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Most useless tool I ever bought.....
I'd have to say a needle scaler from Horrible Freight. I went through 3 (three) of them before I got one that worked. On the third trip, I drug along a pony tank in the VW bus and made the manager come outside so I could hook up the tool and make sure it wasn't DOA as the first two were. It worked, so I assumed all was good.
I don't needle scale anything, but I did intend to weld a ratchet extension onto the needle plate and use it for ramming greensand foundry molds. I'd been using an air chisel with a similar modification, but the off-center impact (it forces your hand backwards, much like a pistol) was murder on my wrists. The needle scaler was much better ergonomically, did the same job.
Took it home, tested it again, no problems. Took it apart, welded in the cheap-o 3/8 extension, slapped on the ramming head, and started ramming a mold with it. Got about 3 minutes of usage out of it, and it simply stopped. I cursed, chucked it across the garage, and manually rammed up the mold. :angry:
Later I took it apart to find that the moving metal parts had galled themselves into a solid chunk, despite being well oiled. Since I'd been welding on it, I couldn't return it. Shoulda spent the $40 on scrap metal for other projects.
I'd have to say a needle scaler from Horrible Freight. I went through 3 (three) of them before I got one that worked. On the third trip, I drug along a pony tank in the VW bus and made the manager come outside so I could hook up the tool and make sure it wasn't DOA as the first two were. It worked, so I assumed all was good.
I don't needle scale anything, but I did intend to weld a ratchet extension onto the needle plate and use it for ramming greensand foundry molds. I'd been using an air chisel with a similar modification, but the off-center impact (it forces your hand backwards, much like a pistol) was murder on my wrists. The needle scaler was much better ergonomically, did the same job.
Took it home, tested it again, no problems. Took it apart, welded in the cheap-o 3/8 extension, slapped on the ramming head, and started ramming a mold with it. Got about 3 minutes of usage out of it, and it simply stopped. I cursed, chucked it across the garage, and manually rammed up the mold. :angry:
Later I took it apart to find that the moving metal parts had galled themselves into a solid chunk, despite being well oiled. Since I'd been welding on it, I couldn't return it. Shoulda spent the $40 on scrap metal for other projects.