Over the top Tom!! No words to describe my gratitude for sharing your time, knowledge and expertise with us. I'm sure my great uncle Leo would be thrilled as I am
Nobody and I mean nobody would attempt this kind of “repair”. I’m so impressed by your thinking process and manufacturing skills to achieve such a high level of precision using human sized fingers to complete this. Tom you’re back in a big way. Great job.
Tom, you and I have met before and when this video showed up I had to run to the garage and check my tools. My dad, born in 1921, was an Army aircraft mechanic near the end of WWII. In 1949 he worked for United Airlines in the maintenance facility at SFO. When he passed away, I got all of his complete set of Craftsman tools and some other odd bits. One of those was Snap On Ferret F-70N ratchet, date code 50. He lived just off the beach in Ventura, so I serviced all of the tools with Evaporust and a lot of TLC. After leaving United, he never had his own tools at work and eventually managed multiple departments. So the ratchet still has 90% of its chrome left and is in great shape. I have used it a couple of times. Rather small and light, but perfect for working on those aluminum airplanes. Thanks for jarring my old gray cells. Great memory of my dad a day after Fathers Day.
Sometimes it's the simple math that bites me on projects. I guess I've take it for granted because it's so simple to over look and to focus on the harder parts WAY to much. Tom, I just want to say thanks for all you do with your RUclips videos. As a machinist for 30+yrs now, I enjoy watching different prospectives and learning from them. It's made me a better machinist and to try to encourage and help my younger co-workers to strive to be better and take true pride in their work. If people develop a passion for Machining, it truly becomes a way of life in everything they do!
Hey Joey, Well said. We only rent the knowledge for a while. It is all of our responsibilities to pass that knowledge on to the up and coming folks. Cheers, Tom
We still have kits for these and I repair at least one of these a month. They quit using brass for the reverser pin and Phillips screws to hold it together in the 50’s. Most of the ones I see are date coded E and G from WW2 because they made crazy amounts of them.
I have a grease gun that is designed to inject grease into ball port fittings in particular for right angle die grinder gear heads. Oil seem not appropriate for a ratchet mechanism in my opinion. Seems like it would leak out and make a mess. Change my mind. Cheers, Tom
@@oxtoolco Actually shaftofshame29 is correct. These old ratchets used oil not grease. Yes the oil does leak all over so you had to oil them daily. When you use grease it seems to get in the spring and the ratchet does not work as well. You said this ratchet was like a box of rocks in a comment. If you oil it, it actually does work much better than grease and they work very well today. I know it is hard to believe but if you degrease it and oil it you will see what I mean. I have many as I said and they really do work well when oiled.
I have a Snap-on F-70 M with a date code of 6 or 8(?) that I bought as USAF surplus around 1970. It went to surplus because the change lever was missing and it took me until 5 years ago i.e. nearly 50 years(!) to get around to putting a new fabricated lever on and only then because I finally got fed up with doing the change over with my fingernails. Its in very sound condition with no blemishes and is my go to ratchet in preference to the modern ones that are clunky by comparison. Your video has inspired me to repair the ball lock on my 3/8" torque wrench (also ex USAF of the same vintage), thank you.
Wow Tom! Way to make a super difficult repair......look possible. In my years of mechanic'n, I've always thought about how difficult the detent ball portion would be to make, in comparison to the rest of a ratchet. After destroying a 3/4” drive breaker handle (with a cheater pipe), I made a new square socket drive, which lacks the detent ball, but otherwise has worked flawlessly. Excellent job, & thanks for another fantastic video!
Basically I used a carbide end mill to push down on the ball and mill off the retention portion of the insert. The ball and spring then came out and I could remove the remainder of the brass insert. Cheers, Tom
Damn you, Tom. I have box after box of repair part assortments. Do I have a ball bearing assortment? No, not yet, but soon. Maybe springs, too, if I see one I like.
Tom used to fix snap on and craftsman Cornwell there was a series of one that used a very small snap ring to hold the ball in place I believe the tool was made in France and was relabeled it had a very fine ratchet so it moved very finely
Tom today was the very rare moment where I was disappointed by something in one of your videos. When you told that you had to remove and redo. I got excited with anticipation of seeing you remove the ball retention mechanism. Only to have my hopes dashed by you not showing your methods. I understand your reluctance in showing your frustration but inquiring minds want to know. I do enjoy your new series of tool repair. As always thank you. You are a wise use of my time.
