Who makes this tool?

[danmcph]

I need a screwdriver style handle that is 1/4" drive to hold sockets. Then in the top of the handle have a recess to put a 1/4" ratchet into to use to snug up the bolt after spinning it down with the screwdriver handle.

Anyone know who makes these?

 

[48548]

Snapon.... Here are a few I have...

 

[LB-1911]

I need a screwdriver style handle that is 1/4" drive to hold sockets. Then in the top of the handle have a recess to put a 1/4" ratchet into to use to snug up the bolt after spinning it down with the screwdriver handle.

Anyone know who makes these?

Three more

Proto SOCKET SPINNER, 1/4 IN. DR, 6 IN. J4769

Williams M-106A 1/4 Drive Spinner Handle

SK Hand Tools 40953 1/4-inch Drive Spinner Extension Handle 6-inch

 

[3footpipe]

MF10815 Masterforce® 1/4" Drive Spinner Handle
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-...s/masterforce-reg-1-4-drive-spinner-handle/p-
1444428591142-c-9159.htm?tid=4524243960268883318

 

[3footpipe]

MF10815 Masterforce® 1/4" Drive Spinner Handle
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-...4428591142-c-9159.htm?tid=4524243960268883318
1444428591142-c-9159.htm?tid=4524243960268883318

 

[davethorik]

Wright 2442

 

[Strouty]

Every manufacturer that ever made 1/4" drive tools???

 

[njric71]

Mac tools is another option:
http://www.mactools.com/en-us/Ratch...5624d/1-4-Drive-Locking-Hand-Drive-Extensions

 

[928'er]

I've got one and like the idea, but don't think I've ever used it.

What do you guys typically use these for? Nut setters?

 

[LB-1911]

I've got one and like the idea, but don't think I've ever used it.

What do you guys typically use these for? Nut setters?

^ With a thumb wheel ratchet attached and palm the ratchet.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Something you would nnwd a bar to start.
These have been good so far

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I have VIM in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive. I also have an SK and a few others.

 

[Wyoming09]

http://www.cripedistributing.com/kobalt-1-4-drive-spinner-handle-usa-22777.html

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I have VIM in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sizes, they have a lock mechanism to hold the socket. I have learned to love them.

 

[danmcph]

I think I will get the SK version. I like made in USA when possible. It looks like the Proto version is Taiwan.

 

[T45]

Every manufacturer that ever made 1/4" drive tools???

It may just be me, but these are much more rare today than in years before.

Snap-on seeminly discontinued the TM4CSA for a while before it became widely available again. The Instinct handle, which replaced it, omitted the square-drive thru shaft.

So...YMMV, but its good to verify the p/n before you order randomly online

 

[Bobioz1]

I've got one and like the idea, but don't think I've ever used it.

What do you guys typically use these for? Nut setters?

They work well with a torque wrench.

 

[slip knot]

You really need to get one that has the extension thru the handle. A lot of them use the plastic handle to connect the two drive ends together and will break if you get too rough with it. BTDT.

 

[T45]

They work well with a torque wrench.

 

[48548]

You really need to get one that has the extension thru the handle. A lot of them use the plastic handle to connect the two drive ends together and will break if you get too rough with it. BTDT.

Yep, like the plomb in the earlier pics....

 

[PelicanPines]

I've gotten rough with my vim 3/8"... took it like a champ... love the lock feature too. Don't need it in 1/2"... would love to find it in 1/4"

 

[Skin]

I think I will get the SK version. I like made in USA when possible. It looks like the Proto version is Taiwan.

J4769 is USA made.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

I know, those things hardly seem to last a year or two....

 

[CNGsaves]

^ With a thumb wheel ratchet attached and palm the ratchet.

^ ^ ^ I like this idea. Gives more benefit of having thumb ratchet.

Those long Mac versions are looking awful nice as well.

 

[gungatim]

you can always make one like I did. (in the pic, with the arrow) it is an S-K 1/4" extention (with knurl) pressed into a craftsman handle. I pulled out the old one and just drilled all the way through then a countersink for the female end. super easy and used what I had.

if you make one, make sure the extension has knurls so it doesn't slip...

 

[Fedwrench]

1/4 drive spinner handle is offered by most any mechanics tool manufacturer. They can be quite handy. It can replace a set of nut drivers to save space. You can use them as an extension to start fasteners, and then use a ratchet for final tightening if the spinner handle has a square drive at the top of the handle. I like them so much, I have stubby, regular, long and extra long versions (2ft blade) in cart.

