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Awesome, like the color! Didn't like the original height? What you will do with the extra drawers?

Come on now, all I did was point out that the sets people linked to prove socket wrench is a industry term do say ratchet in the list of what they come with. I'm not judging or correcting anyone for what they want to call it on their own. As I said in #40 it fits perfectly if the socket is...

^ "set consists of: 1 Reversible Ratchet" not "reversible socket wrench". Thats all I'm saying.

You sure look again? The middle two under the "ratchet lever". Also all these sets that say "socket wrench set" if you look at the description of what comes with them they list "ratchet handle". So they are not calling the ratchet itself a socket wrench, only in the context of the set are...

pistolpete1313: I would call that a socket wrench! Also makes more sense to me when you see the old 1915/1923 sets above that are just a handle and sockets no ratchet.

Interesting, thx for the responses! Think I'm going to try it on my buddies to see how they react. JL4C: lol joking I hope, I know my question is stupid. Sometimes my brain wont move on until I find the answer no matter how insignificant.

But would you ask your buddy to hand you a socket wrench or a ratchet is the question I guess?

Just happen to be re-watching Breaking Bad and I noticed Clovis (Badgers cousin the mechanic/tow/repair guy) asks Badger to hand him the (big) socket wrench when he's working on the RV. I have never heard any mechanic call a ratchet a socket wrench ever. Figured it was just a tv writer...