Good point. I probably should have shown how I got the pressed in one out at least. The rest of it was the same as already shown. Basically I used a carbide end mill to push down on the ball and mill off the retention portion of the insert. The ball and spring then came out and I could remove the remainder of the brass insert. Cheers, Tom
@@oxtoolco It is encouraging to learn that the way I would have done it worked. My concern was the possibility that the ball would not push down far enough to get at the retention portion and would just spin with the cutter. If that happened my next attempt would have been super glue the ball so it would hold still enough to be milled off. If all of that failed I was contemplating making a very small hole saw. It would not have to work that great it was only cutting brass. another option would be the rotary table and a very small milling cutter. As you see I tend to over think things and to have several contingency plans. Where would your approach differed from mine?
@@Proverbhouse Sometimes it works best just to try you first idea and see what happens. If it doesn't go as planned then make a new plan. Analysis paralysis is a real thing but at some point you have to do something. I find that allowing yourself to do something is many times the best and most efficient path. Cheers, Tom
You're going to completely mess up the precision of that hand scraped table waddling that sharpie all over! It'll be about a tenth out! Loving the videos, Tom, keep 'm coming
I found one of these ratchets when I was around 7 years old in the mid 60s gave it to my father who was a master mechanic, he retired and gave that ratchet back to me . I still use it to this day .
That's ballsy. These ratchets are absolute hammers as far as precision and ease of use. A couple ft-lbs of back drag is about right for a 3/4 drive ratchet nowadays.
Tom, I like that you include your bozo moments. I always learn helpful tips and techniques from your projects. Your two versions of tail body and tailstock position control are good tips. I have never seen the Kant-Twist indicator stop feature before. I intend to keep that function in my arsenal.
Thanks so much, Tom -- these videos are a treat. Basically like sitting down with a mentor for 40 minutes and just watching how he approaches and solves problems. To me, this is at least as valuable as a carefully scripted lesson -- here, we get to gain some insight into your problem-solving in real time. (Oh, and I'm loving the tips for zeroing the tailstock, especially the use of the carriage + DRO)
I loved this! Just an FYI, I live 2+ hours north of Sacramento and I love how you break things down to the component level. I wish I could be your apprentice despite being 46 years old. I hope all goes well for you and I look forward to your future episodes. Northern California love, Sal
In the late 70s, a friend broke his Dads ratchet that he’d used on Shermans during the war. Snap-on took it away and replaced the whole ratchet assembly. Kept it working I guess, even if not totally original.
Good repair Tom, well worthy of the tool. My Dad used a SK 1/2 ratchet, not sure of the vintage but if I had to guess early sixties and it has similar construction for the detent. You can see the different metal around the ball. I'll have to take a look at it more closely the next time I'm at the storage place.
Hey Bill. I actually like SK tools. The old timey auto shop I used to hang out in sold SK and the older stuff is really nice. Hope to see you at the bash. Cheers, Tom
So after 10 years or so of watching I finally managed to predict a mr bozo coming up when the drill grabbed on the brass....still a lovely educational vid as always.
Nice little repair! I once absolutely overfilled my crusty ratchet with grease. It was really nice, because after that, it was practically silent, but worked like a charm.
That was a tiny assembly pressing the brass, spring, and ball in. I would have fumbled so many times that "words would be said" by me. Very interesting video, thank you for sharing.
I saw at least one mention of the shop time cost of a repair like this. It made me think back to my early days as an electrician working for someone else in a shop that had a storefront in a downtown area where they also did appliance and lamp/fixture repair. We electricians repaired most of the lights (the owner and office lady did some, too) any time we got back to the shop before it was time to clock out. Because of that, I can repair pretty much any light fixture you put in front of me, but the cost at today's rates would be exorbitant. I came up with a plan similar to yours, Tom, where I fix the ones I think are worth it in some way, whether it's sentimental value, or historical value, or whatever and I do it at greatly reduced rates. It's not always about the money and it's not always for the customer.
Tool repair videos are some of my favorite that you do. I remember back in the early days of your channel you repaired some kind of blade scraper that was apparently a family heirloom piece! Baby Wilton from scratch vise build is my #1 all time fav .
