Maybe this should go in the Woodshed, but it is tool related…
What tool annoys you the most?
My vote goes for staple guns. I have never seen one that doesn’t jamb when you have the vapor barrier halfway up, or some other inopportune moment. I see new easy fire designs on the tube that promise all sorts of pleasure of use (I won’t go there). All of them still have the same old Arrow style loading mechanism that works 3 out of 5 times and wastes at least the last 1/4 of the stick.
There must be a pet peeve tool for all of you. So what’s it going to be?
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hey tommy dont give us any lip.................. i'm sure i'll be banished to siberia for that one ........bear
Edited 11/27/2002 8:44:19 PM ET by the bear
Are you criticizing the hammer or the nail?
Did you read the instruction manual? Are you sure you know how to operate it?At Darkworks cut to size made to burn......Putty isnt a option
DeWalt power saws! nuf ced
Careful troubleshooting usually isolates the problem to the head stock assembly. Could be mine. Might be hers.
I guess I'd have to say that DeWalt biscuit joiner - never could get very accurate joints with it and finally sold it instead of let it sit around collecting dust.
The PC Profile Sander would be a close second. What an non ergonomically designed POS that thing is. Gives me carpal tunnel inflamation just thinking about it. I still use it for sanding homemade mouldings and such, but that has to be about the least user friendly tool I own...except for my old Yankee screwdriver - man, I poked several holes in door jambs and my figers trying to get the hang of that thing - sure glad we have cordless drills now.
I haven't had much trouble with the tool Tommy mentioned, but I think I'm the exception to that rule. Got a heck of a good chuckle reading that though, thanks you guys (I gotta go vacumn, do the dishes and laundry before she gets up).
PC profile sander is defiantly a piece or engineering genius, Its a great Idea in concept but the vibration sucks. I stopped using mine but the pads that came with it work great for hand sanding profiles.
The most annoying tool I own is the little pancake compressor, It sees use every day, but the constant drone of it kicking on is really annoying, especially when framing, I figured it out, every 10-12 nails and it turns on. I got to get one of those 30 gallon upright deals on wheels.
Back when I was in the trade full time the biggest piece of crap was a ryobi router with a plastic shaft lock. I know, who the h... would by something wih a plastic shaft lock ?... I assumed the plastic was just a cover...after the scond freebie replacement from the lumberyard I hit it with an 8 lb. sledge and felt much better.
Now let's discuss extension cords.
The only tool that really bothers me is the tool I love the most........My hammer.
I hate it when it hits my thumb.....
I hate it when the claw slips off the nail I'm pulling and the handle hits me in the lip....
I hate it when it's not in the belt loop where it belongs.....
I hate it when it bends nails, misses the nail set, falls from a second story deck, or misses the nail altogether and makes a big waffle track in the deck.
But.............I really like to hold it in my hand...........Because it is then, when I feel most like a real carpenter.Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Nice.
I hate it when I'm way up high and its way down there, or vice versa.
Pro,
It's all the hammer's fault!
Mark
That's what I've been trying to tell you guys.........
Hammers get tired too......
Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
A tool that has annoyed me for years is the hole saw. In spite of how you are holding your drill (mouth, whatever) the things jerk you & wind the cord on your drill, if not pull it off.
I've never had much trouble with hole saws. But your message does bring up one of the tools that most annoys me, drills with cords. I bought a DeWalt cordless 6 or 7 years ago and haven't touched my old Craftsman since then, except to kick it out of the way. It's still lying pretty much where I left it, covered with dust.
Not a tool but still kind of annoying. Painted aluminum trim nails. You don't see 99% of it when driven in and you knock most the paint off the head when driving it in. Dumb idea! Just like panel nails. Found a stainless steel nail for trim with a textured head that holds the paint. Once saw a hard plastic cover for hammer faces that helped keep from knocking the paint off of nails.
Edited 1/18/2003 1:46:04 PM ET by splinter
My index finger, it's up my nose all the time.
Sorry, I had to.
Scott
Corded belt sanders. My PC has more tape on it then the original roll.
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the delta sidekick table saw has my vote as the most annoying tool i own
had it two years, switch lasted a week, fence was garbage, blade raising mech. doesnt work
got the sidekick stand for it, thats a marvel of engineering
other pet peeves? how about $300 tools with no case?
