I have found beat the hell out of it BEFORE turning and stripping teeth to work much better for all, especially if using power tools. I think that's why most people hate these, is that they do not seat before applying torque.
Hmm those are interesting. I'm like you, I live in NW Ohio and have a whole drawer full of things like that. You can never have too many tricks up your sleeves.
nope, and I have yet to find anything on the web. Seller had all kinds of trinket ****, like a classic eBay reseller. I may email turbo socket after the weekend.