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Old 12-02-2008, 02:53 AM   #1
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The tool you hate most

Mine is the bloody snow shovel. Just looking at the thing brings up my blood pressure. I hate getting up early and busting my guts just so I can get to work on time and continue to bust my guts. I especially 'love' it when the snow plow roars past and piles up that much snow in my drive it would make Edmund Hillary brown his trousers.

Ok, now what's yours??

Maybe I am just venting after spending the best part of the morning digging my truck out of an arctic snow drift.

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Old 12-02-2008, 08:47 AM   #2
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I have an old table saw, where the screw for the height adjustment comes out of the housing. after about 15 adjustments I have to turn the thing over and and re-thread the knob.

I just use it for home projects one of these days I'll drop the dime and get a good one
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Old 12-02-2008, 12:08 PM   #3
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drywall sanders




any time I have to load those up, I KNOW it's gonna be a shi**y, dusty day.
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Old 12-02-2008, 12:59 PM   #4
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Any size drywall trowels!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 12-02-2008, 01:06 PM   #5
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Any size drywall trowels!!!!!!!!!!!

Ooooh Sooooo True!!!!
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Old 12-02-2008, 01:33 PM   #6
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Tin snips (Wiss), they always break, Craftsman used to sell them with the warranty and then stopped (probably cost a fortune). Dikes, same reason, I've got a pile with the tips broke laying around.

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I have an old table saw, where the screw for the height adjustment comes out of the housing. after about 15 adjustments I have to turn the thing over and and re-thread the knob.

I just use it for home projects one of these days I'll drop the dime and get a good one

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Old 12-02-2008, 05:44 PM   #7
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Star drill/Masonry Chisel

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Old 12-02-2008, 06:53 PM   #8
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:01 PM   #9
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Just a regular ol' shovel........
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:12 PM   #10
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my ancient key chucked first generation makita corded under driven half inch drill. The bits spin in the chuck no matter how tight you turn the chuck key. its under driven which means it coasts to a stop well after releasing the trigger with all the torque of a cat diesel. When an auger bit gets stuck it crushes my hand against immovable objects on many occasions and wrapped the cord around itself and my wrist sticking the trigger. I think the japs designed it this way on purpose and were laughing their asses off in their engineering labs just waiting for round eyes to get all beat up by their power tools.
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:23 PM   #11
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have you guys ever heard of salvation army? yea give that peice of crap away or trow it at someone on the highway, other than the guy who has to shovel LOL, sorry man, i "dont" know the feeling
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:42 PM   #12
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I gotta say that the plunger is my least favorite.
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For me it is a faucet wrench. That means I'm laying down under a sink in a tiny little opening. That is very hard for me to do, seeing as I am 6'4.
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:24 PM   #14
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Sewer snakes-any size/anywhere, PUUUUUUUUUU what the heck crawled in there and died

20LB sleadge hammer
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roto-zip-Hurry up and turn on the fan or shopvac
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:39 PM   #15
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stanley fat max handsaws purchased in the intent of installing 23 sq of hardie plank with this as the tool of choice for cutting........ after 8 cuts it wont even cut butter after taking a torch to it to the point of turning red
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:58 PM   #16
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A #1 philips. Mostly use it when installing puck lights
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Old 12-02-2008, 09:21 PM   #17
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4" hole saw in a small space.
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Old 12-02-2008, 09:42 PM   #18
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my ancient key chucked first generation makita corded under driven half inch drill. The bits spin in the chuck no matter how tight you turn the chuck key.

Tighten it on one side (chuck in one hole) and then on the other side (chuck in opposing hole).





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Old 12-02-2008, 11:06 PM   #19
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A #1 philips. Mostly use it when installing puck lights
Try a flat screwdriver in a half rounded-out, paint filled screw slot.
Thank you torx gods.
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