Pet Peeve huh. Have to be the PC Bammer. I got when it first came out with all the hype. Shouldn't complain too much about it since it served it's purpose in a bind on a t&g job. Kinda hard way to go with it tho'. A lot of misfires and design flaw in that you #### the gun during the pressdown to shoot the nail and it takes some getting use to in order to lessen the number of misfires. Guess that's what you get for buying a first generation tool. It looks like they gave up on the idea since it's farted along for so many years now and nothing's changed with no news.
I'd still like to know about the embossed disclaimer on the plastic noseplunger barrel. It says 'CAUTION-HOT' and can't for the life of me figure out if the original function of the gun was intended for assembly line type of work where you'd shoot 10 nails in 15 seconds or something like that in order to heat the barrel up. After playing around with it for a long time I was happy just to get the thing to shoot 3 or 4 in a row.
I went and got one of those little stanley electric staple/ brad shooters and they work ok and pretty consistent if you don't mind the cord trailing you. Did use a stapler that beLowes put out for customers to use stapling red flags on long lumber. Was amazed at how easy it was to staple with. The cashier said they sell them there. Almost went and bought one. Gotta stop that before I have to start a local chapter of 'toolaholic anonymous'.
Let the thunder crack and the waves roar.
We're going on.
the bammer absolutly the EDSEL of all tools, I have got one and i loathe that son of a bitch...... had a double dose of stupid pills that day...wwhhhheeewww some times you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you...figuretively speaking of course
My vote goes for the Bosch 24 volt cordless drill.I finally threw it off the deck I was building. The clients son has it now.
stossel- that thing was a drill with a cantalope attached the bottom of it what the hell..........what's next a day pack to carry with you?? the battery thing is way outta control. that my friend was a reasonably expensive toss, my hats off to you...... the price of a vent, expensive therapy.......bear
Kind of felt like hitting a monster drive
The PC 3" planer. The way the handle is designed it digs into my hand between the index and thumb. It really bites. It would be a nice tool if they would just redesign the handle. GGGGRRRRR At Darkworks cut to size made to burn......Putty isnt a option
Is it time to custom fit it? Let the thunder crack and the waves roar.
We're going on.
Yep with a sand sand here and a grind grind there, and a couple of tra la las, Thats how Ill be planning the day away in the merry ol land of oz...(guess whats on tv tonight)At Darkworks cut to size made to burn......Putty isnt a option
Just wonderin, did you ever get over that bammer issue?
heh heh Now that's funny right there!
It's sitting around somewhere but where I dunno.
Served it's purpose on the one original job and got me out of a jam so I guess I'm content seeing enough time has gone buy where I can see a bit more circumspectly and treat it as a cheap lesson.
Kept me from buying a RotoZip when they first got popular then saw everyone's parts go flying off the things.
Still makes me wonder what the 'Caution Hot' deal on the nose was all about tho'. ;o)
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nobuddie ever gets over a Bammer issue.....
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"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Senco Framepro - I hope I just got a bad one since I've never seen a Senco gun act like this one. It misfired and jammed constantly. I tried several different manufacturers nails including Sencos and had the same problems. I finally took it back and traded up to a Hitachi 83A. Thankfully, the Hitachi will fire just about anybodys nails so I've been able to use all of the ones that I bought for the Senco. That Hitachi has seen a lot of use lately and I have to say, so far its been the most reliable Frammer that I've ever owned. It has never jammed and I don't recall any misfires.
I had a Senco Framepro also, what a piece of junk! Sold it and bought a Paslode problem solved.
Bosch Jig Saw - used to be a great tool now we are constantly replacing the palstic head that tightens the blade. We also used to replace the cast aluminum bases all the time until I found I can order the old style steel bases. It really annoys me because it cuts so well.
Senco 12V 18ga pin nailer - never really worked right. Despite claims it will not shoot a 2" nail into 3/4 plywood onto a 2x4.
I have the Bosch saw and I'm not thrilled about it. Tell me about your problems...does the plastic heads snap off or what? Mine is loose and a pain to use, but still works. The baseplate...I frequently have to carefully tap mine back into a flat configuration...seems that it deforms easily. What's the part number for the steel bases, or do you get them off the website?
