New, Flat Scrench

[RedFir Down]

The RatchetScrench is heat-treated 45# high-carbon steel so bent handles or spiraling won't be a problem. (The flathead tip can even withstand a 4' drop directly onto concrete with no problem).

The finish is nickel-plating, which helps resist rust. To spray paint nickel-plating, you'd probably want an etching primer, followed by an enamel paint. It'd be cool to see some custom colors by you guys!

Just received your order, Philbert...I'll get that out, today, and look forward to your reveiw! Thanks so much!

Cool idea, looks like a handy tool!
Just curious, where is this tool made?
I want to buy a few of these, how much is shipping generally?
Thank you.

 

[RatchetScrench]

Cool idea, looks like a handy tool!
Just curious, where is this tool made?
I want to buy a few of these, how much is shipping generally?
Thank you.

Thanks, RedFir.. The RatchetScrench is made by good people in China. (No child-labor). While we may eventually add a manufacturer in the USA, for now we are happy to offer this quality tool at an affordable and competitive price. And for what it's worth, the business is owned by me, a red-blooded American--born and raised
If you're ordering a few tools, your best bet is probably Priority mail which will be around $7.75 (I can fit up to 8 in a flat-rate envelope). However I did just mail a single tool from CA to VT for $5.00 (USPS First Class, 3-days). Two tools with USPS First Class is about $5.75, CA to NC, so I'd guess that three going to ID would be around $6.
Hope that helps and hope to see your REVIEW! (i sware, eye cen spel)

 

[Franny K]

The majority chainsaws that uses a spark plug I have still has the original plug. This is really all that is needed. Especially for the battery stuff with no spark plug. Stihl does need the spark plug size for the bar nut.

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[RatchetScrench]

I started a thread for the RatchetScrench, here.
Looking forward to everyones' thoughts...

 

[Philbert]

I started a thread for the RatchetScrench, here.
Looking forward to everyones' thoughts...

Thanks!

Philbert

 

[Huskybill]

I painted my scrench orange. I lost it in the leaves in the fall foliage colors.
Watch what colors you choose.

 

[Philbert]

I painted my scrench orange. I lost it in the leaves in the fall foliage colors.
Watch what colors you choose.

I am color blind, so I stay away from red. But sometimes, any solid color will make the shape stand out. You can see, in some of the earlier photos in this thread, how some reflective tape really lights up at night. Or, you can do the standard trick of finding it with your lawnmower.

I am always amazed how some places like Cabela's can get away with charging guys more money for a camo flashlight, knife, cell phone case, etc., which is easier to lose, so that the guy has to go back and buy it again.

Philbert

 

[RatchetScrench]

I am color blind, so I stay away from red. But sometimes, any solid color will make the shape stand out. You can see, in some of the earlier photos in this thread, how some reflective tape really lights up at night. Or, you can do the standard trick of finding it with your lawnmower.

I am always amazed how some places like Cabela's can get away with charging guys more money for a camo flashlight, knife, cell phone case, etc., which is easier to lose, so that the guy has to go back and buy it again.

Philbert

I painted my scrench orange. I lost it in the leaves in the fall foliage colors.
Watch what colors you choose.

I painted my scrench orange. I lost it in the leaves in the fall foliage colors.
Watch what colors you choose.

Good point, thank you. In the Sierras there's Wolf Lichen:

...which makes neon green (chartreuse) a no-go, as well, in my opinion.
Hot pink is starting to make sense

 

[Huskybill]

I am color blind, so I stay away from red. But sometimes, any solid color will make the shape stand out. You can see, in some of the earlier photos in this thread, how some reflective tape really lights up at night. Or, you can do the standard trick of finding it with your lawnmower.

I am always amazed how some places like Cabela's can get away with charging guys more money for a camo flashlight, knife, cell phone case, etc., which is easier to lose, so that the guy has to go back and buy it again.

Philbert

I wanted to paint my Jeep tractor in camo. As long as it’s running I could find it. Once it runs out of gas I’d never find it. Lol I’d need to throw a fishing magnet to hear the clunk when the magnet hits it. Lmao

 

[Philbert]

Hot pink is starting to make sense

Actually, 'hot pink' is a color I can see, but does not 'jump out' at me. This was a problem in a former occupation as a land surveyor, where my partner would use hot pink flagging ribbon and I would walk right over it. But I could spot royal blue at quite a distance. A variety of colors might be a good option, as well as let members of a crew tell their tools apart.

Philbert

 

[Huskybill]

The fall foilage covers lots of colors. Maybe chrome?

 

[Philbert]

The fall foilage covers lots of colors. Maybe chrome?

Or different colors for different seasons? Like the 'no white shoes after Labor Day' thing?

Philbert

 

[sean donato]

Personally I'd want the pink in a reflective tape w/ clear double walled adhesive lined heat shrink over it. It would stand out, be reflective and gave the handle a bit of cushion.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Out in nature there is no natural occurring blue color, paint the tools blue to stand out in any natural conditions.

 

[Philbert]

Out in nature there is no natural occurring blue color, paint the tools blue to stand out in any natural conditions.

Blue skies? Blue water? Bluebirds? Blueberries? Google brings up lots of blue flowers.

Philbert

 

[pioneerguy600]

Blue skies? Blue water? Bluebirds? Blueberries? Google brings up lots of blue flowers.

Philbert

not as big as a tool, I have never mistook a tool for anything you posted.

 

[Sepia]

not as big as a tool, I have never mistook a tool for anything you posted.

Thanks for the chuckle haha

 

[singinwoodwackr]

The scrench is probably the most widely recognized chainsaw tool. It is probably also the most frequently lost. While we could carry a separate wrench and screwdriver, few do. And if you look in catalogs, you will find dozens of variations of the classic 'T' style scrench, which is simple to use, but hard to fit in a pocket.

So I was interested in this flat, folding design offered by OTT (www.3ott.com). It consists of a machined aluminum handle, with a folding screwdriver, and a pivoting socket (13mm and 19mm) that fits the bar nuts on many saws.

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The tool comes in 2 models: a standard version; and one with 3, rare earth magnets added to help keep the scrench handy and bar nuts from being dropped into deep grass, water, mud, . . .

In addition to folding flat to fit in your pocket, the scrench comes with 2 other 'harder-to-lose' features: a large hole for attaching it to a small carabineer or tether (not included); and reflective tape in high-viz orange or yellow, to make it easier to find, once dropped. Even in the dark.

The 'Hi-Viz Saw Wrench' feels well made and finished. It is made in the USA. The reflective tape looks like it is part of the tool, not just something stuck on afterwards.

The handle provides a larger, more comfortable grip than the screwdriver shaft of a standard scrench, and the pivoting socket lets you position it at a right angle for leverage, or in-line, like a nut driver, for starting the nuts.

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Philbert

Nice, but it won’t fit in my scrench holders I have on each saw

 

[Cycledude]

Nice enough but I don’t think it will ever be a big seller.
The bar nuts on my Husqvarna 562 are not droppable and I love that very simple feature.

 

[Cricket]

Nice, but it won’t fit in my scrench holders I have on each saw

The scrench holder on my Poulan someone gifted me with, is literally the *only* thing I like about that saw.