a tool you hate/ do not like

[yellowbox]

i have a snapon 1/2 drive ratchet that i hate ... feels bad /uncomfortable in the hand
i think it is that "comfort grip" that it has on the handle
at work i used a coworkers matco flexhead ratchet instead of mine , boy i was impressed with feel of it and the sheer weight of the tool!!
i am thinking of getting one of these matco ratchets tomarrow , hell i may see if he will take the snapon in on trade....
i never thought i could not like an expensive brand name tool ....

 

[Merkava_4]

What's the part number of that ratchet that you have such ill feelings about? I'm thinking such a shocking statement deserves specifics ...

 

[yellowbox]

What's the part number of that ratchet that you have such ill feelings about? I'm thinking such a shocking statement deserves specifics ...

i will admit as i was typing that , i too thought the same thing
while at work tomarrow i will find out .....

 

[mkdive]

Cheap screwdrivers with the handle like this picture (the upper left lime green driver with that **** rubber grip thing).

BTW not my picture.

 

[mkdive]

While searching for an example for the above post I ran across this picture.

 

[TireTracks]

My grandpa's snap on ratchet.

the ratcheting action is so stiff it will only ratchet with a lot of resistance on it.
and wrenches with thin, really thin beams, i cant get a good grip on them.

 

[Gavmo]

Shifting spanners.

Also, first post!

 

[DARKSCOPE001]

horror freight saftey wire pliers. Im so mad at myself for buying them. It was a impulse buy. I wish I had just gone ahead and not bought a set. They are garbage I bent them trying to close the jaws on a set of .032" safety wire. They feel like garbage. Half the time they barely work. I end up just doing it by hand. And the cutters are a joke. JUNK JUNK JUNK

There.... Dam n that tool. I want to pawn them off on a first quarter student. They are horrid

Sean (I hate crappy tools) Scott

 

[Michael]

Any pair of pliers that has a bolt or screw holding the two halfs together.

 

[larry_g]

The tool I hate to get out is the closet auger.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[ironheadtom]

horror freight saftey wire pliers. Im so mad at myself for buying them. It was a impulse buy. I wish I had just gone ahead and not bought a set. They are garbage I bent them trying to close the jaws on a set of .032" safety wire. They feel like garbage. Half the time they barely work. I end up just doing it by hand. And the cutters are a joke. JUNK JUNK JUNK

There.... Dam n that tool. I want to pawn them off on a first quarter student. They are horrid

Sean (I hate crappy tools) Scott

I picked up the Harbor Freight snap ring plier set a while back. I konw you get what you pay for but Dam. I'm no Hercules but I could literally bend the handles on even the biggest in one hand. They would squish before even coming close to removing a snap ring.

 

[djjsr]

The toilet plunger.

 

[minitruck_freq]

i have a snap on ratchet with the flex head that i cannot stand at all. it's nothing but a freakin knuckle breaker. i need to trade it in.

here's a pic. this 1 isnt mine but i have the same 1. it's the long handled ratchet.

ive even tightened the set screw in the handle so it wont rotate but it's still a pain in my a$$.

 

[jeepnut24]

Robo grip pliers... They were a gift, and I hate using them....

 

[Mr.Nutcase]

i have a snap on ratchet with the flex head that i cannot stand at all. it's nothing but a freakin knuckle breaker. i need to trade it in.

here's a pic. this 1 isnt mine but i have the same 1. it's the long handled ratchet.

ive even tightened the set screw in the handle so it wont rotate but it's still a pain in my a$$.

Get new one...... ( Warrenty)

 

[bmxr4life87]

auto adjusting clamps such as lockjaw pliers they dont apply **** for pressure even with the pressure screw all the way down

 

[Sterff]

I hate my set of Craftsman drill bits. I got them for Christmas and have broken at least 10 already.

 

[Old Donn]

Knuckle busters. Any adjustable wrench regardless of make. The only reason mine haven't wound up at the bottom of the lake is because they were either gifts or belonged to my dad.

 

[dieseltech]

hate my 80 tooth snap on 1/2 flex head traded in my old 60 tooth on it and have regreted it everyday since

 

[Major Ramifications]

I hate my set of Craftsman drill bits. I got them for Christmas and have broken at least 10 already.

If you are breaking that many bits, then you are doing something wrong. I think the Craftsman bits are made by Vermont American.

Oh yeah, tools I hate. That socialist whacko in the White House. What a tool.

 

[Art From De Leon]

Vise-Grips, new or old, basically a complete waste of money, time, and the thought of using the fking things.

 

[mkdive]

If you are breaking that many bits, then you are doing something wrong. I think the Craftsman bits are made by Vermont American.

Oh yeah, tools I hate. That socialist whacko in the White House. What a tool.

I never thought it was ever a good idea bringing politics into forums. Never goes good.

