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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: jabberwoki on March 07, 2014, 07:55:39 PM

Title: Nice Billings Ratchet
Post by: jabberwoki on March 07, 2014, 07:55:39 PM

Very nice action

Title: Re: Nice Billings Ratchet
Post by: mrchuck on March 08, 2014, 03:01:21 PM

Your bottom photo shows the outside back of the main gear. It looks like part of it sticks out more. If so, it will be "wobbly" and will not withstand much torque applied.
Or is it just the photo or me that is "canted" and wobbly?

Title: Re: Nice Billings Ratchet
Post by: jabberwoki on March 08, 2014, 08:48:58 PM

Year the pin could be peened over a bit to tighten it up just a bit sloppy from decades of use.

Title: Re: Nice Billings Ratchet
Post by: rusty on March 08, 2014, 11:10:17 PM

The back part of that ratchet is thicker than other ratchets , and sticks out from the case, normal...

That is a 24 tooth ratchet, from an era when you were lucky to get 12 teeth, it's the second version (stamped logo) , very nice ratchet :)