Tool - which one do you hate and why?

[wdfifteen]

For me - every fkin' weed whacker I've ever owned. I've never found one that wasn't a pita when it came to keeping string on it.
I don't like either of my Lincoln grease guns either. It may not be the fault of the gun. Thanks to Paul's suggestion I'm getting a Lock-N-Lube end for one of them. My birthday is coming up. I'm telling MrsWD I want a Lock-N-Lube. Can't wait to see the look on her face.

[Por_sha911]

There's this guy who posts in PARF...

edit-and what LWJ said about flat head screwdrivers

[vash]

My Craftsman Jack Stands. They support fine, but pulling the pin to drop the jack will result in a blood blister on the side of my hand 50% of the time. I never remember to be cautious.

I want really really good ones that I don’t have to jack a vehicle to match up with one of the elevation holes in the adjustment range.

You all have done it. Jack up vehicle, slide jack stand under. Up a notch it won’t fit, down a notch...too low! Hmmm, let me jack it up some more..oh too high, pull pin..clank! Ouch! Blood blister. Kick jack. Cuss.

[LWJ]

I don't care for standard screw drivers.

Great for prying and doing other non screw twisting stuff. But screws? Give me Phillips, torx, Allen, star, or ???

[Jeff Higgins]

Those L-shaped allen wrenches. They will strip an allen head far too often. They can be almost impossible to even get into the allen head to begin with.

[Crowbob]

Guddamned, POS, f'in worthless, cheapass shoplight gift from my daughter that somedamnhow knows how to shine directly into my eyes no matter what I'm doing.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

My Craftsman Jack Stands. They support fine, but pulling the pin to drop the jack will result in a blood blister on the side of my hand 50% of the time. I never remember to be cautious.

I want really really good ones that I don’t have to jack a vehicle to match up with one of the elevation holes in the adjustment range.

You all have done it. Jack up vehicle, slide jack stand under. Up a notch it won’t fit, down a notch...too low! Hmmm, let me jack it up some more..oh too high, pull pin..clank! Ouch! Blood blister. Kick jack. Cuss.

Jackstands are usually a pain in the rear. I prefer the kind that's like this to the hole in the center. It's a bit easier to lock and unlock, although they do have to go up a bit to unlock.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Guddamned, POS, f'in worthless, cheapass shoplight gift from my daughter that somedamnhow knows how to shine directly into my eyes no matter what I'm doing.

headlight....

[Crowbob]

Headlight? You mean one of those...

...Whoa.

[porsche930dude]

Kind of a love hate relationship with sheetmetal shears. When they work they are great. But when the blades get funky an absolute nightmare. My milwaukee was crap from the get go i had to modify the head to stay on the damn thing. Too much abuse its all wore out and cracked on the buisness end now i use a porter cable air powered one. It didnt work worth a damn from the start I had to rework the blades a bit. Now its acceptable. But man there has to be a better way. Plazma cutter? I think so

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by vash

I want really really good ones that I don’t have to jack a vehicle to match up with one of the elevation holes in the adjustment range.

You all have done it. Jack up vehicle, slide jack stand under. Up a notch it won’t fit, down a notch...too low! Hmmm, let me jack it up some more..oh too high, pull pin..clank! Ouch! Blood blister. Kick jack. Cuss.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I do it about every time I use a jackstand. I have the ratcheting kind (like Steve posted), but they still have specific heights that they lock in. There are more options than with the hole and pin kind, but still - I go through the same dance you described over and over with them.

[Crowbob]

I hate when that happens! Every time I hate when that happens.

[A930Rocket]

The straight tip screwdriver, because it means a POS slotted screw. Why slotted screws are still made, I don’t know.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by masraum

Jackstands are usually a pain in the rear. I prefer the kind that's like this to the hole in the center. It's a bit easier to lock and unlock, although they do have to go up a bit to unlock.

I have the 6-ton ratcheting stands, and some that are even heavier than that. For the Porsche I use Esco stands with the pin.

Husqvarna 4-cycle weed wacker with pro quality Husky string is what I normally use, but when it's time to get serious, I use an Echo with a saw blade on it. Heavy as hell, but it'll cut small trees down.

When you get way out there in the boonies, you want your gear to work.

[look 171]

Those old cheap job site table saws fence (contractor's saw). The damn fence constantly need adjusting. Not mine, but someone else's that was on the job. I started out with a Grizzly but I built a fence out of a 4" alum sq with a uni-strut similar to the Biesemeyer. What a waste of time adjusting those stupid thing on the job, or the shop.

[red-beard]

The stupid ball joint tool for the 914.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

For me - every fkin' weed whacker I've ever owned. I've never found one that wasn't a pita when it came to keeping string on it.
I don't like either of my Lincoln grease guns either. It may not be the fault of the gun. Thanks to Paul's suggestion I'm getting a Lock-N-Lube end for one of them. My birthday is coming up. I'm telling MrsWD I want a Lock-N-Lube. Can't wait to see the look on her face.

I purchased a L-N-Lube....then proceeded to drop more $ on a set of attachments in a case....this place sucks when it comes to buying stuff you've never heard of before...or mebbe it's just me .

I've had a pro-grade Stihl 2-cycle weed whacker for years...keep it loaded with Echo .90 Crossfire (I think that's it) line. It's a beast and I abuse the hell out of it clearing around ponds, with small trees starting to grow, etc.

But the PITA line deal is just part of it's charm too

[wayner]

Originally Posted by vash

My Craftsman Jack Stands. They support fine, but pulling the pin to drop the jack will result in a blood blister on the side of my hand 50% of the time. I never remember to be cautious.

I want really really good ones that I don’t have to jack a vehicle to match up with one of the elevation holes in the adjustment range.

You all have done it. Jack up vehicle, slide jack stand under. Up a notch it won’t fit, down a notch...too low! Hmmm, let me jack it up some more..oh too high, pull pin..clank! Ouch! Blood blister. Kick jack. Cuss.

Hilarious description

Ive decided never to jack up a car again and instead obtained a display cabinet that I can look at each day to remind me of all of the fun without the blisters

[beatnavy]

Originally Posted by red-beard

The stupid ball joint tool for the 914.

THIS! Before I even opened this thread that's what my mind immediately thought of...

[ckelly78z]

Cheap locking pliers that loosen over time, and won't grip strongly, also Crescent type adjustable wrenches that the thumb screw locks up on.