Mostly the plastic heads break after 3-5 months and no longer tighten the blade. I've also had the top piece break off. I don't think it would be hard to repair yourself if it does break.
I will check on the part number for the metal base plate. I found it by ordering it as a replacement for the older saw that came with the steel base and a screwdiver to tighten the blade.
Here's one of mine for the list.
Craftsman wet/dry vac. It was ear piercing loud, would tend to tip if you tried to pull it along with the hose and the plastic attachments either broke or wouldn't stay on. Luckily it recently puked, now I can get a Fein.
Got rid of it years and years ago but still annoys the H*ll out of me...... Ryobi radial arm saw. Thought it would be a good jobsite saw in combination with my Makita tablesaw. The Ryobi was downright scary to use. Arm and post would flex and the blade would catch the table, tearing the table right off. Two recalls ........
ANY tool from Sears. I used to buy a lot of tools there, especially in my millwright days, but I finally broke the habit after disappointment after disappointment.
Someone recently made reference to how, at least, their hand tools are first class...bullhonkey! Anyone who's ever owned the OLDER craftsman wrenches or Plumb or Proto or Macs can appreciate the thin profile of box end wrenches, the better steel, etc. The newer Craftsman wrenches are like clubs.
I have one of their wet/dry vacs. It has some nice features, like being able to remove the motor head and use it for a blower. But otherwise, it's a clunky awkward SOB that was made to sell, not to use. I do believe the hose was made from corregated plastic drainpipe, yet I doubt drainpipe would kink as easily.
I've got a Craftsman 14" bandsaw, modeled after the old Turner or Rockwell. The tensioner and the guides (critical to a bandsaw) are absolute junk.
I await the day that Sears deservedly goes the way of Montgomery Ward (another enterprise that went from reliable to peddling crap).
There! Now I feel much better!
Sears' Craftsman return policy seems guaranteed to drive them to make crap. I once watched a guy dump a shopping bag full of rusty, maimed craftsman hand tools on the counter (looked like junk from a yard sale or worse) and proceed to pick out all new replacements for free. I'd like to think that most people have better ethics than this, but there are enough people doing the junk trade-in to insure that Sears tools are going to get worse and/or have "insurance" built into the price.
Sears even used to have the return guarantee on things like Torx bits (which are normally destroyed quickly in their standard use -- taking apart old AMC/Jeep products). Now they got "smart" and they sell junky ones instead that are virtually useless.
Pete
I`m going with the Makita planer....that thing bites more than a rabid Pitbull...although the Craftsman shopvac is up there!
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
"DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"
Any vibrating sander.
I've got a collection of 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 sheet sanders. POS all of them. After I got a mickeymouse vibrating orbital 5-1/2 inch ryobi I couldn't believe the difference. Unfortunately it still has that numbing effect on the hands after hours of use, but there are now results and hardly any clogging of the paper.
Good news is the neighbors (lawyers, and marketing types) frequently ask for a sander to deglaze paint or fix a booboo in their house. I'm the great guy for lending them the old ones. Frankly if it never came back I'd be nonplused.
the tool that annoys me the most right now is my helper.
Edited 12/3/2002 6:05:35 PM ET by BRYANFLEURY
Caulking guns!
those goey leaky pieces of junk aren't worth cleaning. somebody recently put the tip cutter and poker on the gun only now you can't cut the tip off short enough to really gob goo on. The price is low enough that it doesn't pay to clean them and that offends my frugel nature.
A little leak in the cartridge and the ram gets coated with whatever which when it dries makes the gun not workable. the little poker that you shove into the end of the cartridge always has goo on it right where you need to grab ahold of it. In the cold there isn't enough leverage in the world to force the goo out at an acceptable rate so you wait while things are warmed up.....
I tried a pneumatic and I thought that was an answer, however the only ones I could find were made in China and last just about as long as their cheaper cousins.....
I bought a Campbell Hausfeld air compressor on September 10, 02. I'm already thinking of selling it. The axle bent within two weeks. The copper air tube is tight between the air pump and the belt cage, will wear out soon, I'm sure. The most annoying thing is the tiny drain valves. They are way too small, they are threaded sloppy and easy to cross thread, and this morning, they were frozen open.
