Dec 3, 2020 3:18 PM
WorldOfEngineering
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LordcomeBucket
What in da fak
76000BatteryLlamas
They don't, you just discovered you can.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
for someone named 'WorldofEngineering' you should know better to NOT do this.
EvilMrHyde
I was today old
gatewater
10mm
ghelfaire
today years old
rbudrick
If this were true, screwdriver handles would be made of metal too.
iamjackscompletelackofcompassion
I thought they were for stripping out screw heads
kcmwolf
Today years old
THUB
The shank is square for the same reason, except it won't break if you try it.
MontheDL615
Today year's old.
EnlightenmentSatori
So, what is the name of the machine being worked on?
piefek101
Today years old...
r0twhylr
You start with a stuck screw, and end up with a broken screwdriver, stripped screw head, and a stuck screw.
Tarmaccian
Look, if you wanna make an omelette, you gotta break a few eggs. I’m not sure what breaking tools makes, but it oughta be good!
mastertang
It makes blood
TheCountOfMonteCristo31
I was today years old when I found out about this
juantorres195624
Me too
jbcars4life
Old enough to know that if you put that much torque on a screw head, it'll most likely strip
Akaba2020
65 years, 7 months, and 22 days. I’ll be 65 years, 7 months and 23 days old tomorrow. That’s how old.
TheHappyHermit
"Just because it fits doesn't mean that's what it's for" --my exGF
Pfffftit
perhaps some lube next time ?
Volitioner
Only Craftsman screw drivers and wrenches!
jolem53
Use an impact screwdriver for tough screws.
n0n53n53
This. If I can break it loose by hand I go to the impact screwdriver, next up is a drill
ZylaTheMadCommie
arithonkelis
Don't do this on the handle; I've shattered a few handles that way. Use the shaft instead; ideally, as close as possible to the tip.
magila
Father Holly was our shop teacher. He told us to work the shaft and be gentle with the tip.
hwatL4bloopy
This is not ways true :(
Justanotherbaffledking
About a day younger than when I found out the lifetime warranty doesn't cover the shattered handle from doing that.
charliemartino
You guys must be buying shit from HF. I've sold the same model for 30 years and we don't see shattered handles, ever
Marine0311
That's actually not true with Craftsman hand tools. I dropped one in solvent, melted the handle right off, they replaced it.
It was about 45 years ago and it was one of my Dad's tools. The salesman saw the handle, declared it abuse, and refused to warranty it. (1/2
(2/2) He offered to throw the old one away and sell me a new one. I kept the old one, and bought a new one to replace my Dad's.
I would have asked for his boss. I've returned quite a few Craftsman hand tools to Sears over the years. never had an issue.
sometimesImakeimages
Sears? Cause they dont exist anymore
Still plenty of them around and Lowes now carries the brand as well.
Do they carry the same warranty? I thought that died with Sears
Craftsman warranty on hand tools is still good. I used to buy torn up ones at garage n yard sales for cheap and turn them in for new ones.
MrFancyPanzer
About 17 I think. Some screwdrivers have a hexagonal part on the shank for that purpose.
marsgoose
The old craftsman stink handles lik the on in pic had square shafts for that purpose and for cheapness.
stankginchfurbuger
Someone call the bondulance
Oh lovely, I smell toast
AmotsEinhorc
v I just use my teeth.
NotAHugeSpider
atvcrash
Hi yes I'm mentally down voting this cause it hurts me inside but here is an upvote
tarataqa
I was Today years old.
cpiderman
Yeah... There's also that squared off shaft... I've used that for flathead screws. No handle shatter.
PaperStSoapCompany
Heh, shaft
thebadsectors
Yes, the bobble on the end of the handle is for pressing in, while you fit a small adjustable or stilson to the shaft.
Aaronb1138
Pretty sure I learned Vice Grips on the shaft before the wrench trick. But I was probably 9 or 10, and anything to take shit apart. (I got
in sooo much trouble for taking anything with screws apart as a child -- but I did get better with time at putting them back together)
I still can only ALMOST put the remote control back together.
