Things not to buy.

Worth1 · March 23, 2014

Here I submit to you a list of things not to buy.
For many of us some times we are embarrassed to admit we have bought something that is totally worthless.
I am going to swallow my pride and confess I got caught up in this and purchased something I have no use for.
First on the list is something called a digital angle gauge.
This one is a cube and sticks to your saw blade so you can supposedly get the perfect angle relative to the table.
Well it is junk and as far as I am concerned they all are.
With a tolerance of +or- 3/10ths of a degree it is the most worthless thing I have ever bought.
I thought it was +or- 3/100ths of a degree.

If you were to make 8 cuts to make a an octagon you would be 2.4 degrees off on all of your cuts.
Sounds picky but if you add of all of the other tiny mistakes that can be made it spells for disaster for the end product.
I find it a gimmick at best.
Some people said it was good for getting close and then using something else to get it dead on.
This is just plain silly.

For the same price you can get a pretty good set of angle gauge blocks.

Cheapo digital angle gauge.

Angle gauge blocks down to 1/4 of a degree.
You can stack them to what ever angle you want.
And are accurate to +or- 30 arc seconds.

The next thing Saw Blades you cant find a Really good saw blade in the Big Box store.
You can buy so so blades but not really good ones.
The only company I can find that really stands behind their product is Forest.
They are hand made right here in the good old USA in New Jersey.

Please feel free to add anything that you have bought to the list to help us all out from making mistakes.

Worth

Redbaron · March 23, 2014

Never buy those flimsy tomato cages from the big box store to hold up your tomatoes. They'll barely hold up a dwarf. A sungold F1 will literally break the welds on them.

PS I actually would never buy one, but I have 4 received as gifts from well meaning, but inexperienced friends.

kurt · March 23, 2014

Those Lazer lights attached to/in a 2 or 4 foot level.If the level is not true what good is the lazer.Just use a good old plumb bob or a clear hose water level.Plus the red bead is only good in the dark.

Cole_Robbie · March 23, 2014

Ultrasonic mosquito repeller (what a joke, mosquitos liked to land on it)

el-cheapo cordless power tools

el-cheapo chain saws

any hand tool that came from the 99 cent store

pre-ground coffee

beer that's not on sale

madddawg · March 23, 2014

Never pay extra for a left handed screwdriver or hammer....

Worth1 · March 23, 2014

I didnt buy my drill press for the laser beam centering attachment thingy but it is a worthless piece of junk.

The light beams are wider than most centers I am looking for.
It wont stay adjusted to any degree of accuracy.
Also the light that came with it points from behind and creates a shadow where I am trying to see.
Maybe I'm picky.

Worth

brokenbar · March 23, 2014

Apparently, those "shrink up hoses" as "Seen On TV" that everyone on this forum that has bought one has complained...

Rockporter · March 23, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokenbar

Apparently, those "shrink up hoses" as "Seen On TV" that everyone on this forum that has bought one has complained...

Me, I am one of those complainers and now they advertise they are better, stronger, yada, yada, yada. I still won't by another one, lol.

gssgarden · March 23, 2014

Those things that spray your gutters clean! In the commercial, they sweep it right out! But god forbid there are a few pine needles in there and they just don't work!

don't own one but people I know do.

I DO have to try the BACON BOWL!!! lol

Greg

rwsacto · March 23, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokenbar

Apparently, those "shrink up hoses" as "Seen On TV" that everyone on this forum that has bought one has complained...

Yup,

No one has to tell me, a fourth time, not to buy a shrinking hose!

Also a second on the woodworker II blade. I have one going on 30 years, bought at the state fair, been sharpened several times. Still cuts clean and smooth.

Don't buy a tool from that freight store down by the harbor if you plan on using it more than once. I even broke one of their pry bars!

Rick

Labradors2 · March 23, 2014

Coiled hoses seemed like such a great idea for the boat and the garden, but they are HORRID. Mine gets wrapped up in itself and tangled, plus it has a smaller diameter hole so the water comes out in a dribble. Grrrrr!

Lind

Tom A To · March 23, 2014

Don't buy your pants and underwear at the local flea market and auction. You don't know who's been wearing them.

