Hello everyone, Im Steve from West Virginia. I am not an expert in anything, although I do have many years experience in machining and cnc. I came to this ratchet thread first because it really Sparks my interest, I have been collecting antique hand tools and vintage tools for about 12 years. Recently I have had no one to share or converse with about these things, I’m glad to find this place with so many folks of like interest.
You just hit all the right chords for why we're all here, Steve!
Welcome.
This thread is a good example of a thread dedicated to a particular type of tool. Other popular "Type" threads include the "Show your DOE's" thread, where guys share photos, stories, and info about their Double Open End wrenches, finds, and collections, the "Show your DBE's" thread, where we do the same for Double Box Ends. There's also a thread dedicated to everything 1/4-inch drive, for example.
Another popular category is threads dedicated to each manufacturer (e.g, Bonney, Williams, New Britain, Snap-on, Plomb, Herbrand, etc).
You will see Mystery Tool/What's it? threads (self-explanatory), Research/ Survey threads (Do you happen to have any Nye pipe wrenches?!), and every once in awhile some fun and games.
If you look at the first, second and third page you will find examples of just about all these types of threads.
A few words of advice. The site moves fast. A topic you are participating in will move to page 2 and then page 3 in a day or two. So you will want to subscribe to your favorite threads by using the
Thread Tools at the top of each thread. Then, when you click on
User CP (way up at the top on the left, white letters in a black bar across the top), it will list all your subscribed threads that have new posts, so you don't have to go looking for them in the pages.
