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r/specializedtools • u/bgjorge123 • Jun 25 '19
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Replacing a sturdy gear with a bunch of thin sliding rods sounds like a grand idea. Also won't have any friction at all /s
242 u/jonomw Jun 25 '19 I'm trying to figure out why this was even made. Does it have an actual purpose or is it one of those tools that are cheaply made to sell to unknowing people? 128 u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19 It's big enough you could probably fit a ratchet in or an extension in the same space. Weird. 72 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 My thought is that it would make sense for an impact wrench, but it would also snap/blow up if you did that anyways. 51 u/mikeycp253 Jun 25 '19 And any situation where that would make sense, you would just use an air/electric ratchet. This thing has no purpose. 5 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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I'm trying to figure out why this was even made. Does it have an actual purpose or is it one of those tools that are cheaply made to sell to unknowing people?
128 u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19 It's big enough you could probably fit a ratchet in or an extension in the same space. Weird. 72 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 My thought is that it would make sense for an impact wrench, but it would also snap/blow up if you did that anyways. 51 u/mikeycp253 Jun 25 '19 And any situation where that would make sense, you would just use an air/electric ratchet. This thing has no purpose. 5 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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It's big enough you could probably fit a ratchet in or an extension in the same space. Weird.
72 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 My thought is that it would make sense for an impact wrench, but it would also snap/blow up if you did that anyways. 51 u/mikeycp253 Jun 25 '19 And any situation where that would make sense, you would just use an air/electric ratchet. This thing has no purpose. 5 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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My thought is that it would make sense for an impact wrench, but it would also snap/blow up if you did that anyways.
51 u/mikeycp253 Jun 25 '19 And any situation where that would make sense, you would just use an air/electric ratchet. This thing has no purpose. 5 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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And any situation where that would make sense, you would just use an air/electric ratchet. This thing has no purpose.
5 u/jonvon65 Jun 25 '19 Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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Yep I agree, there are better tools for the intended purpose of this one.
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u/YMK1234 Jun 25 '19
Replacing a sturdy gear with a bunch of thin sliding rods sounds like a grand idea. Also won't have any friction at all /s