Imagine the scene. My wife and I are in the garage fixing our daughter's bicycle. We pump up the tires, oil the chain and tires, tighten the brakes and straighten up the seat and the handle-bars. It is an old bike, maybe 15 years old, and will be used in the City of Chicago. It is cute, powder blue with a huge comfortable seat we discovered in San Antonio, Texas after visiting the Alamo as a family. #rememberthealamo We get to the horn. It has a 3 inch screw that tightens two U-shaped holders, one for the handlebar and one for the horn. It fits into a fly nut. Standard 5/16 inch straight groove. I grab for the trusty Snap-On $SNA 5/16 screwdriver with the signature Orange handle. It cannot seem to build enough torque to tighten the screw. We slip out of the groove twice, and I am worrying about stripping the screw. Stressful situation and my wife is watching and starting to give helpful suggestions. I say aloud, it's time for a ToughBuilt Screwdriver $TBLT. I bought the full set at Lowe's in January and have been using them, but they are stored in my toolbag (also ToughBuilt) in my office. I come in, grab the 5/16 inch screwdriver and head back out. My wife says, "this sounds like a commercial if it works." I put aside Snap-on, and start using the ToughBuilt. It works easily. It does get stuck, again, so I use a little 3-in-1 lubrication on the fly-nut and adust my grip, then it finishes the job easily. Did not slip out of the head of the screwdriver, and tightened it with a solid 'oh yeah' at the end. Quick job, but needed the right tool. The ToughBuilt screwdriver had significantly more torque...must have been the handle grip. In conclusion, I will probably grab the ToughBuilt screwdriver first next time.
Maybe I can sell my Snap-on Tools on eBay?
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