Recent content by RFBIII

CHI_Tool&Die, Glad you're back in business with your ratchet. Yep, I too am very fond of the Facom style sliding pawl ratchet mechanism. Continued success with your Proto!

CHI_Tool&Die, No, I do not use a vise nor would I recommend one. Your fingers and thumb should be able to hold the assembly together with enough firmness to achieve reassembly and reach the objective of a fine working ratchet! My guess is that the pin on the underside of the switch cover is...

Well thanks Ton ton. Just an impromptu photo take on the front walk of the house adjacent to the garage where the SK ratchet and its cousins are stabled. Here in the relatively mild seasons of Southern California you can get away with living in a Mid Century Modern home with design aesthetics...

CHI_Tool&Die, take heart! I own many of the Facom design sliding pawl type of round head ratchets, including several Proto round head units such as yours. As such I have disassembled and reassembled all of them, cleaning and lubricating as necessary. All of them work reliably and I have full...

AEAdam, you may be correct. PTFE could be a worthwhile addition to the formulation of the lubricant used. Presently I have lots of the Lubriplate SFL-0 on hand so I certainly want to exploit its use. While, as they say, YMMV, I have found the Lubriplate working splendidly on my ratchets...

It's your ratchet so it is your prerogative to use the lubrication that you choose for it. I'll throw in my 2 cents and advise use of Lubriplate SFL-0 since a ratchet is a pawl against gear application. Lubriplate SFL-0 is the same lubrication that I generally use on my firearms, ideal for...

I recently stumbled across Kutch420's post about the SK 40175 and it reminded me of an embarrassing happenstance from the first of this year. I was probing deeper into one of my toolboxes when, behold, there before me was a pristine and unused SK model 40175 in all of its 15 inch glory. It...

If you have a Proto, SK Tuff 1, Facom, or other round head ratchet with a sliding pawl mechanism then the attached scans from Proto may be helpful, especially Step 10 which advises backing off the screw (that holds the rotating assembly to the ratchet head) by a quarter turn. I would add two...

Brand new to this forum. I'll jump in and concur that the SK Tuff 1 ratchets are very nice in their smoothness and lack of back drag. Guess that's why I own a bunch of them, properly lubed with Lubriplate SFL-0 grease. As likely stated elsewhere, these FACOM design ratchets (currently...