Although I do have (or did have) one of these very same ratchet screwdrivers
that had been used up.  The nickel was all but gone off the barrel, the paint
was long gone off the handle, and the mechanism slipped when you pushed it in
forward, but not in reverse.  Just plain worn out.

Ed Minch





On May 20, 2014, at 9:14 AM, JAMES THOMPSON  wrote:

> I have never seen a idiot proof tool. Everything can be damaged by the right
kind of abuse. But I don't believe you can hurt a tool by using it properly,
even if you try to work it to death.
> 
> The destruction you see on old tools is all caused by misuse. 
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