 

[ironheadtom]

Vise-Grips, new or old, basically a complete waste of money, time, and the thought of using the fking things.

Wow. I think vise grips are the greates thing sinced sliced bread. Especially the welding clamp ones.

 

[jerryW]

i have a snap on ratchet with the flex head that i cannot stand at all. it's nothing but a freakin knuckle breaker. i need to trade it in.

here's a pic. this 1 isnt mine but i have the same 1. it's the long handled ratchet.

ive even tightened the set screw in the handle so it wont rotate but it's still a pain in my a$$.

You want to sell it?

PM me if you do.


jerry

 

[yellowbox]

On a previous thread/post didn't you mention your brother sells Matco? Maybe he could hook ya up with a good deal.

agreed, but we do not talk anymore ...sad
seems like my whole life my older brother always brushed me off/aside i finally said enough was enough and do not try to stay in touch anymore

 

[Sterff]

If you are breaking that many bits, then you are doing something wrong. I think the Craftsman bits are made by Vermont American.

Oh yeah, tools I hate. That socialist whacko in the White House. What a tool.

I wouldn't say Im doing anything wrong. I just use them alot and I believe that they are made of cheap steel. They are the cheapest set Craftsman makes so I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[Major Ramifications]

Vise-Grips, new or old, basically a complete waste of money, time, and the thought of using the fking things.

Are you cereal?

 

[Mickey O]

Vise-Grips, new or old, basically a complete waste of money, time, and the thought of using the fking things.

If you have any send them to me for proper disposal.

Vise-Grip's have to be on the list of top tool inventions, they have more uses than just about any tool.

 

[fordbroncodave]

there are way too many good working tools in this thread.

robo grip pliers is terrible

 

[gabeancounter]

milwaukee hole hog- as a kid growing up (plumber's son age 12) drilling holes through the floor overhead that damn thing picked me up off the ladder and slammed into a stud after grabbing a nail. Had a few more run ins with that thing before I my old man quit making me use it. Lots of respect for that tool.

 

[arkangel06]

i have a snap on ratchet with the flex head that i cannot stand at all. it's nothing but a freakin knuckle breaker. i need to trade it in.

here's a pic. this 1 isnt mine but i have the same 1. it's the long handled ratchet.



ive even tightened the set screw in the handle so it wont rotate but it's still a pain in my a$$.

Send it to me.

 

[woody 73]

I like to try new tools, well one day I bought a tool that removes oil filters it is a square tube with a cotton strap attached to it. I am sure in the right hands of someone else it will work ok , but in my hands all it does is crush the oil filter cans...I tried everything to no avail, so in the end I gave them away.

 

[Lump]

I hate Craftsman brand locking pliers (Vise Grip style), because the release lever works backwards from the real Vise Grip brand. In fact, I hate ANY "vise grips" which lock that way. Instead of the lock-lever springing to a position away from the handle of the locking pliers at the moment of lockup (like Peterson brand Vice Grips), the Craftsman locking lever snaps tightly against the handle. I used to have a pair of these, and I have had too many blood blisters on my fingers to prove it. I gave my last pair away, but if I ever get another pair, I will throw them in the lake behind my house. NO JOKE!!

 

[Hlidskjalf]

Vise-Grips, new or old, basically a complete waste of money, time, and the thought of using the fking things.

Couldn't agree more! I can't stand using them, they work like ****.

 

[jerryW]

Send it to me.

Get in line!


jerry

 

[Fedwrench]

The new Snap on Ct561 cordless mini 3/8 drive impact wrench. A stubby 1/4 drive ratchet has more torque. I'm very disappointed in it. It's agreat idea on paper and in ads but, it *****.

 

[DanCo]

the tool I hate the most would be our shop janitor, he's not worth a damn! how hard is it to empty out the trash cans. I always clean up after any truck I work on, got my lazy *** partner in the habbit of cleaning up aswell. but this guy damn! and to top things off he goes into other people's tool box and just borrows tools without asking, then you think you lost it or left it on/under a truck you waste time looking for it. then when he's done he comes by and tries to sneak it back into your box. if he gets caught he says 'oh i borrowed your _____" and it's all dirty! WTF!!!
he goes into the shop tool room and just takes stuff home, I needed the air rivet gun to finish my truck today and guess what it's not there. 1 item left on this truck to make the sale....and the shop can't sell it. that's a $230k sale. so Bryan Dhuman I HATE YOU!!!

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Bost waterpump pliers. Whenever i use them i want to kill people.

 

[Spareparts]

Shame on you, your not spposed to use bad language on here, All tools are good I will not have any tools near this computer until this stuff STOPS>

 

[gc11090]

Worst tools...
Northern Tool 64pc drill bit set, broke 3 bits in SOFT WOOD!!! Harbor freight mini pliers, wont cut and machined badly