1891 ratchet screwdriver - GIF

1891 ratchet screwdriver.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...873#post179259
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...185#post165339
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...381#post161854
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...523#post162451
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...157#post153674
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...683#post132982

That is loud, but spiffy! ;)

Bill

This looks like a modern take on the original tool.

Here is a vid on a restoration of an antique tool that looks similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqGaUbcRwWw

amazingly beautiful construction and brilliant design! But who the heck uses slotted screws anymore?

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Originally Posted by Guy Marsden

amazingly beautiful construction and brilliant design! But who the heck uses slotted screws anymore?

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Screw heads are immaterial, this needs a hex socket for all the bits now available. This mechanism is triple or quadruple the strength of modern drivers; none of which I recall have a torque lever. Not to mention, none have much of a distance from handle to bit end. So bulky, there are many instances they aren't any help at all.

Oh, I see now! truly an excellent repair project and a very useful tool. Kudos!

This style driver is being resurrected as a Kickstarter project. They are not cheap at something like $135 (US) each, but have raised over a million bucks in preorders. It uses hex bits as Toolmaker51 says it should, I agree it would be sort of nuts to do anything different given the assortment of bits available these days. At that price point I won't be getting one, but it is a nicely designed thing I suppose.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...e-of-your-life

Kickstarter; maybe I should ring those promoters, alerting them of various shortcomings a mere re-do won't overcome.
At $135.00 USD; customers deserve perfect. It's a long way from concept to execution.

Having just checked the site for progress, they're exhibiting two prototypes; those deficiencies are glaring.
Look at the priorities: "MetMo Driver is both a fidget toy and tool, keeping you satisfied for hours on end either fiddling with it or using it to drive to the centre of the Earth."
But ~5,600 backers are in. Wonder about percentage of tool guys, vs man-cave decorators.