2007-09-15 10:31:55 · 11 answers · asked by Bobby 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
an antique.
no-one use a ratchet screwdriver anymore, you can put all the attachments you need in an electric screwdriver and it's much faster.
it is a screwdriver that had three setting's screw, unscrew and neutral. when set on screw it would turn to screw the screw in but when you turned the driver anti-clockwise to get another bite, the body would turn burn not the head with the bit in it. the same would apply when set to unscrew.
neutral was more like permanently engaged, so turning the driver left of right the head would also turn.
the Yankee screwdriver was a great advance to the ratchet screwdriver, that worked with a pump action, pumping in would screw the screw in when the ratchet was set to screw.
but that also is a tool of the past.
i still have mine though.
hope this answers your question....
2007-09-15 22:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by crazy_gang1843 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ratchet screwdrivers have a mechanism where one can use it without having to remove the head from the slotted screw (or pozi). This was supposed to make it easier and quicker to use. The pump screwdriver being similar, which gave assistance in turning the screws too. These being old hat now as most modern tradesmen use cordless drill / drivers for speed. You can still get ratchet drivers for £2-99 from garages when you buy £6 woth of petrol, but they fall to bits when you try and undo a rusty or stubborn screw!!
2007-09-15 10:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A ratchet (not rachet!!) screwdriver has little slider on the handle which lets you grip the handle and turn back and forth, but the bit will only operate in one direction, (of your choice), you can also lock it like a normal screwdriver.
2007-09-15 10:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a screwdriver that has a selector switch on the handle to determine whether it is being used to drive or remove screws. It will turn one way but not the other so you can use it without needing to loosen your grip on the handle or remove the bit from the screw head just by turning the handle back and forth. Some, but not all, ratcheting screwdrivers have interchangeable bits.
Bert
2007-09-15 10:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Bert C 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are two types of ratchet screwdrivers
They turn about a quarter of a turn clockwise anticlockwise to move the screw, Slide a small lever under the handle down to fasten up to unfasten centre to use as a normal screwdriver
Some models are made longer you turn and push the handle they work very fast(When lenth is shortest a SAFETY CATCH IS USED ,..........!!!WHEN UNFASTENED A SPRING MOVES THE SCREWDRIVER POINT!!!!
2007-09-15 10:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by Juliet 18 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cheap screwdriver made from rodent droppings.
2007-09-15 10:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
its the screwdriver you add addachments to like different screw heads
2007-09-15 10:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ask ur daddy
2015-01-05 14:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by gerney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its bigger then a mouse ****
2007-09-16 08:11:38 · answer #9 · answered by woody 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bert got it right!
2007-09-15 20:29:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