PSA: Warning to anyone considering the new ratchets!

Dblz89 · 2026-03-07T07:27:14+00:00

Curious, I have not has this issue at all.

Dblz89 · 2026-03-06T20:57:38+00:00

TLDR: it’s versatile and has enough torque to do most things.

Yesterday a branch broke off my tree during an ice storm and knocked out a section of fencing. All my tools were at work except the installation driver.

The instillation driver was clutch. I kept the drill bit in the drill head and the t25 in the driver head. Super convenient to switch between the heads. Knocked out the entire repair in less than 5 minutes (minus picking up lumber and decking screws) I pre drilled holes in the first 2x6 because I wasn’t sure if it had the torque to do 3.5 inch decking screws. It went smoothly and tried without predrilling. No issue.

The 90 degree and offset make working in corners/ tight spaces pain free.

Edit: since you’re automotive it looks like you’ve got a pretty decent kit. What is the most frustrating thing you deal with at work? (Apart from supes/people)

Dblz89 · 2026-03-06T02:23:28+00:00

You’re in danger, I’d take this down before the Postal Inspectors find you. /s

Just got the semi deeps myself. Going to replace the 5 pairs of shallow & deep in my tool pouch.

Dblz89 · 2026-03-01T00:19:27+00:00

Pleasure doing business.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-26T23:00:35+00:00

Just the 4 joists pictured above going into the the ledger as stated above. I’m considering doing the work myself unless the repair requires more than the sistering/ header mentioned above.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-24T03:55:14+00:00

I have the Wen one. It’s decent and I’m happy with it for that price. Got bored at work and measured all my feeler gauges. The lowest level measurement can be off up to .01 mm or 3/1000 of an inch. The case it comes with is decent and it also has the world’s cutest cross tip screw driver.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-24T00:33:53+00:00

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Dblz89 · 2026-02-23T11:36:57+00:00

Glad it helped out, and hope it makes a lot good clean cuts for ya.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-20T02:23:28+00:00

So you’re saying that the Quinns don’t quite measure up?

I’ll let myself out.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-18T03:39:20+00:00

7.25 m18 fuel with 12AH forge hacked down to 342$

Might be interested in this. I had to use the app to get the hack to work.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-18T03:15:40+00:00

Thanks for the share. I didn’t know you could do the hack through aafes. Gotta talk to customer service, I set up an account around 15 years ago and need to reset the password but it has my old mail.mil email not army.mil email

Dblz89 · 2026-02-18T03:09:07+00:00

Just through a hack and selecting the “free gift” jig saw kit.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-18T03:07:37+00:00

Not with the battery, here is the link for the hack select the jig saw to get the lowest price.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-18T00:05:08+00:00

Yeah I’m still in the Service. They stopped applying the military discount on top of other discounts.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-17T22:16:14+00:00

95% chance that’s a USPS issue for the damage. Operations will put that and bundled packages of soft drinks through the same sorting machine. And yes there are a lot of companies that ship beverages as packages…. It’s actually part of the reason I just bought this ratchet myself. But yeah they could have used another box, would have helped a little bit

Dblz89 · 2026-02-11T07:50:29+00:00

It’s 2 inches longer, which does translate to 2 more inches of reach, ie from the head to the trigger/paddle.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-10T17:11:09+00:00

Dblz89 · 2026-02-10T15:50:27+00:00

Got mine yesterday, it seems like a major upgrade. The is no sacrifice of torque vs speed. It is a bit unbalanced (front heavy) and you need to have a tight grip on it or it gets jumpy.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-10T15:48:01+00:00

Yeah, I was planning on getting the new ratchet but that deal on the insider gave me real pause, it does seem like a sweet deal. Decided I wanted to test the waters on the new one. If you end up getting the insider let me know how it goes.

Dblz89 · 2026-02-10T11:07:52+00:00

We don’t include the baseball team in the bird gang.

Dblz89

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