The Gimmick Tool addiction thread! :)

[Ton ton]

Nice thread, OP.

 

[lardy1]

I held on to a set of Craftsman ratchet wrenches for a few years. The offset sandwich type. I thought they were going to be the most useful thing. I was dead wrong. I tried them and regretted ever even thinking of buying them. Then they laid in my toolbox drawer taking up space because I hated the idea of admitting I wasted money I wouldn't get back.

I helped a lady liquidate her deceased husbands hoard (no....really) and ended up auctioning a bunch of stuff. Nobody wanted them on eBay so I threw them in the local auction and accepted the loss.

 

[joey1320]

Great thread.

I have one of those RoboGrips and they are useless.

 

[joey1320]

These two turds were in my toolbox at one point but have mercifully disappeared and I can’t say I miss either one.

Old post but I would gladly buy the ratcheting handle ratchet. Had two in the shop and they both disappeared . They are extremely useful when doing oil changes on BMW/MINI's (Others too I would imagine.) because the stupid drain bolt is positioned facing straight down, so one can never be quick enough when pulling back the hand and always get hot oil all over my fingers. Same when putting the bolt back on, oil still drips on your fingers which makes it even harder to grip and line up properly. HF doesn't sell them anymore.

 

[jeffmoss26]

all of the items here...
https://kk.org/cooltools/hazard-fraught-tools/