Kid's First Mechanic Kit

[westopher]

I've broken the stud off the ratchet a couple times. Walk into CT and get a new one within minutes. Still not fun when you're in the middle of a job, but when someone full gorillas a bolt combined with it being 20 years ago, something's gotta break.

[fliptuner]

I want to take a moment to appreciate the fact that Lo has a daughter with someone who's probably taller than 3'.

I'll msg you on whatsapp. I have things

[yray]

had a locking extending flex head ratchet from cambodian tire, mechanism finally broke and went in for an exchange

gave me the non locking one in exchange and the mechanism is shit

don't cheap out and piece meal buy things or you will end up with 3 sets of box wrenches like me

[underscore]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

A bit off topic, but has anyone ever broken a tool before ? if so what type and how did it break?

Im looking at my mastercraft socket set and i honestly cant imagine id ever break anything in here. It seems quite well built and the heavily used ones (10mm, 14mm etc) are still in good condition even though they get the most usage. I dont think i can justify spending Milwaukie money on something like this. I did buy a milwaukie drill (fuel impact) but thats only because i wanted more power for easy application.

I've broken the ratcheting mechanism inside but that was after years of abuse. I've also sheared the head off a breaker bar and snapped another where it forks, again after abuse. imo top end stuff like Milwaukee is only worth it for people who are using it for work. They use their tools more in a week than you or I will in 6 months.