Finding the Best Finger Ratchet

[@GarethBranwyn]

Yay! Sean Ragan. Awesome to see Sean doing video. Will definitely include this in my next "Gareth's Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales" newsletter.

[@roomservicetaco]

Harbor Freight sells a set of 3 (1/4, 3/8, 1/2) for about $6. They work well, especially for the relatively infrequent times you need to use them.

[@MakerProjectLab]

Great video, Sean! I just picked up the Powerbuilt model. I had no idea these existed. Thanks!

[@JeffreySJonas]

I have a small leather pouch with a 1/4 inch SnapOn spinner, adapter to screwdriver bit driver, and bits-of-all-types, including tamper-torx. It's like having EVERY SCREWDRIVER in a teeny box. For REALLY TEENY, Sear's sells/sold a NON ratcheting one with 1/4" socket on one side, screwdriver holder on other side.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Great review. I bought my SO 1/4" version about 20 years ago. I have used it maybe 4 or 5 times in all those years. (I am a professional mechanic).

[@Nyle95]

So you wouldn't recommend then?

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@@Nyle95 No, too much backdrag. New ones may be better. A lot has changed since I bought that one.

[@soulshinobi]

Disappointed in the lack of testing comments. The most important thing with these is how much torque it takes to turn back, and how fine the tooth engagement is. Ones I've used took too much torque to turn in the free direction, so they would turn the nut or bolt in the opposite direction I wanted instead of spinning freely over the internal teeth. That makes their use case so incredibly specific to nuts and bolts that are slightly tight but not loose enough that you could use your fingers. Never found one I liked, guess I have to keep looking.

[@GametimeSlime]

The best one will always be the one with the most features. Gimbal for the win.

[@leeyo5494]

thats not true ever, what about build quality

[@Perspectologist]

I do miss Donald Bell, but I think I also like the new host. I appreciate the extra depth of this review. I shall be interested to see how this channel evolves.

[@MakerProjectLab]

I'm glad to be missed, but don't worry, I'm not going away. Sean and I will both be contributing to this channel going forward. More hosts, more videos!

[@MarkFrauenfelder]

Donald is still with us! He'll have a new video up soon. Thanks!

[@sailorbrite]

Mark Frauenfelder oh good! I didn’t want to lose him!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

We going to use the kettlebell to score?

[@xaanx]

Hi Bro! Where to get the ampro combination drive?

[@easygalleryframes]

very helpful - thank you!

[@Boo_T_Shayka]

Great review and rundown, but why is the video so dimly lit? Even in the intro where it's obvious you're using a ring light, it looks like the brightness was turned way down.

[@williamburdon6993]

The ampro was great, of course it is no longer for sale

[@LilasTools]

I have the Gearwrench 1/4!

[@michaelbush2322]

TikTok brought me here

[@jasonbailey9139]

Thanks for the info. Where is Donald these days? He moved Maker update to Make and they went under. I think he said something about Adafruit, but I am not a fan of their videos, so I don’t subscribe.

[@MakerProjectLab]

Hey Jason! A few months before Make went under, I took Maker Update over to the Digi-Key channel. I also host it once a month for Adafruit. You can catch up on all the episodes on this KZbin playlist I keep updated with all the shows. kzbin.info/aero/PLHvctKwAXIO93gMWere3Yfa7VXI3dHs16

[@MakerProjectLab]

@@roberttaylor9259 Yes. In fact, there was a little Town Hall meetup to discuss the future of Make last night. Things are still being sorted out, but there's reason to be hopeful.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Finger ratchet fell down the right with the pout lips made to go straight because of the cheese deepak turtle Israeli spits at Christian Nun

[@funkingitup1805]

5:03 Thank you for a great video. You speak well, but your presentation would be improved by using less pronouns like "this" one and "that" one. Say their names.