Tool Abuse

[Uncle Buck]

I have been guilty of hooking the ends of wrenches together to gain leverage. I was never a big fan of cheatering ratchets and in fact don't recall ever doing that.

I, too, hook wrenches together. I can't think of a time I've cheated a ratchet. I either use a longer one or larger drive or breaker.

Exactly my thoughts. For the really heavy stuff I have a Bertha ratchet (decommissioned 3/4" drive 3' long torque wrench) I retrieved from a local scrap yard for scrap price still fully functional. Only had to break it out once for an axle nut on a front wheel drive car. I was shocked when it wasn't enough without some torch heat!

[Uncle Buck]

Guilty on all counts. Whatever it takes to get the job done. I've used chrome sockets for years with my 3/8" impacts and beat on screwdrivers mercilessly. I regularly use 1/2" and 3/4" drive sockets as pressing dies in the 20T shop press.

I did break down recently and picked up a set of steel bolstered screw drivers from HF. Reasonably priced and they work well. Love 'em and I don't mind modifying them as needed.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-bolstered-screwdriver-set-94899.html

High recommend these things

In over 30 years of owning my mix of 3/4" & 1" sockets, rarely have i ever used the sockets on the drive tools. Amost exclusively I have used them in pressing operations, so you bet I get that!

Years ago before I had a decent range of impact sockets i too used some chrome sockets when I had no choice to impact with. Fortunately I never did any serious damage to one doing so.

[Highland512]

Leverage amplification devices on ratchets. 

I love that term, that almost makes it's use justified. Hahaha

You got to know how to fill out them incident reports to make it sound less bad     

[1965 Comet Caliente]

Guilty on all counts. Whatever it takes to get the job done. I've used chrome sockets for years with my 3/8" impacts and beat on screwdrivers mercilessly. I regularly use 1/2" and 3/4" drive sockets as pressing dies in the 20T shop press.

I did break down recently and picked up a set of steel bolstered screw drivers from HF. Reasonably priced and they work well. Love 'em and I don't mind modifying them as needed.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-bolstered-screwdriver-set-94899.html

Highly  recommend these things

Was at Horror Frights today and figured I'd check them out but no dice, the China Buffet was out of them.