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Anyone recognize this logo? Its on an old machinist's caliper. Thanks in advance if you can help.

Mystery ratchet thing finally solved! Ebayer charlotte38 contacted me to let me know this thing is the guts for a Fiskars Sidekick. The gear like part of it is what engages the handle.

Hammered finish paint is not the same as crinkle finish. If you are going for the original look first spray it with crinkle finish paint of any color because you won't find the correct brown in crinkle paint. If you've ever painted then you know how important surface preparation is and how any...

Some BIG 1" drive sockets.

Beautiful work. Now that's RESTORATION, just like original.

Holy moly that looks primitive.

Thanks, I will do that. It sounds like it really works well.

Definitely. Why have all the extra parts instead of the change lever directly moving the pawl (rhetorical question).

No, sorry, hard to describe. I'll try again. When you switch from backing up (free wheeling, ratcheting, not sure how to put this) to driving how many degrees of handle movement does it take for the mechanism to "lock up" and drive? I'm thinking that it its a 'lot' (what ever that means) that...

That is such an interesting concept. With manufacturers engaged in "teeth wars" I wonder why no one has latched on to this just so they could advertise "infinite teeth"? Is there a lot of backlash when you switch directions?

WOW! It's interesting that in the early days manufacturers were trying different drive sizes prior to settling on 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, etc.

Now that is cool. I'm not sure I could resist the temptation to take it apart to have a look inside. I looked at the patent drawings and it appears that the rollers roll up on ramps and that is what locks it. What does it feel like when you turn it? I assume there is no clicking like a...

I like the last ratchet, kind of 50's sputnik looking.

Thanks for the info! Now I need to find one of those thumb wheel ratchets.