I like (even enjoy?) using hand-tools, especially on old stuff. Get a good feel for state of threads on the fastener coming off, can stop before breaking/stripping bolts, and re-consider my approach. On really stuck stuff I find heating the fastener with a torch, and then touching it with a wax candle works really well: the hot wax creeps into the threads by capillary action and acts as a lubricant. In addition to a click type, have an old school torque wrench that has no moving parts, just a thin pointer. Always works! Have two Mastercraft 3/8 ratchets, one is slightly mis-dimensioned internally, and locks up quite a lot, must be taken apart to reset. Thanks for content.
I like (even enjoy?) using hand-tools, especially on old stuff. Get a good feel for state of threads on the fastener coming off, can stop before breaking/stripping bolts, and re-consider my approach. On really stuck stuff I find heating the fastener with a torch, and then touching it with a wax candle works really well: the hot wax creeps into the threads by capillary action and acts as a lubricant. In addition to a click type, have an old school torque wrench that has no moving parts, just a thin pointer. Always works! Have two Mastercraft 3/8 ratchets, one is slightly mis-dimensioned internally, and locks up quite a lot, must be taken apart to reset. Thanks for content.
Amazing those older torque wrenches with the arrows. I’m glad you enjoy the content!!
Awesome job! So glad I watched the video. That was a lot of work. Really enjoyed watching.
Thanks :)