...Blames his Tools

[Danglerb]

he had some off brand tools which caused him to round off a stubborn bolt

The cheap tool doesn't round the bolt, its the person using the cheap tool on a difficult bolt. Sometimes you have to stop and find a better way to proceed.

 

[Brad54]

I grew up hearing it as "It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools."

REALLY good guys can do great things with a meager set of tools... I've seen guys form body panels with a claw hammer and an old crappy Craftsman screwdriver.

Give an average guy those same tools, or even an above-average guy, and your results are going to ****. And it's not the craftsman's fault, it's the tools.

Now, a good craftsman should invest in the right tools to do the job. If he doesn't have the right tools to do the job, that says more about him than it does his tools.

So I believe it may, in fact, be a poor craftsman who blames his tools, but a good craftsman has the right tools to begin with.

-Brad

 

[Singlecut]

The cheap tool doesn't round the bolt, its the person using the cheap tool on a difficult bolt. Sometimes you have to stop and find a better way to proceed.

Agreed. Isn't it funny how the cheapest screw demands the most expensive screwdriver?