Hi Tom, WOW, two tool repairs in one week, that's almost a 1/2 slice of Meatloaf! Yes Mr Bozo will rear his ugly head whenever he gets a chance, I should know! But, you overcame & persevered! NICE!! See ya at da BASH!!
I have the same wrench. I don't remember where I got it but have had it for years. Works just fine. Just kinda take it for granted. Maybe because it's never been shiny.
What ever happened to Dale, he doesn't post videos anymore, life got in the way ? Say hello from his older viewer when you see him. Thanks for posting these videos Tom, much appreciated.
Nice to see you back making videos again. I have tools like this from my Dad that are irreplaceable. In pretty much all cases I have better, newer, more expensive tools - I'm not as obsessive a tool collector as you, yet, but getting there. But that's not the point. They were Dad's tools, they're worn because they spent hundreds of hours in his hands doing useful work. When they break the vast tool collection gets deployed to fix them because it's the right thing to do.
Tom, doing repair work is often my most satisfying work. Knowing I'm putting my efforts in to restore the work of a previous craftsman and so on. I also think it's the way things go when you are trying to use precision on tools like this that have long ago deformed and become slightly off from true in so many dimensions.
From your axe video I cleaned all my axes and mauls up. I polished them then used TEAK OIL to cover the steel as well as the handles and the results far exceeded my expectations. I mention this as a thought to polish the ratchet on the buffing wheel and apply the teak oil. I was impressed how well the oil binds to the axe head even after use and have been using it on many old refurbished tools.
I have a ratchet that looks exactly like that one, but it is a "Plumb" brand. My step-father acquired it in the early '60s from a co-worker who was a part-time mechanic. At the time, it was in about the same condition as the one you are repairing, except that the detent ball was still there.
Nice job on that ratchet. When I worked at DeLorean I used to use the super small 1/4" form factor ratchet with the 3/8" guts. That was the uber ferret and was used heavily by myself. Then there were times when no ratchet could get in...used to superglue 6x1.0 nuts to the tip of my index finger to install.
Pretty cool repair Tom. I have my father-in-law’s Snap-on Midget M-70M. It was a crazy 9/32”-drive ratchet, before the days of 1/4”-drives. I only have one 9/32”-drive socket, a WF 12 Plumb brand 5/16”, which is mounted to a 9/32”-drive Plumb WF 7 breaker bar. Really cool pieces of days long gone.
I have a 3/8 drive in a 1/4 ratchet body that I love. Somebody sent me pictures of a 5/8 drive which I have never seen. So glad they seemed to standardize on this before I started buying tools seriously. Cheers, Tom
Am I wrong in thinking neither the bore diameter making it curved matter? Need some basic slope on the back side to center the ball but only the escape diameter is important.
You are right. A flat interior would probably work fine with a hole for the ball to project out into. It was easier to think about doing it with a spherical seat. Cheers, Tom
Hi Tom! Well, I have commented before that I love your channel and that I am a 69 year old expat from the bay area living in Oregon for ~35 years. Lots of friends and family still down there, a brother in Benicia, a sister in Hercules etc. So: even though I have long left Ca. I feel an undying ownership to my home town. Seeing you in my old stomping grounds, I feel a kind of kindred spirit to you, despite our never having met. Isn't that naive? I mean what is the population of the greater BA? Millions! However, we could easily have met in the Benicia sports bar over a beer while your shop was there. I was born in Walnut Creek Kaiser and I have lived in seemingly every corner of the BA before my exodus. In summary: I claim some feeling that we could have been friends or colleagues and watching you reminds me of my youth. Somewhere in a toolbox I have a ratchet like the one in this episode. It may or may not be Starrett, I'll have to find it and see. I'll let you know! Keep up the good work, I'll be watching from Portland ... XO
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Over the top Tom!! No words to describe my gratitude for sharing your time, knowledge and expertise with us. I'm sure my great uncle Leo would be thrilled as I am
Hey Chet, Thanks for providing a fun little project. The ratchet is sitting on the table in my office.
Cheers,
Tom
Nobody and I mean nobody would attempt this kind of “repair”. I’m so impressed by your thinking process and manufacturing skills to achieve such a high level of precision using human sized fingers to complete this. Tom you’re back in a big way. Great job.
More like Italian sausage fingers. Thanks for the nice comment.
Cheers,
Tom
$1000 shop time repair for a $90 tool - sentimental value - PRICELESS!
awesome work Tom.
True!
