

| Subject: | Re: Friday: cool tool�Craftsman Ratcheting Open En d Wrenches |
| From: | Edward Maglott |
| Date: | Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:09:53 -0500 |
I ordered a set of these to pu at my local store. they look pretty handy. I wonder how much torque they can take? Edward At 10:34 AM 2/25/2011, Harold Teer wrote: >Jim, > >For some reason, your link took me to the "inch" set rather than the >"metric" set. > >I found a Craftsman 4 piece set from 8mm to 19mm on sale for $14.99 with >free shipping to your local store. Is this the set you were talking about? > >" >http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921937000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 >" > >Harold > >On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If you are not a tool geek, read no further. > > > > When I recently made a run to Sears to gather some needed Craftsman > > upgrades, I ran across something I had been considering for years. > > Since the last time I was there a year ago, Sears started carrying the > > "ratcheting" open end wrenches. Similar wrenches have been made by > > Facom tools for some time, but they are very expensive and only come > > in combination with a box wrench, which I already have. These > > Craftsman wrenches provide a full set from 10 to 19 mm in just for > > wrenches. So, no paying for redundancy and no overstuffed tool box. > > > > They grab the fastener in one direction and let it go in the other, so > > they act like a ratcheting box wrench. They make certain things a lot > > easier and quicker. They actually provide better fastener grip than a > > standard open-end wrench. Best of all they are $23.00 a set right now. > > > > < > > > http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921936000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1#reviewsWrap > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > >-- >___ >Harold Teer >1991 Westy >Harrisonburg, VA
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