Comments on: Finds: The “Dual Action” Ratchet from Spec Tools http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:15:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: jim http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-185156 jim Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:45:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-185156 Hi , yes a great tool not intended to either "crack" a tight fastener or to apply torque but to run the thread up quickly.Works great ,not one you use daily but jolly good when needed !!! Hi , yes a great tool not intended to either “crack” a tight fastener or to apply torque but to run the thread up quickly.Works great ,not one you use daily but jolly good when needed !!!

]]> By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week in Tools http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-23469 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week in Tools Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:27:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-23469 [...] Finds: The Dual-Action Ratchet from Spec Tools If you spend a lot of time working in tight spaces, this tool could mean the difference between getting the fastener off and just wishing you could.  It’s a squeeze-lever activated ratchet that requires zero swing angle to turn a bolt. [...] [...] Finds: The Dual-Action Ratchet from Spec Tools If you spend a lot of time working in tight spaces, this tool could mean the difference between getting the fastener off and just wishing you could.  It’s a squeeze-lever activated ratchet that requires zero swing angle to turn a bolt. [...]

]]> By: TimG http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22592 TimG Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:43:38 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22592 I can think of many times that I didnt' have enough room to swing a ratchet and this would have REALLY sped up the process of tightening a bolt/nut. It doesn't need to produce a lot of torque, as it's main purpose would be to speed up the tightening/loosening process, one can crack it loose or snug it up with a wrench for the tough parts. I'd pick this up if it were less than $50.. that is too much money and I'd probably just end up doing it the slow way (wrench). That is just by budget talking though. Tim I can think of many times that I didnt’ have enough room to swing a ratchet and this would have REALLY sped up the process of tightening a bolt/nut.

It doesn’t need to produce a lot of torque, as it’s main purpose would be to speed up the tightening/loosening process, one can crack it loose or snug it up with a wrench for the tough parts.

I’d pick this up if it were less than $50.. that is too much money and I’d probably just end up doing it the slow way (wrench). That is just by budget talking though.

Tim

]]> By: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22415 eschoendorff Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:00:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22415 I'm with Sam on this one... I had one but gave it away. I’m with Sam on this one… I had one but gave it away.

]]> By: sam http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22383 sam Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:02:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22383 i don't know... i have one of these and while i have not measured the torque, i find it pretty useless for un-fastening. nut just won't budge. but i work in theatre, not cars, so perhaps it's just a matter of it being a specialty tool. i don’t know… i have one of these and while i have not measured the torque, i find it pretty useless for un-fastening. nut just won’t budge. but i work in theatre, not cars, so perhaps it’s just a matter of it being a specialty tool.

]]> By: TimUnderwood http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22367 TimUnderwood Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:53:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22367 I have a similar set that I bought for a specific pair of bolts on a Fiat 124 in the early 1970's. It has been used rarely since then, but occasionally, it's the only tool that will get into a really tight spot where there's no room to swing a ratchet. Most recent use was on the carburetor mounting bolts on a wood chipper. I was able able to apply enough torque that the gasket compressed and I got a good seal. How much torque? Apparently enough. I have a similar set that I bought for a specific pair of bolts on a Fiat 124 in the early 1970’s. It has been used rarely since then, but occasionally, it’s the only tool that will get into a really tight spot where there’s no room to swing a ratchet. Most recent use was on the carburetor mounting bolts on a wood chipper. I was able able to apply enough torque that the gasket compressed and I got a good seal. How much torque? Apparently enough.

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22352 nrChris Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:05:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/15/finds-the-dual-action-ratchet-from-spec-tools/#comment-22352 Have people that have hands on experience with this or similar tools found them to generate enough torque? Have people that have hands on experience with this or similar tools found them to generate enough torque?

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