GNiko
About 30 seconds younger than when I found out the screwdriver handle will shatter if you do that.
A good screwdriver can take this easily. Ever tried to break an acetate handle?
soupnazi
Cut my hand doing that.
eloctap
His screwdriver didn't shatter though...
BurnThatBridgeAsWeCrossIt
#truth
AdonesMr
About 30 seconds younger than when I found out the screw head is wrecked if you don't push the screwdriver enough.
That's why these exist https://www.amazon.com/Piece-Impact-Screwdriver-Professional-Shankly/dp/B0711YY2YR
or even these I remember my dad having one when I was a kid back before electric drivers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_screwdriver
erroniousmaximus
Those are really good for pulling up rusted dirty deck plate screws, assuming someone hasn’t stolen it or lost all the bits.
NapoleonDynOmite
Anyone ever heard of an impact driver? Put the correct tip in put it on the screw and smack it with hammer. Easy peasy lemon squeezy
AllHailZoiberg
Im a good fan of the victor wrench. Can't be stuck if it's liquid.
Good luck getting a wrench on a tiny countersunk screw
A victor wrench is a cutting torch. Victor is a common brand of them.
Like a Harris wrench
jomi20806
That’s why my screwdrivers have a section of the metal shaft that is a hexagon right before the plastic handle that fits a 5/16 wrench
Primusautobot5
Good quality one don't break down that easily
Goldenbeer
I've seen the top names break just as easily.
ayhhha
that’s when you learn about capitalism and profits
metalrulercid
But they weren't designed for that purpose
odamanda
No they don't. But it's still not the purpose of that tool. This post is bullshit.
MCNewYorkLives
They're ALL bullshit
myeyesthegogglesdonothing
Good quality ones don't make you do this on the plastic handle, there's a section on the steel shaft
centexchris
LOL, I was going to say this was the same day I realized how easy it was to twist the handle off of the shaft.
DavidBrooker
Which is why a screwdriver meant to be used like that will have the hex pattern on the drive-end.
MeshHatMafia
Waiting for snap-on hate comments
Fjould
Those come through my ups hub all the time. No packing, boxes always falling apart and shit falling out.
Yea it’s probably warrantied tools getting sent back for repair and the like. Not surprised.
If it wasn’t broken before...
Did the mean man in the truck take all your money?
Actually, he was very nice about it.
WalkItOutLikeTheFlash
I’ve never heard anyone talk trash about snap-on, if anything there’s more of a circle jerk
There is a hater every time something took/work related is posted. Now you will notice
AnythingMuchShorter
They are expensive, but luckily I've only ordered them for professional purposes when the company was paying, and they asked for Snap On.
Yea. Same. My company contributes 50% to a certain amount as long as it’s needed for company business. Also, I only get warrantied tools
SoupCanMan
Must be nice. I get $100 a year.
In that case warrantied makes even more sense because there is often a tool crib manager to make sure it gets used, often in big batches.
SlightlyDodgy
Correct, although I did have a small set of some designed explicitly for a spanner to go round it, with added grooves for the task.
majestrate
Shouldn’t happen with quality tools?
rcgom
quality screw drivers will be made with either a square shank (for a wrench) or a hex shaped part on the shank for the same reason.
They were quality tools when they were bought 30 years previously.
Daevram1123
That's why I get Craftsman. Break a wrench older than me, get it replaced for free.
Alex1514
Warranty isn't that helpful when you're at a jobsite and the specific tool that you need is in two pieces in your hands.
kookyabird
If you're at a jobsite, you have a backup. If it's a more complex tool, you've got a source to rent one in an emergency.
1metalnation
With one that's significantly lower quality. Craftsman has gotten weak over the years man. Snap-on or Cornwell for me
TedTheMan
They don't work well as chisels either.
Althox00
I mean... They work... Just not well.
Cattwalking
Screwdrivers would last a lot longer if they didn't look so much like a chisel.
TheDudeanator
Pry bars!
