/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1526891
Actually I don’t think Kobalt is the same as Stanley. It must be the same supplier that Tekton and HF use, which isn’t bad because the models that aren’t complete shit are Taiwan made, but they all have that cheap plastic selector switch which people tend to shear off, same complaint with the cheaper Craftsman ratchets which used to be metal until the early 00’s. Pic related is a Kobalt and Pittsburgh.

No idea who makes the Autozone ratchets, but those are actually a good buy too. You can get a flex head for <$30 and it’s Taiwan made and a ripoff of Snappy design. The head on those, as well as the Snappy ratchets, is small but deep, kinda the opposite of the Gearwrench design which is thin but somewhat wide.

The newest Craftsman ratchets is another one that I’m not sure about but it must have something to do with Stanley. I wouldn’t buy one because they aren’t serviceable at all. You can’t take them apart to clean, grease, or rebuild.