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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:38:05 PM EDT
I turn wrenches for a living in an industrial application. I also work on my own rust belt cars. In my past I have worked at a farm and worked on plenty of farm equipment. I've also worked in an automotive repair shop when I was a younger man.
I rarely break my tools. Very rarely. I seem to be able to sense that a tool is in danger of breakage and step up to a tool that will accomplish the task. I've got 1/2" ratchets that can handle near 1000 nm or 737.5 ft lbs. Beyond that I've got a 3/4" ratchet and breaker bar. There have been times I've chosen to sacrifice a tool. Doesn't happen often. I can see breaking a ratchet or specialized tool occasionally as they wear. Do you break your tools often? Why? Do you ever question yourself or just rely on the tool manufacturers to continually replace your shit? |
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NJ, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:44:21 PM EDT
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I've been in the auto repair business for 39 years. As I got older I realized what a pain in the ass it is to wait for a tool truck that only come once a week. Breaking tools is not an option if I can help it.
Also, I've accumulated just about anything I'll need to get the job done safely. Breaking tools is not safe. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:46:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bullseye100: I've been in the auto repair business for 39 years. As I got older I realized what a pain in the ass it is to wait for a tool truck that only come once a week. Breaking tools is not an option if I can help it. Also, I've accumulated just about anything I'll need to get the job done safely. Breaking tools is not safe. Agreed. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:53:07 PM EDT
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I turned wrenches from 1977 until 2013, including owning my own shop...I buy quality tools including the right ones for the job..Yeah shit breaks, but not a big deal..Guess I was lucky, if I ever needed anything off the tool trucks all I had to do is make a call, if they couldn't get by the shop I could send a parts runner to them to get a tool warrantied or bought..Never really had an issue with tools/breakage once I got a way from craftsman stuff back in the 70's...
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:54:37 PM EDT
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Geez, don't get the chrome vanadium guy started again in another thread.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:55:49 PM EDT
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What you have described comes with age and with age wisdom.
The younger guys are impatient and ham fisted. They don't understand the limitations of the different drive sizes and equate cost with quality. They will occasionally put too much torque on a 3/8s drive instead of stepping up to the needed 1/2 or even 3/4 drive and complain about tool quality when it breaks. They do not realize that quick release is a weaker anvil than ball detent anvils and over torque the tool until failure. This is a blanket statement with a broad brush and all that. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:59:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Spaceboy: What you have described comes with age and with age wisdom. The younger guys are impatient and ham fisted. They don't understand the limitations of the different drive sizes and equate cost with quality. They will occasionally put too much torque on a 3/8s drive instead of stepping up to the needed 1/2 or even 3/4 drive and complain about tool quality when it breaks. They do not realize that quick release is a weaker anvil than ball detent anvils and over torque the tool until failure. This is a blanket statement with a broad brush and all that. I agree. I think your blanket statement has merit. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:00:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RTX: Geez, don't get the chrome vanadium guy started again in another thread. But it’s soft and brittle. 
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:01:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKSnowRider: I turned wrenches from 1977 until 2013, including owning my own shop...I buy quality tools including the right ones for the job..Yeah shit breaks, but not a big deal..Guess I was lucky, if I ever needed anything off the tool trucks all I had to do is make a call, if they couldn't get by the shop I could send a parts runner to them to get a tool warrantied or bought..Never really had an issue with tools/breakage once I got a way from craftsman stuff back in the 70's... I have broken tools before, but usually pretty rare. I have sacrificed prybars and punches, but even that is pretty rare these days. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:04:20 PM EDT
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I bent the crap out of my craftsman 13/16 combination wrench trying to get off an over-tightened lug nut. An old USA one. Luckily I replaced it on eBay for 8 bucks. Stuff like that. Misplacing stuff, or loaning and forgetting is a much bigger problem with me.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:04:41 PM EDT
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I have broken tools from all the major brands, some wore out, pins in wobble sockets broke, poor fit due to wear.
