Name a tool you hate

[LSU]

Multi bit screw drivers! I know they can be handy but they are always not well designed and I always seem to drop bits. I just like a real driver in hand not some loud heavy awkward piece of piss.

+1 on this. I think I've lost more screwdriver bits in my lifetime than I can count.

I hate them and have sworn them off.

 

[Coolabah]

I'm with the guy that doesn't like adjustable wrench (cresent wrenchies.) I get they have their place and use but they frustrate the F*#K out of me! They never seem to stay in the position set them in. I spend half of my time trying to get the damn thing to fit the nut instead of getting it off. It doesn't help the only time I seem to use them is doing plumbing.....which I hate as well.

Mate I totally agree with you - but... for me , this is where my laziness trumps frustration.... if I'm heading out to the far reaches of my property or up in the crawl space , etc I'll take a handfull of adjustable wrenches and a Leatherman with me . Why ? 'cos I'd rather spend an extra 10 minutes getting the job done where I am rather than returning for the right tool eg wrench, socket etc... otherwise I don't use these fiendish , despicable tools ...

 

[greasemonkey44]

leathermans
i have one and use it all the time
but when i see one of my un technically adept friends with a leatherman in thier hands.....it usually means they are taking apart something they dont understand, and dont have a hope of repairing

 

[Gearhead559]

Name a tool you hate
Anthony Green


oh you mean a tool tool....oh....













































i got nothing

 

[Coolabah]

Name a tool I hate? I would, but I get banned every time I insult another member.
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Donald Trump

Politicians

This tool... (Photo attached of I think American Chopper dad)

Name a tool you hate
Anthony Green

darn I could have posted "Julia Gillard" but jeez you guys are just so quick ....over so many days too....!!...

 

[Gautama]

Donald Trump

Prescient!

 

[FullRaceMerc]

Linesman pliers. Nothing like getting a hunk of flesh pinched on the handle side of the tool.

 

[d.mcfarland]

Back from the dead thread all because of the Donald.

 

[baseball_lvr]

98% of harbor freight cheap tools

 

[gdocktor3]

98% of harbor freight cheap tools

Yes, and Hillary Clinton of course.

 

[Superbec]

I first thought I don't hate any decent tools, than I realized ... I hate wood working machinery ,flimsy , even the better ones seem budget built , excesive play, the angles are vague , precision seem to be in millimeters not under millimeter...

other thing I hate is angle grinder's wire brushes , there's always some sort of blood sacrifice when working with them

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Yes all flat head screw heads. Worthless and you cannot screw them in or out without the screwdriver slipping. They should be banned. I read that they still make them because of looks? WTF is that? Philips don't look good?

 

[Deadsquiggles]

Flathead screws, for one. Always seem to walk themselves off the screw, especially if using a drill. There's some nice marks on a door in my house where the hinge was held on with flathead screws.

Lockwire pliers. Nothing ***** worse than lockwire. Chances are it's in a tight little spot (I work in ship repair btw) and you're probably gonna break the wire and get stabbed with it at some point.

And wire wheels for any grinder. At some point, a piece is gonna come off and stab you, regardless of what you do.

 

[AndySchlagzeuger]

The one they're proposing to make in the "socket wrench survey"

 

[bsaint]

Linesman. I dont know why. They are heavy. The Kleins ones, the jaws dont come completely together. They have huge wide grind on the cutters.

 

[gdocktor3]

The one they're proposing to make in the "socket wrench survey"

Lol. Nice second post. You'll fit right in here.

I hate the short L end of torx/hex keys, especially in tight, hard to reach places. You spend 45 seconds trying to get it in the bolt head, then you're only able to get 1/16 of a turn. Then you do it all over again. Takes 10 minutes to get an inch long bolt out. Then 20 more to get it back in.

 

[lazer50]

Hadn't thought of it but in the past the person that come up with flat head screws should be shot! Also since over the years i think i have every tool known to man as far as hand tools welding fabrication drilling elite tool boxes then i run across some oddball size i have to buy at a parts store.or some tool i have to rent thats made in china that i need right now.ill probably think of something else lol.

 

[Ravenbar]

Slip joint pliers

I've got probably 20 pairs(acquired via garage sale/flea market boxes of tools)) and I never use them.

 

[FigureItOut]

Kobalt, all of it. Reasonable or not, I hate it.

Floppy flex heads on anything. Caulking guns. Not a tool but I recently got a two part epoxy, I think loctite brand, that pissed me off. It was a "no mix" design, with a spiral in the nozzle that mixed it, but as per instructions and my experience, the nozzle could only be used once. It came with an extra, so it's a two-use tube of epoxy. The older style of Great Stuff was that way too, one use as per the packaging literature, and my experience.

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[byoungblood]

Slotted screws/screwdrivers.

#1 Phillips drivers. #0 and #2 seem to work well for their purpose most of the time, but #1 seems to be the ******* child of Phillips screwdrivers and screws. Most of the screws I run across that need a #1 driver seem to be too shallow for the driver tip to properly engage so they end up camming out most of the time unless you just really push down on it.

