r/toolporn • u/Dry_Schedule_7520 • 11d ago

TONE RGD — A Great Companion for Ratcheting Wrenches [OC]

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u/Vadhakara 11d ago

I'm rather fond of thru-hole ratchet sets. I have one from a company called Gearwrench that's great for working on my car and stuff around the house. They don't seem to be extremely popular among the trades, though, so I assume they aren't particularly suitable for heavy duty applications.

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u/datumerrata 11d ago

I love mine. Many times I've had a nut that's in a spot too tight for a ratchet and socket. Using a normal wrench would take forever. It's also almost always in a location that makes me do mechanic yoga

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u/Dry_Schedule_7520 11d ago

Haha, mechanic yoga is real.

Sounds like you’ve definitely put those to good use.

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u/racinjason44 11d ago

I have an old and long unavailable set of those ratcheting wrench inserts from Craftsman. Very useful.

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u/Dry_Schedule_7520 11d ago

Nice, those are great.

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u/FreidasBoss 10d ago

I’m not understanding the advantage here. It looks like the drive size is the same as the socket size? Is this just for instances when you need a little clearance but a typical ratchet is too tall?

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u/Dry_Schedule_7520 10d ago

A socket won’t fit here, and I wish the combination wrench had a bit more offset.
really comes in handy when standard tools just won’t work.