Avoid The Leatherman Ratchet Disaster-Build Your Own In 3 Steps!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
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Once somebody figures out how to make something similar to Leatherman, they will never sell out again. I feel like customers are really getting tired of waiting.
I tell you. If a company makes the leap to design a 1/4 in line bit driver. They will make a mint. Drives me nuts that leatherman is the only game in town. I find it hard to believe no one has done it yet.
Dude it's ridiculous there are no options out there isn't it. Let's make a startup
Breaks my heart to see a company like leatherman giving up day after day. But its been a long time i found solutions to replace that crap
Surely, by that stage, you might as well just carry a bit handle as well?
Maybe so, LoL! It is a bit overkill but just trying to give people options.
That is not there only problem, that being said Thank you for the information 👍
More content with the skeletool and its carabiner-like competitors.
I bought the Leatherman bit extender followed by an ATuMan 24-in-one ratcheting screwdriver set. It comes with a square to hex adapter - all connects together nicely.
Very nice! I have been trying to buy a Leatherman ratchet for 1 1/2 years now. One would think…. With such high demand for the Leatherman ratchet…….. Leatherman would get their act together and get some product on the shelf. It’s just another sign that Leather is asleep at the wheel. I like the solution that you came up with first and online ratchet. I’m going to go down that route! Thank you!
Glad to help!
I love this type of workarounds 👍👍👍
Really nifty workaround, but I instead decided to start carrying my Williams ratcheting driver around, The half price snap on alike.
FWIW the bits are some of the most precise ones I've used
I ditched my leatherman surge for the rocktol sko5 surge clone which comes with a full blown 1/4in driver to start with which greatly improves my ratcheting choices..
It definitely does!
It's funny you mentioning Leatherman's ratcheting bit driver not being available on their site. Yup, I checked earlier today and it's gone...then I checked ebay. I laughed when I saw how much they're going for. That's crazy!
I came up with quite similar setup: Proxxon 23783 2-in-1 bit and socket extension (711l have almost identical product, but it's much pricier to ship it to Poland, where I live) and Cal-Van Tools 108 finger ratchet.
Fun fact: you can actually use Cal-Van Tools 108 ratchet with Powerpint (and probably other SOG multitools with similar bit adapters), even without any extension.
Very cool! I'll have to check that out!
Game changer!
Kind of overkill. These are for converting breaker bars into ratchets, that's why you have a hard time trying to find it in 1/4". Labear has a screwdriver with a detachable head that does the same thing, but it also is to big/heavy.
Interesting.
Thankyou sir.
I know what I’m building now! Haha
@@e.s.l5861 Great!
I think what I’m going to do is get a shorty hex socket adapter and grind it down to fit direct into my Surge. It should shorten the tool and That way I can have the bulk closer to the tool and the standard extension on the other end. I used to have a LM ratcheting one that got lost….. yes I know, it really sucks, and I would use them like that on things like door knobs
@@e.s.l5861 That is unfortunate the other ratchet got lost. I hate losing tools!
@@hvacbudget8600 Thankyou. Especially since I didn’t replace it when they were still available. What had happened was I had bought a fancy belt case off Amazon that spring held the bit kit in place and had a magnet holder for the driver. The only downside is instead of a closed loop for your belt it had one of those stupid spring clip things that can pop off easy. I think I lost it either up on a roof or crawling under a house for work. It was about $100 loss so I couldn’t afford to replace it right away and then when I was about to that’s when they were all out of stock, lost the case of big kit and the driver and one go, needless to say I no longer have anything to do with any belt pouch that has one of those spring clips
Check out Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite, designed as a cyclist's standalone mini tool. Will not fit into a Leatherman flat bit holder, though but comes in a nice Cordura belt sheath and ten bits. I EDC this along with my Victorinox Swiss Tool Spirit XC or Leatherman Free P4. I'm happy as a clam. Cheers...
I got tired for trying to get a ratchet adapter for my ARC. I just picked up a Victorinox Swiss Tool with the ratchet and extension and it works great. I do miss how compact the leatherman bit kits are. But I can get 1/4 bits anywhere
Very nice!
That's so much bulkier though. The appeal of the Leatherman one is that its so small. But I like the video though!
True!
@hvacbudget8600 To me, the whole point of pocket tools, is as much genuine functionality packed into as small a package as possible. All the add-ons start to negate that
Amazing video mate
Thanks!
Gave up on Leatherman. They're not what they were at one time. Now just overpriced, overhyped, and never consistent with stock.
I got a ratchet from woodcraft for $5 and put a 1/4 bit in it. It's bigger though.
The buffalo ratchet adapter is sold out 😢😢😢
That's unfortunate!
This is a nice video, but everything about it just reinforces why I don't use my Leatherman anymore. I have three Leatherman's and have not used any of them in the past two years. I use my Leatherman extension with my Wiha bits, in my bike kit, otherwise nada.
Thanks for watching!
Did leatherman discontinue the ratchet driver? Or creating a monopoly?
I don't think so. It seems the ratchet is made overseas. Some say covid has still affected steel and manufacturing even to this day, so that the ratchet is only shipped to Leatherman in limited numbers.
Hey just a heads up as of 10 pm est 6/29/24 the Gerber Suspension NXT is marked down on Amazon to $25 with a 10% coupon bringing it to just under $20. I was going to email you but you don't have an email address listed so I threw it in the comments.
Great, thanks!
It is far too inconvenient to try and use a ratchet in this way, you can't even get much torque out of it due to the clumsy way of holding it. It is far easier to simply have a small ratchet with normal extension(s) and whatever sockets or socket to screwdriver adaptors you need. 1/4 drive tools take up hardly any space & weigh very little either and I wouldn't be surprised if this is why Leatherman don't make any effort to sell their versions anymore.
Good morning. I think i will be looking into this just to keep with my tools in truck. Wondering what is on the end of your leatherman and what you use it for and or what it can be used for? Thank you for the video. Have a good day
That is a hammer option for the skeletool. You can also get ones with built in ratchets but that runs you almost as much as the whole price of the skeletool!
@@hvacbudget8600 Thank you i just seen your response. Is it really worth having and works well? Do you have one you would recommend also then? Thank you again and have a good night
@rayjrdibenedetto867 I really don't use my skeletool much so no, it really isn't a huge help to me.
@@hvacbudget8600 good morning and thank you for your honesty! Have a good day
I think this is just a little toy. Does anyone actually use it seriously not for novelty?
Removing screws just makes process easier.
Clever!
And there sold out on Amazon what's other options
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