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Review on πŸ”§ ARES 70040-1/4-Inch Drive Close Quarter Micro Bit Ratchet: High Torque Mini Screwdriver with 72-Tooth Gearhead by Jacob Kuntz

Revainrating 3 out of 5

I really want to like it more.

Dear Sir or Madam. The finish is better than average. I really like the design, but I'm not sure about the execution. Shouldn't have made the rotary switch out of plastic. Also, the switch toggles unintentionally when a full palm is used to operate. Some hesitation. Wears great. If it's still intact after a month in the bag I'll add a star. UPDATE 4/16: I've been wearing this little guy 5 days a week for a month. Can be carried in the pocket very well. It takes up less space and stays out of the way better than the other two minis I own. I had a problem with that today though. I thought I might have just exceeded the torque limit to diagnose the pool pump failure. The selector locked completely on the right before the clasp could do anything, reliably preventing it from turning in any direction. Using the tip of my leather manipulator, I had to make a lot of effort to get the selector switch back to the desired position. This scratched the plastic selector switch, but it appears to be fully functional again. I had to go to the truck to get a better tool. I think I'd probably destroy the little ratchet if I tried to use the 3" bat in my pocket as a cheat to complete the inspection. I have used one of my other minis that is an inch longer and successfully completed the same task as this one. I attached great importance to that. I don't throw it out of my pocket.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
  • Everything ok