KylosLoki
I chiseled the tiles off my grandmas wall using a srewdriver and a Hammer so I say they work fine as chisels.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
There's always the risk they won't work very well as screwdrivers by the time you finish, however.
Yeah that's right XD
TicoMachi
Robertson's make for the best chisel.
AbsolutelyPrismaticNutjob
Never use mine as a chisel, but I do use the lip of my redrob for tapping 1/2" locknuts tight
CouldCareLessButDoesnt
Or hammers
Fleaofpain
Or 10mm sockets :(
HandoB4Javert
neezie
There’s the comment I was looking for lol. Every tools a hammer if you try hard enough...
Sypurist
If your only tool is a hammer all your problems look like nails, but if all your problems are nails every tool starts to look like a hammer.
???
ReginaKasteen
Every machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.
bhobby1212
every smoke machines is a fireplace if you use enough gasoline
jef4130
USA made Craftsman screw driver handles were made of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate. They will not shatter.
pr0t34n
Good ol' cellulose acetate butyrate, is there anything it can't do?
Roaddog184
Keep your mom happy
CangodCreateAStoneItCannotLift
She should have used it in a different way?
thomn8r
Now they're made of chinesium
ArcaneConjecture
Craftsman tools: Lifetime guarantee.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
ie they're cheap enough that it's worth it to replace for the limited number of people who don't just buy a new one.
It's an economic trade off used as a sales pitch, not a sign of quality
fattmoley3D
Werent they a sears brand? No more sears right?
Sears still exist, but it is like finding a bear in the woods. Ace Hardware stores or Sears Hometown have them.
FlyingElvisesUtahChapter
Yes but the tools were spun off and you can get them at Ace and Lowe's. Though quality is not what it once was.
ixgs
Can't process lifetime warranty replacements if you don't exist *taps forehead*
LordcomeBucket
What in da fak
76000BatteryLlamas
They don't, you just discovered you can.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
for someone named 'WorldofEngineering' you should know better to NOT do this.
EvilMrHyde
I was today old
gatewater
10mm
ghelfaire
today years old
rbudrick
If this were true, screwdriver handles would be made of metal too.
iamjackscompletelackofcompassion
I thought they were for stripping out screw heads
kcmwolf
Today years old
THUB
The shank is square for the same reason, except it won't break if you try it.
MontheDL615
Today year's old.
EnlightenmentSatori
So, what is the name of the machine being worked on?
piefek101
Today years old...
r0twhylr
You start with a stuck screw, and end up with a broken screwdriver, stripped screw head, and a stuck screw.
Tarmaccian
Look, if you wanna make an omelette, you gotta break a few eggs. I’m not sure what breaking tools makes, but it oughta be good!
mastertang
It makes blood
TheCountOfMonteCristo31
I was today years old when I found out about this
juantorres195624
Me too
jbcars4life
Old enough to know that if you put that much torque on a screw head, it'll most likely strip
Akaba2020
65 years, 7 months, and 22 days. I’ll be 65 years, 7 months and 23 days old tomorrow. That’s how old.
TheHappyHermit
"Just because it fits doesn't mean that's what it's for" --my exGF
Pfffftit
perhaps some lube next time ?
Volitioner
Only Craftsman screw drivers and wrenches!
jolem53
Use an impact screwdriver for tough screws.
n0n53n53
This. If I can break it loose by hand I go to the impact screwdriver, next up is a drill
ZylaTheMadCommie
Today years old
arithonkelis
Don't do this on the handle; I've shattered a few handles that way. Use the shaft instead; ideally, as close as possible to the tip.
magila
Father Holly was our shop teacher. He told us to work the shaft and be gentle with the tip.
hwatL4bloopy
This is not ways true :(
Justanotherbaffledking
About a day younger than when I found out the lifetime warranty doesn't cover the shattered handle from doing that.
charliemartino
You guys must be buying shit from HF. I've sold the same model for 30 years and we don't see shattered handles, ever
Marine0311
That's actually not true with Craftsman hand tools. I dropped one in solvent, melted the handle right off, they replaced it.
