Reversible Ratchet Tool

Well, the title says it all, I modeled up a 3D print I will keep in my toolbox right next to the other ratchets. The video shows its worthiness, a fully capable reversible 3D printed ratchet!

https://youtu.be/XBCBLYRlqWg

Background:

I printed mine from PLA, because it's easy and I haven't had much good luck with ABS, nor have I bought any PETG... yeah, I'm working with an older model printer. Worst case scenario it breaks, and I would just reprint another from a bio-sourced and biodegradable PLA ;-)

TBH it kicks out some decent torque, I haven't tried to test it to its max yet. That will be down the road, maybe… it's just too cool to intentionally break!

This ratchet accepts different standard screwdriver bits and uses a magnet to hold the bit in place. There are many adapters, like the one I used, to switch over to sockets which as you can see worked pretty well.

If you don't need a ratchet, this thing makes a pretty fun fidget toy! LOL. (just leave the magnet out if