Worthless tools

[Koffer]

I do like the normal gearwrenches though.

The X beam ones you can really break some s*** with . I have made many a bolt into a very short/ flush stud

 

[nuclearlemon]

83% of the stuff sold at harbor freight

 

[Combat Chuck]

The last two generations of Craftsman ratchets.

They gum up with disuse, the release buttons stick, the directional tab finds 'neutral' easiest than L/R (often on its own) the three sizes they offer are either too big, too small, or not quite close enough to in between to service a small truck.

Any ratchet-wrench with a reversing option. Why take a bulletproof design where simplicity is key, and add more moving parts to the mix? Is flipping a basic ratchet-wrench upside-down too hard?

 

[StaleAle]

...Any ratchet-wrench with a reversing option. Why take a bulletproof design where simplicity is key, and add more moving parts to the mix? Is flipping a basic ratchet-wrench upside-down too hard?

Man, I love my Gearwrench reversible combination wrenchs, although sometimes I wish they didn't have the lip.

The ratcheting combination wrenches that you flip aren't offset and I find that annoying at times. Mine are Craftsman so the ratchet is hit or miss sometimes as well.

Dogbone gets my vote as most worthless.

 

[jynx]

I vote for the dog bones as well. I got one a couple of years ago for Christmas and I haven't been able to use it on anything I have tried. The dang thing is just too big to fit on an average anything.

I just got a set of the X-force wrenches and I appreciate the warning about the ease with which they can create flush studs.

 

[yoopercharged]

Any ratchet-wrench with a reversing option. Why take a bulletproof design where simplicity is key, and add more moving parts to the mix? Is flipping a basic ratchet-wrench upside-down too hard?

Really? I've had my non-reversing ones get stuck on rounded nuts a few times where the reversing option would be real nice. It's amazing the places you can get them stuck.

 

[Trollhole]

Is it me or is everything with the Rockwell name on it crap these days? I used to respect the rockwell name in power tools but the consumer stuff they have been bringing out lately is really a bit strange.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Is it me or is everything with the Rockwell name on it crap these days? I used to respect the rockwell name in power tools but the consumer stuff they have been bringing out lately is really a bit strange.

Add Porter Cable, Makita and Milwaukee to that list, they may still make some good tools but the crap you see in home stores is all the same, just made with different color plastic.
Hitachi seems to be one of the better brands now days.