Justanotherbaffledking
It was about 45 years ago and it was one of my Dad's tools. The salesman saw the handle, declared it abuse, and refused to warranty it. (1/2
Justanotherbaffledking
(2/2) He offered to throw the old one away and sell me a new one. I kept the old one, and bought a new one to replace my Dad's.
Marine0311
I would have asked for his boss. I've returned quite a few Craftsman hand tools to Sears over the years. never had an issue.
sometimesImakeimages
Sears? Cause they dont exist anymore
Marine0311
Still plenty of them around and Lowes now carries the brand as well.
sometimesImakeimages
Do they carry the same warranty? I thought that died with Sears
Marine0311
Craftsman warranty on hand tools is still good. I used to buy torn up ones at garage n yard sales for cheap and turn them in for new ones.
MrFancyPanzer
About 17 I think. Some screwdrivers have a hexagonal part on the shank for that purpose.
marsgoose
The old craftsman stink handles lik the on in pic had square shafts for that purpose and for cheapness.
stankginchfurbuger
Someone call the bondulance
marsgoose
Oh lovely, I smell toast
AmotsEinhorc
NotAHugeSpider
atvcrash
Hi yes I'm mentally down voting this cause it hurts me inside but here is an upvote
tarataqa
I was Today years old.
cpiderman
Yeah... There's also that squared off shaft... I've used that for flathead screws. No handle shatter.
PaperStSoapCompany
Heh, shaft
thebadsectors
Yes, the bobble on the end of the handle is for pressing in, while you fit a small adjustable or stilson to the shaft.
Aaronb1138
Pretty sure I learned Vice Grips on the shaft before the wrench trick. But I was probably 9 or 10, and anything to take shit apart. (I got
Aaronb1138
in sooo much trouble for taking anything with screws apart as a child -- but I did get better with time at putting them back together)
cpiderman
I still can only ALMOST put the remote control back together.
GNiko
About 30 seconds younger than when I found out the screwdriver handle will shatter if you do that.
charliemartino
A good screwdriver can take this easily. Ever tried to break an acetate handle?
soupnazi
Cut my hand doing that.
eloctap
His screwdriver didn't shatter though...
BurnThatBridgeAsWeCrossIt
#truth
AdonesMr
About 30 seconds younger than when I found out the screw head is wrecked if you don't push the screwdriver enough.
n0n53n53
That's why these exist https://www.amazon.com/Piece-Impact-Screwdriver-Professional-Shankly/dp/B0711YY2YR
n0n53n53
or even these I remember my dad having one when I was a kid back before electric drivers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_screwdriver
erroniousmaximus
Those are really good for pulling up rusted dirty deck plate screws, assuming someone hasn’t stolen it or lost all the bits.
NapoleonDynOmite
Anyone ever heard of an impact driver? Put the correct tip in put it on the screw and smack it with hammer. Easy peasy lemon squeezy
AllHailZoiberg
Im a good fan of the victor wrench. Can't be stuck if it's liquid.
NapoleonDynOmite
Good luck getting a wrench on a tiny countersunk screw
AllHailZoiberg
A victor wrench is a cutting torch. Victor is a common brand of them.
NapoleonDynOmite
Like a Harris wrench
jomi20806
That’s why my screwdrivers have a section of the metal shaft that is a hexagon right before the plastic handle that fits a 5/16 wrench
Primusautobot5
Good quality one don't break down that easily
Goldenbeer
I've seen the top names break just as easily.
ayhhha
that’s when you learn about capitalism and profits
metalrulercid
But they weren't designed for that purpose
odamanda
No they don't. But it's still not the purpose of that tool. This post is bullshit.
MCNewYorkLives
They're ALL bullshit
myeyesthegogglesdonothing
Good quality ones don't make you do this on the plastic handle, there's a section on the steel shaft
centexchris
LOL, I was going to say this was the same day I realized how easy it was to twist the handle off of the shaft.
DavidBrooker
Which is why a screwdriver meant to be used like that will have the hex pattern on the drive-end.
