Anyone who works on his/her own car, I need your help...

Hello everyone,

I am a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Maryland and I am taking a design class for which I have to survey users of ratchet wrenches (the kind that are used with sockets)

Please take a minute or two to fill this survey out. Please copy and paste the survey into your reply box and type your answers after the questions. Thanks a lot, everyone!

IN A RATCHET WRENCH,

1. Finish

a) Do you prefer a bright finish or a dull finish, please check 1 for brightest and 4 for dullest
Brightest [] [] [] [] Dullest
1 2 3 4

b) Do you prefer the finish to be chrome? [] yes [] no

2. Would you prefer to buy a ratchet with a flexible head? [] yes [] no

a) If yes, which angle-increment should the head flex up and down?
[] [] [] []
5º 15º 30º 45º

b) Would a flex head that could lock in any degree, up and down, be optimum?
[] yes [] no

3. Ratcheting Distance

a) The more
clicks
per angle a ratchet has, the higher quality it is.
[] True [] False

b) If False, is durability of the ratcheting mechanism the concern?
[] yes [] no

c) Please rank your preference of ratcheting precision to durability.
Precise [] [] [] [] Durable
1 2 3 4

4. Length of Handle

a) For a 3/8" drive wrench, would the optimum length be:
[] [] [] [] []
5" 7" 9" 11" 13"

b) Would you be interested in a extendable handle?
[] yes [] no

c) For an extendable handle, rank your preference:
Extendibility [] [] [] [] Durability
1 2 3 4

5. Grip

a) Thickness:
[] [] [] []
3/8" ½" ¾" 1"


b) Ergonomical Grip (fits the contours of your hand)?
[] yes [] no

c) [] Rubber [] Metal ?

d) If made of a rubber-like material, rank your preference of softness:
soft [] [] [] [] stiff
1 2 3 4

e) Would you buy a ratchet wrench with a removable rubber grip, to be able to choose between rubber and metal grips?
[] yes [] no

Thank you again for all your help!

mdhondas
1998 Honda Accord LX
2005 Honda Accord LX

1. Finish
a) Do you prefer a bright finish or a dull finish, please check 1 for brightest and 4 for dullest: 3

b) Do you prefer the finish to be chrome? NO
2. Would you prefer to buy a ratchet with a flexible head? NO
a) If yes, which angle-increment should the head flex up and down?
[] [] [] []
5º 15º 30º 45º
b) Would a flex head that could lock in any degree, up and down, be optimum?
NO
3. Ratcheting Distance
a) The more
clicks
per angle a ratchet has, the higher quality it is.
FALSE

b) If False, is durability of the ratcheting mechanism the concern?
YES

c) Please rank your preference of ratcheting precision to durability.
Precise [] [] [] [] Durable
3
4. Length of Handle
a) For a 3/8
drive wrench, would the optimum length be:
7"

b) Would you be interested in a extendable handle?
Only if it was strong enough to be usable
c) For an extendable handle, rank your preference:
Extendibility [] [] [] [] Durability
4
5. Grip
a) Thickness:
half


b) Ergonomical Grip (fits the contours of your hand)?
YES

c) [] Rubber [] Metal ? Rubber

d) If made of a rubber-like material, rank your preference of softness:
soft [] [] [] [] stiff
stiff
e) Would you buy a ratchet wrench with a removable rubber grip, to be able to choose between rubber and metal grips?
NO, it would fall off

A survey like this sure looks like market research to me, not someone from an engineering school. In the future please PM me for approval before posting market research surveys.