SK Prototype update

[Infinia]

Re: aye aye Captain

Knurling FTW

 

[Empty Pockets]

I still remember when I was in college my hands fully healed without any callouses, cuts, burns, etc. for the first time I ever remembered before or since, I was ashamed.

I thought callouses were standard equipment with hands

 

[Empty Pockets]

Once they are available, I'll be sending HJE some money LOL

 

[Know Wosad]

And yet, those Big Dawgs were only available for a couple of years. I don't know why they weren't more popular.

However, the new Proto 90 tooth ratchets that are also US made should be a hit once widely available

Because Proto doesn't carry a pay by the week system. Neither does the 80+ tooth(dual pawl) Wright stuff.
Dont let the toolboxes of the oil change crowd make you think they make real money

 

[67King]

That *****. I mean, it is great, but it ***** that I've replaced all of my SK ratchets with Snappy's, and added probably another half dozen specialty ones to my stash. WOUld have loved to have had these, instead, regardless of the handle.

 

[gdocktor3]

That *****. I mean, it is great, but it ***** that I've replaced all of my SK ratchets with Snappy's, and added probably another half dozen specialty ones to my stash. WOUld have loved to have had these, instead, regardless of the handle.

Well since they're not available yet, I don't think it really matters. And what, you can't own multiple brands of ratchets at the same time?

 

[crane operator]

Sorry, but in the original picture with a old style/ new ratchet, and the new prototype, I'd take the old version. It looks better built, and more comfortable to use.

The new prototype version looks cheap to me.

 

[Fedwrench]

I got to play with SK's new 3/8 drive 90 tooth prototype ratchet at their SEMA booth today. I think it's a winner winner chicken dinner.
It has nice balance, crisp ratcheting action, and a screw retained gear cover.
The guys working the booth weren't exactly real knowledgable about how soon the ratchet will be released, or if the final version will have a knurled handle or not. He did say though that it would be a phased introduction starting with 3/8 drive, then 1/2 drive, followed by 1/4 drive. He didn't know if long handle or flex head versions were forthcoming.

 

[Skin]

Sounds like a X-Frame 2.0 screw-up with the most plain jane product being pushed first and no ETA on anything someone who actually uses their tools might really want like long, flex, long flex, locking flex etc..just like there are no double box, long, or any other variant of X-frame nearly 2 years after they were revealed and nothing in sight in the future either. So best case maybe we'll see some variants in 2-3 years (assuming the trio of "basics" even come out within the next 12 months).

Im sorry but who ever is in charge of product management/R&D at SK should be removed. They clearly think its still 1995 and they have no competition. At the rate their going most of us are going to be dead or in the retirement home by the time they have a dozen new products actually available.

I have money, I want to support them, but they're making it very easy to ignore them when they develop and push a single product that already has 10-15 years of market saturation.

 

[mrjaw14]

My gosh that pear head is huge. That's way too big for a premium ratchet today in my opinion. that needs to be about half the size, and they need to be thinner than a dual 80. In addition they:
1. need to make the handle knurled to match their other ratchets.
2. They are on the right track with high tooth-count, but the mechanism needs to be very strong like the SO dual 80's.
3. The price cannot be more than half what a dual 80 or Armstong MAXX is. If they over price it, that'll be a no go. SK's rocky past makes it risky to buy high priced items from them. I'll add that I own a lot of SK's stuff.

 

[DSLTRK]

I got to play with SK's new 3/8 drive 90 tooth prototype ratchet at their SEMA booth today. I think it's a winner winner chicken dinner.
It has nice balance, crisp ratcheting action, and a screw retained gear cover.
The guys working the booth weren't exactly real knowledgable about how soon the ratchet will be released, or if the final version will have a knurled handle or not. He did say though that it would be a phased introduction starting with 3/8 drive, then 1/2 drive, followed by 1/4 drive. He didn't know if long handle or flex head versions were forthcoming.

Thanks for this. I imagine the pawl is a single floating design, like the Apex made thin profiles?

 

[T45]

Sounds like a X-Frame 2.0 screw-up with the most plain jane product being pushed first and no ETA on anything someone who actually uses their tools might really want like long, flex, long flex, locking flex etc..just like there are no double box, long, or any other variant of X-frame nearly 2 years after they were revealed and nothing in sight in the future either. So best case maybe we'll see some variants in 2-3 years (assuming the trio of "basics" even come out within the next 12 months).

Im sorry but who ever is in charge of product management/R&D at SK should be removed. They clearly think its still 1995 and they have no competition. At the rate their going most of us are going to be dead or in the retirement home by the time they have a dozen new products actually available.

I have money, I want to support them, but they're making it very easy to ignore them when they develop and push a single product that already has 10-15 years of market saturation.

I for one would like to see x-frame design in a box-box or with ratcheting- flex-head (not XL) version.

 

[Skin]

My gosh that pear head is huge. That's way too big for a premium ratchet today in my opinion. that needs to be about half the size

Looks pretty standard for a 3/8" with a 6" handle to me. Its only the length of an F80.

 

[Chadwilliam1]

Would buy, either way but would prefer the sk knurl with out a doubt.

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[Musicinabottle]

Looks sharp no doubt. If I wasn't all stocked up with my SK gear, I'd buy one no doubt.