kctyphoon
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My 9' long handled shovel and spoon.. Not fun to use..
Name a tool you hate
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Blow mold cases that are WAAYYYY bigger than remotely necessary.
Craftsman flex ratchets. They don't lock, break a knuckle.
My matco cordless "drop light" awkward and inconsistent charging.
OTC ball joint set (shop owns) so freaking janky to use and ours is a death trap. Inspired me to pay full list on the snap on set.
Craftsman flex ratchets. They don't lock, break a knuckle.
My matco cordless "drop light" awkward and inconsistent charging.
OTC ball joint set (shop owns) so freaking janky to use and ours is a death trap. Inspired me to pay full list on the snap on set.
FigureItOut
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I listed a couple in this thread but I forgot the tool that is my most hated. Years ago I bought a Hopkins FloTool oil filter socket. The thing was beyond useless and I didn't have another vehicle at the time, so I had to do the old hammer and screwdriver method. It was a sweaty, oily, cussing rage fest and I've never forgiven that "tool".
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Know Wosad
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Abrasive 14" chop saw.
Can't live without it. Hate to use it.
Re-bar is evil
Can't live without it. Hate to use it.
Re-bar is evil
Not that hard to name off good ones: Norseman, Chicago-Latrobe, Cleveland, Nachi, Guhring, Precision Twist, Morse, Dormer. Norseman you can actually get in sets for a reasonable price.
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SchwansManDan
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I think the official name for it is a "basin wrench". My father always called it a "dammit wrench", because of the difficulty of using one and the number of times he would yell "Dammit!" while using it.
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For me, it's a hammer. Not because it's a bad tool, but because I own three and for some reason can never find one when I need it!
So true. I started now to take the extra time to get a good toolYeh , me too at first but I've had a lot less trouble with them once I worked out that their name is VERY misleading. They work better if you don't drop them....[emoji38]_hitti
I have had a run recently of "bad" screwdrivers that I have put into various "keep on hand for casual use" toolboxes - you know the ones , the tools you keep in the kitchen drawer (or in the good car that never breaks down etc) ...so you don't have to trek out to the shed for that simple screwdriver. Well I just rounded off yet another a screw-again- using a POS screwdriver that I should have thrown out or at the very least pounded on my anvil and left strung up as an example to other POS cheap tools . So , I hate those cheap tools that I should have never used in the first place when I have so many GOOD tools..... my own stupid lazy fault tho'
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Grease guns. Doesn't matter whether its hand pump, lever pump, or pneumatic, they all hate me...and their only purpose in life is to make me miserable. It doesn't matter how full it was when I used it last, it will be empty the next time I grab it. I could have used it for two fittings or two hundred, it will be empty. If it does, by some miracle, still happen to have some grease left in the cartridge, it won't matter....something will happen and it won't work. It could be brand new, right out of the package, and I will still have trouble with it. If, by some other miracle, I am able to get it loaded with grease and actually make it work, then I will have enough grease on me and the gun itself for either to be actually usable.
Perfect example, earlier this week I swapped in a new front axle assembly in my Jeep. I figured this would be the perfect time to grease the ball joints, tie rod ends, front driveshaft, etc...so I grabbed my small handheld grease gun. As expected, it was empty. Now, normal people will simply pop in a new cartridge, grease the fittings, and probably go drink a beer and think back at how easy life is. Of course, I can only assume that's what happens, because it never happens for me. Instead, I pull the cartridge housing and attempt to remove the cartridge. Should be simple, right? Not for me. Somehow, in an absolute defiance of physics, the grease cartridge has adhered itself to the inside of the housing. That's right, a cartridge made almost exclusively of a lubricating grease, has somehow permanently attached itself to the inside of the housing. So, instead of greasing fittings, I am literally sitting in my shop with a couple of screwdrivers and various other implements of destruction trying to chip away all the pieces of a grease tube. 20 minutes later, I finally get a new tube in...and what should have been done in 5 minutes has now taken the better part of a half hour (not including the time it took to clean all the grease off me, the tools, and various places on the shop floor).
So, yes, I hate grease guns.