 

[cgv69]

I have an Snap On TMR4 ratcheting driver and love it

But I don't get the point of one of these non ratcheting drivers that you can put a ratchet into to snug things up with? At that point, why not skip this tool and just use the ratchet with an extension?

 

[Fedwrench]

But I don't get the point of one of these non ratcheting drivers that you can put a ratchet into to snug things up with? At that point, why not skip this tool and just use the ratchet with an extension?

Everyone has a different technique. For me, the ratchet has probably been used to break a fastener loose more than for tightening. Given all of the plastic found on a late model car, I use a spinner handle to keep from breaking stuff.

 

[gungatim]

I have an Snap On TMR4 ratcheting driver and love it

But I don't get the point of one of these non ratcheting drivers that you can put a ratchet into to snug things up with? At that point, why not skip this tool and just use the ratchet with an extension?

a ratchet with extension misses the screwdriver piece of the equation, and the ratcheting extension misses the ratchet piece.

it's about speed and torque. you can't quickly spin an extension by hand with a ratchet on it, and you don't have the torque with just the ratcheting driver.

the combo is the best of both worlds.

 

[cgv69]

it's about speed and torque. you can't quickly spin an extension by hand with a ratchet on it, and you don't have the torque with just the ratcheting driver.

the combo is the best of both worlds.

I couldn't disagree more on both points but to each their own. I guarantee I can spin an extension with a ratchet on it a hell of a lot quicker then you can turn a non ratcheting driver handle. Even if I only had 1 hand available, I can still spin the ratchet faster then you can manually hand screw it with a nut driver but whatever.

To each their own. Go with whatever works for you

 

[MJD1]

Harbor freight has a decent one that the shaft is extendable. There are detents that allow about 4 different lengths and it has the drive end on the handle.

 

[Hal]

Craftsman part number 43393

Craftsman has a soft pot metal insert in the handle for the square drive. The insert and the handle will split if you really lean on it.

 

[gungatim]

I couldn't disagree more on both points but to each their own. I guarantee I can spin an extension with a ratchet on it a hell of a lot quicker then you can turn a non ratcheting driver handle. Even if I only had 1 hand available, I can still spin the ratchet faster then you can manually hand screw it with a nut driver but whatever.

To each their own. Go with whatever works for you

I agree, it all comes down to what you like and what you work on.

a lot of the small stuff I tear down uses 9mm, 1/4, or 5/16 and I like to break them loose with the ratchet then spin them out with the handle all with one hand. my fat fingers can't spin the extension with the ratchet on very well due to drag and grip, so I like the handle, which is why I made my own (actually did 2 of them, one uses a 12" extension in the handle).

obviously it isn't ideal for everything and all sizes/situations, but definitely a real time savor for me.

 

[WittHay]

I have an Snap On TMR4 ratcheting driver and love it

But I don't get the point of one of these non ratcheting drivers that you can put a ratchet into to snug things up with? At that point, why not skip this tool and just use the ratchet with an extension?

I had the ratcheting driver but it was just another tool in the Snap-on collection and rarely used. My daily use spinner handle is a Mac hard handle.

The shorter length of the spinner handle is useful for things like grease fittings and nuts in electrical junction boxes in awkward spots

 

[outdoorspace]

It looks like the Proto version is Taiwan.

Proto J4769 is definitely made in USA.

I looked on Ebay, and it appears there are a couple spinner handles for sale that have the same 43393 part number, but the handles don't say "made in the USA" and they are solid black in color. They must have made the change to a foreign COO recently, because the Sears website still shows the one I have in their item photos.

It reads 'made in China' just above the barcode on the display peg; they stopped marking the origin on the tools themselves when possible.

 

[T45]

a ratchet with extension misses the screwdriver piece of the equation, and the ratcheting extension misses the ratchet piece.

it's about speed and torque. you can't quickly spin an extension by hand with a ratchet on it, and you don't have the torque with just the ratcheting driver.

the combo is the best of both worlds.

Also, as noted upthread, when you know you need to finish with torque control, the spinner handle allows you to spin on hand tight and then not have too mess with swapping the socket...you just put the torque wrench right on the handle...no need for extensions either...less moving pieces. Likewise, when you breaker bar or t-handle you can apply that to the spinner handle and then spin off...again no need to swap socket from breaker bar to the ratchet....those are small things but over alot of repititions....

they add up to more efficient workflow...YMMV of course.

 

[Hal]

Actually the one I was referring to was pretty old. Maybe they got sick of warrenteeing them. I also have a craftsman with a plain handle, no square drive.