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nova_robotics (May 10, 2024)
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...
it looks clumsy
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
Ralphxyz (May 12, 2024)
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.Originally Posted by Frank S
Had that same tool. Found the jaw chucks worked better in my tailstock
Jon (May 10, 2024)
It reminds me of a solution looking for a problem type of thing or those stupid universal sockets
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
I've seen those, but never in person. I agree...It reminds me of a solution looking for a problem type of thing or those stupid universal sockets
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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Regards, Marv
Failure is just success in progress
That looks about right - Mediocrates
Frank S (May 11, 2024)
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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