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PSA: I thought those cheap plastic pipe cutters were a total joke.
My neighbor gave me a set he got for like 8 bucks at a hardware store in Phoenix. I was redoing a bathroom sink line last month and figured they would snap on the first cut. I tried them on a half inch PVC pipe just to prove a point. The blade went through clean in one smooth squeeze, no jagged edges at all. I ended up using them for the whole project and they held up perfectly. Has anyone else been surprised by a bargain tool that actually worked?
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abbyf795mo ago
Yeah, "changed my whole view on cheap tools" is so real. I had the same thing happen with a little off-brand tap and die set. It was just sitting there in a clearance bucket, and I needed to fix some threads on an old lawnmower bolt. Fully expected the tap to snap off in the hole. But it worked smooth as anything, and I still have it years later. Makes you wonder what else we're all overpaying for.
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the_spencer5mo ago
Fully expected the tap to snap off" is exactly the feeling... that little moment of doubt before it just works. I had a similar thing with a no-name angle grinder from a flea market. Thought it was a total gamble, but the thing just keeps going. Makes you question the whole brand-name tax.
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the_max5mo ago
Totally wrote those things off as junk for years. Grabbed one in a pinch from a discount bin and it cut copper like it was nothing. Changed my whole view on cheap tools honestly. Some of them are just simple designs done right.
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