Gearwrench 1/4 ratchet

[MechanicforLife]

Just won this ratchet on ebay seller says it is new never been used, let me know what you think guys $15.50 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...K:MEWNX:IT&item=230296390083#ebayphotohosting


Tom
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[Stanger]

Nice job man! That is a nice looking ratchet for that kind of $$. Beware though, people are going to jump in and say you should have spent $50 on a Snap-On.

 

[MechanicforLife]

Thanks,I was browsing Sears.com last night I noticed this ratchet and the 3/8 Gearwrench Cushion grip Full polish ratchet sell for 99.99, I had to try and jump on it, got lucky dunno
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[paramudduck]

Good deal but there was a Snap on 3/8 F80 for $49.95 the other day.

Ha ha Had to do it. You did good! Wish I'd seen it thats the one I need to finish the set. Oh well there will be more

 

[Stanger]

I definitely would have bought it for $15 even though I don't need another 1/4.

 

[paramudduck]

I think I've got around 14 or so of them spread out around the place. I have a bad habit of getting or making sets. 1/2 3/8 1/4 Cornwell, Wright, Snap on, Armstrong, Mac etc.

 

[MechanicforLife]

I seen that one , I was thinking of that getting it. But then I thought about it and IM going to shop around first.
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[billymade]

Considoring a new one from Sears is $42.99; I think you did well! It is a Gearwrench, after all; you should give us a review when you get it and let us know what you think!

GearWrench 1/4" Drive Cushion Grip Teardrop Ratchet
Sears item# 00992780000 Mfr. model# 81007

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...sName=Ratchets&sid=I0084400010000100600&aff=Y

 

[wrenchr]

I definitely would have bought it for $15 even though I don't need another 1/4.

"NEED" or "WANT" is there a difference???

 

[Stanger]

"NEED" or "WANT" is there a difference???

Nah. That's why I still would have bought it.

 

[MechanicforLife]

I got all craftsman Standard issue ratchets, So I probably need this one. I'll let you guys know when I get it and I will be sure to take a couple of pics. In action..
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[olds88]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290264169835&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=019

Clean it up with a little brake cleaner, and I got something cheap for my home set, but better than Gearwrench, for half the price!

 

[MechanicforLife]

Cool, great deal for $5 Thanks for the heads up, what kind of material do you use to get rust off of tools? Woolpad? Sand Paper? I got alot of tools with some rust on them or in them, Ever consider a hot wash? I got a ton of sockets with rust..

 

[nissan_crawler]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290264169835&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=019

Clean it up with a little brake cleaner, and I got something cheap for my home set, but better than Gearwrench, for half the price!

Arguable. I would have gladly traded any of my SK ratchets for a Gearwrench ratchet. They didn't sell for **** on ebay and they were brand new, there's a reason they go so cheap. I couldn't hardly give them away.

Cool, great deal for $5 Thanks for the heads up, what kind of material do you use to get rust off of tools? Woolpad? Sand Paper? I got alot of tools with some rust on them or in them, Ever consider a hot wash? I got a ton of sockets with rust..

In my experience, a smelting furnace is the best way to take care of SK tools.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

Nice score!

 

[MechanicforLife]

Thanks bro I was sure they were going to outbid me, hopefully I dont get stiffed..

 

[olds88]

Cool, great deal for $5 Thanks for the heads up, what kind of material do you use to get rust off of tools? Woolpad? Sand Paper? I got alot of tools with some rust on them or in them, Ever consider a hot wash? I got a ton of sockets with rust..

Just brake cleaner and a shop rag... works great for surface rust. Someone else on this board likes distilled vinegar...... give that a try, I haven't tried it yet because we don't usually keep vinegar at the shop.......

 

[olds88]

Arguable. I would have gladly traded any of my SK ratchets for a Gearwrench ratchet. They didn't sell for **** on ebay and they were brand new, there's a reason they go so cheap. I couldn't hardly give them away.

In my experience, a smelting furnace is the best way to take care of SK tools.

S-K stuff generally goes for pretty decent money on eBay..... but I'm happily testing your theory by bidding the minimum bid on every S-K ratchet on eBay that hasn't got any bids yet.

I prefer anything domestically made over anything made overseas, particularly China and Korea, and Taiwan a slightly distant 3rd.... which is why my 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 is superior to, say, a brand new Hyundai Genesis, or whatever.

 

[billymade]

olds88, I thought you primarily used Snap-On ratchets; are you going to buy SK ratchets and use them for work?

