Author Topic: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches  (Read 1767 times)

Offline coolmercury

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Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« on: July 15, 2020, 06:18:33 PM »
I got these wrenches in a box lot at auction.  Looking on e-bay I see they are high dollar and I wonder why.  I had not seen this type before and they didn't ring any bells for me. They a V and V upside down and made in the USA. Note: they are not reversable, they have to be flipped.
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Offline hickory n Steel

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2020, 06:20:04 PM »
Seems all us made Craftsman wrenches command high dollar on EBAY, socket sets can be reasonable but not wrenches for some reason.
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Offline oldnslo

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2020, 06:56:09 PM »
That style is new to these eyes.

Offline J.A.F.E.

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2020, 07:20:19 PM »
They are not common wrenches and the unusual sells. Cool score!
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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2020, 04:22:00 AM »
My buddy Pete invented that pawless design.  Didn't know they brought big money .  The full polish Armstrong combos like that are quite good looking .

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2020, 08:09:55 AM »
I didn't pay that much for them, they were part of a 40 wrench lot just over half USA and the rest China for $20.00.  Then when I looked on e-bay there were two posts in the $100.00 range for the set of four.  So I was wondering what is so  special about them.

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2020, 08:21:30 AM »
Original old school Craftsman tools are bringing pretty big money on ebay these days. Not surprised that these wrenches are going for good money.

Saw a set of chrome Craftsman Industrial combos go for $400 recently

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2020, 08:24:42 AM »
My buddy Pete invented that pawless design.

As in gearless? The Kobalt versions I've got definitely ratchet and feel like a fairly coarse double pawl mechanism. The 12mm is a newer "gearwrench" style.

Offline bonneyman

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Re: Craftsman ratcheting box end wrenches
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2020, 10:08:16 AM »
AS I recall those types of Craftsman ratcheting wrenches were a not 100% engaged design. Meaning they would engage in one direction and ratchet in the other - but if you moved or lifted the box wrench it would disengage the teeth and allow you to relocate the shank for another partial twist in tight situation.
I found the system annoying. It'd slip if I didn't hold the pressure just right, and you definitely couldn't ratchet fast like I can with GW's. But others probably liked the feature.