A lovely flea market Sunday morning. Plenty of ratchets to choose from.  I grabbed a long handle, 3/8″ drive by Snap-On. There was another by Mac, but the drive plug had shattered so only a small jagged chunk of it was left. I wonder how that happened. Anyway, the Snap-On seemed okay. It’s only issue […]

Here’s the inner workings of a couple of my  3/8″ drive ratchets. 3/8 inch drive refers to the size of the part of the ratchet that accepts socket wrenches. Imagine an industrialized nation without ratchets and interchangeable socket wrenches. A Google patent search reveals dozens of designs over the last hundred plus yrs.  The two […]