Craftsman 3/8” Drive Long Handle Flex-Head RP Ratchet

[GNAP]

Today, while buying some nuts and bolts at a rural Vermont Ace Hardware, I found 2 of the original Craftsman 3/8” drive, long handle, flex-head, raised panel ratchets, in a box of odds and ends in the tool section. I really like them, I’ve used one almost daily for 40+ yrs, along with the ever present Harbor Freight composite ratchets, they form the basis for my service tool bag. Unfortunately I seem to loose 4-5 of them a year, from either theft, carelessness or minion stupidity. To me they seem to be about the best 3/8” flex-head available in the $25-$30 range. I’ve yet to see them at the Lowe’s stores, all they seem to stock is the new SBD sourced short handle flex-head at about twice the cost. As I’m down to about 2 dozen examples and don’t see them everyday, I snapped them up immediately.

[goodfellow]

Congrats -- glad you snapped them up Jack. Despite Sears' never ending problems, there are still some deals out there to find. Two years ago I found a Craftsman Industrial 1/2" drive SAE socket set at the bottom of a closeout pile at the local store. The case was dusty and beat up, but the tools inside were new.

[hickory n Steel]

Congrats.
While the deals or prices aren't great I've been slowly buying up every US made Craftsman hand tool they have at the local Ace that I don't already have.

[slip knot]

Those flex head RPs were pretty rugged. Lord knows I've done all I can to destroy mine and its still going strong.

[bonneyman]

So, do you have an alarm on your weight scale storage that sounds off when you get down to two dozen rats? 

[GNAP]

Bought 3 more today

[nonbox00]

I have other similar ratchets but I still use my Craftsman 3/8” drive, long handle, flex-head, raised panel ratchet. These ratchets are still sold at Sears and Amazon.

https://www.sears.com/craftsman-3-8-in-drive-flex-head-quick-release/p-A023241015?rrec=true

https://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Release-Teardrop-Ratchet-9-44815/dp/B00065T0YG