Comments on: Girard Finger Spinning Ratchet http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Josh http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-262429 Josh Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:53:53 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-262429 I think the Stanely/Husky Rotator or the B&D Tri rotating, whatever the call it, will work better than this. Any time I use a stubby the area is usually to tight to get my hand in there. Now with this one I would be required to have my finger rotating around the head of the ratchet ? I think I could save $15 and just hold the socket with a finger and move the ratchet a few inches with my other fingers and problem solved. Never been a fan of the thumbwheels on ratchets though. I think the Stanely/Husky Rotator or the B&D Tri rotating, whatever the call it, will work better than this. Any time I use a stubby the area is usually to tight to get my hand in there. Now with this one I would be required to have my finger rotating around the head of the ratchet ? I think I could save $15 and just hold the socket with a finger and move the ratchet a few inches with my other fingers and problem solved. Never been a fan of the thumbwheels on ratchets though.

]]> By: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-260865 eschoendorff Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:53:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-260865 Holy gimmick Batman! That's almost as bad as my ratchet with the direction selector built into the handle: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/ratchet.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/ratchet2.jpg Holy gimmick Batman! That’s almost as bad as my ratchet with the direction selector built into the handle:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/ratchet.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/ratchet2.jpg

]]> By: scubasteve http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-260252 scubasteve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:18:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/20/girard-finger-spinning-ratchet/#comment-260252 I find my ratchets with an integrated thumb-wheel invaluable. And I can see one clear advantage that they would have over this item--one handed operation. That said, it still looks like a neat little piece of kit. I find my ratchets with an integrated thumb-wheel invaluable. And I can see one clear advantage that they would have over this item–one handed operation. That said, it still looks like a neat little piece of kit.

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