Author Topic: Boredom strikes again  (Read 1897 times)

Offline hickory n Steel

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Boredom strikes again
« on: April 15, 2020, 01:18:26 AM »
A while back I picked up this Taiwanese Craftsman bit ratchet at Lowes ( not quite identical to the gearwrench, but they're all about the same ) and it's a nice little tool, but I was putting it to use for the first time today and there were some things I didn't like about it.
I didn't like the angled head, and I didn't like the useless box wrench on the end of the handle.
I cut that off but it made the handle a bit too short so I decided to go a bit crazy with it

Here's what I came up with.


I really like these little Craftsman drivers and hated to sacrifice it, but I accidentally broke the standard last week and I've got another pair so I decided to just go for it.
This steel was actually a lot easier to file down than I expected too which was great because it was necessary to fit this handle.
Time will tell, but initial impressions are great.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2020, 01:23:53 AM by hickory n Steel »
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Offline bonneyman

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Re: Boredom strikes again
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2020, 10:02:53 AM »
If you like it then that's all that matters. Nice job on the fitment for sure.

Offline hickory n Steel

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Re: Boredom strikes again
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 01:43:12 PM »
If you like it then that's all that matters. Nice job on the fitment for sure.
Thanks.

The clear handle looks a bit weird for a ratchet so I may find a different handle at some point, but overall I am happy with it.
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Offline skfarmer

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Re: Boredom strikes again
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2020, 06:16:34 PM »
I think it looks good. I'd keep it that way.
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Offline muddy

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Re: Boredom strikes again
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2020, 08:11:02 PM »
I like it!

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Offline fatfillup

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Re: Boredom strikes again
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2020, 08:35:31 AM »
Yeah, I like it too!