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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MECHANIC HAND TOOLS WE USE => Topic started by: ken w. on July 01, 2019, 09:01:53 PM
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I was going through some plastic bags I saw on the floor today and found these. The first one is a Chrome Alloy 4070. This is an early SK 1/2" ratchet. It's kind of smooth for something this old. I remember getting this quite a while ago. The second is the traditional SK 3/8 round head ratchet , but it says - Custom on it. This one I don't remember getting. What makes this ratchet so "custom" ? It doesn't look or feel any different.
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More pics.
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The "S dot K" logo puts it in the FACOM era (1985-2005) and possibly later. If that helps anything.
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The "S dot K" logo puts it in the FACOM era (1985-2005) and possibly later. If that helps anything.
i mostly agree with that as tuff 1 rats and some other pieces had a different logo than the standard s-k logo. but........ that custom line is pre facom. the custom and or peg pack stuff goes back to late 70's or around early 80's, i know for a fact that i filled in some gaps with peg pack singles in 1984, my first year of college and i know they were not new then. i still have those sockets.
that "custom" ratchet was available as a peg pack single and the "frankenstein" ratchets came with the sets from that same line. my frankie laying on my desk has that same logo and i am positive predates the facom era.
if you notice, the custom ratchets have a black cap and black anvil like the frankies do. the imprinting on the drive end also gives it away as being made earlier as well. i doubt any of the facom era production had that.
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The "S dot K" logo puts it in the FACOM era (1985-2005) and possibly later. If that helps anything.
i mostly agree with that as tuff 1 rats and some other pieces had a different logo than the standard s-k logo. but........ that custom line is pre facom. the custom and or peg pack stuff goes back to late 70's or around early 80's, i know for a fact that i filled in some gaps with peg pack singles in 1984, my first year of college and i know they were not new then. i still have those sockets.
that "custom" ratchet was available as a peg pack single and the "frankenstein" ratchets came with the sets from that same line. my frankie laying on my desk has that same logo and i am positive predates the facom era.
if you notice, the custom ratchets have a black cap and black anvil like the frankies do. the imprinting on the drive end also gives it away as being made earlier as well. i doubt any of the facom era production had that.
Yeah, that imprinted anvil screams 1970's, but I've never seen an s-k "custom" ratchet before. So, I figured it was something newer.
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Is this thing rare ?
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slightly i would say. more scarce than a frankenstein but somewhat rare in the fact it is the same as the standard ratchet other than minor differences. i would snag one as a conversation piece if i could but other than that irr is just a good user.
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Do you want this one ?