40+ years of air tool use age will do that. Work on diesels and you will bust breaker bars, sockets and sometimes your knuckles. A 4 foot cheater bar on stuff will explode things 
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WI, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:05:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RTX: Geez, don't get the chrome vanadium guy started again in another thread. LOL! I've seen his stuff a couple of times and, while some of it may be correct, his pedantic (I had to look that up just to be sure) presentation is kinda off-putting. He reminds me of the Mopar expert on some car show that will bore one to tears with his "expertise". |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:06:35 PM EDT
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I break shit all the time, but it’s no big deal since my Snap-on dealer is also one of my customers and one of his Harleys is always in my shop for something
If I break anything I just call him up and he’ll bring me a new one if he’s got it on the truck |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:09:07 PM EDT
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Rust belt guy here. I very rarely break a tool. Penetrating oil, torch, patience. Probably have broken far more fasteners than tools.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:09:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GMTECH9: I have broken tools from all the major brands, some wore out, pins in wobble sockets broke, poor fit due to wear. 40+ years of air tool use age will do that. Work on diesels and you will bust breaker bars, sockets and sometimes your knuckles. A 4 foot cheater bar on stuff will explode things Breakage due to wear is no crime. That should be expected. Breaking ratchet after ratchet seems.....excessive... |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:10:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: I break shit all the time, but it’s no big deal since my Snap-on dealer is also one of my customers and one of his Harleys is always in my shop for something If I break anything I just call him up and he’ll bring me a new one if he’s got it on the truck Why do you break shit all the time? |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:11:19 PM EDT
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small assorted picks, but ill bend or grind them into another tool.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:13:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Quintin]
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Most of the tools I had to warranty or replace were normal wear and tear type things. I've had a couple of hand ratchets rebuilt, broke things like screwdrivers and picks, and had many air tools overhauled. Nothing really crazy or out of the ordinary. I own a mix of everything, from Pittsburgh to Snap-On/Matco/Mac/Cornwell.
Edit - I've broken my share of sockets, usually chrome sockets using them on a cordless impact. All brands. Never had any issues getting any of them replaced. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:13:59 PM EDT
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I break junk free screwdrivers that I've accumulated over the years all the time using them as pry bars.
Other than that, no. Hell, I use non-impact sockets on my impact all the time and still don't break anything. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:14:10 PM EDT
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Stuff that breaks for me is usually not a surprise. Ball end hex (Allen)sockets have been my most recent two broken tools. They broke at the thin part below the ball, no surprise.
I do abuse a tekton flex head 1/4" drive ratchet a lot though. I bought it to see how good they are and I haven't managed to break it yet in 4 years of full time "professional" use. It's my most frequently used ratchet, and I work on warehouse equipment. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:15:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: Why do you break shit all the time? Harleys are pieces of shit, and people use way too much red loctite on everything People also use anti seize where you’re supposed to use grease Try to remove a swingarm pivot axle that someone put anti seize all over like ten years ago It’ll basically be welded in place |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:15:41 PM EDT
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Bit sockets seem to be a consumable for me
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:16:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FG24U]
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Ive been doing maintenance/repair/fab in some capacity for 20 years. One of my employers paid for welding school and then a machining program.
