entirely WTF moments in tools breaking/bending

[AmishFury]

so last week i was on a junk yard run looking for a seat and an axle shaft

while trying to liberate a cotter pin from an axle shaft i bent my channellock needle nose

a cotter pin that should have broken long before bending my pliers did this

 

[hautpot]

There is only so much quality control can do when things are mass produced for cheap.

 

[mrvm]

One good smack on an anvil with a smith's hammer will fix that right up. Use a stronger non-needle nose or make use of the cheap HF versions

 

[mech-tech]

Don't have a pic of it, but was using a regular clear handle 1/4" craftsman screwdriver to pop off a bearing cover on a wheel. Was tapping the end of the handle with a hammer to get it under the metal tin cap when I felt it finally going...but to my surprise what was going was the metal shaft of the screwdriver sinking further and further into the plastic handle until there was barely any of it stick out out at which point I tried another craftsman screwdriver and it worked on the first hit. It was almost as if that screwdriver handle was filled with jello. Never had that happen again with any other screwdriver, both cheap or pricey.

 

[T45]

might be handy for the junkyard

and stronger than needle nose

 

[betsy325e]

might be handy for the junkyard

and stronger than needle nose

zie knipex...ja, ja...must have for zie auto salvagen yardens