Not a happy bunny!

[Ryan_Moore]

I apologise for using caps in my title but I am raging inside, I bought myself what I thought to be a decent set of CK screwdrivers, not expensive but not cheap you know. I will say I am only Mr DIY at the moment, but I am pretty handy(Apprenticeship interview on wednesday xD) so I am fitting some chrome sockets in my house, get to about the 3rd one and I notice that my screwy is struggling...I take a little look see at the tip it was a bent as a 3 bob note!

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Ok rant over, am I to blame for the mutilated screwdriver or is it shoddy build quality on CKs part?



P.S This is my 30th post!

 

[wade88]

I like Wera drivers...but they come at a cost compared to most other VDE screw drivers, circa £28-35 a set of 6 which is a fair whack at the end of the day. Upon buying my first set...i left them on a job under a ladies coffee table and it wasnt worth me going back to get them, pretty epic fail. Then when tightening a termination, the lazer cut, super "hardened" tip just snapped off my 4mm flat head.... :/ i was gobsmacked considering i wasnt even really giving it a lot of welly.

I have come to the conclusion somewhat, as someone who has a lot of tools, and most of them i have spent good money on and often been horribly disapointed with their performance, sometimes with such things as screwdrivers and spanners, they are too prone to loss and damage and its probably just best to buy medium qualitiy, medium priced stuff, that can be considered disposable, and we dont have to drive home from a job and get 30 miles down the road and realise.... ****!!!.... my *******!!! screwdrivers!

 

[telectrix]

if they're genuine CK, you should be able to get them replaced. could just be a manufacturing fault in the odd 1.

 

[Paul.M]

I use irazola drivers, they are a bit pricey but they have lasted me for 3 years now so ten quid a year isn't bad going and I've only lost one of them under a floor board I think.

 

[telectrix]

beat you there paul. i lost 1 irazola the 1st day i used it.

 

[Paul.M]

beat you there paul. i lost 1 irazola the 1st day i used it.

Lossing screwdrivers under floors is one thing, look at what I found under the floor last week, left by a British gas plumber, oh well finders keepers

 

[Ryan_Moore]

Someone will find your screwdriver and think exactly the same, just hope that the plumber who left it doesnt check this thread!

 

[Paul.M]

It's been down there for 5 years, I'm sure he has bought another one by now.

 

[Ryan_Moore]

It's been down there for 5 years, I'm sure he has bought another one by now.

How'd you figure that one out?

 

[Mark_Burgess]

How'd you figure that one out?

Maybe he knows!!

 

[wade88]

How'd you figure that one out?

Because upon making his marvellous discovery, I would imagine Paul asked when the last time the client had the boards up.

 

[Ryan_Moore]

I might check under my floorboards for any hidden treasures tonight

 

[Paul.M]

Because upon making his marvellous discovery, I would imagine Paul asked when the last time the client had the boards up.

You've got it in one. Customer had a new boiler installed almost 5 years ago and that's the area where I was working.

 

[wade88]

Its when you find the hand gun, a roll of fifties and several bags of "caster sugar" you have a real decision to make...

 

[Ryan_Moore]

Its when you find the hand gun, a roll of fifties and several bags of "caster sugar" you have a real decision to make...

A decision on whether to have a awesome friday or saturday night!

 

[richy3333]

It's been down there for 5 years, I'm sure he has bought another one by now.

Maybe the plumber was attached to the torch

 

[wade88]

A decision on whether to have a awesome friday or saturday night!

I think upon finding a roll of fifties and a couple of kgs of cocaine id be having an awesome month! as for the gun im not sure what id do with that, wait for the neighbours cat to come try eat my damn fish again...then well see whose the big man...-----

 

[Ryan_Moore]

I think upon finding a roll of fifties and a couple of kgs of cocaine id be having an awesome month! as for the gun im not sure what id do with that, wait for the neighbours cat to come try eat my damn fish again...then well see whose the big man...-----

You have obviously never had a night out up north!

 

[wade88]

haha been out in leeds a few times. Obviously you lads do it a little differently in Liverpool, the gun, the fifties and the coke all get put to good use in your local pub