A rebuild of a couple of 1/2" ratchets I picked up a while back. One of these I'm sending to the SOJ to let me him restore and keep one. Can anyone identify the mystery ratchet?
On mystery ratchet letter Л (simular to lambda in Greek) represents L and stand for left and letter П (like pi in Greek) stands for pravo=right. And yes this are cyrilic Russian letters, hence this is probably Russian tool.
The 12.5 numbering seems like a rough equivalent to a 1/2" (drive) ratchet. In Japan, for example, tool companies list the drive sizes in mm: the 1/4" drive stuff is 6.35mm and 3/8" drive is 9.5mm and 1/2" drive is 12.7mm
The mystery ratchet resembles a Heyco! I know there's no markings on it but that's what it reminded me of. I work in the textile industry and I have alot of German tools. New and old. Thanks for the videos!
The gouges on the ratchet handle are more likely from someone using a pipe for leverage rather than hitting with a hammer. That would explain why they look more like cuts than rounded hammer strikes.
The symols on the unusual rachet are russian letters л and п, which stand for левая and правая, meaning left and right, you wont find the name of the maker anywhere on the rachet because it was made in a govermental factory, the symbol of which is on the ruber.
Old german tools are unbeatable. Love how those Elora ratchets look! Recently I restored a vintage gedore wrench don't know how old it is, it has S-shaped handle.
Russian tools and machines, especially Soviet era tools and machines, all have a very distinct "look" to them. That ratchet has it too. Even without the Cyrillic L and R on it, you can tell it's Russian. It's got the simple, round, Soviet-era AvtoVAZ look to it. It looks like it belongs in the trunk of a 1975 Lada.
Great video. Please do make a video on different oils, and greases that you prefer to use for lubrication purposes. What kind of ultrasonic unit do you use. Does that unit help strip grease & oil grime easily from metal bodies? or you have to add some special liquid/ chemical to your ultrasonic cleaning solution to catalyze the process. Thanks
That old Russian looking ratchet looks a bit like a Tona . They are Czech made and I bought a set 30 years ago. They look poor but are really strong. And the ratchet is very fine when working correctly.
I imagine the reason the Elora Ratchet is outdated is that it has a 12 tooth count.....30° per click. I have a set with this ratchet, I greased the wheel with Bel Ray Moly, no probs.
Hello. I have a question can you open a group on the Facebook where we can share our latest tools scores , help each other what model , age , origin , etc. Sorry for my English.
You mean just for German Tools? There are already a bunch of facebook groups for specific brand collections (Hazet, Snap-on, etc). Not sure if there would be enough interest in a general collectors group but it might be worth looking into.
the mystery looks like a knock off of the facom design, nope scratch that, the inside is just a standard type! its a common enough design in europe for mid range ratchets
As noted by others above, it appears to be a Soviet made tool, and given that, will have no maker's marks. It looks really rough, like most Soviet made things.
no rougher than a lot of british made stuff pre cnc, older britool is also agricultural, ive got some king dick spanners that look like they were open pour sand cast
