Forgive me Tool Gods, for I have sinned

[gj67stang]

Picked up another Pittsburg Pro 3/8" swivel head ratchet from HF today after dissecting my first one. Since I plan on keeping this one intact and using it, I wanted to swap the HF green handle for something a little more comfortable.

Pulled the green handle off. Disassembled a B1356E brake tool and bored the handle out using a 15/32" drill for a -0.005" press fit for this particular ratchet.

Snap-On hard handle on a Taiwan-made Harbor Freight ratchet. Hope I don't get struck down by lightning!

 

[I can fix anything]

You should be flogged

 

[Bull]

I'm sure that some people are now making voodoo dolls representing you into which they will stick pins and needles in your southern regions.

But wtf, it's your right to modify your tools as you please!

 

[boostedgt]

its ok, snap on themselves will be doing this shortly

 

[bczygan]

That is just an unholy combination!

BTW, thank you for the tear down. I have the same ratchet and like it. Any way you could cobble it back together and take it back?

 

[csmitty]

Put it on ebay and see what you get, then when it ends tell them you can't in good morals take their money

 

[jay50]

My son, your sin for the chinese tool purchase is forgiven; now go forth and buy American and sin no more.

 

[volpster31]

its ok, snap on themselves will be doing this shortly

hahahaha

 

[King Bojack]

its ok, snap on themselves will be doing this shortly

Yeah theres a Snap On exec on this board right now thinking "Damn we could do that too......"

I do like it though cuz I don't like the **** handles HF puts on their fancy *** ratchets.

 

[diesel research]

My son, your sin for the chinese tool purchase is forgiven; now go forth and buy American and sin no more.

He did. The handle is clearly american and a replacement will cost just as much as the ratchet.

 

[jjjrmx5]

Dear Dr. stang;

Is there a contingency plan should the so-called patient reject the "donor appendage" due to its inability to speak Madarin Chinese?

Sincerely,
Sir Stanley "Mac" Toolvius

LOL

 

[north]

I'm sure that some people are now making voodoo dolls representing you into which they will stick pins and needles in your southern regions.

I'm on it!

But wtf, it's your right to modify your tools as you please!

And one for you too!!!



Meh, nothing wrong with improving a tool. How are those Pittsburgh tools anyway?

 

[billymade]

That would be interesting to take that back to Harbor Freight with the Snap-On handle left on it! LOL! I can see it now... "I'm sorry sir, that is not our brand ratchet!"

 

[dsaabm]

Dear Dr. stang;

Is there a contingency plan should the so-called patient reject the "donor appendage" due to its inability to speak Madarin Chinese?

Sincerely,
Sir Stanley "Mac" Toolvius

LOL

haha yeah there's another plan:

 

[kellyo]

Can you buy just the handles only?

 

[jjjrmx5]

haha yeah there's another plan:

^^^^^^
Ahhhhhh--the "Ellis Island" Edition.

Nice!
LOL.

 

[mrholeshot]

Gearwrench Snap-On hybrids

 

[fordbroncodave]

yah ebay them and see what happens. when you get $100 you successfully cheated someone out of that money

 

[DrkMtnDew]

ya know i like those black handles enough that i might stuff one on my FHNF100. a SO/SO mix.

 

[tonydanzah]

here is my gearman conversion

 

[mrholeshot]

yah ebay them and see what happens. when you get $100 you successfully cheated someone out of that money

I would never do that, just about anyone who buys snap-on would catch it right away anyway. I had som obsolete carb tools and thought it would be fun.

 

[rsieracki]

ELIZABETH, ITS THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome idea on the ebay thing, i just may try that lol JK

 

[gj67stang]

yah ebay them and see what happens. when you get $100 you successfully cheated someone out of that money

I am keeping this ratchet for my own use and have no intention of misleading or cheating anyone.

 

[eyeboltman]

Wrong just Wrong !!! Cool job.

 

[american lockpicker]

I guess its an improvement.

 

[trout]

at least the handle will last

 

[diesel research]

at least the handle will last

Only because it is the newer tpye hard handle. Had it been the older type SO hard handle it would have probably crumbled and fell apart.

 

[PaulR]

come here tools!!

 

[rsanter]

so would the tool buddaha approve?

bob

 

[fordbroncodave]

come here tools!!

oh that is so funny toy story 1 movie. i forgot about that kid

 

[toolman1967]

oh that is so funny toy story 1 movie. i forgot about that kid

HAHA, I was drinking a cup of coffee when I saw that post, almost burned my nose when it came through

 

[mrholeshot]

Here is one I did a few minutes ago. Snap-On or Gearwrench doesn't make a 1/2 roto ratchet. HF has one (as did I) and my son has used one working in a Toyota dealership for a few years so I guess they work OK. I took one of my hard handles and fit it to it. Now I have the 1/2 version, lol

A lot bigger than it looks

 

[mrholeshot]

matched up against 3/8 and 1/4 snap-on

 

[TireTracks]

here is my gearman conversion

How hard it that to do?

Wonder what handles would work, Might have to get a cheapo Bit driver to steal the handle off of.

 

[mrchuck]

Hey,,,,, I like it. I have 2 file cabinet drawers full of ratchet drives. So, I will look around and find a suitable handle. Then go visit a HF. Nearest one to me is 60 miles away. Northern tool is 55 miles away.
Snap-On tools are nice. I have a lot of them, primarily old ones I find at garage sales, and the ones I have kept over 50 years of buying things for my car.
But, you know, I haven't seen any engineering report on the strength of tools that make the super expensive "truck" tools any better or stronger than the ones made outside the USA.
But I buy lots of used USA made tools, just like today where I stopped at a roadside vendor in a wide space on the highway and bought 10 dollars worth of wrenches, punches, extension, brushes, etc., all USA made. That is what I do. I find older USA tools. And I have a great time doing this.

 

[oldtools]

My son, you are forgiven. Now go sin some more.

 

[mrholeshot]

I think I may take a 1/4 raised panel and machine the handle down and put a Craftsman Clear Handle on it.

 

[gj67stang]

I think I may take a 1/4 raised panel and machine the handle down and put a Craftsman Clear Handle on it.

I had actually considered doing something like that, too, but just wasn't sure if it would look right when I was done.

 

[mrholeshot]

I had actually considered doing something like that, too, but just wasn't sure if it would look right when I was done.

If it doesn't look right I'll just take it back to Sears and have them warranty both peices

 

[Stephenw]

I'm sure that some people are now making voodoo dolls representing you into which they will stick pins and needles in your southern regions.

But wtf, it's your right to modify your tools as you please!

I'm on it...