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Toolmonger » Blog Archive » The Week in Tools: Toolmonger Top 5 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:45:16 +0000

[...] Midget Ratchet Gets Into Tight Spaces You might not need a small ratchet like the Midget every day, but there are times when they’re indispensable — like when you’re lying on the floor of your vehicle trying to remove the fan speed resistor or another part that’s tucked up under the dash. [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:08:28 +0000

I have the 35 piece GearWrench Micro-Driver set. I use it regularly and it’s one of my go-to tools

http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/02/reader-find-gear-wrenchs-35-pc-microdriver-set/#more-2925

By: Daniel Rutter

Daniel Rutter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:48:38 +0000

I remember seeing a wrench like this with such a tiny arc that it’ll pretty much turn if you shiver while holding it. Instead of a ratchet, it uses a one-way bearing. This probably means you can’t torque it as hard, but that shouldn’t be a big problem for most small fasteners.

I’m damned if I can remember where I saw one, though.

By: MattW

MattW — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:32:09 +0000

I have one of these, but if I wanted something really plush, I would get this.

http://www.amazon.com/Wadsworth-Mini-Ratchet-Set-Tools/dp/B0000WTWZ2

By: Frank Townend

Frank Townend — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:23:32 +0000

I have (and use) my father’s. He bought it in the 1950’s and it is going strong.

By: Jim K.

Jim K. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:53:24 +0000

While working on an exhibit a few years back, the Chapman version quickly became one of my favorite tools after I discovered that a railing we needed to breakdown and install on a regular basis had nearly zero clearance for the “blind” mounting hardware (thanks to the designers that had never thought out how we’d actually assemble it). I can vouch for it’s build quality and durability having traveled through much of the US with it in regular use.

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:12 +0000

… Or when you’re laying on the floor in the laundry room trying for an hour+ trying to disconnect and replace a temperature sensor on the heating element in your dryer, which the service manual said to ENTIRELY disassemble the whole machine to get to and replace….

…

Pain in the butt, but pulled it off with the help of one of these little guys =)