Perfect example, earlier this week I swapped in a new front axle assembly in my Jeep. I figured this would be the perfect time to grease the ball joints, tie rod ends, front driveshaft, etc...so I grabbed my small handheld grease gun. As expected, it was empty. Now, normal people will simply pop in a new cartridge, grease the fittings, and probably go drink a beer and think back at how easy life is. Of course, I can only assume that's what happens, because it never happens for me. Instead, I pull the cartridge housing and attempt to remove the cartridge. Should be simple, right? Not for me. Somehow, in an absolute defiance of physics, the grease cartridge has adhered itself to the inside of the housing. That's right, a cartridge made almost exclusively of a lubricating grease, has somehow permanently attached itself to the inside of the housing. So, instead of greasing fittings, I am literally sitting in my shop with a couple of screwdrivers and various other implements of destruction trying to chip away all the pieces of a grease tube. 20 minutes later, I finally get a new tube in...and what should have been done in 5 minutes has now taken the better part of a half hour (not including the time it took to clean all the grease off me, the tools, and various places on the shop floor).
So, yes, I hate grease guns.
MDK22
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Smart Phones. Why? They make for stupid people. Don't believe me people go out on dates or to places with other people yet are glued to their phone. They rely on their phone for everything instead of using their brains and they are a huge distraction for most people when they are doing anything.
Art From De Leon
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Vise-Grips
damnesia
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Nut drivers ( what's the point of having a set of them if you can just use a 1/4 socket and save space in your box ), circular saws and crescent wrenches.
Superbec
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so you don't have an adjustable? I don't like them wither but sometimes , very rarely the are the best tool for the job.
damnesia
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To clarify, by crescent wrench I mean adjustable wrenches, not the entire crescent line
Not in the classic sense, but I have a Knipex pliers wrench if that counts. Worlds apart from the old thumbscrew wobbly adjustables...
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Just because you don't understand how to properly use a tool doesn't make it a bad tool.
I use my phone on a daily basis at work and it saves a ton of time. Being able to look up a pin out or data sheet, sending a picture of a nameplate, or taking a picture of an assembly to aid disassembly is incredibly useful. Hell, just texting beats trying to hear the radio over the ambient noise.
MDK22
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Just because you don't understand how to properly use a tool doesn't make it a bad tool.
LOL I know how to use them. I just prefer to use my brain before running to google. Hell i know their capabilities better then 99% of the people that use them. That is because I am and have always been a white hat hacker.
Your brain is a muscle the more you exercise it the stronger it gets and the better off you are. Go talk to some people in the nursing homes learn from your elders.
Also have fun with your data and overage charges.
I own a flip phone. Why? because i can disable the gps, bounce my phone call and remain anonymous. I also own a laptop like 3/4 of the people reading this forum that will do most of what you use your phone for but, do it faster, better, and guess what you don't have to zoom, etc. As for it being a camera buy a go pro and save yourself your data charges, and you have something that is water proof and hella more rugged.
A smartphone is a teather, a recording/tracking device able to be turned on by anyone with a brain without the owner knowing, and a way to charge you $80 a month and laugh at you while doing it. The devices it "replaces" it does piss poorly.
So please explain to me again how I am stupid and do not know how to use something that does everything piss poorly.
Sounds a little paranoid to me. My phone can do a google search as fast as my laptop and takes as good a picture as any point and shoot camera.
When you know something there is no reason to use a smartphone to lookup the answer. If you don't know you can ask and you have the worlds knowledge at your fingertips, it's pretty amazing really.
IDK man, smartphones are pretty great.
When you know something there is no reason to use a smartphone to lookup the answer. If you don't know you can ask and you have the worlds knowledge at your fingertips, it's pretty amazing really.
IDK man, smartphones are pretty great.
WhiskeyRanger
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Overages?
A laptop without a data plan doesn't do 3/4 of what a smart phone does. It doesn't do anything I use mine for. It also fails to do all of those things while being many times less portable. A GoPro? I should carry an extra device that needs to be charged and still doesn't have the ability to send the pictures anywhere? Again, less capable and less convenient. You seem to have an irrational hatred of smart phones. I understand that not everyone has a use for one, but you seem to operate on the misguided and seemingly emotion driven belief that no one should have one. I also find it odd that you view looking up information as not using your brain. It just makes no sense.
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speed bump
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Painting and sanding equipment. Both of those tasks are the most boring, time consuming , and unfortunately necessary tasks I can think of.
FullRaceMerc
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I forgot about the Easy Driver. I was in my teens working at a hardware store & got to go to my first convention. It was a hardware show where they tried to sell all the new products to stores like ours.
There was a new ratcheting ball screwdriver called the Easy Driver being demonstrated. It had a huge hard plastic handle with small ridges. The concept was supposed to be that the larger diameter handle gave you more leverage.
It was the usual type setup. A very pretty woman running the demo. An inferior tiny handled screwdriver to represent the competition. A scale that young guys like me were invited to turn with both screwdrivers to demonstrate the added turning power of the new product. It was planned out perfectly. Almost.
