I spy two very nice button head screws over the cover plate.AJ Manufacturing also.
SK lp9p. They made those also and the VIM is basically the modern incarnation of that, also the Olsa 90 tooth.I spy two very nice button head screws over the cover plate.
That would be a radical departure from the retaining ring design that AJ does for Matco.
Are you sure?
I disagree about the quality of vintage SK ratchets. I could (and did… many times) rip the anvil off a 3/8” raised panel Craftsman ratchet. This is just at normal strength and , definitely, without any cheater pipes or other extra leverage.You could barely give me VIM products for free with how useless and flimsy the ones I've tried have been, and their knockoff rebrands of ratchets and drill bits marked up to prices higher than Snap-On is like some kind of sick joke. The best ratchets on the market are Snap-On, Matco, Koken, Nepros, and Icon G2 and you'd be incredibly hard pressed to change my mind on that. When literally every one of those brands is cheaper than these, it makes no sense.
And frankly, SK tools weren't that good in the first place. They were just US made and came in green boxes, none of the SK stuff I've come across is any better than old Craftsman in quality, it would be a waste to buy an SK clone with a VIM price tag when you can just buy a better ratchet for less money. Or buy literally the same SK clone ratchet from Olsa for less money.
It is borderline ridiculous what the retail prices are on 45170’s. I would not pay more than $5 for one, and it would have to be really nice for me to pay $5 for one…
They are not as nice as I prefer to use, but my work tools are only insured for a given dollar amount. My work tools exceed the insured amount by a lot, so I took a lot of tools home. My Wright double pawl ratchet was one of them.I sell every 45170 I lay my hands on. A nice one will bring $30 all day, a rough but functional version will still fetch $15.
I don’t care for them…but I’ll be damned if they don’t sell like hotcakes.
I've had a few of the Olsa ratchets and while similar to the SK they do seem to be smoother and feel like they have a higher tooth count. They are definitely a sleeper out there they are fantastic.You could barely give me VIM products for free with how useless and flimsy the ones I've tried have been, and their knockoff rebrands of ratchets and drill bits marked up to prices higher than Snap-On is like some kind of sick joke. The best ratchets on the market are Snap-On, Matco, Koken, Nepros, and Icon G2 and you'd be incredibly hard pressed to change my mind on that. When literally every one of those brands is cheaper than these, it makes no sense.
And frankly, SK tools weren't that good in the first place. They were just US made and came in green boxes, none of the SK stuff I've come across is any better than old Craftsman in quality, it would be a waste to buy an SK clone with a VIM price tag when you can just buy a better ratchet for less money. Or buy literally the same SK clone ratchet from Olsa for less money.
The handle seems smaller. Might be good for people with small hands.Apparently Vim is trying to be for the who just want "different".