Rick
I've been lucky with my tool purchases, I really don't have any that I can't stand, but since I want to play I'll serve up my Ryobi Router. It was the first power tool I ever bought. There really is nothing wrong with it, except for the fact that it won't die. I have a nice porter cable set up at my shop, and I keep this one in my tool box for site work. I'd like to get something with a little more umph and a dust collector, but my scottish nature won't let me while I still have a perfectly good tool. Justus Koshiol
Running Pug Construction
> Caulking guns!
I found a good one at HD of all places. The brand name was Williamson or Wilkinson or something like that. Made in England, about $15. As for leaking around the plunger, that's the fault of the individual tube of caulk or whatever.
-- J.S.
That English brand is the only kind I've used for several years now. As far as getting gunked up, they can actually be disassembled and cleaned. Same way with their 28 oz. tube gun.
What I find really irritating is, when the elves are stocking shelves in the building supply and, while slitting the cases of caulk open, they create nearly invisible slits in one row of tubes. So there you are, hunkered down in a bathtub, running a fine bead of caulk and suddenly you feel a soft gooey mass begin crawling across your wrist! The urge to go kill or maim is almost overwhelming!Jules Quaver for President 2004
When I went from $3 guns to $11 guns, all of my problems with them were solved.
perhaps its not the gun's fault as much as the system. Yes the tubes can be the problem & yes the gun can be the problem. Whatever,..... if you are hanging 38 feet in the air and some adhesive oozes all over your hand, the last thing you can do is stop and clean up the mess. At that time I scrap off what I can jam another tube in place and hope I get it spread before it startes to harden. Afterwards cleaning the gun can't take place because you are as* holes and elbows getting the panel in place and secured before some 45 mph gust knocks it off and you have to start all over again....
Same thing with the glue that goes on floor joists. If there is a problem in the tube, you simply can't take the time to clean everything up properly if you want to get the whole floor done before it gets hard...
Frenchy, Have you ever seen the little jig you can make to slip around the front of the caulk gun to make it "ride" on the joists I made one it works great
No, hitting the joist seems to be the least of my problems. Sounds like a neat idea...
Its not hard to keep in the joist with out it but this little jig thingy puts the bead right down the center and you can move as fast as you can get the glue out, basically get some scrap 1/2 ply make one piece for the back and put a hole big enough to fit the tip of the clue out, make the back about 2 inch square, then make two little pieces for the sides about 2x2 inch and attach them to the back, get some good industrial rubber bands and strap it onto the front of the gun when you have to put glue down on joists, we always glue and screw drywall to ceilings and the jig works great over your head.
since my ceilings are SIPS I don't have the problem that others do, I always hit the "stud" no matter where I stick the screw. However, I'll steal your idea for gluein' the joists.
Wish I could claim I came up with it, but I saw it in either FHB or some other mag 6 months or so, ago.
Wagner Power Painter.
'Nuff said.
what the heck
was I thinking?
Wagner is second only by the Krebs I bought with the backpack paint tank. Works real well for about 45 minutes then the adjustment knob on the Half A transformer/electromagnet heats it up so that the plastic adjustment knob does a meltdown. 1-1/4" with an acme thread! How much more $ could it have been to make a pot metal knob that would last as long as the rest of the machine?
I figured it was a cost of the machine/convienience constantly replacing the knob except they are no longer in business so... I got a great pile of stuff that I use threaded dowels and popsicle sticks to operate. If it wern't for cement blocks that need painting I'd recycle it under my tires.
Most annoying tool? Why that would be the old belt sander; no matter how carefull you are with that power cord sooner or later that sucker is gonna eat that cord for lunch. And you better be carefull with them ten fingers, Iv'e heard some frightful stories about belt sanders and fingers.
I was using a belt sander above my head, lost my balance and fell off the step latter, only one of those 2 foot short ones, landed on my back the sander came down landed on my stomach, before it took off across the room it managed to remove a patch of skin about 4 inches wide 10 inches long across my stomach. Most painful thing I have ever had because it hurt anytime I bent over....
