e-tek
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Thanks for this thread - it's SO good to hear how so many others hate the mutha-puckin grease guns too!!!!
Most hated tool
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TheGrooveking
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All of the tools I've loaned out that haven't been returned.
TheGrooveking
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i have both an old fashioned manual and a pneumatic and never once had a problem. If i were going to blame anything for poor grease gun performance i'd go after bad zerk fittings.
i'll nominate irwin vise grips. Really enjoy their release mechanism that they never once changed. Usually i use a pair of pliers or whatever else i'm holding so my fingers dont get crunched when it snaps open.
second to this would probably be the adjustable wrench. no matter how many times you set the thing you always end up with too much play in the jaw.
lastly, air ratchets. Its not so much the tool as the noise it emits. If a banshee escaping from hell made a noise, i think that would be it.
2drx4
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Got one of those at work now. Really makes me mad. I don't swear at any of my work tools, 'cept this guy.
The last thing he did was paint our hangar floor. He was supposed to be painting the door jambs on a helicopter, but neglected the whole drop cloth thing... The overspray he laid on the floor is more consistent than the paint he got on the machine.
volvo420coupe
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any tool that i need to do tires (i hate doing tires), and the trans flush machine (i hate making a mess).
SNAP RING PLIERS. honestly i don't know fi there is a set of these in the world that work properly
my cheep manual grease gun - why doesn't the hose stay on the zerk. why does the handle open 4 inches wider than my hand. why are the seals on my truck stronger than the seals in the grease gun.
philips - it looks like it should work but nooooooo. they are all terrible. all. i think i end up spending more time cleaning them out or grinding them into a new shape.
my dremel - i don't know if i got a bad one or what but i have to wear a glove to keep it from burning my hand. i've even left it in the rain but it wont die.
my cheep manual grease gun - why doesn't the hose stay on the zerk. why does the handle open 4 inches wider than my hand. why are the seals on my truck stronger than the seals in the grease gun.
philips - it looks like it should work but nooooooo. they are all terrible. all. i think i end up spending more time cleaning them out or grinding them into a new shape.
my dremel - i don't know if i got a bad one or what but i have to wear a glove to keep it from burning my hand. i've even left it in the rain but it wont die.
atari
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my boss........
BerBer5985
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A drywall spackling knife! After redoing our house and fixing so much Sheetrock, I hate them! I don't ever want to touch one again!
Griff93
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Sand blaster...you had no idea you could even get sand in those places....
Moose-LandTran
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I've spent enough time doing tyres that it's all good. I do prefer to use my own levers though. Doing tyres really isn't all that bad, from the work aspect. From the job aspect it blows.
Knipex Precision.
feltciera
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My most hated tool is the one I'm using at the exact moment the tool fails to perform as designed. For example I have a set of larger Craftsman raised panel wrenches 20-25mm, in one particular application the open end of the 21 mm wrench is the only tool that can be used and every time I use the Craftsman wrench it opens up, slips and damages the fitting. Wrench gets tossed, foul language gets yelled and possible knuckle busting occurs. If I use a co-workers Snap-on 21mm wrench it does the job just fine, but I still go for my Craftsman wrench every time and still haven't replaced it with a Snap-on, so its my own fault. Just on example, I've similar stories involving spring compressors, tire machines, screwdrivers and just about every tool mentioned so far!
trouble lights. It doesnt matter what fancy mechanism they have to hang them or hold them, they always swing around and end up pointing right in my eyes instead of what Im working on. Im convinced thats why they are called trouble lights, because they cause me nothing but trouble
blue dog
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I 2nd that, abolish slotted screws now!
oldwino
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air driven grease gun from harbor freight...as I have so many zerks on the tractor I thought I might try using air gun...POS is being kind but a hand operated grease gun is also a PITA
Hlidskjalf
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x3. I would take a phillips ANY day over a slotted.
I wouldn't!
I have used many slotted screwdrivers to remove stripped phillips screws.
michael murder
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My most hated tool is my 1/2" mustard colored black and decker drill. It's handy but I hate that it does not have reverse, I've gotten it stuck in a few places and had to back it out with a pair of pliers.
x3. I would take a phillips ANY day over a slotted.
But often the best way to remove a Phillips is by turning it into a slotted
Stick Figure
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These cheap new Jacobs chucks. I picked up a pair of these, one from a hardware store one from HF. They do nothing but slip. The chuck key is such a cheap POS you can't even think about getting the chuck tightened up. I have a couple of the vintage Jacobs chucks and they are awesome. Probably more dollars worth of metal in the old chuck keys than the entire new chuck.
no kidding I cant find a quality chuck key for my air drill at work. Ive seriously gone through 3 keys
wafrederick
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The pickle forks,I never use them.I call them boot rippers if any ball joints and tie rods are in good shape.I use a BFH instead,Tie rods come out of the spindle after 2 or three hits on the side with the BFH.I was taught to do it this way.
But often the best way to remove a Phillips is by turning it into a slotted
Ok you fellas got me there
jethro29
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fore sure on the ball joint press, what a pain in the ***.
american lockpicker
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This. HD has them for only $40.
MFortie
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Any tool related to plumbing...
I HATE doing plumbing work, hence my disdain for plumbing related tools! (Drywall is a close second...)
I HATE doing plumbing work, hence my disdain for plumbing related tools! (Drywall is a close second...)
Indy_500
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crescent wrenches and hex/torx screws/bolts
JohnFreeman
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grease gun and any one of the 4 string trimmers that are in some state of failure
NOTABLAZER
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Gas trimmer for sure,anything else mentioned I could tolerate for the most part.
Buck_nekid
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A tool that breaks while trying to use it. It's typically a special purpouse tool that you have no backup for. You are then resorted to rigging up a tool that ends up being better for the task than the one you bought.
fergus
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Allen wrenches. Actually allen screws in hard to reach places like on the intake manifold on my VW . Then you need the exact right allen socket to back it halfway out, then the right allen wrench/key the rest of the way (probably a ball end allen). Then when you get to the very last one, that lil ******* strips out. Then you spend the next two hours taking other stuff off so you can put some channel locks on that one you just stripped out. Then you go kick the dog.
don-vee
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Any staple gun I have ever owned, doesn't matter if it's manual, electric, or pneumatic, doesn't matter if it's old or new, cheap or expensive. We can put a man on the moon, but can't make a staple gun that's capable of working one solid hour without jamming tight!
Busted_Knuckles
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Look into a Hitachi, if you need a pneumatic stapler in the future. Ive got one, Ive run at least 10k staples through it doing house wrap, and have yet to get it jammed once. I'm also shooting Hitachi staples...