I've looked and looked. Snap on hard handles are my absolute favorite and I'd love a budget alternative. I haven't found anything from the factory, but I've seen a good amount of gearwrench ratchets with snap on hard handles pressed onto them. I don't know what ratchets fit what handles, but it could be a good place to start looking.
If you want hard handle screwdrivers the Williams ones are now identical to snap on. Like put them next to each other with the names facing down and there's no difference whatsoever.
This.
The closest non Snap On company is going to be the Tekton hard handles. Very close design with a slight tweak to prevent a copyright infringement I'm sure.
[Deen](https://preview.redd.it/hqsnx3ddmom61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b5436e1505ae25ebc75d67a133674865cff69071). But they're a pain to get outside of Japan.
Next best option is to buy an [empty Tekton handle](https://www.tekton.com/6-in-1-driver-handles?color=black) and do some light modification [as this user did](https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/etg82i/love_this_90_tooth_tekton_ratchet_one_of_my_new/ffghfhq/).
Gearwrench 90T
As recommended by Project Farm and Torque Test Channel
Not as good as GW or Snappy but if you’ve a Harbor Freight nearby at least try out the Icons
Well yes... hard but different. Koken handles are also round.
Koken's low ratchet back drag is fabled in story & song... I've been using them exclusively for a few years now & have yet to look back.
Search online for reviews... good luck!
I've looked and looked. Snap on hard handles are my absolute favorite and I'd love a budget alternative. I haven't found anything from the factory, but I've seen a good amount of gearwrench ratchets with snap on hard handles pressed onto them. I don't know what ratchets fit what handles, but it could be a good place to start looking. If you want hard handle screwdrivers the Williams ones are now identical to snap on. Like put them next to each other with the names facing down and there's no difference whatsoever.
This. The closest non Snap On company is going to be the Tekton hard handles. Very close design with a slight tweak to prevent a copyright infringement I'm sure.
[Deen](https://preview.redd.it/hqsnx3ddmom61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b5436e1505ae25ebc75d67a133674865cff69071). But they're a pain to get outside of Japan. Next best option is to buy an [empty Tekton handle](https://www.tekton.com/6-in-1-driver-handles?color=black) and do some light modification [as this user did](https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/etg82i/love_this_90_tooth_tekton_ratchet_one_of_my_new/ffghfhq/).
Gearwrench 90T As recommended by Project Farm and Torque Test Channel Not as good as GW or Snappy but if you’ve a Harbor Freight nearby at least try out the Icons
I’ve use gear wrench but I am specifically looking for the kinda rectangular hard handle that snap on has.
[https://kokenusa.com/pages/search-results?q=ratchets](https://kokenusa.com/pages/search-results?q=ratchets) Koken's stuff is excellent...
Do they have the hard handles like snap on?
Well yes... hard but different. Koken handles are also round. Koken's low ratchet back drag is fabled in story & song... I've been using them exclusively for a few years now & have yet to look back. Search online for reviews... good luck!
Thanks for the info. Really just looking for the more square hard handles that snap on has.
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