Ouch!!!! Lord have mercy!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO
Yeah, I make sure I am very stable now anytime I have to use it above my head, it doesnt come up often but every time it does I shudder lol
Cag,
Think how painful it would have been if was 6 inches lower.
Mark
never thought of that but now I feel lucky that it landed on my stomach lol
You realise that there are people who RACE belt sanders?
http://www.beltsander-races.com
I guess everything has its purpose.
That's like letting an infinite number of orbital sanders loose and seeing if they could sand out all the great classics on a table.
Now where is that stuff I was smokin'...Women and men of wit are dangerous tools,And ever fatal to admiring fools.
- John Wilmot second Earl of Rochester
thats not belt sander racin !!!
your soppose to ride the sander!
i went to a vocational high school and was in carpentry shop
there were alot of detentions for riding belt sanders you got two sanders and two 50 ft extensioin two nuts to ride them and two lookouts whoever pulled the plug out of the sander first won if you got caught you both lost
Harbor Freight..thats says it allAt Darkworks Customer satisfaction Job One..Yea yea were all over it...
Maybe this doesn't qualify for "most annoying tool", but how about the "Dumbest tool idea".
I was checking out of ACE Hardware today, when I saw a box of screwdrivers on the counter. They're the kind where you can store several bits on them, and easily swap them out.
The dumb thing (to me anyway) was that they were painted in a camo scheme.
Don't know about you, but I lose enough tools. Don't need to be trying to hide the things so I can't easily see them. Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
You think the camo scheme is a bad idea, at the ace around here on the checkout lanes they have those little hammers, where you can uscrew the bottom and theres a screw driver in them, anway they are painted pink yellow powder blue etc, with little flowers painted on them they cost about 10 bucks or so,
What exactly can you do with a girly painted hammer?
Put in your F*rd, right next to your sidewinder.
Brinkmann for president in '04
Now Jim,
I can see yer point about the sidewinders, but what's wrong with the Fords?
well I like my sidewinder it has its place, and Ilike Ford but to hell if you will ever catch me with a flower painted hammer :)
Edited 12/9/2002 1:10:46 AM ET by CAG
I'd heard that Jim bought a new truck, but that turned out not to be the case. It was a Chevy.
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J.B............Friend of mine said wormdrives were mad out of old broken Ford parts , that why there so many of them.HeHeHe
...what exactly can you do with a girlie hammer?
Rap girlies on the noggin' and drag them into your cave!Jules Quaver for President 2004
The hammers with little flowers are designed for impulse sales for women. I think those kind of hammers are kinda neat - All them little screwdrivers inside. Trouble is, the quality is lousy. Children are like wet concrete. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.
first runner-up: the sears shopvac, that, as i put it to their return department, "It doesn't suck, and that sucks."
grand prize: a delta 17-900 drill press with too many faults to bother listing.
mitch
I think those powerpainters would also qualify for the "most often found at a garage sale" award.
If the damn things actually work, they get sold right after the fence is painted. If they don't, they get sold anyway. Nobody can find an excuse to keep one of those things lying around.
Me too, me too!At my age, my fingers & knees arrive at work an hour after I do.
Aaron the HandymanVancouver, Canada
Hi Guys,
I have been pretty lucky so far, but I recently purchased a bostitch magnesium, nailer(18 gauge brad) and a magnesium Stapler (1.5" 1/4" crown). Both leaked like sieves around the trigger and would not shoot reliably. Took 'um back to Lowes and they traded them out for me, now the stapler works but the brad gun has the same problem. Any one have similar problems with these tools? The brad gun is a bt200K 5/8 to 2 inch gun. The stapler is a sx150 1/2" to 1 1/2" stapler. I really like the guns but I just want them to shoot. I would take the gun back again, but I don't want another bad one. I will probably just get it warranty repaired.
Chris
most annoying tool would be anything by Ryobi. disposable tools if you ask me. if you make your living with your tools, you buy ones that last. also, another annoying tool is the one that gets stolen. take my TV , I'm mad you came into my house, but take away my means to make a living and I will hunt you down. tattoo
I have 3 Ryobi tools - a 4½ angle grinder, and 21"x3 belt sander and an electric plane.