The majority of tools I’ve broken were end mills while I was self teaching on a Mazak VTC mill and then carbide inserts on a CNC lathe. The Snap-on guy has swapped a lot of Torx bits and wore out flat head screw drivers over the years. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:17:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKSnowRider: I turned wrenches from 1977 until 2013, including owning my own shop...I buy quality tools including the right ones for the job..Yeah shit breaks, but not a big deal..Guess I was lucky, if I ever needed anything off the tool trucks all I had to do is make a call, if they couldn't get by the shop I could send a parts runner to them to get a tool warrantied or bought..Never really had an issue with tools/breakage once I got a way from craftsman stuff back in the 70's... I started my wrenching out with craftsman tools in the 70's. Broke a few of those too. But I still have and use most of my original set and the Commercial top and bottom tool boxes. I think the US made tools of the 70's was stronger. IMO |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:17:32 PM EDT
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I almost never break anything and when I do its usually a torx bit or something.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:18:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:18:45 PM EDT
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I don't recall ever breaking a wrench or socket that didn't involve a piece of pipe.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:18:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DFARM: Stuff that breaks for me is usually not a surprise. Ball end hex (Allen)sockets have been my most recent two broken tools. They broke at the thin part below the ball, no surprise. I do abuse a tekton flex head 1/4" drive ratchet a lot though. I bought it to see how good they are and I haven't managed to break it yet in 4 years of full time "professional" use. It's my most frequently used ratchet, and I work on warehouse equipment. Check out Eight Tools. Their taper ends are a lot tougher than standard ball ends https://tbgarizona.com/ |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:21:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: Harleys are pieces of shit, and people use way too much red loctite on everything People also use anti seize where you’re supposed to use grease Try to remove a swingarm pivot axle that someone put anti seize all over like ten years ago It’ll basically be welded in place Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: Originally Posted By batmanacw: Why do you break shit all the time? Harleys are pieces of shit, and people use way too much red loctite on everything People also use anti seize where you’re supposed to use grease Try to remove a swingarm pivot axle that someone put anti seize all over like ten years ago It’ll basically be welded in place So......any thoughts on how to break less tools? |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:22:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: luckypunk]
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I have learned every tool has 2 purposes, its intended purpose and then either a prybar or hammer...and that's when shit breaks.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:26:33 PM EDT
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I have been working on Cat equipment for almost 25 years, over that time I have broken a lot of tools. The biggest thing I have learnt is quality tools are worth the money.
The tools I have broken recently are swivel sockets, I use them all the time and they just don't hold up to the power the new Milwaukee m18 tools put out, especially at hard angles. Impact adapters, 1" to 3/4" broke as I was hammering on a bunch of 46mm bolts in a tight spot. Couldn't get the 1" drive socket in but could get the 3/4 drive in there. Same for the smaller adapters. Air tools have failed, impacts, die grinders etc, The company pays for them to be rebuilt or replaced so whenever they are down on power, we turn them in. Ratchets have been rebuilt, breaker bar square drives snap, I have never used the crane on on these. Screw driver and seal picks have had new shanks. Dull, worn damaged. I only remember 1 wrench breaking, |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:34:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: So......any thoughts on how to break less tools? Honestly I don’t give much thought to it Snap-on has an excellent warranty and even if I have to pay to replace something it’s a tax deduction Tools are gonna break, that’s just part of using them every day |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:38:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: I have been working on Cat equipment for almost 25 years, over that time I have broken a lot of tools. The biggest thing I have learnt is quality tools are worth the money. The tools I have broken recently are swivel sockets, I use them all the time and they just don't hold up to the power the new Milwaukee m18 tools put out, especially at hard angles. Impact adapters, 1" to 3/4" broke as I was hammering on a bunch of 46mm bolts in a tight spot. Couldn't get the 1" drive socket in but could get the 3/4 drive in there. Same for the smaller adapters. Air tools have failed, impacts, die grinders etc, The company pays for them to be rebuilt or replaced so whenever they are down on power, we turn them in. Ratchets have been rebuilt, breaker bar square drives snap, I have never used the crane on on these. Screw driver and seal picks have had new shanks. Dull, worn damaged. I only remember 1 wrench breaking, I don't equate hammering on swivel sockets on huge bolt heads with large impacts to be abuse. More wear due to extreme conditions. I would expect you would use the largest tool available and possible in these conditions rather than just breaking 3/8 drive ratchet after ratchet when it's obvious a larger tool would do the job. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:42:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: Honestly I don’t give much thought to it Snap-on has an excellent warranty and even if I have to pay to replace something it’s a tax deduction Tools are gonna break, that’s just part of using them every day Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: Originally Posted By batmanacw: So......any thoughts on how to break less tools? Honestly I don’t give much thought to it Snap-on has an excellent warranty and even if I have to pay to replace something it’s a tax deduction Tools are gonna break, that’s just part of using them every day No. No it isn't. I find it odd to even consider that reality. I turn wrenches for a living and I don't break anything. I'd fuck up a lot of machines using enough torque to break a ratchet. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:44:10 PM EDT
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Broke a 12" crescent wrench, it didn't like holding 1 1/4” nut while I air impacted the bolt.
