At 01:07 08/07/03 +0100, you wrote:
>On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:52:52 +0100, nick brearley
><nick@landform.co.uk>wrote:
>
>
> >Has anyone else found that the snap-on multi-position ratchet F872MP is one
> >of the great tools, in its own specialised field?
>
>Seen it in the catalogue but snap on guy locally doesn't have one on
>van. 100 quid + is a bit much to sample one.
>
>Care to give us a run down on how the thing works? Is it just a swivel
>handle that can be locked or are there two ratchets, one for the
>socket drive and one from the head to the handle
Two joints, one a conventional ratchet and the other a lockable swivel next
to the head. In practice the swivel can be locked through 360 degrees but I
would not like to put too much strain on the splined joint. When it's free
it has a crank action so it can convert reciprocal motion into rotary.
Something very useful if you can only get limited access with little
working arc. One job that sold it to me was removing J bolts from battery
box tops on some construction plant. There is no top access and using a
conventional ratchet or spanner just takes time and skins knuckles.
It wasn' t cheap when I bought it (on promo - just introduced) but the
perceived cost dwindles once you've used it a few times. The snap-on man
used to live just down the road from us and often dropped in to push the
latest offer. Mercifully he's retired now so I'm slowly getting weaned off
the big white van...
Nick Brearley
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