My Ratcheting Screwdriver Collection

[jdcompman]

Here's the latest addition to my collection:

I was eying that one when it came up on ebay! Congrats!

 

[bart1]

Got my girlfriend the pink one. I shoulda snapped some pics. She likes it. Cost more than any of mine.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I have a few. Two pink ones, a green one and a (new) yellow one. Does anyone else find that using them makes your wrist hurt/ache?

[Insert ****** joke here]

 

[eburke197]

Here's the latest addition to my collection:

Glad I could help you out with the clear one

Very nice collection.

 

[bgott]

I have two of the black ones, one black shorty, a yellow and an orange.

 

[Trucky]

I don't have a single ratcheting screwdriver of any type. Is the Snap-On version really worth the weight loss in the wallet?

 

[Canadian Charlie]

Just thought I'd share my Snap-On Ratcheting Screwdriver collection with ya'll:

On their way to be added to my collection are: yellow, another gray, Earnhardt Sr., and Earnhardt Jr.

I'm still looking for a white, brown, maroon, purple and ever-elusive clear along with a mini or two.

Thanks for letting me share.

I've been trying to get one off eBay at a good price but now I knowthat you bought them all

 

[bgott]

I don't have a single ratcheting screwdriver of any type. Is the Snap-On version really worth the weight loss in the wallet?

Outside of the shorty, which I bought off of Ebay, I haven't given more than $15 for any of mine. So,yes they are!

 

[gj67stang]

Let's bring this thread back from the dead!


My collection has grown a bit in the last 4 years:

 

[canuckian]

well done! thats a nice way to display them. I have to get off my *** and do something with mine.

 

[Project_shadow]

Holy ****, I think u have more of them than I have 1/4" bits lol

 

[shockwave]

Nice collection I have been looking for a long green one for awile now what's the deal with the green and black one?

 

[OCD]

Wow!!

 

[gj67stang]

Nice collection I have been looking for a long green one for awile now what's the deal with the green and black one?

Thanks. It's actually lime green with dark green ends made for Palmera (tool manufacturer and distributor in Spain)

 

[RedRabbit]

My grandpa gave me his orange older one. So I must preserve it so I bought another hard orange then a black.

 

[P_856]

Wow I though u had a lot when I saw the first post but I just saw the updated pic whoa I've got to start a collection of my own soon.

 

[NewEdgePerf]

What kind of rack are you using? Is that something you made?

 

[Qualitytools]

Great collection I have a black one and a red one, both hard handle. I did not know they came in a long reach version!

 

[jeffmoss26]

I didn't think I could be more jealous but here we are! Wow!
EDIT: do you have the newest 95th anniversary driver?

 

[toolmutt]

I love you guys! Not only do I really like looking at all the tools (benefit #1), but I can use photos like this one and from the "How many ratchets do you have" thread when my wife says that I have too many tools (benefit #2).

 

[Farmall450]

Holy S$#!, that is incredible. I doubt the SO truck has that many ratcheting drivers on board!

 

[gj67stang]

.....do you have the newest 95th anniversary driver?

Yes, I do. I have to move 69 of them down one position to make room...

 

[calair]

This is an honest question for OP.
I can see some people are enamored with shiny chrome on a ratchet or socket but in this case, what could it be?
Besides the name Snap On, what part of the ratcheting screwdriver attract you?
Precision-fine teeth feel of it? Or cannot be explained?

 

[daddy2coull]

The UK have a black and gold one coming soon for our 50th anniversary of snap on. Interested?

 

[Trucky]

This is an honest question for OP.
I can see some people are enamored with shiny chrome on a ratchet or socket but in this case, what could it be?
Besides the name Snap On, what part of the ratcheting screwdriver attract you?
Precision-fine teeth feel of it? Or cannot be explained?

I'm not sure what drives people to own a ton of them.

I bought one and still have that one driver (SSDMR4BO)

It's a fantastic tool that so far as surpassed any other ratcheting screwdriver I've ever tried. They work for years, have a simple design, can be rebuilt, can take some serious torque without even breaking a sweat. You can even change the length on the shaft, I believe. Great design IMO.

So while I won't be collecting a ton of these, you can bet I'll be using this same driver in 10 years. Don't get me wrong, I still have a ton of screwdrivers But I think there's some mix of collectability, classical-ness, quality, and "feel" that makes these thing a hot item.

 

[Ratchet.]

I'm not sure what drives people to own a ton of them.

I bought one and still have that one driver (SSDMR4BO)

It's a fantastic tool that so far as surpassed any other ratcheting screwdriver I've ever tried. They work for years, have a simple design, can be rebuilt, can take some serious torque without even breaking a sweat. You can even change the length on the shaft, I believe. Great design IMO.

So while I won't be collecting a ton of these, you can bet I'll be using this same driver in 10 years. Don't get me wrong, I still have a ton of screwdrivers But I think there's some mix of collectability, classical-ness, quality, and "feel" that makes these thing a hot item.