& I twisted the nub off a fairly new craftsman 3/8 ratchet while using a 1/2" deep socket, sears replaced it. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:44:22 PM EDT
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I dont think I have ever broken any tool, that I was using properly.
But where I live, kroil and heat are my two most relied upon “tools”. I’d love to get one of those induction heaters like pictured above, but they are not cheap! |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:48:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: No. No it isn't. I find it odd to even consider that reality. I turn wrenches for a living and I don't break anything. I'd fuck up a lot of machines using enough torque to break a ratchet. I’m not talking about just ratchets I break sockets all the time, especially smaller Torx sockets and hex key sockets with ball ends Just the other day I broke a T-45 trying to get these brake rotor screws out of a wheel  Attached FileAs you can see some dipshit coated the entire fastener with red loctite when you only need a drop You can apply heat to these but not a lot because there’s a sealed bearing that sits right next to them Before I opened my own shop I worked along side several other techs at a dealership and people were constantly breaking shit, there’s nothing odd about it It just happens |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:50:46 PM EDT
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As I’ve become a good mechanic, I never break tools anymore. I think breaking tools is 99% abuse, and 1% random bad luck. I also use quality tools now, where I used a lot of craftsman before, and destroyed many many of their raised panel ratchets and wrenches.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:55:50 PM EDT
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I haven't broken many, but it's inevitable to break something occasionally.
I once worked at a Ford dealer, and I was the front-end guy. There was one 19mm bolt that I had to loosen on the LCA of trucks & SUVs that you could only get the open end of a wrench on, and it took a lot of force to get it to move. I broke one wrench about every other month. I bought a Craftsman pro wrench to use while waiting for the Snap On guy to come back around. That one never broke. It became the primary instead of the backup. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:59:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: I don't equate hammering on swivel sockets on huge bolt heads with large impacts to be abuse. More wear due to extreme conditions. I would expect you would use the largest tool available and possible in these conditions rather than just breaking 3/8 drive ratchet after ratchet when it's obvious a larger tool would do the job. Most of the ratchets and breaker bars were my 3/4 and 1/2. I have a long snapon 1/2 breaker bar with a 4 foot handle, The square drive is the weak point on that tool and its broke a few times. I only use it when the 3/4 stuff wont fit. I was just on KC tools ordering a replacement allen wrench that I broke the ball off. Deep in a valve using the long end it was a little too tight so I did what anyone would do, put a wrench on the small end for more leverage. Snapped it clean off. These are wera stainless and are really strong when using the short end. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:59:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3BP: I dont think I have ever broken any tool, that I was using properly. But where I live, kroil and heat are my two most relied upon “tools”. I’d love to get one of those induction heaters like pictured above, but they are not cheap! I immediately looked them up when he posted that. Very cool and I'd love to have one but I'm not dropping $500 on one. I guess I'll wait until China rips it off and sells it for $60 at Harbor Freight.  |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:59:45 PM EDT
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30 years full time wrench for money.
I rarely break a tool, and even more rarely lose one. Think I lost one 5/16 1/4 drive socket and one flashlight in the last 10 years. They do wear out, though. That is definitely a thing. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:03:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 797hp: I'm not talking about just ratchets I break sockets all the time, especially smaller Torx sockets and hex key sockets with ball ends Just the other day I broke a T-45 trying to get these brake rotor screws out of a wheel https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/498043/IMG_1197_jpeg-3305643.JPG As you can see some dipshit coated the entire fastener with red loctite when you only need a drop You can apply heat to these but not a lot because there's a sealed bearing that sits right next to them Before I opened my own shop I worked along side several other techs at a dealership and people were constantly breaking shit, there's nothing odd about it It just happens |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:05:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jos51700]
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I used mid '90's Craftsman tools professionally almost exclusively for a decade. After a few years, I did upgrade anything that could be stripped out to Snap On, but in that time, the only tools I ever broke beyond wearing out a couple ratchet mechanisms were Torx bits.
