Spreading the Bonney affliction!

[Old Radar]

Geez! That took some talent to break that handle!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Yes that was impressive

 

[RTM]

I have a parts ratchet if you are interested. It had the handle broken in shipment by the post office. The eBay seller had poorly packed the ratchet and of course the gorillas in the post office figured out how to break the handle. The red tint to this is just from reflections from my t-shirt I am wearing. PM me if interested with a address. All I want is shipment cost

Thanks, I’m OK with a bit of pitting. I appreciate the offer tho.

I forgot to mention that this ratchet is slightly longer than my red plastic insert in the case. Seems my other in the wild find was long too. Maybe 1/4” too long

 

[bonneyman]

...It had the handle broken in shipment by the post office....

Someone just went postal was all.

 

[Mikeske]

Someone just went postal was all.

I guess that is true.....

 

[Provincial]

How did they break the handle without a hydraulic press?

Reminds me of the luggage commercial where they gave it to a Gorilla.

1971 commercial

 

[Mikeske]

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[Mikeske]

The postal bag that ratchet arrived in was ripped to shreds and had been taped together. All I can think is that possible that the package fell off a conveyer belt and got jammed in the high speed rollers and it snapped the head off the handle. I always thought of that commercial Provincial for what happened to ratchet. I just ground off the sharp edges on what is left of that ratchet, I never did get the handle which had been broken off. Someone messaged me and wants the ratchet for parts.

 

[LesserSon]

I forgot to mention that this ratchet is slightly longer than my red plastic insert in the case. Seems my other in the wild find was long too. Maybe 1/4” too long

Mikeske’s example shows how to shorten those ratchets: ship it to yourself. Since it won’t be going as far, you shouldn’t loose the whole handle, maybe just the 1/4” you need!

 

[LesserSon]

Hey!
I just noticed that a post by OR took us onto the 100th page of 40 posts!
Congratulations, Bonneyman!

 

[Old Radar]

Do I get a prize???

 

[bonneyman]

And I really didn't have to do much! lol

You all have done most of the heavy lifting.

 

[Ricky Joe]

How the hell do you break something like that???

 

[Mikeske]

How did they break the handle without a hydraulic press?

Reminds me of the luggage commercial where they gave it to a Gorilla.

1971 commercial

How the hell do you break something like that???

All I can figure is the gorilla got it

 

[Ricky Joe]

I used to work with a guy who was very tight, cheap, parsimonious; whatever. He would occasionally intentionally break Snap-On tools for the warranty if they got dirty, used looking, or it was Wednesday. I have seen him put them in a vise and break them. It took a hell of a lot of effort. There has got to be more to this story!

 

[Mikeske]

I always hated warranty abusers. I also knew a guy that barter for Snap-on then purposely break them and take them to the truck to get new. That was until a tool truck operator refused to accept them if they showed obvious signs of abuse or had a circle with a B etched into them and then he reported the guy to our employer. Last I heard he was back at McDonalds working as he was dismissed for stealing company tools.

 

[Mikeske]

255098771214

Anybody for 1/4" metric sockets 5-14 with a skipped 12MM

 

[Mikeske]

255098771214

Anybody for 1/4" metric sockets 5-14 with a skipped 12MM

Ok who got the set as that set has sold and that was fast.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

There has got to be more to this story!

If you guys are still talking about Mike's stubby round head - I thought he and everyone else was joking. There is NO WAY that happened in transit with the post office. It's not physically possible in even the worst kind of handling, and the box would be destroyed. Plus, look at the break. It's chamfered! It looks to me like he sent a ratchet he or someone else had turned into a stubby. If that's not what Mike bought, then the wrong one. Or did Mike chamfer the break years ago? I'm confused.

 

[Mikeske]

If you guys are still talking about Mike's stubby round head - I thought he and everyone else was joking. There is NO WAY that happened in transit with the post office. It's not physically possible in even the worst kind of handling, and the box would be destroyed. Plus, look at the break. It's chamfered! It looks to me like he sent a ratchet he or someone else had turned into a stubby. If that's not what Mike bought, then the wrong one. Or did Mike chamfer the break years ago? I'm confused.

I should explain that the ratchet as received had really sharp edges at the spot it was broken off. After waiting a week I took it over to my grinder and smoothed out the break and chamfered the edges as it would cut anybody that handled it.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Was the rest of the handle in the box, Mike? And was the box mangled?