 

[olds88]

olds88, I thought you primarily used Snap-On ratchets; are you going to buy SK ratchets and use them for work?

Nope, it's for my home set... I already have an S-K 1/4 inch ratchet that stays in my car (it lives in a Craftsman plastic blow molded box with mostly the Craftsman tools that came with that box.... that set saved my *** on the road a few times!), but sometimes I leave my car at work, such as this weekend, and I could have used a 1/4 ratchet at home this weekend. IDK what happened to the one we had here, I guess my Dad brought it to work.


S-K ratchets work great..... however, inherent in their design, they're not as convenient as Snap-on, and the Snap-on copies, to reverse direction with one finger. They seem to have solved that problem with their new "palm control" ratchets, but I've yet to see one in real life.

Also, on Snap-on, and similar ratchets, when the switch is pointing to ON or OFF, you know just by looking at it which direction it's set to, the traditional S-K ratchets, you have to test it in your hand.

 

[paramudduck]

Rephrase that statement. With pear head style you have an indication of how they are set.

Snap on has made round heads for years upon years that you have to test with your hands.

 

[eschoendorff]

S-K stuff generally goes for pretty decent money on eBay..... but I'm happily testing your theory by bidding the minimum bid on every S-K ratchet on eBay that hasn't got any bids yet.

I prefer anything domestically made over anything made overseas, particularly China and Korea, and Taiwan a slightly distant 3rd.... which is why my 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 is superior to, say, a brand new Hyundai Genesis, or whatever.

Dude, you are in some SERIOUS denial. We had three different Olds 88s... NO WAY that they are superior cars to a Hyundai Genesis. Sorry, that must hurt, but that's how technology and progress goes. Even if it doesn't hail from this country.

 

[fxt]

i bought two ratchets off the same guy. i got one for 18 shipped and the other 13 shipped.

 

[olds88]

Rephrase that statement. With pear head style you have an indication of how they are set.

Snap on has made round heads for years upon years that you have to test with your hands.

Snap-on holds the patent for the original reversible ratchet. Any "pear head" ratchet is Snap-on style. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT1854513

Dude, you are in some SERIOUS denial. We had three different Olds 88s... NO WAY that they are superior cars to a Hyundai Genesis. Sorry, that must hurt, but that's how technology and progress goes. Even if it doesn't hail from this country.

Dude, you need to take it easy, and learn to "read between the lines".

 

[davestlouis]

Vinegar will work, but it's SLOW at removing rust, and it starts to smell really funky 2-3 days into the rust removal. I derusted a Barcalo-Buffalo wrench recently and it took 4 days of soaking to get it clean. The odor of venegar and rust on my hands just about made me vomit, even after I washed my hands several times.

 

[64merc]

Vinegar will work, but it's SLOW at removing rust, and it starts to smell really funky 2-3 days into the rust removal. I derusted a Barcalo-Buffalo wrench recently and it took 4 days of soaking to get it clean. The odor of venegar and rust on my hands just about made me vomit, even after I washed my hands several times.

Believe me, I know that smell!!. I only use it for really bad rust and let it soak for a few days. I look for other alternatives if possible.

 

[Merkava_4]

I've removed heavy rust off of steel plates submerged in white vinegar in 48 hours. Even some of the mill scale came off.

 

[billymade]

I just go a bottle of "evapo-rust" and I have been very happy with the results! I would use gloves when working with it though; it affects your skin and causes mine to itch like crazy! http://www.evapo-rust.com/
http://www.evaporust.com/index.html

http://www.google.com/products?hl=e...a=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

 

[paramudduck]

Olds the way you made the statement was that all SO ratchets allowed immediate visual checks.

I stated that SO has and does make round head ratchets that require the hand check. Yes I know that they have the on off on the dial. However this is not a reliable quick visual check.

Basically you made a sweeping generalization. And I being ornery had to put limits on it.

 

[MechanicforLife]

Received my GW ratchet , I got to admit it looks like a little tuff sucker, its 1 1/2" - 2" longer than the little 1/4 SI(Standard Issue) Craftsman, It looks alot like the Stanleys they sell at the store. I had to get something better than the perverbial knuckle busters(CM)
Yesterday I was doing some brakes and I must of busted my knuckles twice on the caliper bolts I was being lazy then I grabbed the 17mm combo wrench . But like I said and you guys know CM tool set ratchets are pretty much junk. Havent used my tiny GW yet.