If you're using the right tool for the job, they don't break often. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:05:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lee-online: Most of the ratchets and breaker bars were my 3/4 and 1/2. I have a long snapon 1/2 breaker bar with a 4 foot handle, The square drive is the weak point on that tool and its broke a few times. I only use it when the 3/4 stuff wont fit. I was just on KC tools ordering a replacement allen wrench that I broke the ball off. Deep in a valve using the long end it was a little too tight so I did what anyone would do, put a wrench on the small end for more leverage. Snapped it clean off. These are wera stainless and are really strong when using the short end. https://tbgarizona.com/ Check out the Eight Tools taper end hex keys. Much stronger than my beloved Weras. The standard Wera are considerably stronger than the Stainless. The Eight tools are a step above the Wera standard. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:06:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: batmanacw]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CenterMass762: I immediately looked them up when he posted that. Very cool and I'd love to have one but I'm not dropping $500 on one. I guess I'll wait until China rips it off and sells it for $60 at Harbor Freight. You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. $270 for 1500 watts |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:06:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: No. No it isn't. I find it odd to even consider that reality. I turn wrenches for a living and I don't break anything. I'd fuck up a lot of machines using enough torque to break a ratchet. Maybe your level of wrench turning , ( machines ), is a bit different. Each machine fastener has specific torques. And may not be affected by weather, road conditions, the environment and age of the components. Tool breakage should be at a minimum if proper procedures are followed. Just my idle thoughts . . . |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:11:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: Originally Posted By CenterMass762: I immediately looked them up when he posted that. Very cool and I'd love to have one but I'm not dropping $500 on one. I guess I'll wait until China rips it off and sells it for $60 at Harbor Freight. You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. The Chinese induction heaters don’t work as well or last very long in a shop with multiple techs using them every day. Customer service for the Chinese induction heaters is almost non-existent as well. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:11:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. $270 for 1500 watts Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By batmanacw: Originally Posted By CenterMass762: I immediately looked them up when he posted that. Very cool and I'd love to have one but I'm not dropping $500 on one. I guess I'll wait until China rips it off and sells it for $60 at Harbor Freight. You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. $270 for 1500 watts Damn. I'm off to hunt for one. I could've used one today! |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:12:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vinyl: The Chinese induction heaters don’t work as well or last very long in a shop with multiple techs using them every day. Customer service for the Chinese induction heaters is almost non-existent as well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vinyl: Originally Posted By batmanacw: Originally Posted By CenterMass762: I immediately looked them up when he posted that. Very cool and I'd love to have one but I'm not dropping $500 on one. I guess I'll wait until China rips it off and sells it for $60 at Harbor Freight. You can get a Chinese nut heater for $200 or less. The Chinese induction heaters don’t work as well or last very long in a shop with multiple techs using them every day. Customer service for the Chinese induction heaters is almost non-existent as well. No, but it'll work for me once every couple weeks or so! |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:13:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GMTECH9: Maybe your level of wrench turning , ( machines ), is a bit different. Each machine fastener has specific torques. And may not be affected by weather, road conditions, the environment and age of the components. Tool breakage should be at a minimum if proper procedures are followed. Just my idle thoughts . . . Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GMTECH9: Originally Posted By batmanacw: No. No it isn't. I find it odd to even consider that reality. I turn wrenches for a living and I don't break anything. I'd fuck up a lot of machines using enough torque to break a ratchet. Maybe your level of wrench turning , ( machines ), is a bit different. Each machine fastener has specific torques. And may not be affected by weather, road conditions, the environment and age of the components. Tool breakage should be at a minimum if proper procedures are followed. Just my idle thoughts . . . I've been working on cars in the rust belt for over 35 years. |
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