The Smart Home Handyman

My wife one time asked me a question very similar to the title, "Do you really need a powered wrench?"  Because, she knew I already have a variety of types of manual wrenches.  To her, at the time, it was worse than being redundant (which isn't necessarily a bad thing when it comes to tools).  It was bordering on being lazy. At which point I explained to her that while, yes, manual tools CAN (sometimes) get the job done, the entire point and purpose of tools isn't just to get it done, but to get it done both better AND safer. Powered tools make doing a job safer by removing repetitive movements thus reducing repetitive movement injuries like carpal tunnel and ligament damage.  Just like I sing the praises of powered screwdrivers, I also embrace powered wrenches.  Both of these save time and sanity from the endless monotony of too many minutes of one's life being tossed into the abyss of long threads.  They also save one's fingers, wrist

I love tools.  They help us to create, make, build, fix...  At the same time, they make it safer and easier to do those things.  They allow us to do more than we might just using our own physical strengths.  Like everything else in life,  we find there are some common sense "rules" or practices and mindsets we want to apply and stick to when it comes to using our fantastic tools. Rule #1: Use the right tool  Tools are usually invented and made with specific uses and purposes in mind.  When a tool starts to become less than useful or more of a hindrance than a help in a certain application,  a more specialized version is usually the result or sometimes even a whole new and different tool is created to do that particular task, or set of tasks, better. It's almost ALWAYS worth looking for and getting the tool made to do a particular task than to use a tool that isn't.   Yes, you might get by in a pinch, maybe, or maybe not.  You run the risk of damaging the work piece, t