Sockets
by Eugene Campbell
Title
Sockets
Artist
Eugene Campbell
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
After doing some quick work on the wife's car, cleaned up the socket set and arranged them for a quick photo. Love the shiny reflections on the metal and the black surface. Guess the trusty ratchet is good for something other than fixing stuff
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A socket wrench is a type of wrench that has a socket attached at one end, usually used to turn a fastener.
The most prevalent form is the ratcheting socket wrench, often called a ratchet. A ratchet is a hand tool in which a metal handle is attached to a ratcheting mechanism, which attaches to a socket, which in turn fits onto a type of bolt or nut. Pulled or pushed in one direction, the ratchet loosens or tightens the bolt or nut attached to the socket. Turned the other direction, the ratchet does not turn the socket but allows the ratchet handle to be re-positioned for another turn while staying attached to the bolt or nut. This ratcheting action allows the fastener to be rapidly tightened or loosened in small increments without disconnecting the socket plus socket wrench from the fastener. A switch is built into the ratchet head that allows the user to apply the ratcheting action in either direction, as needed, to tighten or loosen a fastener.
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September 25th, 2014
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