dcooper830
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Saw this at Walmart and couldn't pass it up!
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Could not pass this up!!
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d.mcfarland
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That's not even a deal ...
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dcooper830
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Wow tough crowd lol
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hautpot
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Yeah let's strip some screws!
Enjoy your new tools, im sure they will be ok
Enjoy your new tools, im sure they will be ok
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dcooper830
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That bad huh? ****!
I guess I should know better than to buy cheap screwdrivers. ... a lot of my phillips are half assed stripped out.
I DO need to get a truly quality screwdriver set eventually.
I guess I can either take em back or give them as a Christmas gift.. the holidays are just around the corner lol
I guess I should know better than to buy cheap screwdrivers. ... a lot of my phillips are half assed stripped out.
I DO need to get a truly quality screwdriver set eventually.
I guess I can either take em back or give them as a Christmas gift.. the holidays are just around the corner lol
That bad huh? ****!
I guess I should know better than to buy cheap screwdrivers. ... a lot of my phillips are half assed stripped out.
I DO need to get a truly quality screwdriver set eventually.
I guess I can either take em back or give them as a Christmas gift.. the holidays are just around the corner lol
Lots of tool snobs in this place. Don't let it get to you. You might get pretty good service from that set. Name brand and expensive doesn't always mean quality. Think a Rolex tells time any better than a Timex?
Looks like a good set to keep in a glove box or a desk drawer. Sometimes all you need is "good enough."
-Valentine
48RON54
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Lots of tool snobs in this place. Don't let it get to you. You might get pretty good service from that set. Name brand and expensive doesn't always mean quality. Think a Rolex tells time any better than a Timex?
Looks like a good set to keep in a glove box or a desk drawer. Sometimes all you need is "good enough."
-Valentine
I agree. I'm sure they'll be fine. If the biggest problem I face in life this week is a stripped screw I'll be pretty pumped. And if you don't have the brains to stop and change tools once you realize you are stripping it....Perhaps you need more help then and internet forum can provide. I put a cheap wal mart tool set in each of my cars for emergency repairs. If I can find that same set for $5, I'll get it as well. I'm always losing my damned torx bits...and of course you never realize they are missing until you are half way into a job......
Good buy as far as I'm concerned.
d.mcfarland
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I've learned millions of things from cheap tools. I'll sum it up briefly.
1. Buy once cry once.
2. Anything used commonly or when you need it to work it must, buy the best you can afford, not the best "deal" you can find.
1. Buy once cry once.
2. Anything used commonly or when you need it to work it must, buy the best you can afford, not the best "deal" you can find.
HanShotFirst
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The bits are usually not that bad. They're not for really heavy duty, but they'll hold up for household chores. The driver is a train wreck though. You'll find the ratcheting feature will probably break soon. And you'll quickly notice that it's too short and fat to get into any places that are remotely tight.
Look around at some discount places. There's some companies that make these super cheap intechangable bit drivers that have a built in extendable magnetic pick up. Understanding it's not a tough tool, but I'm here to tell you that's one seriously handy screwdriver for light duty.
Like this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FEPDL8/?tag=atomicindus08-20
When I find them, I pick up 2 or three and put them in various places, and keep a couple on hand to give to friends when they see what a handy screwdriver it is.
Again, you're not going to use it to pry on anything, nor is it something I recommend for any ******** job. But for general use around the house or under the hood, it's just damn handy. Because when you drop the screw you just removed, you have your magnetic pickup in hand...just too damn cool.
Look around at some discount places. There's some companies that make these super cheap intechangable bit drivers that have a built in extendable magnetic pick up. Understanding it's not a tough tool, but I'm here to tell you that's one seriously handy screwdriver for light duty.
Like this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FEPDL8/?tag=atomicindus08-20
When I find them, I pick up 2 or three and put them in various places, and keep a couple on hand to give to friends when they see what a handy screwdriver it is.
Again, you're not going to use it to pry on anything, nor is it something I recommend for any ******** job. But for general use around the house or under the hood, it's just damn handy. Because when you drop the screw you just removed, you have your magnetic pickup in hand...just too damn cool.
FunkyfullWidth
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I bought one of these almost 10 years ago. I use it whenever i remember that I have it. Most of the original bits are still in it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LTD78W/?tag=atomicindus08-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LTD78W/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Lassen Forge
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Way back when, my old boss gave us those (or the equivalent - I remember the ratchet handle) as a Christmas present. Surprisingly, they lasted a bunch of years of use, and when the #2 went roundy the #2 inserts you can get at whatever hardware store fit. I know I beat the tar out of mine for about 3-4 years until the ratchet finally froze up (and even then it still worked as a regular driver).
Better than what he got us the next year - these cheapy tiawanic 6" crescent wrenches with a knife in the handle - scrap metal castings (must've been) and they worked about 1/2 of once.
Better than what he got us the next year - these cheapy tiawanic 6" crescent wrenches with a knife in the handle - scrap metal castings (must've been) and they worked about 1/2 of once.
1950mercury
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Definitely not a you **** price!!!
zakmartin
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I've never been inside a Wal-Mart. I'm still not convinced that it's everything some people say it's cracked up to be.
shockwave
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I would only buy this for my kitchen drawer for a general use screwdriver
Perfect, I would have this on hand as a tool to loan someone, then when they lose it or parts of it, break it, or leave it in the bottom of a sump pit or something else stupid you can be glad it wasn't a tool you spent a days salary on.
Don't ask how I know.
Don't ask how I know.
Be sure to let us know how this works out. Always interested in an evaluation on a tool.
djb2
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Ultrasteel?
About three years ago I bought a cheap Ultrasteel ratchet set at PepBoys. I don't recall the full motivation, but I probably had a gift card or store credit that was about to expire.
The first set had a broken ratchet out of the box. It would spin freely in both directions, then jam just enough to sucker you in.
The next set bent the first socket I tried.
As best I can tell, "Ultrasteel" is a brand name of a particularly weak zinc-lead alloy.
About three years ago I bought a cheap Ultrasteel ratchet set at PepBoys. I don't recall the full motivation, but I probably had a gift card or store credit that was about to expire.
The first set had a broken ratchet out of the box. It would spin freely in both directions, then jam just enough to sucker you in.
The next set bent the first socket I tried.
As best I can tell, "Ultrasteel" is a brand name of a particularly weak zinc-lead alloy.
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dcooper830
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Lol!! I'd actually never even heard of Ultrasteel until I bought this today... I saw a couple youtube reviews and it looks pretty bad ... oh well.. I'm only out 5 bucks..
I'll use these on some upcoming projects and post about it here
I'll use these on some upcoming projects and post about it here
928'er
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Friends don't let friends shop at Mallwart.
Jarhead0408
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Don't take it too bad man. We've all got to start somewhere.
Danguitarman
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I have the same brand of driver set, although it's in a hard case with quite a few more bits. Was a gift from my MIL, I think. It lives in the junk drawer in the kitchen and has come in handy for fixing appliances that have **** the bed when I don't feel like going to the garage to grab tools. Nothing spectacular, but I've been satisfied with it.
Marc Benjamin
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I might post (notwithstanding the merits of actually buying one) about that if I got it for $1-$2 bucks but at $5 is that even really marked down much?
Bigblue&Goldie
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You sbould be able to get $5 worth of use out of it, but I agree with the "buy once, cry once" crowd.