Hi Guys
I have had half a dozen plastic and steel ratchet camps for quite a while now. They were originally bought when I was building the conservatory. They were never top quality but were available when I was in desperate need. Recently one expired, so I removed five retaining screws and opened it up, and found the plastic ratchet lever/ handle had lost it's nib.
I made a hard wood replacement to see if that would work and it did, quite well, so decided to cast some in aluminium.