Snap-on ratchet question

**fadedsteps** · 03-05-11, 10:26 PM

Does anyone have any experience with Snap-on locking flex head ratchets? My question in paticular is does the locking just mean a detent ball or is there an actual device that lockes it at the angle you set it at?

**flame** · 03-05-11, 11:41 PM

not sure, but snapon is expensive as hell. good stuff and convenient but way to damn expensive. I use craftsman tools cause they are much cheaper and get th job done just as well.

**deathgodusmc** · 03-05-11, 11:49 PM

I haven't seen any that have a locking mechanisim. They are all detent that i am aware of.

**fadedsteps** · 03-06-11, 12:06 AM

Student discount for a couple more months until I graduate on Snap-On and Matco. Makes it equivilet or cheaper then Craftsman.
This is the one I am considering: FX80, Ratchet, Sealed Head, Dual 80 Technology, Locking Flex Head, 3/8" drive, 11 1/4"

Here is a comfort grip one with a picture: FHX80, Ratchet, Dual 80 Technology, Locking Flex Head, Comfort Grip, 3/8" drive, 11 7/8"

It looks like a detent ball to me, I just want to be sure.

**deathgodusmc** · 03-06-11, 12:15 AM

Something to think about but if you buy those and they break getting them replaced can be a pain in the ass. Unless of course you work at an automotive facility. Yes those are detent.

I stand corrected.
"Repairable joint and lock mechanism." They actually have a lock.