[Solved] How to open up this ratchet wrench?

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Does anyone know how to disassemble this wrench? Is the red circled one rivet and how do I remove them?

Thank you very much.

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Grind them off. Why are you trying to open it?

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This

You could also get a drill, center punch the riveted end, then drill it down to the shaft so you don’t mar the finish…still wanting to know the reasoning behind opening it up

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So these are rivets, right? They don’t look like the common blind rivets though.

I am going to dismantle it and use the ratchet mechanism inside on my project - but they are non-flashlight related project. :smiley:

Thank you all.

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I have managed to open it up with the help of the workshop person just now. We grinded away the heads and knocked the rivets out with a hammer and a chisel.

Thanks again guys! :beer:

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pics or it didn’t happen

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Solar powered nut cracker?

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Interesting, pretty simple setup

THANKS!!!

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Okay since you are interested in the innards of a ratchet wrench here you go:

I will upload its beamshots other time though. :wink:

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Just cause I am a flashlight geek doesn’t mean I don’t like turning wrenches too :wink:

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When you attempt to mod light like this you may need wrenches with different sizes. 8)

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Perhaps we can make it as a school/college project for the students. :bigsmile:

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Replace that very inefficient bulb w/ LED’s!!!

I wonder what 100K XM-L2 driven at 4A+ would produce (at the wrong voltage, it would make ALOT of smoke :slight_smile: )