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Offline HeelSpur

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Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« on: December 24, 2012, 01:28:22 PM »
Any of y'all have one of these?
I read a few of the reviews and now am leary of buying one.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_172851-20535-85048_0__?productId=3929991&Ntt=ratchets&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dratchets&facetInfo=#BVRRWidgetID
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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2012, 03:53:47 PM »
Why buy a new aisan made tool of possibly questionable quality when you can buy a good used American 1/4 drive socket set for the same money or much less?

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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2012, 04:25:37 PM »
It has that double drive where you twist the handle instead of cranking on it, thought maybe it would come in handy on hard to do projects.
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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2012, 05:23:31 PM »
Thats a neat idea, if they could make it very fine toothed and durable I could see using one of those
Always looking for what interests me, anything early Dodge Brothers/Graham Brothers trucks ( pre 1932 or so ) and slant six / Super six parts.

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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2012, 06:26:17 PM »
The ad doesn't show a price, That always puts me off.
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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2012, 07:12:22 PM »
FWIW I "had to have" sidewinder ratchets. it had a crank on the end of the handle. I never used them and ended up selling them at a yard sale.

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Re: Kobalt Dbl Drive Ratchet
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2012, 10:29:09 PM »
The ad doesn't show a price, That always puts me off.

shows on sale for $19.97 for me in some store it "guessed" based on my DNS entry - was $29.98
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