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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: jabberwoki on March 03, 2015, 10:23:08 PM

Title: Weird Rat
Post by: jabberwoki on March 03, 2015, 10:23:08 PM

Got this from Mr Sk farmer and I love it but who made it?

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: Plyerman on March 04, 2015, 12:59:17 PM

Never seen one before. Pretty neat though.

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 04, 2015, 04:47:34 PM

It is interesting.  I've got a similar one of different design made for Craftsman, on which you reverse ratcheting direction by changing which side of the ratchet has the socket on it.

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: Yadda on March 04, 2015, 07:42:41 PM

Interesting ratchet.

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: Lewill2 on March 05, 2015, 06:31:26 AM

Some of this style ratchets were made using a one way/anti backup bearing that allowed for small angular movements of the ratchet handle. 

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: crankshaftdan II on March 05, 2015, 09:23:43 AM

Might have had some link to the older Blackhawk one-way-brng design going back to the 40's--50's design-I don't have one anymore for reference-like a DAss I traded it away!   Cranky

Title: Re: Weird Rat
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 05, 2015, 09:35:15 PM

I have a BOG tools ratchet that clearly uses the ball-in-ramp unidirectional "ratchet" technology (same principle as used on small gas motors like Briggs and Stratton lawnmower/garden tool motors).  It solves the reversing problem by having two square drives, one on each side.