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Looks like they have a new version out with the new super double whammy "lithium ion" batteries, whoo!
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one of the big box stores had the B&D autowrench on clearance for $5 and I still could not bring myself to buy it.
I wont say its not a good ised, but I just cant seem to figure out why I would actually need it

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Oh yea, my dad has that one, complete with the box as depicted! I still recall seeing him go to town on one of the hedges in front of the house when I was growing up. Very hokey indeed!
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I admit I have one of these for my weedwacker. It actually works very well.
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You want gimmicky? Take a look at this ratchet I picked up the other day at a flea market. It is called a "Push Wrench" and is made in Korea. It combines a multi-wrench type of head with a ratcheting action. You puch the button forward and it opens up the jaws. The selector lever works like a normal ratchet. The jaws are controlled by a thin cable.

I don't know why I bought it but I did. Enjoy.....
 

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64merc said:
You want gimmicky? Take a look at this ratchet I picked up the other day at a flea market. It is called a "Push Wrench" and is made in Korea. It combines a multi-wrench type of head with a ratcheting action. You puch the button forward and it opens up the jaws. The selector lever works like a normal ratchet. The jaws are controlled by a thin cable.

I don't know why I bought it but I did. Enjoy.....
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That looks like it works similar to the Crescent RapidRench:
 
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I got my multiwrench yesterday in the mail. It was brand new, but I was disappointed to find out it's made in Taiwan, and the chrome was already flaking off. Now I just have to figure out how to use it.
 

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bchee said:
I just won this multiwrench for cheap. I also got a gator grip socket for like $2.00.
I have the Robogrip pliers. I don't mind getting that gimmick stuff for cheap and I can put in the road box. Usually they won't fit where you want them to. If it's cheap I'm sure there will be a time when it pays for itself.
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Hahahaha! I found one of these in my road box. Who knows how long its been there!
 
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bchee said:
I got my multiwrench yesterday in the mail. It was brand new, but I was disappointed to find out it's made in Taiwan, and the chrome was already flaking off. Now I just have to figure out how to use it.
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That's a multiwrench? Man, i had one of those and it was terrible! I think I might have thrown it out...
 
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When I was a kid I think someone bought one of those for me for christmas; when I tried it, I never could get it to really work. When a tool is designed to do "everything" it typically won't do "anything" particularly well!
 
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I have no problem with gimmicky tools...I just wish I would stop getting them as gifts. :(

I hate pretending to be excited about stuff I know is junk.
 
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Not sure if these have been posted, but here's my contribution. The Craftsman "Reflex" ratcheting adjustable wrenches. Biggest POS set of tools that I own. I absolutely hate these things.

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We sold allot of those adjustable ratcheting wrenches during the christmas season to women as presents for their husbands (also allot of the those battery operated black/decker ones too)! I wonder how many of those sets are at home, setting around collecting dust unused!:lol_hitti
 
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Mr. Welsh said:
I have no problem with gimmicky tools...I just wish I would stop getting them as gifts. :(

I hate pretending to be excited about stuff I know is junk.
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I told my wife long ago to never buy me tools and I wouldn't buy her lingerie. :)
 
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biggsean said:
Not sure if these have been posted, but here's my contribution. The Craftsman "Reflex" ratcheting adjustable wrenches. Biggest POS set of tools that I own. I absolutely hate these things.

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You could almost include any tool that is made up of laminated plates riveted together, as these appear to be , as a POS.
 
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biggsean said:
Not sure if these have been posted, but here's my contribution. The Craftsman "Reflex" ratcheting adjustable wrenches. Biggest POS set of tools that I own. I absolutely hate these things.

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What in the world ever possessed you to buy those, or where they a gift:confused:
 
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