All 3 are superb tools, but they are all 220volt I bought while living in South Africa. At that time the Ryobi agent told me they were Makitas in Ryobi colours, and I can tell you they have NEVER let me down. It's a pain dragging the transformer around, but what the heck, they're paid for.
But, I would never buy a new one.At my age, my fingers & knees arrive at work an hour after I do.
Aaron the HandymanVancouver, Canada
The most annoying tool today is definately my 10 year old dewalt recip saw with an allen wrench blade clamp.Damm thing just won't quit and that new pc tigerclaw is just so pretty.
Rik
Most annoying for remodeling are electrically powered hand held circular saws. All of them, worms, sidewinders, left or right hand. Not one of them can get out of its own way and make a cut anywhere near any existing obstruction.
-- J.S.
Both my buds have the tigrresaw with the tool-less blade chuck. Once it gets a little grit, you've got to get out the pliers to change blades. I still like mine - until I loose the key,.
Excellence is its own reward!
"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."
--Marcus Aurelius
1.) Honda motorcyle tool kits. More then one tool, but hey, they still suck.
2.) Any tool in a teenagers hand on the weekend.
3.) Teenagers on the weekend.
Don
Edited 12/23/2002 3:36:29 AM ET by Don C.
Visqueen. It's never the same after you take it out of the box. It gets wet, you can lay it out in the sun and it's drying on top and condensing on the bottom. The stored water gets septic. It balls up on the floor and trips you. I know it's handy but irritating none the less.
Ryobi sliding compound miter saw. It gets stuck when you try to rotate the motor/saw assembly around to adjust the pitch. Why is that? It's done this for 8 years. Once I wiggle it over, it cuts accuratley, the sliding feature is great but I can't stand the stuck part.
Someone please steal this from me.
Darrell
this is more of a love/hate thing:the hitachi positive placement gun. The weight is right, its smooth action right out of the box, but give it a couple weeks and that fickle little bastid starts getting choosy as to what it will do next:shoot the next nail, jam the next nail, get sticky in the slide, snap the tip,etc. Still it's the greatest thing for saving your fingers on those damn hangers, working overhead, you get the picture(and 10 times lighter than my Pasload thogh not as hardy)
Most annoying tool... hmmm... hands down any brand of worthless paint stick on the market. On a remodeling job we got down to the painting at the time there was only two painters me and the other guy this place was a bed and breakfast and the owners wanted every room painted a difrent color. as always i got out my purdy paint roller and my pan (nice big fat plastic one that cleans up like a charm).anyhow funboy whips out his brand new wagner paint stick.i laughed then i laugh now.what a rediculess piece of junk.by the time he got the thing loaded i had half the room done and sence every room was a diffrent color he had to clean that thing constantly also taking an enormous amount of time.I could go on for hours.those things are just crap.In a similar sence the most annoying tool that I own would have to be my extention pole.Like a true moron instead of spending the extra money on a mr longarm i got the cheesy wannabee and have suffered ever sence.cant wait till i snap the thing in two painting a celing.
Yes the paint stick things. How could I forget. Total piece of sht. In a mad moment of inspiration I bought one off the latenite info commercials where they work so well. Roar! I swap out my dental work for paint/maintenance on the dental office. Seems I was always was pressed to perform in a tight time slot so I thought I'd pull a 'get in and get out fast' routine with the purchase of that wonderful tool. 5 minutes into the job I realized my mistake and boxed the thing back up. Did manage to sell it for half my cost so I got out with a cheap lesson.You pompous egotistical redneck, it's not a ponytail. I'm just getting ready for a mean combover and it'll look a lot better than yours!
Paint Stick story.
I was building one where the lady of the house was applying the paint. (notice I didn't say she was painting) She said she could and she wanted to save bucks. One day she got out of the car as we were all sitting down to eat lunch and said enthusiastically, "Wait'll you guys see what I got!"
My main man rolled his eyes while his helper started to grin. Me? I had to keep a straight face as she told us how fast she'd be able to catch up to us now that she had this wonderful new invention.
She did a half decent job on that first ceiling tho I noticed she was making fussy noises.
The next day, She wasn't using it. I asked politely about her new toy.
"Oh, it's out in the garage." She cheerfully replied.
When I saw it, it looked like she had really enjoyed smashing it all to pieces on the floor. they were still scattered to kingdom come..
