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Offline jabberwoki

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Weird Rat
« on: March 03, 2015, 10:23:08 PM »
Got this from Mr Sk farmer and I love it but who made it?
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Offline Plyerman

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2015, 12:59:17 PM »
Never seen one before. Pretty neat though.
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #2 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.
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Offline Yadda

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2015, 07:42:41 PM »
Interesting ratchet.
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #4 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. 
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Offline crankshaftdan II

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #5 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
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Weird Rat
« Reply #6 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.
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