Cheers,
Tom
And they are guaranteed for life.😆
Tom, you and I have met before and when this video showed up I had to run to the garage and check my tools. My dad, born in 1921, was an Army aircraft mechanic near the end of WWII. In 1949 he worked for United Airlines in the maintenance facility at SFO. When he passed away, I got all of his complete set of Craftsman tools and some other odd bits. One of those was Snap On Ferret F-70N ratchet, date code 50. He lived just off the beach in Ventura, so I serviced all of the tools with Evaporust and a lot of TLC.
After leaving United, he never had his own tools at work and eventually managed multiple departments. So the ratchet still has 90% of its chrome left and is in great shape. I have used it a couple of times. Rather small and light, but perfect for working on those aluminum airplanes. Thanks for jarring my old gray cells. Great memory of my dad a day after Fathers Day.
Hey Kurt,
Your dad may have crossed paths with Chet's uncle Leo who had this ratchet and worked at United.
Cheers,
Tom
"here's its modern contemporary... I bought this in 1986."
Now that you say that it is actually pretty funny.
Cheers,
Tom
Sometimes it's the simple math that bites me on projects. I guess I've take it for granted because it's so simple to over look and to focus on the harder parts WAY to much. Tom, I just want to say thanks for all you do with your RUclips videos. As a machinist for 30+yrs now, I enjoy watching different prospectives and learning from them. It's made me a better machinist and to try to encourage and help my younger co-workers to strive to be better and take true pride in their work. If people develop a passion for Machining, it truly becomes a way of life in everything they do!
Hey Joey,
Well said. We only rent the knowledge for a while. It is all of our responsibilities to pass that knowledge on to the up and coming folks.
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks for, showing/telling on, your Mr. Bozo moments! Everyone has them, but few people show them! Keeping it honest, staying humble! 👌
Completely agree!
We still have kits for these and I repair at least one of these a month. They quit using brass for the reverser pin and Phillips screws to hold it together in the 50’s. Most of the ones I see are date coded E and G from WW2 because they made crazy amounts of them.
Right on! Good to know a good company still services things like this. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
SnapOn RKRA380 is the repair kit for that ratchet.
@@jeffkimble8857 Well crap. Could have saved pulling out some of my non existent hair.
Cheers,
Tom
@@oxtoolco😂
@@oxtoolco Yeah but store bought lacks that personal touch! lol
Two awesome old-school OXTool vids back to back (lunch tray and all)!
Love it!!!
Great repair Tom, but the ratchet has an "oil" port on it, not a "grease" fitting.
I have a grease gun that is designed to inject grease into ball port fittings in particular for right angle die grinder gear heads. Oil seem not appropriate for a ratchet mechanism in my opinion. Seems like it would leak out and make a mess. Change my mind.
Cheers,
Tom
@@oxtoolco Actually shaftofshame29 is correct. These old ratchets used oil not grease. Yes the oil does leak all over so you had to oil them daily. When you use grease it seems to get in the spring and the ratchet does not work as well. You said this ratchet was like a box of rocks in a comment. If you oil it, it actually does work much better than grease and they work very well today. I know it is hard to believe but if you degrease it and oil it you will see what I mean. I have many as I said and they really do work well when oiled.
I have a Snap-on F-70 M with a date code of 6 or 8(?) that I bought as USAF surplus around 1970. It went to surplus because the change lever was missing and it took me until 5 years ago i.e. nearly 50 years(!) to get around to putting a new fabricated lever on and only then because I finally got fed up with doing the change over with my fingernails. Its in very sound condition with no blemishes and is my go to ratchet in preference to the modern ones that are clunky by comparison.
Your video has inspired me to repair the ball lock on my 3/8" torque wrench (also ex USAF of the same vintage), thank you.
Hey Clive. Great motivational story!
Cheers,
Tom
Wow Tom! Way to make a super difficult repair......look possible. In my years of mechanic'n, I've always thought about how difficult the detent ball portion would be to make, in comparison to the rest of a ratchet. After destroying a 3/4” drive breaker handle (with a cheater pipe), I made a new square socket drive, which lacks the detent ball, but otherwise has worked flawlessly.
Excellent job, & thanks for another fantastic video!
Without the ball detent the otherwise good tool is nearly worthless and frustrating at best. Thanks for the nice comment.
