Over the past few weeks we looked at tools you can use and tools to help you . This week’s tools, universal joint sockets, help you turn fasteners tight spaces, but they’re obviously not going to handle as much torque as a standard socket.

To show you just how much it takes to kill a universal joint socket, Chris from the YouTube Channel put a wide selection of universal joint sockets to the test. Check the video out below:

The end results were surprising, at least to me. The most expensive sockets didn’t perform a whole lot better than the cheaper ones. However, now I know that using a universal joint socket to lay down some serious torque is a bad idea. Use them for tight spaces, not to make a janky breaker bar.

Do you know of an unique but must-have tool you think every wrencher should have? Shoot me an email or drop it down in the comments!