 

[Mikeske]

The ratchet was shipped loose in plastic vinyl bag loose and the bag was severely mangled and had been taped shut. The shipping label side had small several holes in it and the back side had a several punctures that had been taped shutoff both the front and back. One end had black marks like it had been run over or something. The best way to say it was all wrong in how you ship something using a vinyl bag instead of a box.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I guess if it was in just the right position (one end up, with an air gap) and run over with something heavy enough...

 

[Mikeske]

I guess that finding Bonney stuff always runs in pairs. I found a second 5.5 MM quarter inch short socket off eBay and arrived today

 

[Mikeske]

I also found a Utica 50 6 side cutter today.

 

[Provincial]

It is possible to severely damage even good tools if they get caught in machinery. I have a friend who was assigned to the Pentagon at one point in his Army career. They had a paper shredder in the office that was "industrial duty." One day a service tech was working on it and put a test run of paper through it. He forgot that he had left his Craftsman 9/16" combination wrench inside, and the machine reduced it to tiny pieces!

 

[LesserSon]

Regarding the snapped ratchet handle, it clearly got into an unfriendly situation. I would expand Mike’s machinery scenario to the cargo hold. If it was loaded with enough shearing stress (two rigid masses that possibly shifted in flight) the 100°F temperature change might make it brittle enough to snap.

 

[Mikeske]

If it is in the cargo compartment of a aircraft it is in a pressurized area of the aircraft and at the same temperatures as on the flight deck and the passenger compartment. Pets and live animals are often placed in the cargo compartments everyday. Freighter aircraft are also pressurized as everything from whales to horses are transported across the world in them. See a horse race on the tv likely a freighter transported that horsey from California to Kentucky as it is less stress for the horse then surface transport. The thing is it a good explanation of what might have happened of the two large items shifting but I still like the gorilla better

 

[Old Radar]

Ahh, I could tell some stories about B-52 temperature extremes in-flight. From 120 degrees on the ramp with 110 percent humidity--yes, water dripping from the walls, ceiling and instruments..., to flying with my booted feet inside my helmet bag to keep my toes from freezing--all on the same flight. Ahh, the good ol' days!

 

[Mikeske]

Well on to other things. I was out and about today hit a thrift store and it had this Bon-E-Con ZT20 socket for a dollar and then hit a big score on a big brand ratchet not Bonney at the same store for .75 cents.

 

[bonneyman]

You bought a non-Bonney? I'm shocked! (at how little you paid!)

 

[Mikeske]

Here is proof. l was in looking for the Bonney stuff and happened to glance and saw this Snap-on sitting there and of course I grabbed hold of it and refused to let it loose. I get to the register and they ring it up and for $1.96 I walked out of the store with the Bon-e-Con socket and a Snap-on 1/4" ratchet. I just checked on eBay and this ratchet is going for $30.00 for a rough one and around $45.00 for one in decent shape. The ratchet was some what locked up and hard to turn and I get it home, opened it up and using brake cleaner I cleaned out the hard dried grease. I then blew it out and reapplied new grease and reassembled it and it works butter smooth.

 

[four.cycle]

 

[Provincial]

+1

 

[Ricky Joe]

I have frequently wondered at the stress required to make this happen. I bought it this way.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Ouch, that makes me wince just looking at it.. You guys should start a bent/busted tool thread.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here is proof. l was in looking for the Bonney stuff and happened to glance and saw this Snap-on sitting there and of course I grabbed hold of it and refused to let it loose. I get to the register and they ring it up and for $1.96 I walked out of the store with the Bon-e-Con socket and a Snap-on 1/4" ratchet. I just checked on eBay and this ratchet is going for $30.00 for a rough one and around $45.00 for one in decent shape. The ratchet was some what locked up and hard to turn and I get it home, opened it up and using brake cleaner I cleaned out the hard dried grease. I then blew it out and reapplied new grease and reassembled it and it works butter smooth.

I notified the authorities! Seriously you stole that

 

[bonneyman]

IDK Old Tool. As I recall you post some serious sweet tool finds yourself.

 

[Mikeske]

IDK Old Tool. As I recall you post some serious sweet tool finds yourself.

Nope I think Old Tool is just jealous he did not find that ratchet. I just got lucky and kind of won a lottery.

 

[bonneyman]

Nope I think Old Tool is just jealous he did not find that ratchet. I just got lucky and kind of won a lottery.

Now if it were gold plated like those Bonney's earlier THEN you'd have something! As it is it's just a tool. lol