Broken tools

[Monte]

That`s why you should buy quality tools...

Some pics from my broken/defective tools collection...


http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/DSC00003-2.jpg

twisted torx bit

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/wewe41.jpg

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/fght183.jpg

broken pawl

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/fght118-1.jpg

rounded socket

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/fght153.jpg


share some pics of your "broken dreams/tools"

[voidifused]

Not mine, but have had this happen more then once, got a small sliver from one set stuck between my thumb and forefinger. That was when i bought a full set of knipex pliers and i like them a lot :thumbup:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2560631088_857959b491.jpg?v=0

Sorry i am away doing my 3rd block of school so i can't run and grab a real picture of my own.

[dxdexter]

That`s why you should buy quality tools...

Some pics from my broken/defective tools collection...
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/fght183.jpg

share some pics of your "broken dreams/tools"

I had a few of these. Obviously made from Chinese trees. :lol_hitti

[strizzy]

This thread reminded me that I still haven't tried to warranty an older Blackhawk tool. Ended up buying a Snap On with a couple bucks off thanks to trading in those damn 5 position ratcheting screwdrivers for a straight handle...thanks!

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_J7UInreZr1g/SV-VgiG-AdI/AAAAAAAABxY/cKUSlLn5xWM/s800/IMG_8676.JPG

[Rigmaster]

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/mrblvd_album/fght183.jpg



I have a hammer that looks VERY similar to that one (except for the broken handle). I bought it at a hardware store in W Berlin along with a chisel sometime around 1989. My brother and I used it to chip off some chunks of the Berlin wall shortly after the reunification started.

I still use that hammer on a regular basis and it works just fine.

;)

[nissan_crawler]

I was framing in my house and had the fiberglass handle shatter, and the head go flying by my ear and through the drywall behind me. I just got a small little cut, an inch or two over, I probably wouldn't have an eye.

I immediately ditched all of the hammers and bought Estwings.

[wyndycity]

I shattered a Phillips drive bit with my 1/4" impact driver while trying to drive a screw into a dense wooden beam. I had a piece of the bit hit my cheek and even though it was a small chunk, it was still pretty scary.

Those drivers pack quite a punch and are underestimated. That's why there are impact rated bits out there....which I did eventually buy before I used the driver again.

It seems as if it's really tough to even find those impact driver rated bits in a walk-in store. But I think it's important that folks understand that regular 1/4" bits are not made to withstand the forces behind an impact driver. The metal in regular bits is strong but brittle and will shatter. The black colored impact bits (black just like impact sockets) are softer grade steel but will "deform" rather than shatter.

A broken bit may not seem interesting in terms of a broken tool for this thread but I thought it was important that I share with others my lesson learned in safety. Glasses are your friend too!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/wyndycity/100_1114.jpg