I have a set of the straight (non offset) ratcheting spanners and they get a
lot of use. Manufacturer says they are not good for extreme torque
situations.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller at kencomp.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 1:00 PM
Subject: Spanners
> I have a generous gift voucher from friends at work as a leaving present.
> I told them I wanted to choose some tools. Despite being known as a
"fixer"
> most thought it an odd sort of retirement gift to choose.
>
> I explained that a good set of spanners would get daily use, last me my
> remaing years and every time I picked one up it would remind me of their
> friendship, whilst a clock or picture or book would just gather dust.
> In my retirement speech I commented that my wife bought me the last full
> spanner set when we got married, 32+ years ago. The spanners have also
had a
> lot of use but have not lasted as well as they have become rather slack.
It
> was fun to see the slowly spreading grins on people's faces as I said
this!
>
> Anyway, the point of this post....
> Does anyone have any of those offset ratchet ring spanners? Are they any
good,
> or just a gimmick?
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