Fixing the Craftsman V-line ratchet

[Andres26tnt]

One thing that dawn on me when I bought a bunch of 1/4 ratchet/bit kits is, they leave alot to be desired.

Mainly the versatility of the ratchet on some of this kits aren't great. So I design a fix for the V line 1/4 kit using one of my favorites bit 1/4 combo ratchet.

Now, let me see all your custom fixes . I'm going down the rabbit hole of custom inserts and boxes using 3D printers.

3D printer : Bambu A1
Material : Generic black PLA
Ratchet : Astro Products # AP023671

Fyi if you like the ratchet, I believe VIM rebrand all 3 lengths. Also MAC tools will be rebranding it for their new tool release in April. Lots of cool new tools their are releasing.

 

[KnurledNut]

Misleading title. There have been several attempts at making the V-series ratchets less of a "drag", but no real fixes I know of.
Your "fix" is replacing it with something else, which is the same conclusion I came to.

A more appropriate title might be, "Nixing the Craftsman V-series ratchet"

 

[Andres26tnt]

Misleading title. There have been several attempts at making the V-series ratchets less of a "drag", but no real fixes I know of.
Your "fix" is replacing it with something else, which is the same conclusion I came to.

A more appropriate title might be, "Nixing the Craftsman V-series ratchet"

Gotta get the click somehow

I actually didn't mind the ratchet, but I hated how far you extend the bit if you use it with the provided bit socket. That on any 1/4 ratchet that is use a bit ratchet. Prefer dedicated bit ratchets or combos like the one replacing it.