Please feel free to add your own tales of woe or merciful deliverance from tat.
I've been busy at home over the Easter weekend lockdown and I've managed to trash a record amount of tools. I have replaced the front discs and pads on the car. There was one wheel nut that wouldn't budge. It must have picked up something on the threads as I use a torque wrench for peace of mind.
The 4" extension was attached to a 12" sliding T handle so there wasn't whole lot of leverage other than my not inconsiderable weight. I was using my foot on the T handle so I expect the forces weren't strictly turning true when the extension gave way.
The impact socket was attached directly to the T handle for the second attempt. This time the impact socket gave way when by pushing against it by hand. It's just cheap stuff that comes bundled with Chinese air tools. I have loads of bits and pieces like this so the job wasn't held up. The nut finally budged with help from a corded impact gun which I am starting to like.
I was tapping by hand when the cheap Chinese tap handle broke; this threw me and so I managed to shear the 1/2"BSW tap at the same time. The tap was very old and probably British but didn't show much use. I was backing the tap off at regular intervals. The second attempt on fresh material with a machine tap got the job done but it was very hard work. It's for a part on an old lathe.
Will replace these bits with better quality stuff when I run out of the rubbish.
I've been busy at home over the Easter weekend lockdown and I've managed to trash a record amount of tools. I have replaced the front discs and pads on the car. There was one wheel nut that wouldn't budge. It must have picked up something on the threads as I use a torque wrench for peace of mind.
The 4" extension was attached to a 12" sliding T handle so there wasn't whole lot of leverage other than my not inconsiderable weight. I was using my foot on the T handle so I expect the forces weren't strictly turning true when the extension gave way.
The impact socket was attached directly to the T handle for the second attempt. This time the impact socket gave way when by pushing against it by hand. It's just cheap stuff that comes bundled with Chinese air tools. I have loads of bits and pieces like this so the job wasn't held up. The nut finally budged with help from a corded impact gun which I am starting to like.
I was tapping by hand when the cheap Chinese tap handle broke; this threw me and so I managed to shear the 1/2"BSW tap at the same time. The tap was very old and probably British but didn't show much use. I was backing the tap off at regular intervals. The second attempt on fresh material with a machine tap got the job done but it was very hard work. It's for a part on an old lathe.
Will replace these bits with better quality stuff when I run out of the rubbish.
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