Comments on: Finds: Northern Tool’s Gearless Ratchets http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Terry Kane http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-171997 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:14:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-171997 I have a gearles ratcheting screwdriver that I've used and abused for 15 years, and it still works like new. I LOVE it. They are no longer widely available in the long size that I own, but Rockler has a stubby one for $6.99: item 31751 - Stubby Gearless Ratchet Screwdriver. I actually bought 3 more back in the day and expect to hand them down to my kids. The only ratcheting screwdrivers in my house are two "collectible" braces with 8" and 10" sweeps. Hard to beat the batteryless torque that a lever gives you ;) I have a gearles ratcheting screwdriver that I’ve used and abused for 15 years, and it still works like new. I LOVE it. They are no longer widely available in the long size that I own, but Rockler has a stubby one for $6.99: item 31751 - Stubby Gearless Ratchet Screwdriver.

I actually bought 3 more back in the day and expect to hand them down to my kids. The only ratcheting screwdrivers in my house are two “collectible” braces with 8″ and 10″ sweeps. Hard to beat the batteryless torque that a lever gives you ;)

]]> by: MT http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-129751 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:29:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-129751 I've heard of some other "gearless" ratchets, or clutch ratchets. Like the Britool (IIRC) 77 series, such as the A77. Seems cool. I wonder. I’ve heard of some other “gearless” ratchets, or clutch ratchets. Like the Britool (IIRC) 77 series, such as the A77. Seems cool. I wonder.

]]> by: MT http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-129749 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:29:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-129749 I've heard of some other "gearless" ratchets, or clutch ratchets. Like the Britool (IIRC) 77 series, such as the A77. Seems cool. I wonder. Ross I’ve heard of some other “gearless” ratchets, or clutch ratchets. Like the Britool (IIRC) 77 series, such as the A77. Seems cool. I wonder.

Ross

]]> by: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-1186 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:44:34 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-1186 Freakishly cool, Daniel! Thanks for the link, that's a question that's bothered me for ages. Now to crack open such a mechanism and see if it actually works that way. Freakishly cool, Daniel! Thanks for the link, that’s a question that’s bothered me for ages. Now to crack open such a mechanism and see if it actually works that way.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-684 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:25:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/26/finds-northern-tools-gearless-ratchets/#comment-684 Probably some flavour of one-way bearing. <a href="http://www.stieber.net/" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a site with diagrams of a few such things. Probably some flavour of one-way bearing. Here’s a site with diagrams of a few such things.

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