I'm talking about a typical ratcheting screwdriver like one that
has a hex bit holder on the end. I've done some research/shopping,
I've seen many different brands. Talking about the ratcheting
screwdrivers priced from $8-$30.

How much force can be applied when turning it in the working
direction, without doing any damage whatsoever?

How long would it last if it were spun in the reverse direction?
The direction that makes it click.

Is there going to be much difference between $8 and $30 models in
those respects?

I intend to put them to the test. So I'm just wondering if it's in
the ballpark to think that they can take all the force most of our
hands put on them when using them to drive nuts or screws. And
also that turning them in the reverse direction so they spin/click
freely does no harm no matter how long you were to do that.

Thanks.

I think that very cheap ones will fail sooner, and good ones probably will last forever if used reasonably. I had a ratcheting box wrench which died like the third time I used it. I doubt you could do any damage by spinning it in reverse unless maybe you attached it to a machine and spun it so long that it heated up!

On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 05:37:48 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

I'm talking about a typical ratcheting screwdriver like one that
has a hex bit holder on the end. I've done some research/shopping,
I've seen many different brands. Talking about the ratcheting
screwdrivers priced from $8-$30.

How much force can be applied when turning it in the working
direction, without doing any damage whatsoever?

How long would it last if it were spun in the reverse direction?
The direction that makes it click.

Is there going to be much difference between $8 and $30 models in
those respects?

I intend to put them to the test. So I'm just wondering if it's in
the ballpark to think that they can take all the force most of our
hands put on them when using them to drive nuts or screws. And
also that turning them in the reverse direction so they spin/click
freely does no harm no matter how long you were to do that.

Thanks.

Everything wears out..sooner or later. Cheaply made stuff goes sooner,
better made stuff goes later.

I have a SnapOn ratcheting screwdriver that finally "went".

Its at least 25 yrs old and Ive used it "Hard" for those years.

I need to find the SnapOn truck one of these days and get it replaced.

Gunner

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"[F]ar from being the Great Satan, I would say that we
are the Great Protector. We have sent men and women
from the armed forces of the United States to other parts
of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression.
We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism.
We saved Europe in World War I and World War II.
We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to
Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of
preserving the rights of people.

And when all those conflicts were over, what did we
do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say, "Okay, we
defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan,
so Japan belongs to us"? No. What did we do?
We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which
they have embraced totally to their soul.
And did we ask for any land? No.

The only land we ever asked for was
enough land to bury our dead."

General Colin Powell

"John Doe" wrote in message ...

I'm talking about a typical ratcheting screwdriver like one that
has a hex bit holder on the end. I've done some research/shopping,
I've seen many different brands. Talking about the ratcheting
screwdrivers priced from $8-$30.

How much force can be applied when turning it in the working
direction, without doing any damage whatsoever?

How long would it last if it were spun in the reverse direction?
The direction that makes it click.

Is there going to be much difference between $8 and $30 models in
those respects?

I intend to put them to the test. So I'm just wondering if it's in
the ballpark to think that they can take all the force most of our
hands put on them when using them to drive nuts or screws. And
also that turning them in the reverse direction so they spin/click
freely does no harm no matter how long you were to do that.



..
As Gunner said further down, I too have a SnapOn ratchet driver. I bought
this with my first month's 'proper' wages back in 1981. It was ~£35 even
then! It came with a spare ratchet assembly but it has never let me down,
ever. It is in constant use. It is perhaps my favourite tool, along with my
little Facom 1/4" socket set.

JB

Maybe 8 bucks get you plastic gears. Maybe 30 bucks get you
precision ground gears. Maybe the reverse.

I have a palm driver - ratchet in it and it is a 'brand name'
Made in not USA and one never knows. It was a gift so one just
uses it until you can't and you get to keep the hex inserts.
Some of those are made out of real tough metal, some out of
cheap junk.

You play the game and you takes your chance!

Martin

On 7/4/2014 4:43 AM, JB wrote:


"John Doe" wrote in message ...

I'm talking about a typical ratcheting screwdriver like one that
has a hex bit holder on the end. I've done some research/shopping,
I've seen many different brands. Talking about the ratcheting
screwdrivers priced from $8-$30.