It could be her:

brokenbar · March 23, 2014

I guess you have to be young to wear those crotch-hugging jeans...just looking at them makes me uncomfortable. And "sigh" I had a butt that looked like those once but apparently, I have misplaced it...

rxkeith · March 23, 2014

any home exercise equipment.

i myself have never bought any such thing.
my wife however, would keep coming across something that seemed like a good idea at the time, would get used for a little while and then never again. i think she is past buying any more gadgets, but i asked her to run it by me first if the urge strikes her again.

keith

creister · March 23, 2014

most things made in China, especially tools. Chinese ammunition is especially bad. Had some way over pressure almost blow up my pistol.

March 23, 2014	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Things not to buy. Here I submit to you a list of things not to buy. For many of us some times we are embarrassed to admit we have bought something that is totally worthless. I am going to swallow my pride and confess I got caught up in this and purchased something I have no use for. First on the list is something called a digital angle gauge. This one is a cube and sticks to your saw blade so you can supposedly get the perfect angle relative to the table. Well it is junk and as far as I am concerned they all are. With a tolerance of +or- 3/10ths of a degree it is the most worthless thing I have ever bought. I thought it was +or- 3/100ths of a degree. If you were to make 8 cuts to make a an octagon you would be 2.4 degrees off on all of your cuts. Sounds picky but if you add of all of the other tiny mistakes that can be made it spells for disaster for the end product. I find it a gimmick at best. Some people said it was good for getting close and then using something else to get it dead on. This is just plain silly. For the same price you can get a pretty good set of angle gauge blocks. Cheapo digital angle gauge. Angle gauge blocks down to 1/4 of a degree. You can stack them to what ever angle you want. And are accurate to +or- 30 arc seconds. The next thing Saw Blades you cant find a Really good saw blade in the Big Box store. You can buy so so blades but not really good ones. The only company I can find that really stands behind their product is Forest. They are hand made right here in the good old USA in New Jersey. Please feel free to add anything that you have bought to the list to help us all out from making mistakes. Worth

March 23, 2014	#2
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Never buy those flimsy tomato cages from the big box store to hold up your tomatoes. They'll barely hold up a dwarf. A sungold F1 will literally break the welds on them. PS I actually would never buy one, but I have 4 received as gifts from well meaning, but inexperienced friends. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture Last edited by Redbaron; March 23, 2014 at 05:37 PM.

March 23, 2014	#3
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	Those Lazer lights attached to/in a 2 or 4 foot level.If the level is not true what good is the lazer.Just use a good old plumb bob or a clear hose water level.Plus the red bead is only good in the dark. __________________ KURT

March 23, 2014	#5
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Never pay extra for a left handed screwdriver or hammer.... __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

March 23, 2014	#7
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	Apparently, those "shrink up hoses" as "Seen On TV" that everyone on this forum that has bought one has complained... __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

March 23, 2014	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Ultrasonic mosquito repeller (what a joke, mosquitos liked to land on it) el-cheapo cordless power tools el-cheapo chain saws any hand tool that came from the 99 cent store pre-ground coffee beer that's not on sale

March 23, 2014	#9
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Those things that spray your gutters clean! In the commercial, they sweep it right out! But god forbid there are a few pine needles in there and they just don't work! don't own one but people I know do. I DO have to try the BACON BOWL!!! lol Greg

March 23, 2014	#11
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Coiled hoses seemed like such a great idea for the boat and the garden, but they are HORRID. Mine gets wrapped up in itself and tangled, plus it has a smaller diameter hole so the water comes out in a dribble. Grrrrr! Lind

March 23, 2014	#12
Tom A To Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pilot Hill, Ca. Posts: 307	Don't buy your pants and underwear at the local flea market and auction. You don't know who's been wearing them. It could be her: __________________ -Dennis Audios, Tomatoville. Posted my final post and time to move on. Last edited by Tom A To; March 23, 2014 at 05:09 PM.

March 23, 2014	#14
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	any home exercise equipment. i myself have never bought any such thing. my wife however, would keep coming across something that seemed like a good idea at the time, would get used for a little while and then never again. i think she is past buying any more gadgets, but i asked her to run it by me first if the urge strikes her again. keith

March 23, 2014	#15
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	most things made in China, especially tools. Chinese ammunition is especially bad. Had some way over pressure almost blow up my pistol.