Accessory ratchet speeder rings?

[Gittgo]

Perhaps something of interest:

drive adaptors:

1/4 -> 3/8

3/8 -> 1/2

Now those are on my list too. FRANK !

 

[jeejay]

By the way, Wikipedia is calling them spin disks. Not discs but disks (or nominative plural, disky). Hmm, I'll have to search for ratchet diskies... nope, nothing. Spin diskies got me a book on Extragalactic Astronomy though. Strangely enough, ratchety ratchetings didn't work either. You can't make this stuff up.

 

[Al Borland]

Look up "Spinners"......
Not what I was expecting...

 

[jeejay]

Yeah, some spinner handles are faster than "spin disks". I tried the Husky Z Wrench next to those. Generally it can be used without ratcheting by shifting the handle (or the same way with a ratchet adapter). The detents, swivels, and knurling on that make it spin well straightened out, then it can be angled like a ratchet's L-handle for the rest. There should be larger ones made for how useful they might be, at least with a spinning swivel on both ends, if not a bit holder, maybe two drive sizes there (I haven't seen them yet), flex handles approximate this otherwise. A spinning T that has a good weight balance is still much faster, because it spins on its own, but with a two handed grip only (some sliding tees also have detents that allow for spinning from the middle and extra leverage from the end).

Well, I like the concept of all of these features or accessories, built in or not. As long as they work well enough to improve a simple handle (rather than require multiple handles, unless those shine by themselves). Speed isn't the only thing, or I'd insist on power tools for that. You know, it may be faster to spin a hex nut with the fingers alone, sometimes at least. I'm leaving the finger spinners on ratchets so whichever handle I grab will work about the same way (the little blue disks work best on fine toothed ones, and can be spun with the side of my thumb). Sometimes these diskies can give the fingers more torque to loosen or tighten something, which is useful with a heavier wrench, and also for positioning the socket onto the nut with one hand. Seems kind of silly though to have become a scavenger hunt, as these can be so cheaply made that they should never be hard to find. Now I've got my eye on an almost empty bottle of baby powder. It's all about the same thing as far as I'm concerned, and those accessories are freeeeeeeeeeee. Really, it's more a sense of satisfaction to make use of trash as it were (especially if it works better for some reason, you never know).

 

[jeejay]

Not my thing.....

Those look nice. So far I like the discs to be about the same size around for any drive on the ratchets, up to 1-1/4" inch, or so, outer diameter. Not sure what the max sized lid I'd want to use would be (not too much more to grip both with one hand). I can see why something intended to be more of a thumb wheel would match the ratchet size though. The first ones I mentioned also change in diameter, yet are more like palm wheels, not as well made however (the missing detents I'm gonna have to scratch in there as a preference, usually they'll stay in place as is), and they don't spin as fast with the fingers, because they'll trip them up with such a radical shape. Best for a side grip, and not bad over all (just different).

 

[jeejay]

Funny, I was pondering what kind of these things to put in front of a ratchet adapter, not realizing that I could just spin the ratchet adapter itself (it wasn't visually obvious to me that it was dual purpose because only part of the switch bezel is knurled). There's just a little difference between the two kinds I have.

One with the switch in front of the ratchet can be spun with the switch.

One with the switch behind the ratchet can be spun from the area in front of the switch.

That's especially good for the one with a switch in front, because a spin disk would be somewhat in the way of the switch, or confuse the matter if you were not looking directly at it. This kind is a little faster to switch and spin all in one place.

 

[EzGoingKev]

For you guys that have used the Craftsman 44191 disc type what did you think of them?

 

[bonneyman]

I've had several different types. Each with their own advantages. I do prefer the thin metal rings that you pop on the knuckle between the ratchet head and socket.
I had a spare set of the metal ones that I gave to somebody on the forum a while back. Hope they did the job for him.

 

[EzGoingKev]

Do the metal rings flop around? I do not know if would like that if they moved up and down in between the ratchet face and socket.

 

[tanukiboy]

Here's some from Amazon Japan...

Ash quick spinner
View media item 91459

Koken quick spinner
View media item 91460

KTC quick spinner
View media item 91461

Nepros quick spinner
View media item 91462

Tone quick adapter
View media item 91463