Friggin' torch tip cleaner snapped off inside my regulator on a job in Gary last Tuesday

Was doing a repair on a feed tank at the mill and my cheap little wire file broke right in half, wedged the tip solid. Had to borrow a guy's acetylene wrench and spend 20 minutes cranking it out, any of you ever had a tool just fail like that mid-weld and have to MacGyver something?

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phoenix_thompson41mo agoMost Upvoted

You ever get that feeling where you're like "yeah this cheap tool will totally work" and then it just nopes out on you? I bought a set of those once and they snapped so fast I think the metal was made of disappointment.

sandrajackson1mo ago

My Harbor Freight torque wrench has survived 3 years of abuse.

masonm7027d ago

You ever buy a tool so cheap it feels like it's personally offended you? I had a wrench fold in half like tinfoil once. Guess that's what I get for thinking "close enough" was a good plan.