How much force can be applied when turning it in the working
direction, without doing any damage whatsoever?

How long would it last if it were spun in the reverse direction?
The direction that makes it click.

Is there going to be much difference between $8 and $30 models in
those respects?

I intend to put them to the test. So I'm just wondering if it's in
the ballpark to think that they can take all the force most of our
hands put on them when using them to drive nuts or screws. And
also that turning them in the reverse direction so they spin/click
freely does no harm no matter how long you were to do that.



..
As Gunner said further down, I too have a SnapOn ratchet driver. I
bought this with my first month's 'proper' wages back in 1981. It was
~£35 even then! It came with a spare ratchet assembly but it has never
let me down, ever. It is in constant use. It is perhaps my favourite
tool, along with my little Facom 1/4" socket set.

JB

Does anyone still have one of these?
http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/
I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

Am Samstag, 5. Juli 2014 13:31:37 UTC+2 schrieb robobass:
Does anyone still have one of these?

http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/

I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

I forgot to mention that it is from the late '70s.

On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 04:31:37 -0700 (PDT), robobass
wrote:

Does anyone still have one of these?
http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/
I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

My parents gave one to me for my birthday once, long, long ago. I
think I was 20, so that puts it about 1974. It lasted quite a while,
IIRC, 3 or 4 years. It wasn't useful in 75% of applications, but it
did give me extra torque when I had the room and angle to use it.
After it died, I got a Craftsman 1/4" drive set which had a spinner
driver with a 1/4" square socket in the back. I was able to use my
ratchet in it, so that gave me even more torque. I use that to this
day. Well, a replacement spinner. The original finally broke and
Searz wanted to give me a socketless version, which I immediately
turned down. In the end, after several weeks fighting with a few
Indian tech support folks from Searz, they sent $12 to me and I
purchased an $8 NAPA spinner. It has been priceless to me over the
years.

I would strongly recommend the spinner rather than the EZ thing.
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...277_0006395328
I think this is the one. It has a the straight handle, like a
screwdriver. The socket in the handle is what makes it special.

--
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

--Andrew Johnson

On 7/5/2014 6:33 AM, robobass wrote:
Am Samstag, 5. Juli 2014 13:31:37 UTC+2 schrieb robobass:
Does anyone still have one of these?

http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/

I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

I forgot to mention that it is from the late '70s.

And yes I have it in a tool box.

Martin getting and buying tools from early 50's.

Some data...

Ratcheting screwdriver torque, see also one-way sprag type freewheel
clutches

Dewalt Ratcheting T-Handle
500 in-lbs. max torque

Wera Kraftform 816
Maximum torque of up to 50 Nm (443 in-lbs)

Dewalt DCD945 12v cordless drill...
max torque of 44Nm (390 in-lbs)

On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 04:31:37 -0700 (PDT), robobass
wrote:

Does anyone still have one of these?
http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/
I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

I loved mine, particularly with a #2 Robertson drive tool in it. When
I was running the alarm company I would go through one every 2 or 3
yrs. Not! because they wore out..but because I would drop one from a
great height off a ladder onto a concrete floor..and after a
while..they would bust into pieces. I still have some drivers and
whatnot for them


-

"[F]ar from being the Great Satan, I would say that we
are the Great Protector. We have sent men and women
from the armed forces of the United States to other parts
of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression.
We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism.
We saved Europe in World War I and World War II.
We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to
Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of
preserving the rights of people.

And when all those conflicts were over, what did we
do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say, "Okay, we
defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan,
so Japan belongs to us"? No. What did we do?
We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which
they have embraced totally to their soul.
And did we ask for any land? No.

The only land we ever asked for was
enough land to bury our dead."

General Colin Powell

Dewalt Ratcheting T-Handle, 500 in-lbs. max torque

Just ordered two of them babies. The attachments look just
excellent for my application. Will see.

On 2014-07-05, robobass wrote:
Does anyone still have one of these?
http://makezine.com/review/tool-review-the-easydriver/
I have two and they both work fine, although the bit holder isn't so great.

I have one -- somewhere. Except that mine was yellow and black,
not red and black.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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