dear all,
since I started faffing about with cars I have been sucker=
ed
into buying tools from time to time which are about as much use as a
chocolate teapot. Upon realising that the said tool will not perform the
task as described nor any other task I might as well shove up my a**e.
Hence my title.
I have many happy memories of various instruments fraudulently describe=
d
as a "breakthrough" or a "pricebuster" or generally the best thing since
sliced bread. Chief amonst these are Aircraft Snips which I purchased.
After using them twice they dissassembled themselves into their constitue=
nt
parts with the bastard size nut rolling under the bench to oblivion. Th=
en
the was the air die grinder that refused to operate after one attempt at
operation. I took it apart when I came across it lying in a corner where
I'd thrown it and it wasn't even machined inside. In general now I never
ever buy anything that was apparently made east of Germany. (the steel
employed in these climes is an alloy of pig iron, coal and various grades=
of dung. animal and human) =
I still have a drawer full of clamps that don't, drills that didn't and
squares that aren't. =
Anyone else been suckered???
Yours, as always, JH
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