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<OT> A plumber once showed me his $805 wrench. It cost him $5 on AliExpress, and in the middle of his tightening a bolt with all his weight, it split into two
by sam_goody 3y ago
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A plumber once showed me his $805 wrench.
It cost him $5 on AliExpress, and in the middle of his tightening a bolt with all his weight, it split into two and one half hit him in his tooth.
The co-pay for the tooth implant was $800, hence his "$805 wrench" and a moral not be cheap on your tools.
- systems_glitch 3y agoThe first time you get to drill and extract a stripped fastener on-site because you had a cheap tool in your box really ought to be the last day you spend on cheap tools! I'd imagine a personal injury would really reinforce that sentiment.
- pxmpxm 3y agoBut harbor freight has all those deals though!
- systems_glitch 3y agoAnd now you've got a hardened screw extractor broken off inside your stripped out fastener :D
- pxmpxm 3y agoHa, someone else has shopped there before! "More-hardened hardened screw extractor-extractor $3.99 this weekend only!"
- systems_glitch 3y ago"Why are we EDMing out a $4 tool?" "Because it's stuck in a $60K casting."
- m463 3y agoMy friend showed me his $700 jacket once (a long time ago). It was given to him while gambling in atlantic city, when he lost $700.