Pretty much this i think, i have a couple of them, a green instinct one which I'm not that keen on (i don't rate the instinct handles, so may move it on...) and a nice green hard handle one which i love, with both of them the action of them is soo nice, and the feel of the hard handle one is great.

I do also have a mini Bahco driver set with dumpy ratcheting driver which has comparable ratchet action (i believe the Bahco ones have identical internals, being a Snap-on owned company) and whereas i love the metal Snap-on style direction selector it has, the feel and look of the handle isnt anywhere near as nice.

I would love to get another one, maybe a St Patrick's day green one if i can find one over here or on ebay.

 

[gj67stang]

What kind of rack are you using? Is that something you made?

Custom-made; 1/16" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" aluminum angle with 0.400" holes drilled every 2". 16' long right now, but I may have to look at expanding in the near future.

The UK have a black and gold one coming soon for our 50th anniversary of snap on. Interested?

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This is an honest question for OP.
I can see some people are enamored with shiny chrome on a ratchet or socket but in this case, what could it be?
Besides the name Snap On, what part of the ratcheting screwdriver attract you?
Precision-fine teeth feel of it? Or cannot be explained?

My wife says it's a sickness, I just like the feel and looks of them!

 

[twertsy]

Haha.. thats a lot of ratcheting drivers! What colors are we missing there? White? One of the Red/White/Blue ones?

He's missing the elusive "clear handle"

 

[thesilverone]

in the 2015 picture, last one on the right

 

[gj67stang]

He's missing the elusive "clear handle"

See post #38.

It's the one all the way to the right, just past the white section.

 

[twertsy]

See post #38.

It's the one all the way to the right, just past the white section.

That's what I get for skipping pages 2 and 3................Nice collection!

 

[JUNK-MAN]

Holy ****! I still don't have one yet, if your looking to get rid of one of you're duplicates you can send it me way.

 

[canuckian]

What editions are the red and orange ones with the white caps? Are they NASCAR ones? I think I have most of the others figured out but I can't put my finger on those 2.

 

[gj67stang]

What editions are the red and orange ones with the white caps? Are they NASCAR ones? I think I have most of the others figured out but I can't put my finger on those 2.

The red w/white is a Doug Herbert NHRA screwdriver; the orange w/white is a Champion (spark plugs) screwdriver.

 

[canuckian]

Thought it was the champion one but wasn't positive. Thanks for the info

 

[gj67stang]

Thought it was the champion one but wasn't positive. Thanks for the info

Maybe I need to go though and showcase them one-by-one...!?

 

[canuckian]

lol that'd be a pile of pics! No objections here though, even if the pics were of smaller groups. Always interested to see if there are some out there that I haven't seen or heard of yet.

 

[n8n]

This is an honest question for OP.
I can see some people are enamored with shiny chrome on a ratchet or socket but in this case, what could it be?
Besides the name Snap On, what part of the ratcheting screwdriver attract you?
Precision-fine teeth feel of it? Or cannot be explained?

I'm not the OP, but I can say this... I bought the Craftsman lookalike a while back when I knew I was going to need a "mobile" toolkit and was trying to pack the most utility into the smallest space (figuring a bit driver and bits could replace a screwdriver set most of the time.) I have used the snot out of the thing, to the point where I searched out a Snap-On stubby driver as there wasn't a less expensive version that I really liked.

The Snap-On one is just so much smoother and nicer; yes the Cman does everything I need it to do, but the SO just feels better to the point that I currently have a standing order with the shop foreman at my buddy's shop to please get me one of the SO ones the next time the driver comes by. Is it worth 3x the price? In this one instance, I think yes.

Now I don't understand why you would need more than 2 or 3 of them, but that's just me. Some people collect tools, I really don't, protests of my GF to the contrary. I will buy a tool I don't have or one that is noticeably better than something I have (and pass the old one onto someone who needs it, if I don't feel the need to keep it as a spare) but that's about it. However I'm not going to judge someone who does, you should see my CD collection

 

[gj67stang]

Since posting my updated collection picture, I've been receiving a number of inquires about what certain screwdrivers are. To help answer those questions, let's step through the screwdrivers one-by-one:

Red:

Left to Right:
24"
8"
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8
matte red
Snap-on Racing Edition
"regular" red
NHRA Doug Herbert
AC Delco
stubby


Orange:

L to R:
24"
8"
"regular" orange
Mike Skinner
Champion
stubby


Yellow (sorry for the blurry picture - I'll get a better one tomorrow):

L to R:
24"
8"
Steve Parks
"regular" yellow


Green:

L to R:
24"
old-style green
new-style green
St. Patty's Day
Hunter Green
Dark Green
NFL Packers
Grand Prix Edition
Snap-on 75th Anniversary
Wounded Warrior Project
Palmera

 

[canuckian]

Looks good! So far I see 2 that I don't have yet and "need" . I'd imagine I'll see more once you post the rest up.