Cheers,
Tom
I would love to see how did you manage to get the wrong one out
Me too 😊
Basically I used a carbide end mill to push down on the ball and mill off the retention portion of the insert. The ball and spring then came out and I could remove the remainder of the brass insert.
Cheers,
Tom
This is exactly the question I had and thank you Tom for answering! I’ll ask in the other plied vid how the heck you loosened them up!
Damn you, Tom. I have box after box of repair part assortments. Do I have a ball bearing assortment? No, not yet, but soon. Maybe springs, too, if I see one I like.
You know that machinists cannot resist a hardened steel ball. Almost all of them have a couple rolling around their toolboxes.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom used to fix snap on and craftsman Cornwell there was a series of one that used a very small snap ring to hold the ball in place I believe the tool was made in France and was relabeled it had a very fine ratchet so it moved very finely
Tom, I'm glad to see that you're human like the rest of us.
Now that was a OxTool video there, great to have you back Tom, thanks for the lessons
Tom today was the very rare moment where I was disappointed by something in one of your videos. When you told that you had to remove and redo. I got excited with anticipation of seeing you remove the ball retention mechanism. Only to have my hopes dashed by you not showing your methods. I understand your reluctance in showing your frustration but inquiring minds want to know. I do enjoy your new series of tool repair. As always thank you. You are a wise use of my time.
Good point. I probably should have shown how I got the pressed in one out at least. The rest of it was the same as already shown. Basically I used a carbide end mill to push down on the ball and mill off the retention portion of the insert. The ball and spring then came out and I could remove the remainder of the brass insert.
Cheers,
Tom
@@oxtoolco It is encouraging to learn that the way I would have done it worked. My concern was the possibility that the ball would not push down far enough to get at the retention portion and would just spin with the cutter. If that happened my next attempt would have been super glue the ball so it would hold still enough to be milled off. If all of that failed I was contemplating making a very small hole saw. It would not have to work that great it was only cutting brass. another option would be the rotary table and a very small milling cutter. As you see I tend to over think things and to have several contingency plans. Where would your approach differed from mine?
@@Proverbhouse Sometimes it works best just to try you first idea and see what happens. If it doesn't go as planned then make a new plan. Analysis paralysis is a real thing but at some point you have to do something. I find that allowing yourself to do something is many times the best and most efficient path.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom, I appreciate how you show your bozo moments. I learn as much from them as anything else!☺️
Allways a big pleasure when Mr. Bozo is coming to town paying a visit :D
Well you are welcome to entertain him at your shop for a while.....
Cheers,
Tom
@@oxtoolco In fact he was hanging around at my place before he came to you. I tried to stop him but you know how eager he can be. :D
You're going to completely mess up the precision of that hand scraped table waddling that sharpie all over! It'll be about a tenth out!
Loving the videos, Tom, keep 'm coming
I found one of these ratchets when I was around 7 years old in the mid 60s gave it to my father who was a master mechanic, he retired and gave that ratchet back to me . I still use it to this day .
That's ballsy. These ratchets are absolute hammers as far as precision and ease of use. A couple ft-lbs of back drag is about right for a 3/4 drive ratchet nowadays.
@@operator8014 Agreed, Compared to my Snap on 80 tooth this one is a box of rocks.
Cheers,
Tom
Great to see you back, Tom!
Nice to see you again Tom!
Tom,
I like that you include your bozo moments. I always learn helpful tips and techniques from your projects. Your two versions of tail body and tailstock position control are good tips. I have never seen the Kant-Twist indicator stop feature before. I intend to keep that function in my arsenal.
It would have been interesting seeing you derive the machining depth eqn.
Nice job
Maybe not. I blew the math on that one.
Cheers,
Tom
Well Tom, it seems that Mr. Bozo had a great visit in your shop 😂😂
It's wonderfull to have you back and to enjoy your little giggels . Well done job
Thanks so much, Tom -- these videos are a treat. Basically like sitting down with a mentor for 40 minutes and just watching how he approaches and solves problems. To me, this is at least as valuable as a carefully scripted lesson -- here, we get to gain some insight into your problem-solving in real time. (Oh, and I'm loving the tips for zeroing the tailstock, especially the use of the carriage + DRO)
I loved this!
Just an FYI, I live 2+ hours north of Sacramento and I love how you break things down to the component level. I wish I could be your apprentice despite being 46 years old. I hope all goes well for you and I look forward to your future episodes.