"Ratcheting" open end wrenches. I got a set of the Craftsman ones 20 years or so ago and used nothing but the box end of them. Open end is absolutely worthless because for about 90% of the jobs out there you simply can't swing the wrench far enough. In cases where you can, you'd probably have enough room for a socket and ratchet. About the only place I could see them making sense is for running down flare nuts or other similar style fittings...if you have the room!

 

[jumbojak]

Snap ring pliers. I always seem to spend ten minutes trying to find the clip that flew off tho god knows where... and I can't seem to find a source for replacement snap rings that just have the bent ends. The hole type you can get anywhere but not those.

 

[ecotec]

Multi-bit screwdrivers: they are just plain dangerous around electrical work

Slip joint: there is ALWAYS a more appropriate pair of pliers

Non-magnetic nut setters: just why? You always launch at least one bolt.

Snap ring pliers with changeable tips

Laser etched taps and dies: the stamped ones are so much easier to read. I get that it is cheaper... I still hate them.

Laser etched sockets: same reason

 

[PSYKO_Inc]

Shovel. Just looking at one makes my back hurt.

 

[JUNK-MAN]

Screw extractors, short handle shovels, Torx tools.

 

[Shootinok]

Conan O'Brian

 

[AdamRos19]

Not necessarily a tool but the fastener also known as "Jesus clips" identified by their look and what the user will yell as it goes flying across the garage never to be seen again

 

[FergusonTO35]

Snap-On IM6100 1/2" impact. Heavy, loud, overpriced, underpowered POS. When they came out around 1999 I bought one, then watched my co-worker's 20 year old rebuilt 10X IR 231 outperform it in every way possible. It had a rubber overmolded grip that kept coming off, my dealer was good about replacing it even after the warranty expired. Traded it in on a Matco MT1758A (rebranded IR 232 that has been around forever) that I still have today.

I refuse to buy anything with the Kobalt name. Lowe's took it from a legit truck brand competitor to Task Force deluxe/wannabe Craftsman in less than a decade.

 

[lazer50]

Grease guns drain pans giant sets of expensive tap and die set i cant read any more.over priced drill doctor that is supposed to sharpen split point bits that came with video.after buying the combo added up to around 450. I have better luck sharpening with my Ellis belt grinder and my set of bit i got thru machine shop at work are 10 x better and lets see here brake cleaner without chlorine anything made in china.junk flashlights and something else too ill think of lol.

 

[Shippy95]

Flat head screws and screwdrivers ��

 

[Corndoggeh]

Phillips head anything. The guy that thought up of that kind of head must have been hankering for a beating, they grip on the weakest part of the bit and once a bit slips the first time either the screw of the bit starts chewing up making it useless to keep screwing.

 

[66354dream]

Motive brand brake bleeder, I've had more trouble getting adapters to seal, hoses getting pin hole leaks that get brake fluid everywhere, spending time setting up the thing pumping it up and for some reason not getting fluid out when the bleeders are opened.

 

[davethorik]

Hand drywall sanding pads. Cuz who ever wanted to hand sand drywall?

 

[Zeke]

Anything made by Wen.

 

[jeffmoss26]

This guy I used to work with...

 

[GeorgeFromPa]

The tiger tool bushing tool... https://www.tigertool.com/product/p...currency=USD&gclid=CIzDid3cj88CFYtbhgodnRAGNA. Takes a half hour to get it set up, by the time you get all the attachments it costs about 8 grand. if a pin breaks while useing it you could loose a leg.. damm thing almost killed me. give me a torch and air hammer anyday.. and i cut the time in half. have a homemade thing to put bushing back in works great.

 

[Farmall450]

Name a tool I hate? I would, but I get banned every time I insult another member.



But seriously. Vise grips. They're useful as all hell, I've got 5-6 pairs, but it seems like they're always more trouble than they're worth. Turnin' that stupid little knob to size 'em, then sometimes they're too tight and a ***** to release...

Anyway. I hate vise grips.

Odd.
I was gonna say a person too...just not a board memeber, I don't think. Doubt he can determine a socket from a wrench

 

[jumbojak]

Phillips head anything. The guy that thought up of that kind of head must have been hankering for a beating, they grip on the weakest part of the bit and once a bit slips the first time either the screw of the bit starts chewing up making it useless to keep screwing.

That was the intent with Phillips head screws. To can out instead of over tightening. They work!

 

[2oolhound]

Originally Posted by View Post
The impact driver that you smack with a hammer to break screws loose (Like on Honda rotors). The 1/4" shanks always break. They need to be 3/8". Anytime I run into those rotors, I just grab the air hammer and chisel bit and just skip the headache.

Have never seen any that are not 3/8 I have two, one is a Napa, not sure of the other one, both are 3/8 drive.

They've always had the 1/2" and 3/8" impacts but there are new breeds of 1/4" and small hex drive units on the market now. While the 3/8 and 1/2 units are worth their weight in gold the small sizes are getting to the point where hand power makes them redundant.

 

[ex-x-fire]

Donald Trump

I bet he's saying that a lot these days!

 

[Al Borland]

Yes, and Hillary Clinton of course.

I believe that the correct term is "Hildebeest".
As far as actual tools go, Drain snakes...