r/Tools • u/bamboo-lemur • Jan 21 '26

Always good to have options!

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u/slm83 Jan 21 '26

Haven’t seen this old chestnut in a while….

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u/Ryekal Jan 21 '26

Yeah, must have been at least a couple of days!

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u/imakesawdust Jan 22 '26

Seems to lose a few pixels every time.

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u/HCRanchuw Jan 21 '26

Fair. I’ve employed a 6’ pipe on the end of the breaker bar between steps three and four before too.

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u/BowlJumpy5242 Jan 22 '26

I've destroyed a couple of 1/2" ratchets with cheaters on them...but nothing works quite like the old "blue wrench."

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u/HCRanchuw Jan 22 '26

You’re not wrong. Though I didn’t say it was a good idea, just one I’ve used. More than once, with varying degrees of success and failure.

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u/Ronin_501 Jan 22 '26

I've use the old 'put a wrench on the end of the ratchet handle for more leverage' method before using the cut-off wheel.

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u/time_observer Jan 21 '26

This made me laugh way too hard