MeshHatMafia
Waiting for snap-on hate comments
Fjould
Those come through my ups hub all the time. No packing, boxes always falling apart and shit falling out.
MeshHatMafia
Yea it’s probably warrantied tools getting sent back for repair and the like. Not surprised.
Fjould
If it wasn’t broken before...
DavidBrooker
Did the mean man in the truck take all your money?
MeshHatMafia
Actually, he was very nice about it.
WalkItOutLikeTheFlash
I’ve never heard anyone talk trash about snap-on, if anything there’s more of a circle jerk
MeshHatMafia
There is a hater every time something took/work related is posted. Now you will notice
AnythingMuchShorter
They are expensive, but luckily I've only ordered them for professional purposes when the company was paying, and they asked for Snap On.
MeshHatMafia
Yea. Same. My company contributes 50% to a certain amount as long as it’s needed for company business. Also, I only get warrantied tools
SoupCanMan
Must be nice. I get $100 a year.
AnythingMuchShorter
In that case warrantied makes even more sense because there is often a tool crib manager to make sure it gets used, often in big batches.
SlightlyDodgy
Correct, although I did have a small set of some designed explicitly for a spanner to go round it, with added grooves for the task.
majestrate
Shouldn’t happen with quality tools?
rcgom
quality screw drivers will be made with either a square shank (for a wrench) or a hex shaped part on the shank for the same reason.
GNiko
They were quality tools when they were bought 30 years previously.
Daevram1123
That's why I get Craftsman. Break a wrench older than me, get it replaced for free.
Alex1514
Warranty isn't that helpful when you're at a jobsite and the specific tool that you need is in two pieces in your hands.
kookyabird
If you're at a jobsite, you have a backup. If it's a more complex tool, you've got a source to rent one in an emergency.
1metalnation
With one that's significantly lower quality. Craftsman has gotten weak over the years man. Snap-on or Cornwell for me
TedTheMan
They don't work well as chisels either.
Althox00
I mean... They work... Just not well.
Cattwalking
Screwdrivers would last a lot longer if they didn't look so much like a chisel.
TheDudeanator
Pry bars!
KylosLoki
I chiseled the tiles off my grandmas wall using a srewdriver and a Hammer so I say they work fine as chisels.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
There's always the risk they won't work very well as screwdrivers by the time you finish, however.
KylosLoki
Yeah that's right XD
TicoMachi
Robertson's make for the best chisel.
AbsolutelyPrismaticNutjob
Never use mine as a chisel, but I do use the lip of my redrob for tapping 1/2" locknuts tight
CouldCareLessButDoesnt
Or hammers
Fleaofpain
Or 10mm sockets :(
HandoB4Javert
neezie
There’s the comment I was looking for lol. Every tools a hammer if you try hard enough...
Sypurist
If your only tool is a hammer all your problems look like nails, but if all your problems are nails every tool starts to look like a hammer.
TedTheMan
???
ReginaKasteen
Every machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.
bhobby1212
every smoke machines is a fireplace if you use enough gasoline
jef4130
USA made Craftsman screw driver handles were made of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate. They will not shatter.
pr0t34n
Good ol' cellulose acetate butyrate, is there anything it can't do?
Roaddog184
Keep your mom happy
CangodCreateAStoneItCannotLift
She should have used it in a different way?
thomn8r
Now they're made of chinesium
ArcaneConjecture
Craftsman tools: Lifetime guarantee.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
ie they're cheap enough that it's worth it to replace for the limited number of people who don't just buy a new one.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
It's an economic trade off used as a sales pitch, not a sign of quality
fattmoley3D
Werent they a sears brand? No more sears right?
SoupCanMan
Sears still exist, but it is like finding a bear in the woods. Ace Hardware stores or Sears Hometown have them.
FlyingElvisesUtahChapter
Yes but the tools were spun off and you can get them at Ace and Lowe's. Though quality is not what it once was.
ixgs
Can't process lifetime warranty replacements if you don't exist *taps forehead*