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    Stanley TwinTec Adjustable Ratcheting Wrench

    Does not appear to be a current product, neither TwinTec nor Twin Tec shows any results on the Stanley site.

    Price at Walmart is $30...

    Looks like there is a DeWalt version, many of the same marketing feature lists, unobtainium as well.

    Reviewers comments were not favorable...

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    it looks clumsy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    it looks clumsy
    Not only that, but the jaws expand to grip the hex head and it is like you need the space for a socket that is twice as big to get around the head.

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    Had that same tool. Found the jaw chucks worked better in my tailstock
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    Not only that, but the jaws expand to grip the hex head and it is like you need the space for a socket that is twice as big to get around the head.
    It reminds me of a solution looking for a problem type of thing or those stupid universal sockets
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    It reminds me of a solution looking for a problem type of thing or those stupid universal sockets
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    I've seen those, but never in person. I agree...

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    No, you wouldn't want to use the universal socket on your bulldozer or monster pickup. However, it is handy for driving stuff that has odd-shaped heads, like cup hooks and screw eyes.
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    If I'm dealing with some nut or bolt that hasn't had its head stripped horribly, I wouldn't go near one of those "universal" sockets. But I do own one, and once in a very long while there is some stripped-headed something I have to remove. Usually, I start with lots of penetrating oil and a propane torch to loosen things up -- under the assumption that the stripped doohickey got that way for a reason. But after that, a universal socket, every so often, will turn out to be a useful tool. It's much like the pair of vise grips I had to use to remove an oil drain plug that somebody at Biffy Lube had bunged up. I wouldn't use something like that every day for that job, and obviously I made a trip to the auto parts store to get a replacement plug (and thanked my lucky stars that the idiot who tore it up hadn't torn out the threads in the oil pan). But sooner or later, I can find a use for some of the most oddball tools.

    I just don't use the oddballs every day.



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