Northern California love,
Sal
Hey Sal, Thanks for the nice comment. NorCal rules!
Cheers,
Tom
Good to see you again Tom
Hey Rusty,
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers,
Tom
Another fantastic video. Great content!
Tom! Thank you! I’m staying up late now. ❤
In the late 70s, a friend broke his Dads ratchet that he’d used on Shermans during the war. Snap-on took it away and replaced the whole ratchet assembly. Kept it working I guess, even if not totally original.
Good repair Tom, well worthy of the tool. My Dad used a SK 1/2 ratchet, not sure of the vintage but if I had to guess early sixties and it has similar construction for the detent. You can see the different metal around the ball. I'll have to take a look at it more closely the next time I'm at the storage place.
Hey Bill. I actually like SK tools. The old timey auto shop I used to hang out in sold SK and the older stuff is really nice. Hope to see you at the bash.
Cheers,
Tom
So after 10 years or so of watching I finally managed to predict a mr bozo coming up when the drill grabbed on the brass....still a lovely educational vid as always.
Thanks for the video, Tom. Bloody brilliant, as always.
Happy Father's Day Tom.
You’re the man Tom. Appreciate what you do.
Love it Tom. Good stuff as always.
Nice little repair! I once absolutely overfilled my crusty ratchet with grease. It was really nice, because after that, it was practically silent, but worked like a charm.
My force gauge has answered a gob of questions I didn't realize I needed to answer
That was a nice little side project. Just like you need the right tool for the job that right man operating the tool is also critical. KOKO!
Nice job Tom! Saving tools like that, is a very noble endeavor.
Great repair job Tom. Good to help out a friend. Enjoy yourself at the bash. Cheers Nobby
Awesome!
That was a tiny assembly pressing the brass, spring, and ball in. I would have fumbled so many times that "words would be said" by me. Very interesting video, thank you for sharing.
I love these videos. I hate to see good tools get tossed. Glad to see you back in your shop and behind the camera!
I saw at least one mention of the shop time cost of a repair like this. It made me think back to my early days as an electrician working for someone else in a shop that had a storefront in a downtown area where they also did appliance and lamp/fixture repair. We electricians repaired most of the lights (the owner and office lady did some, too) any time we got back to the shop before it was time to clock out. Because of that, I can repair pretty much any light fixture you put in front of me, but the cost at today's rates would be exorbitant. I came up with a plan similar to yours, Tom, where I fix the ones I think are worth it in some way, whether it's sentimental value, or historical value, or whatever and I do it at greatly reduced rates. It's not always about the money and it's not always for the customer.
Tool repair videos are some of my favorite that you do. I remember back in the early days of your channel you repaired some kind of blade scraper that was apparently a family heirloom piece! Baby Wilton from scratch vise build is my #1 all time fav .
Hi Tom, WOW, two tool repairs in one week, that's almost a 1/2 slice of Meatloaf! Yes Mr Bozo will rear his ugly head whenever he gets a chance, I should know! But, you overcame & persevered! NICE!! See ya at da BASH!!
I have the same wrench. I don't remember where I got it but have had it for years. Works just fine. Just kinda take it for granted. Maybe because it's never been shiny.
tom great vid good to see ya back!!
What ever happened to Dale, he doesn't post videos anymore, life got in the way ? Say hello from his older viewer when you see him. Thanks for posting these videos Tom, much appreciated.
Yes!
Nice to see you back making videos again.
I have tools like this from my Dad that are irreplaceable. In pretty much all cases I have better, newer, more expensive tools - I'm not as obsessive a tool collector as you, yet, but getting there. But that's not the point. They were Dad's tools, they're worn because they spent hundreds of hours in his hands doing useful work. When they break the vast tool collection gets deployed to fix them because it's the right thing to do.
For a while I've been wishing I could attend the Bar Z bash. I'd like to bring spicy beef jerky but I've never found a time to make it work.
Tom, doing repair work is often my most satisfying work. Knowing I'm putting my efforts in to restore the work of a previous craftsman and so on. I also think it's the way things go when you are trying to use precision on tools like this that have long ago deformed and become slightly off from true in so many dimensions.
Thanks again Tom
Mr Bozo…..Robert’s your Relative…..
Love your passion for precision….