Excellence is its own reward!
"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.
The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."
--Marcus Aurelius
Forgive my ignorance but what is a "paint stick"?
Ah , the wonderous paint stick. A true marvel of the 21rst century. Few other inventions have been able to fiangle bucks out of niave pockets as well as the paint stick. Often found on the half-hour late evening info specials, it is a tube with the roller mechanism on the end. You are suppose to be able to fill the tube up with paint., pressurize it and paint perfect dripless walls and trim. Often seen with it's miniature sidekick for the little places. Always found to work perfectly on the shows by audience 'volunteers' and runs circles around the standard roller techniques. A good burn of your money.You pompous egotistical redneck, it's not a ponytail. I'm just getting ready for a mean combover and it'll look a lot better than yours!
"When I saw it, it looked like she had really enjoyed smashing it all to pieces on the floor. they were still scattered to kingdom come."
Hilarious!
Scott R.
well boys if the moronic paint stick was'nt bad enough what'ch think of the (amazing do all tool)you know the drill that (with the flip of the switch)turns into a sander,sawsall,jigsaw,bandsaw,crimper,die grinder,drywall cutout tool,impact wrench,can opener,ice shaver,hand mixer,toaster oven,shot put.you all know what i'm talking about.they sell it at around 3 in the morning for 200$ on the home shoping showes.I wouldent use the thing as a bench stop.I'd like to buy one just to smash it with a real tool.
you guys stay up way too late...........goto sleep!!!!
CHA, CHA, CHA, CHEA!!!!Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
those freud divided light router bits what a piece they are...i wasted a good hundred twenty bucks I could of spent at the tav on them
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Multi-fit screw heads.
While those aren't tools, they are most annoying.
"Multi-fit screw heads."
I must agree with this. I bought some in a pinch a while time back and recently pitched the lot after trying to use one during a mental lapse.
As for slotted screws, a onetime coworker told that the slot is only for taking the screw out, these screws are to be installed with a hammer.
Scott R.
Deck-Mate screwheads seem to work much better with square drive, #2 and #3 phillips, and the blue deckmate bit. And, screws are indeed tools, simple machines of the inclined plane type...my wife's a third grade teacher, I know these things...
My most annoying tool using experience is the Bosch 10" slider with amazing little extension table that's not even close to flush with the main table...made in Taiwan with a German pretense, great marketing... EliphIno!
my new least favorite tool is the cheap POS caulking gun that died on me while i was hanging on to a chicken ladder on a 12/12 pitch because some idiot plumber 20 yrs ago thought right off the end of a dormer valley would be a good place for a vent stack!
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mitch- Those caulking guns belong under the rear wheel of your truck so no one is ever tempted to try to use the things again....sitting in his nowhereland.
How about a shopsmith? i never owned one but a neighbor keeps trying to sell me his. I just can't imagine how much setup you'd have to get into in order to make it work. It is the too much money in my pocket alternative to the all-in-one tool you just described.
I don't think it is worth the effort to carry it out of his basement. Too bad I don't need a boat anchor.
Shopsmith is the Kirby vacuum of woodworking equipment.
Ken Hill
I always thought Kirby built a good but overpriced product. The Shopsmith I can't testify for.
To All:
There are two of Murphy’s Laws that apply to tools:
1) The best tool they make is barely good enough.
2) Just because they make it doesn’t mean it works.
My most “annoying†hated bone-headed tool nomination goes to the Slot-headed Screwdriver and Slot-headed screws. I can’t believe they still make them! They are better used as can-openers or small pry-bars or ice picks or anything else……... I throw the screws away!
How many better uses for a Slot-headed Screwdriver can you come up with????? or Pig sticker or paint stirrer or paint scraper or ……..
Hot! Hot!
Mr. Jalapeno
pepper- i.m.h.o. is visually a slot head is more pleasing to the eye than a phillips but thats just my taste. of course thats decorative wise, restoration wise( thats 75% of my business) slots are time- era correct. other than that your definitely right...... slainte......bear
Hi bear,
Yea, I know about the era thing. I have seen the off-set slot of yester year also. Nothing more frustrating than to be finishing up a resto job and have your slot head screwdriver slip and cause damage. To tedious. Yuck!
