Craftsman Speed Spinner Ratchet

[Ryan]

I'm sure the Speed Spinner has been written about before on the forum, but thought I would post mine for the hell of it... They pop up on eBay fairly regularly where they ...
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[Richard Cranium]

let me be the first one to tell you that you ****. I picked up two at a yard sale for .50 each.... felt great....Rich

 

[Jim C.]

That ratchet has been on my "want list" for a while now. I'm still looking for a nice one.

Jim C.

 

[3baygarage]

Mythology 101: Unit I


Chapter 1: Unicorns

Chapter 2: Cyclops

Chapter 3: Craftsman Spinner Ratchet ranging from .50 to $25 at Pawn Shops & Yard Sales.




I'm going shopping with you guys! 2x the you ****!

 

[ggoss]

Love it. You definitely ****. [emoji106]

Not sure how I feel about this post though. [emoji53] With you spreading the word, now I'm never gonna find a cheap one on eBay that slipped through the cracks!

 

[zkling]

To bad craftsman hasn't brought it back in a fine tooth variant. I'm a bit surprised some of the off shore makers like HF or Kobalt haven't come up with one yet.

 

[jerryW]

I passed on one at a swap years ago for $8! I already had one that I bought for $3 and thought at the time $8 was too much!

Still have the $3 one though. Still use it on occasion.



jerry

 

[PelicanPines]

You guys would **** less if you had an extra... cough... wink... It's one of my wish list items as well.

 

[Ryan]

I'm not a tool collector at all... Meaning, I don't have a use for some cool, but unsuable vintage tool. This one gets used quite a bit... It's a wonder no one still makes one.

 

[Outlawmws]

That one is also on my wish list. I have a similar Proto crank ratchet in 1/2 drive I cobbled up out of a military ratchet crank.

 

[marty_p]

Lovely, something else I now want and probably don't need!

Thanks for the thread, Ryan.

 

[Plombob]

Well... you ****!

I've been looking for one of those rats for 15 years. Never seen one at any price or any condition. I'm convinced it's not real - just an optical illusion.

 

[Flathead Johnny]

omg, last year i happen to find a large box at an estate sale of a tool sales man with about 125 new ones in it for $38......I had no idea of the value, I made metal sculptures creatures out the tools. I used them as the body of caterpillars, spiders and ants, bent wrenched as legs and welded them to it

 

[Outlawmws]

omg, last year i happen to find a large box at an estate sale of a tool sales man with about 125 new ones in it for $38......I had no idea of the value, I made metal sculptures creatures out the tools. I used them as the body of caterpillars, spiders and ants, bent wrenched as legs and welded them to it

:tard:

 

[jakemac]

It's OK outlaw - he didn't post a picture, so it didn't happen.

 

[Richard Cranium]

lets see pic's , no pic's then your are pulling our legs....

 

[zkling]

omg, last year i happen to find a large box at an estate sale of a tool sales man with about 125 new ones in it for $38......I had no idea of the value, I made metal sculptures creatures out the tools. I used them as the body of caterpillars, spiders and ants, bent wrenched as legs and welded them to it

Indeed, so just to make sure we are all on the same page Johnny, you found a box with 125, new, speeder ratchets (as pictured above) and you welded them into art? I'm just having a hard time believing this for a few reasons.

Wouldn't you think it was strange to find brand new tools and then just weld them up? I'm afraid to ask, but what else have you welded into art?

 

[drivesitfar]

Nice Ryan. i bet Rich meant he paid $50 each and not $.50 (cents), but if a $1 for 2 of these rare wrenches then even better.

is there a YouTube video showing how to use one of these?

 

[softailgarage]

I'm sure the Speed Spinner has been written about before on the forum, but thought I would post mine for the hell of it... They pop up on eBay fairly regularly where they ...
To read the rest of this blog entry from The Garage Journal, click here.

let me be the first one to tell you that you ****. I picked up two at a yard sale for .50 each.... felt great....Rich

You both ****...it cost me $77.00 for mine. The nice thing is the last one that sold on Ebay went for around $179.00...which makes you guys **** even more.
Rich, you sure about that price?