When I got to the scale, of course I had to impress the pretty woman with my incredible strength, even with that tiny competitor's screwdriver. She stood very close & watched over my shoulder as I moved the scale a respectable amount even with the first silly little screwdriver. Then my dream girl handed me the new miracle tool. I was inspired to sell her product. I was nervous with her standing so close, but it was time to show how fantastic her new tool was. But by that point my hands were so sweaty that I could not grip the slick plastic handle with the tiny ridges.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't hold on to the handle enough to turn the scale anywhere near as far as I had with the first silly screwdriver. She said something about me joking around, & to really turn it. I couldn't. She looked at me as if I was purposely undermining her financial future by blowing the demo. I didn't want to admit to her that my sweaty palms were the cause. So I mumbled something about the grip slipping & I slipped off into the crowd. I went back to my hardware store a lonely man. I still hate that tool.
There was a new ratcheting ball screwdriver called the Easy Driver being demonstrated. It had a huge hard plastic handle with small ridges. The concept was supposed to be that the larger diameter handle gave you more leverage.
It was the usual type setup. A very pretty woman running the demo. An inferior tiny handled screwdriver to represent the competition. A scale that young guys like me were invited to turn with both screwdrivers to demonstrate the added turning power of the new product. It was planned out perfectly. Almost.
When I got to the scale, of course I had to impress the pretty woman with my incredible strength, even with that tiny competitor's screwdriver. She stood very close & watched over my shoulder as I moved the scale a respectable amount even with the first silly little screwdriver. Then my dream girl handed me the new miracle tool. I was inspired to sell her product. I was nervous with her standing so close, but it was time to show how fantastic her new tool was. But by that point my hands were so sweaty that I could not grip the slick plastic handle with the tiny ridges.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't hold on to the handle enough to turn the scale anywhere near as far as I had with the first silly screwdriver. She said something about me joking around, & to really turn it. I couldn't. She looked at me as if I was purposely undermining her financial future by blowing the demo. I didn't want to admit to her that my sweaty palms were the cause. So I mumbled something about the grip slipping & I slipped off into the crowd. I went back to my hardware store a lonely man. I still hate that tool.
...The EasyDriver! :
countryroad82
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A flathead screwdriver being used for its intended purpose.
Freaking hate flathead screws.
Freaking hate flathead screws.
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Needle scalers. I have spent many an hour chipping rust on a boat in the hot South Louisiana sun and humidity.
shockwave
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Wheel weight pliers every once in awhile pinch the **** out of your hands
That was my only on-topic thought for this thread as well. Hate them.
countryroad82
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I'll never understand why on God's green earth they still to this day put those #$%^#@! on things. At least humor me and put a phillips in there!
It's like back in my days of working on older dirtbikes, first thing I did when I popped the covers off was throw those worthless, always hogged out, phillips screws as far as I could then install bolts. Why they didn't put a freaking bolt there to begin with is beyond me! At least with a bolt you have a chance to get the thing out when it's frozen in the block. Stupid screw would just round off 9 times out of 10. Whew glad I got that out of me!!
torqueman2002
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Crappy car jacks. I don't know how I survived those jacks in my dad's garage.
pepi
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Not hate but will not buy any tool with Gumby over size coated children handles.
Sounds like someone isn't a Wera fan.
I'm the opposite. I've started developing what my doc thinks might be arthritis, and I find their grips much easier to handle. Plus, I like the look. I'd buy a Wera steering wheel cover if they made one.
Tools I hate? I have an unreasonable dislike for Stanley FatMax. I gather they're often good tools, but the branding hits my hot buttons. It's so MURICA. Might as well be called the Texan HugeToolExtremeLarge. Pass me muh soda!
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NeikoKc
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Milwaukee Hole Hog! no clutch design, they bite in and will send you fro a loop! all kinds of fun on a ladder!
Art From De Leon
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Probably should have included Hi-Lift jacks, in my post about Vise-Grips.
Pretty close to useless, but most definitely an accident waiting to happen.
Pretty close to useless, but most definitely an accident waiting to happen.
pcmeiners
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Hate prophylactics in general...
But next in the hated tool arena, cheap snap ring pliers. Couple years back I
finally broke down and purchase a Wiha set.
But next in the hated tool arena, cheap snap ring pliers. Couple years back I
finally broke down and purchase a Wiha set.
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FigureItOut
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I've said the same thing many times! Torx and e-torx, maybe Robertson in certain applications.
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jallyn
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Chinese pliers. They look like real tools but looks can be deceiving.
wood02
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Rotozip...worthless!!!