15:07 “table cad” nice
From your axe video I cleaned all my axes and mauls up. I polished them then used TEAK OIL to cover the steel as well as the handles and the results far exceeded my expectations. I mention this as a thought to polish the ratchet on the buffing wheel and apply the teak oil. I was impressed how well the oil binds to the axe head even after use and have been using it on many old refurbished tools.
Perfect! Love seeing the old tools kept alive!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Outstanding 👍
We missed you tom. Keep them coming buddy
I didn't think those ball-retainers were that BIG. I guess it's relative.
Thanks Tom. Nice job!!!
That’s more like it. Stay active Tom. 👍
Great to see content from you again
It’s hard to beat an OxTools video! Makes my day when there’s a new one to watch. Thanks Tom!
So glad you’re back Tom. You are one of the best!
I have a ratchet that looks exactly like that one, but it is a "Plumb" brand. My step-father acquired it in the early '60s from a co-worker who was a part-time mechanic. At the time, it was in about the same condition as the one you are repairing, except that the detent ball was still there.
very nicely nice ...
peace
Now that’s a cool repair for an old snap on ratchet
Wow back again, It looks lke a good sumer. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Good to see you back Tom.
Thank Mr Bozo for the extra learning opportunities! 😂
Nice job on that ratchet. When I worked at DeLorean I used to use the super small 1/4" form factor ratchet with the 3/8" guts. That was the uber ferret and was used heavily by myself. Then there were times when no ratchet could get in...used to superglue 6x1.0 nuts to the tip of my index finger to install.
Glad to see more new vids! Keep em' comin!
Pretty cool repair Tom.
I have my father-in-law’s Snap-on Midget M-70M. It was a crazy 9/32”-drive ratchet, before the days of 1/4”-drives. I only have one 9/32”-drive socket, a WF 12 Plumb brand 5/16”, which is mounted to a 9/32”-drive Plumb WF 7 breaker bar. Really cool pieces of days long gone.
I have a 3/8 drive in a 1/4 ratchet body that I love. Somebody sent me pictures of a 5/8 drive which I have never seen. So glad they seemed to standardize on this before I started buying tools seriously.
Cheers,
Tom
Now that you're back maybe Mr Bozo will leave me alone some.
Thank you Tom!
Glad to see you posting again! Any little things like this and other precision builds are cool
Good to see you back. Excellent informative videos.
Am I wrong in thinking neither the bore diameter making it curved matter? Need some basic slope on the back side to center the ball but only the escape diameter is important.
You are right. A flat interior would probably work fine with a hole for the ball to project out into. It was easier to think about doing it with a spherical seat.
Cheers,
Tom
Excellent work! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing Tom.. so happy to see you back!
I don't know why but, it feels so very fantastic when things just fit together the way they're supposed to.
Lets go dude!!! Great repair.
Always a reward to see your videos pop up in my feed. Have a great time at the Bash, hope you see some cool stuff. Thanks for the upload as always
That was fun! Thx Tom
Keep them coming Tom. Thanks
Practical and stylish fix - you can always count on Bozo to show up on brain science jobs.
Yapp.Real time whole thinking process.Thank you,Tom.
love a repair of cool stuff
Hi Tom! Well, I have commented before that I love your channel and that I am a 69 year old expat from the bay area living in Oregon for ~35 years. Lots of friends and family still down there, a brother in Benicia, a sister in Hercules etc. So: even though I have long left Ca. I feel an undying ownership to my home town. Seeing you in my old stomping grounds, I feel a kind of kindred spirit to you, despite our never having met. Isn't that naive? I mean what is the population of the greater BA? Millions! However, we could easily have met in the Benicia sports bar over a beer while your shop was there. I was born in Walnut Creek Kaiser and I have lived in seemingly every corner of the BA before my exodus. In summary: I claim some feeling that we could have been friends or colleagues and watching you reminds me of my youth.
Somewhere in a toolbox I have a ratchet like the one in this episode. It may or may not be Starrett, I'll have to find it and see. I'll let you know!
Keep up the good work, I'll be watching from Portland ... XO
Hey Doug. We have certainly stomped some of the same ground. Probably competed at the local flea markets on occasion.
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks Tom . I ALWAYS learn something watching your videos .
Glad I found this video, will try to make it to the bash.
another great video, tom - i’ve always wondered how these were machined - thank you!
Great work Tom! Thank you.
I love these tool repairs.so glad to have you back.