. First off, SK ratchets have been known for eternity for their knurled ratchet handles. i think SK should have released a knurled handle version of the LP90. One of the coolest features of the first run of the 3/8 LP90 ratchet was the lime green direction switch. The green switch was killed off in favor of a **** ugly, pot metal looking direction switch that appears huge on 1/4 drive versions. Lastly, in this modern era of cramped engine compartments and increased 1/4 drive use, why did SK only release one 1/4 drive flex head ratchet with an overall length of five inches?
This is basically the story I was hearing over and over and over again about these ratchetsYou may be in the minority of happy LP90 owners then
I think the fixed head LP90s had fewer problems than the flex head ratchets. My personal opinion is that SK screwed the pooch on these ratchets. First off, SK ratchets have been known for eternity for their knurled ratchet handles. i think SK should have released a knurled handle version of the LP90. One of the coolest features of the first run of the 3/8 LP90 ratchet was the lime green direction switch. The green switch was killed off in favor of a **** ugly, pot metal looking direction switch that appears huge on 1/4 drive versions. Lastly, in this modern era of cramped engine compartments and increased 1/4 drive use, why did SK only release one 1/4 drive flex head ratchet with an overall length of five inches?
Using a claw hammer to drive a punch????
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