Snap On Ratcheting Screwdriver Shafts and Options: One year backorder wait is over for speed handle!

[@cameltoejhonsonbro92]

I love this thing in aviation and fits very well inside the foam cut outs

[@David-kp4gx]

I’ve been an aircraft mechanic for 24 years. I remember using speed handles when I first started working on aircraft, now we just use cordless drills (screwdriver) or a ratchet. Great video though.

[@thebigmuffin724]

You can open up the better classic hard handle ratcheting screwdriver and remove a c clip so it can accept these attachments.

[@jon-erikbutcher3609]

Ohhhhh really? That’s cool. I’d like to try that

[@Jayo-80]

I used to works as an aircraft mechanic back in 99. The amount of torque and pressure i could put on a screw with speed handles was crazy lol.

[@UnhumanNewman]

The SnapOn glazing on this channel is insane

[@aguycalledlucas]

That little stubby with the long shaft looks like fun to use

[@reedbullock791]

Thanks for letting me know that I’m missing something in my set. I now need the speeder as I like the old school ways.

[@scotts4125]

I have the Snap-On angle adjust driver and a Gearwrench set with different heads. I always thought they came out of the same factory.

[@hardlyb]

I have an old Craftsman T-handle 1/4 socket drive with a sliding collar on it that I find much nicer than a speed handle for stuff where I want to do things by hand to be sure I don't over tighten things.

[@iangriggs489]

I also have the Snap-on non-conductive shank and the set of shanks that includes #1, #2, 1/4, and 3/8 flat in a tray. They still sell the non-conductive, but don’t make the shank set anymore. I think I bought them in the late 90’s.

[@herrbela84]

I used my speed handle a few weeks ago.

[@TylerSnyder305]

I use speeders for small engine work, there's just not enough fasteners to justify having a cordless battery tool.

[@justinvanburen8259]

Another great video

[@jonstefanko7854]

you can make the hard handle interchangeable by taking it apart and removing a internal clip off the shaft. i have done it works great to use diffrent shafts. theres a video out there on it

[@aguycalledlucas]

I’m going to have to do this

[@specialK319319]

I have that multi-positioning, ratcheting screwdriver and I have mixed feelings about it. I also accidentally hit that little switch that unlocks the handle positions which is very annoying. I find that I bump the direction switch occasionally as well, which is also annoying. I think the bit storage in the handle is terrible compared to other designs out there as I HATE dumping the bits out to find the one I want. I also find the bit retention at the end is meh. More I type this out the more I realize I just don't really like it and convinced myself I did since it was so expensive. 😂

[@Raeilgunne]

there should be an offset from the front to the back, so that you can do everything from the handle, but that's just my 2 cents. I have used speed handles on my own work regularly, they're convenient as heck when you need them. Definitely an industrial mechanic or aviation mechanic thing, though, as you almost never need to drive more than a few machine screws at a time otherwise.

[@jtr109]

I’d actually be very interested to see what tool kit you can carry onto an airplane.

[@MattLitkeRacing]

I have that speeder handle in my racing toolbox

[@sensible202]

Nice watch!

[@dimitrisloufakis916]

That is actually what I did a few months ago. I have a couple of those snap on screwdrivers and i bought the (significantly cheaper) gearwrench shafts on Amazon. I found those shafts to be a hit or miss though. Some would be slightly too big and couldnt fit in the handle. Just letting everyone know. You might have to do a couple reorders/returns

[@lastbesttool]

Good point. It might also be on the Snap On side too. I have one driver handle the GW shafts don’t easily fit in. And the SO square-square only fits one way.

[@dimitrisloufakis916]

@@lastbesttool yes that definitely could be either the handle or the shaft. I have three handles in total but only tested one so I couldn't tell. I know that the shafts that fit the tested handle will also fit the rest, but not sure about the other way around. I returned those thicker shafts and got replacements so I have no way to check now.

[@cafecybernz]

This ^ But I want a short 1/4" speed handle. Do they even exist? Doesn't have to be a male square / male square ends, like the Snap On one demonstrated here by Doc. Just a normal speed handle with a shorter shaft. There was a Snap-On K4-C short produced in 1927 but that was 1/2 drive. I am using an old brace hand drill, equipped with a Wera Rapitdaptor, to drive screws: faster than a ratchet driver but heavy. Hence why I would like to try with a short speed handle.

[@GroundedDiagnostics]

gear wrench n sata are part of apex tools . I have many of both they are the same as far as I can tell. 😉

[@svn5994]

An electrician buddy of mine uses those Klein speeders for outlets.

[@Raeilgunne]

I've got a few of those for electrical work, too. Very handy.

[@SH0CKxWAVES]

Quick question, is the part/model number different for the drivers with or without interchangeable shafts? I can’t find anything about that on google and I want to make sure I order the right ones. My SO guy didn’t have any on the truck so I had to settle for a hard handle for now

[@lastbesttool]

shop.snapon.com/categories/Ratcheting-Soft-Grip-Handle-System/629375

[@SH0CKxWAVES]

@@lastbesttool much appreciated sir

[@steinb6271]

Rolex & Snap-On combo!

[@lancefletcher6010]

I wish Snap On would make wobble end extensions for the screwdriver handles.

[@adjutant]

As you mention, we use speeder handles in aviation, but even then I'm not sure I see the utility of having it on a ratchet. Must be the reason why they only make a very small amount of them.

[@homealone5087]

I use a speed handle with a ratcheting mechanism on the bit end rather than the handle.

[@patrioticimmigrant8817]

What's the part number on the snapon speeder handle? I have the handles stubby and adjustable and love them.

[@lastbesttool]

SGDMRC-SP

[@patrioticimmigrant8817]

@@lastbesttool you rock. Thanks.

[@davidkroth]

Hm. Seems like the bends could be a little more "crisp" on that speeder.

[@drengskap]

I have that Gearwrench ratchet screwdriver, and I'm not a fan - the handle's too big and the selector switch has sharp edges all over it.

[@marko11kram]

I'm not a fan of ratcheting screwdrivers speed drivers i do like though especially for lug nuts

[@ToolinAround2025]

Interesting, didn’t know they use a female 1/4” drive, I have a couple ideas.

[@1pieman]

👍😎👍

[@elizabeththompson4424]

WOW! that Snap-On speeder the bends look like someone did them by hand in a vise the bends are not nice & crisp I expect MORE from Snap-On but with the way the wurld is today... and no links to anything, just love these videos - NOT! The Fall Of The Empire Enjoy The Collapse 🤪 😠😡🤬💥💀