Hammer ratchet, you know you NEED one!

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2012, 03:21:12 AM

I have a few questions- let's start with the obvious one:

WTF?

Are hammers so expensive in Germany that this makes sense? Because they are dirt cheap here.

It's not often I find myself disassembling playgrounds or guardrails, but I think if I did, I'd probably just bring a hammer along with me.

I'm afraid I just don't see any benefit to this thing at all, but I assume it has a hefty price tag to go along with it, making it that much more pointless....

Not for me thanks.

Def

Mike · **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2012, 03:24:45 AM

Come on Grant, who said anything about being practical? LOL! Though I have to admit I have used my ratchet as a hammer on more than one occasion. But yeah, I don't really see this in my toolbox any time soon either.

Mike

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2012, 03:27:32 AM

I've used a ratchet as a hammer too and it worked well enough, so I don't see the point of this.

While they are at it why not also make a screwdriver hammer, a shovel hammer and an ice cream scoop hammer? I like pointless things, but this seems a little strange even for me.

Def

Accujohn · **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:03:30 AM

Chako · **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2012, 12:21:16 PM

Looks like I am already covered.

Reinier · **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2012, 12:31:57 PM

So when Leatherman puts a hammer on the MUT it's very cool, but if Ze Germans combine a ratchet & hammer we don't like it at all?

I don't get it

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2012, 12:43:46 PM

Quote from: Reinier on February 13, 2012, 12:31:57 PM

So when Leatherman puts a hammer on the MUT it's very cool, but if Ze Germans combine a ratchet & hammer we don't like it at all?
I don't get it

I think that's quite smart actually! I can see it being very useful, and like that they've got the alignment tool too. All made by a tried and tested manufacturer as well

Swiss Man · **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2012, 01:48:58 PM

I like pointless things, but this seems a little strange even for me.

Def
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This coming from a guy that has
Stanley plier watch? 😉

I think it is pretty neat idea.

ryan1835 · **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:35:46 AM

I like it, why WOULDN'T you want a hammer ratchet

Ashley · **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2012, 08:01:20 AM

Might not be such a bad idea.

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Styerman · **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2012, 03:49:34 PM

Acyually for some errection tasks it is fairly reasonable , there are both pipe and adjustable wrenches with strike faces . Wera is a thoughtfull maker of quality stuff . I'm sure they have a target market . One I could see is the industrial shelving industry ( used pieces sometimes need to be tapped into place ) .

Chris

Beerplumber · **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2012, 09:08:42 PM

Looks a heck of a lot better than what I imagined when I read the title that's for sure. I don't need one but maybe mechanics and HVAC techs?

Stay multi my friends

AHB · **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2012, 09:50:53 PM

That's frikin cool..

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2012, 12:42:32 AM

I still have no interest in one of these....

Def

Styerman · **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2012, 06:00:47 PM

They are rather large ( 1/2" only ) , and quite expensive .

Chris

lowtech · **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:39:16 PM

Wera is quite a well known, high quality manufacturer in Germany. The Hammer ratchet is made for a small niche market. Scaffolding is held mostly by 17/19 mm hex nuts and bolts and pins or chocks.
So most scaffolding builders used their ratchets as a hammer anyways, destroying them on a regular basis or - even worse - popping off the socket with a "hammer" blow of teh ratchet, eventually hitting someone 5 stories further down.

So i can see a - limited - group of peaple taking good use of this tool and from now on only carrying the Wera instead of a Hammer and a ratchet.

MultiMat · **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2012, 04:23:18 AM

Here is the tool on the Wera website http://www-us.wera.de/catalog_us.html?L=1&file=/en-US/ratchets_koloss.html

I did a search on amazon & they on 'special' for $113

, for $50 or $60 I would be tempted , I like them , a real quality whacker + socket ratchet

. A little expensive for me but if you where a scaffold worker I reckon they would be mighty handy

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