Richard ... agree completely .... though with my old and misused foundlings I seem to be quite often chasing out threads (or going a size bigger) that have been mangled by previous owners ... and they're often in odd, inaccessible places ... so flexibility counts for me.
May just bite the bullet and get a little tap shank socket set ... it will spend a lot of time on the shelf, but when I do need it then it will be worth the modest outlay in avoided struggle and annoyance! 🙂
K
