/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I believe Ryobi is cheaper than that. I would do that over harbor freight, and I like harbor freight

>>2522654
I have the Milwaukee for my home toolpile and use a harbor freight at work. The harbor freight batteries are not as good. The harbor freight ratchet feels more flimsy but it hasn't died yet and I have dropped it many times. For infrequent use I wouldn't hesitate to choose the harbor freight over the more expensive brand names.

>>2522657
the battery is goofy on the ryobi. i can imagine it getting hung on up things constantly when trying to reach into tight spaces.

>>2522654
I never liked power ratchets

>>2522654
>cordless ratchet
what the fuck? if it's powered it's not a ratchet, it's a right angle electric screwdriver.
>>2522673
how do you even use this chode ass implement

>>2522667
I guess. My 2ah isn't bad.

>>2522667
The head of the Ryobi ratchet rotates 360°. I have one and it isn't too bad.

I wish Bosch made one for their 12v and had the rotating Ryobi head. That would be the ultimate power ratchet.

>>2522686
>>2522686
they can be used just like a regular ratchet for breaking loose and torqueing down bolts but save you a ton of time running in/out bolts.

>>2522691
its a fat chode tool. it's a lot of money to save 15 seconds on a bolt, and only bolts that are in places the fat chode tool can reach

I made an adapter to fit 4" grinding wheels and cuttoff disks on mine, it's much slower than the angle grinder but way safer. Never going back to the high speed grinder after a near miss.

>>2522713
Lol wtf. I love this board.

>>2522713
>I made an adapter
>way safer
no. just no. this is not safer. what's the runout on it? did you find a way to compensate for the runout on both the tool and ratchet? why the fuck would you even try this?

post pics or you're a fag

>>2522716
How could it be more dangerous, that power ratchet runs at like 100 rpm max.

>>2522654
My bro and I pull engines for resale and have our choice of tools (we're retired easily afford it). The HF is so useful we both have one despite having many other cordless tools. We both ran USAF toolrooms and are lifelong aircraft/car/truck/whatever mechs.

The small head and narrow shank are what make them so handy for running fasteners (NOT breaking torque which the length makes easy to do manually,

>>2522713
Learn to use angle grinders properly including staying out of plane of rotation and always using guards with cutting wheels and grinding rocks.

Some retard at work spent $200 on a milfuckee cordless ratchet, bragged that it made him "faster" at removing bolts. Everyone elses uses hand ratchets. He doesn't make any more money than other people.
Literally paying money to make your boss more money LMAO

>>2522918
>AVE fan
>meathead who cant figure out why someone would use a power tool to put less wear, tear, and stress on his body
like pottery

>>2522716
It would be safer, in the fact that it doesnt actually spin fast enough to cut or hurt you

>>2522919
>nooooo, turning a ratchet is putting wear and tear on my body
perhaps you belong in an office, where the greatest stress on your soft body is opening a onions bottle.

>>2522928
>perhaps you belong in an office
Well, all the tradie boomers DID scream for decades trying to push kids into getting degrees and office jobs.
Their bodies failing on them before they ever got to retire must have felt devastating.

Im sure you are just built differently though right?

>>2522938
No one ever got crippled from turning a ratchet. They breathed asbestos, drank from lead pipes and breathed it in from gasoline, injected mercury into their teeth, breathed concrete dust, breathed poisonous solvents, lifted with their backs bent, etc.

>>2522941
>No one ever got crippled from turning a ratchet.
One things for sure, your coworker sure as fuck isnt.
What do you do for a living anon?

Why all this pride for expending as much energy as possible for mr bossman?
It must not be a very good job if $200 is a lot of money to you.

>>2522654
My rule is if I don't know if I'm going to use it much (ie just need one for a current project) then buy the cheap harbor freight version and if I find I use it then upgrade and keep the HF as a backup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8yGSigHp1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36w14JQouc

>>2523019
Did this retard ACTUALLY post project farm videos?

>>2523019

>>2523030
Sorry if it goes over your head. I guess I should have posted something a little more low-brow like AVE.

>>2523030
why does /diy/ hate him again?

>>2523070
His intelligence and success highlights their own flaws and shortcomings. People tend to hate those whos mere existence constantly reminds them of how substandard they are.

>>2523086
That, plus hes' a gerbil.

>>2523089
Nah, he's more ferret-like.

>>2522941
>No one ever got crippled from turning a ratchet.

RSI sucks so less wear is better and puts off the inevitable. I've been wrenching longer than you've drawn breath but you do you young one.

>>2522673
>Using it for an easily accessible bolt

>>2522945
>>2523370
You retards need to realize that you gotta stop trying to work as fast as possible. If I work slow, my boss complains but hes never gonna fire me for being slow because he is already having trouble finding enough workers. If I work fast, I just give myself extra trouble and don't get paid any more.

>>2523511
You dont have to work fast just because you have a powered ratchet

>>2523511
I work for myself and power tools reduce RSI which comes from ALL movements not just rapidly cycling a manual tool.

For example the HF is ideal for bellhousing and starter bolts which due to location are slow, tedious and often painful due to nearby obstacles to remove. It's far easier to reach the area with that long ratchet, use the leverage to manually break torque, then run the fastener using the motor.

>>2522673
The size of the battery on this defeats half the purpose of the amazingly awesomeness that is a cordless electric ratchet.

>Speed
>These fuckers can get into places you would have needed a 90T hand ratchet for.l.

>>2522703
15s per bolts

40 bolts per job
Saves 20 min per job on disassembly and reassembly, increases your hourly rate.

>>2525812
That's why the HF thing is so handy while that Ryobortion is not.

How attached are you to a well-known brand? This is regularly $119, on sale for $89 and plus has a $10 off coupon right now.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07X37XMX3/

>>2522654

I have the extra long one 1/4" and it came in handy when I had to do the headgaskets on my subaru, if you're not going to use it everyday then get the Hercules.

I love my cordless ratchet
>Pic related

>>2522654
Why would you buy this over an impact wrench?

>>2527362
Dunno. If you can't reach the fastener with an impact wrench you're probably not getting in there with an electric ratchet.

>>2527362
Oh look, someone who has never worked on a car before in his life!

>>2527362
see
>>2522911

>>2527555
^This