My cheap knee kicker broke on a big job in Omaha last week

I bought a no-name one for $60 instead of my usual brand, and the head snapped clean off halfway through stretching a 15-foot roll. Had to stop everything, drive to the supplier, and lost about three hours of work time. What's the cheapest tool you've bought that ended up costing you more?

3 comments

3 Comments

derek_ross24d ago

Cheap tools just waste your time.

grace_kelly4524d ago

A 15-foot roll with a cheap kicker? How did you even get that far?

ivan_price324d ago

Derek's right, cheap tools waste your time. My buddy bought a bargain bin drill for a deck project. The motor burned out after twenty screws, and the chuck seized up so bad he couldn't even get his bit back. He spent more on a rental for the day than a decent drill would have cost.