 

[Flathead Johnny]

We'll this explains why all the guys would shake their head and mumble I can grind them off and fork over the cash......to the ones that though my past comment was real, I have some snake oil for sale

 

[rubberrodder]

We'll this explains why all the guys would shake their head and mumble I can grind them off and fork over the cash......to the ones that though my past comment was real, I have some snake oil for sale

After that, they can swing by my place for some beach front property I have in New Mexico.

 

[oak_park]

.........

 

[Ryan]

1960... No kidding... I thought this thing was mid-50s...

 

[jakemac]

1960 to 1963 only. The patent was approved in 1959.
Short run, Long lasting.

 

[MetalCutter]

There's one on ebay now with a buy it now price of $120 bucks. I want one but damn not that bad. Not even close.

 

[jakemac]

I wish I only paid $120 for mine.

 

[Doug B]

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I've never seen one of these in person,but they sure look ****.

Does anyone know if Craftsman made a stubby ratchet that looked like this,but without the spinner handle?

 

[chicane]

I don't get it. You would need a heck of a lot of clearance for any particular job for that thing to be even remotely useful. With most of the jobs on my cars the spaces are so tight I am lucky if I can turn my socket a 1/4 of a turn at a time.

 

[Outlawmws]

Not every nut or bolt in the world has access issues. Not even on cars and trucks.

 

[uniballer]

I used to have one but made by bonney, now I have several of those in craftsman. Everytime I see one I buy it!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Diveitfar, no I printed it correct. I got two of them for .50 cents each at a yard sale, you can look up in last years yard sale blog and see them...Rich..

 

[drivesitfar]

all right RC i believe you.

i don't give this out hardly ever, but you **** big time. as others have said on a few other items in the past when this award gets thrown out there you actually "stole" them.

I know they would cost some coin if i wanted to buy one and didn't find one in somebody's inexpensive tool box so how do they work? any youtube vids or do you just grab both ends and turn like crazy??

 

[Outlawmws]

I used to have one but made by bonney, now I have several of those in craftsman. Everytime I see one I buy it!

Do you live in the only place in america where they sold well? I've NEVER seen one in the wild...

 

[torqueman2002]

Here's mine.

 

[uniballer]

Do you live in the only place in america where they sold well? I've NEVER seen one in the wild...

Over the last 3 years have seen lots but only bought 7. Some were 100 but most were 10-25. bought one for 50 cause it looked new.

 

[jcfields]

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[Ryan]

I don't get it. You would need a heck of a lot of clearance for any particular job for that thing to be even remotely useful. With most of the jobs on my cars the spaces are so tight I am lucky if I can turn my socket a 1/4 of a turn at a time.

It's not the right tool for a tight situation. It's the right tool for tedious situations... Like synching 48 nuts to secure the heads on a flathead ford before you torque them.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Why not just use a t handle? Just as fast as the spinner handle and more torque than the stub of a handle.
I guess I will join the minority and put this in the Christmas useless novelty category of tools....but somehow got a cult following and now everyone loves it! I could see using Robogrips more than that thing!

I'll go hide now.....

 

[torqueman2002]

Over the last 3 years have seen lots but only bought 7. Some were 100 but most were 10-25. bought one for 50 cause it looked new.

You're going to make me say it, aren't you?

Pics, or it didn't happen.

 

[torqueman2002]

Why not just use a t handle? Just as fast as the spinner handle and more torque than the stub of a handle.
I guess I will join the minority and put this in the Christmas useless novelty category of tools....but somehow got a cult following and now everyone loves it! I could see using Robogrips more than that thing!

I'll go hide now.....

For me, it is the novelty of this guy. I agree (speed wrench, rather than T-handle), not that useful.