It's use on modern day machine screws baffles me though. Double Maddening Yuck!
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Mr Jalapeno
I seem to remember seeing a slot head screwdriver advertised in a catalogue. The advertisement promoted it for all sorts of non screw driving (screwing?) related tasks. I thought it was funny that they gave up on it's original purpose.
Perhaps another thread on tools that are better used for other than their original purpose would be in order?Women and men of wit are dangerous tools,And ever fatal to admiring fools.
- John Wilmot second Earl of Rochester
To: John Wilmot second Earl of Rochester
That catalogue seems to point out the obvious. It makes me wish I were first to re-invent the slot-headed screwdriver. Duh!
I know that they already seem to be “prank†tools. Can you imagine watching a friend trying to use one with a “Teflon Tip�
I like that Idea of yours for a thread! “Tools that work better than intended as a…….†(No boat anchors please!)
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Mr. Jalapeno
Or how about: "How many amps does your doorstop draw?" or "Replacement bits for hammers".
Perhaps we really shouldn't go down that path.Women and men of wit are dangerous tools,And ever fatal to admiring fools.
- John Wilmot second Earl of Rochester
ha ha ha new computer and i'm back in the swing of things and ready to gripe about worthless tools.while i was taking a break form kicking the crap out of my old computer i decided to do some light pluming repair in my house.(yup unemployed for the season and i been looking for stuff to do)so i took a stroll over to lowes home emprovement ripoffs and what do my wondering eyes do appear but a big jolly fat man eight tiny idiots and two stupid strap wrenches.i dont rember the name,wonder wrench,terrific turner,give us 20 bucks and will make you really mad.what ever it was i've never felt so violated in my life.currently i'm working on some engineering changes.i'm looking into configuring the strap wrench into a sling shot so i can fill up a paint stick and huck some paint at tall buildings hopefully saving on scaffolding.
For sure staple guns lead the pack, I've returned every electric stapler available, that left me we the squeeze type which cause the most sever hand cramps I've ever had, then there's the good old hammer stapler, it was heaven for awhile but now it's taken to jamming too. A few strikes that leave only dents I look at the back of the head for the tell-tell bar sticking up that means ..clear the jam before continuing.
jm
I used to stretch canvas for a living. I've worn out,
broke em all.
The squeeze kind are the only ones that last, but will
give you carpultunnel before your done.
This is the only one, but it takes some getting used to.
Push down on the front, don't squeeze.
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Don't go electric, go pneumatic!
I do not know which models take the same staples as a T50 but a bunch of them do and many can be fired like an automatic machine gun.http://www.grexusa.com/grexusa/prod_type.php5?prod_type=Fine%20Wire%20Staplers
good point. It would have had to be T50 for me.
We made artist canvases and they were picky about the fasteners. A couple insisted on brass tacks!
Try stretching a 10'x 25' canvas with tacks!
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Just got one of those!It's pretty slick... and was only $30.Not much more than many of the manual staplers cost.
Did that come from Sphere's link for $30?
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Local hardware store.I just looked at receipt... it was $33.49.
Looks like a winner!
I was doing a load of screen doors when I got one from HF..THEN I found out it won't take T50 staples..Grrrrr..but it was only like 19 bucks, and thier staples are pretty cheap in a big brick...I just keep it sep. from other T50 ones.
I'll someday get that one shown.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations
They kill Prophets, for Profits.
Yeah, I wouldn't use it all that often now but it's
going on the list. I just went to a HF store for the first time.
Picked up a 10" 2.5hp wet saw for $200.00
Some of there prices just don't make sense.
"Some of there prices just don't make sense."Exactly. Like $75 for a sliding compound miter saw that is only worth the scrap value of the metal it's made from.
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Yeah, buyer beware for sure. Some things did seam pretty good.
Like tool bags, and machine stands. Things that
don't require precision.
I do like machine guns!
My Paslode trim nailer has two annoying features. First, if i'm ever trying to hold a piece "just so", when I try to shoot, i'll be out of nails.
The second, putting in that last nail (in a really prominent spot), the gun will misfire leaving a bent up nail protruding 1/2" out of the trim and God help you if you try to pull it.
Family.....They're always there when they need you.