Reeves' Ratchet Gear for lubricators

I've just ordered another 7/16 ratchet wheel from Reeves to replace one that I don't like the look of. To their credit they did offer to replace it free of charge but I'd already rebored the centre so just bought one again.

My beef with the original is that the teeth look very shallow, and not very hard. They say they have been selling that exact type for almost two decades but it isn't very deep at all. Has anyone else used a Reeves ratchet for their lubricators and did it work ok? I'm not experienced enough at this to judge it well.

Apologies for the lack of photo but its out in the workshop and I'm recovering from surgery and don't feel like braving the cold!

Jon.

Legally you have 30 days to return faulty goods for a full refund, although if to 'inspect and accept' the goods reasonably takes longer you may be able to extend this (e.g. hidden blowholes appearing in a casting), but you should still have proof of purchase.

To be fair to Reeves, my experience is that they will happily replace faulty goods with a receipt beyond the 30 days (in fact they let me keep the faulty casting).

On another occasion I had a casting I had for a few years with no receipt and they wouldn't replace it, which was fair enough - I should have spotted the fault the day I bought it.

Bear in mind that the unscrupulous may pick up castings or parts at shows/boot sales and try it on.

Neil

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It's a long story, Mark ... Start here: **LINK**

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=103028&p=1

I, for one, would be very interested to see some comparison photos of Reeves vs HPC offerings.

MichaelG.

Mark

Thank you for posting the photo

... aside from those ^^^ I am lost for words.

MichaelG.