What are/(were) your most USELESS tools?

[ecotec]

I've got me a genuine thumbdetectingnutfcker. I got it back when I used to watch the crazy Canadian bumblefck a lot.

But yup useless cause I never really use any of my nut lathes. It's a cool conversation piece, well to post pics of on the interweb.

Is that for scaffolding?

 

[darkzero]

Is that for scaffolding?

I think that crazy Canadian works in the mining industry & I believe it's a miner's wrench. I know nothing about that industry so not sure what they use it for. The "hole" on the end of the handle is actually a box wrench, like 3/4" or 7/8", I forget.

I suppose it could be pretty useful but just not for me.

 

[Bob Heine]

I have a few adjustables .....

Mike, is there a reason you store them that close to the toilet?

 

[jblnut]

Mike, is there a reason you store them that close to the toilet?

Bob, Yes.

 

[Old Donn]

Went on You Tube, (where else?), after my earlier post about Craftsman ReFlex adjustable wrenches. The flex head is supposed to allow them to ratchet on a fastener. I guess I'm suffered to try one out now.

 

[jblnut]

Went on You Tube, (where else?), after my earlier post about Craftsman ReFlex adjustable wrenches. The flex head is supposed to allow them to ratchet on a fastener. I guess I'm suffered to try one out now.

Key words in bold there. I have a few of these and they do not ratchet well. They do marr things up like it was their intended purpose though

 

[Ditchdigger]

This SK 1/2" socket is the most infuriating thing ever

If you look at the end of the broaching there is a clearance groove back there


Which means as you are loosening a fastener it will move up the broach and then spin in that groove. Then you get to do a little wiggle and twist motion to try and get the head back in the broached area so you can attempt to continue to remove the bolt.

This seems to have been done at the factory. No idea why

 

[Shadowdog500]

Is that for scaffolding?

I could see someone using that on a mill drawbar. You loosen the bar , then tap the end to free the collet.

 

[bb29510]

my drill doctor was a POS from day one

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

These gimbal palm ratchet things. Thought they would be useful & I had to have em. Used one of em once & that was it. After using it I can't think of any reason to use em over my ratchets. I won't sell em cause I think I may have a need for them one day but I don't think I will ever see that day. They just sit in the back of a drawer.



Speaking of ratcheting, ratcheting screwdrivers. No pics cause I don't own any (well I do have a stubby Snap-on but I don't feel like digging it out). They're just not for me I guess. Whenever I used someone's I just put it in the locked position. Quicker for me to use a fixed blade screwdriver. Maybe on screws that are rusted & don't turn freely after loosened but I rarely encounter that.

Ratcheting tap handle. Absolutely useless for me, more than a ratcheting screwdriver.

I felt the same way about ratcheting screwdrivers, but then I tried a buddy’s Rolgear. Dang smooth. Check them out, made in Canada too. Apparently the black and green ones are an improved design over the white and green.
I have like four of them now, and will probably get more, need one in every vehicle and a couple around the house.