My Top 5 Tool Regrets

Tools I regret buying and others I recommend instead.

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[banto]

I had a Makita SDS that we used a lot for drilling 22mm holes in thick (170mm) concrete and quite a bit of intense chisel work on concrete. Worked great...until it got stolen. I replaced it with a Dewalt SDS with the same power rating, but the Dewalt doesn't even come close to the performance of the Makita. The "bad" pipe cutter you showed is the same one I have and it works great on cutting flexible (i.e. not stiff) PVC piping used for water systems. You get a straight cut with no saw residue, which is important to get good seals. I would agree with the rest of your comments. I wouldn't buy top-end tools (e.g. Wera) for something I might need some day. For those cases, a cheap tool that gets the job down and gathers dust the rest of its life is more than adequate.

[egx]

A lot of tools that we own don’t get used often and you never have the tool you need hence we buy tons of tools. The only long reach screwdriver I’ve used was for a Bridgeport mill. You’re right. Choose wisely and buy as you need.

[diemman]

The Wera long screwdrivers are super useful when working on cars where screws are hidden around obstacles. I love mine.

[oniv]

GOAT channel. Love a sparky who doesnt sound like a geeza from east london

[bartoszdolewski]

Flexible screwdrivers are fo tightening jubilee clips, as the spring starting to bend indicates proper torque.

[Danny-]

The all insulated plastic long nose pliers are a fantastic tool, I use mine a lot when trying to fine or dig out singles from metal trucking.

[rinzler]

I have the exact same Makita drill, and use it as a work horse when drilling lots of holes in concrete for rebar, etc. Unfortunately you really need both a corded and uncorded depending on the scenario.

[yeayeasautoadventures]

I like the fact that your first videos are actually useful info, esp for younger or less experienced viewers, you gained a new sub, video quality is good too, richard

[spevakdesigns]

I have a pair of those plastic pliers and only use them in tight quarters on live panels and other extra spicy situations where a metal front end could short something out. Most of the time the insulated metal jaws are 10x better.

I also appreciate the drive to go cordless but think it's worth keeping a corded hammer drill around if you regularly set more than 10 threaded anchors at a time. Pre drilling for a bunch of concrete screws is easy work for a battery, but drilling 5" down with a 5/8" bit for 1/2" epoxy anchors will burn through a battery every few holes and then you end up with a mess of charger cables next you trying to get the batteries charged back up to keep working. Less fuss to just grab the corded drill in the first place.

[-simon.]

haha, I bought those dewalt glasses too. I meant to grab a pair of the ones with yellow lenses but wasn't paying attention and took the tinted pair.
I bought a cheap ratcheting pvc cutter with an angled blade and it still crushed the pipe; luckily it broke about 20 cuts in and I went back to my trusty sawzall.
I'll second the dewalt right angle attachment- definitely worth the price. It's worked perfectly with my impact driver, especially between joists.

[appstratum]

The Makita SDS drill is an excellent bit of kit. One of my favourite and most used tools. A great all rounder for drilling and light chiselling. I use much heavier and bulkier SDS hammer drill for serious medium impact hammer work but the Makita you have there is on a par for hammer drilling even so. I use a dedicated SDS core drill from DeWalt for drilling with diamond core bits but, even so, the Makita isn't too bad at this either, though I don't think it does it much good. It was excellently priced for such a high quality product.

Although I'm largely cordless in my toolset, I can't really imagine doing serious drilling work (in anything that involves more than a couple of holes in concrete) without a corded drill such as those mentioned above. Even if the battery does a passable job - it simply ain't gonna last long. Either per charge or in terms of its lifespan if it's used regularly.

[vulcanxh]

The long screwdrivers I find are indispensable for working on Karcher pressure washers etc where the screws to dissasemble are at the bottom of deep holes .👍

[ccbowers]

Good idea for video. I find tinted safety glasses indispensable when it is sunny, although clear ones are also needed when it is not. Even for basic yard work like using a string trimmer, or pruning tree. Getting bugs or plant juices in the eye is no fun. I like the amber ones- maybe the tint is too dark on those?

[andrew]

I use a long handle no2 posi drive screwdriver all the time, mine is Stanley though. Years ago an old carpenter said to use a long handle screwdriver, as it's easier to use and to get more purchase on it. From my experience he was right.

[pinkplonker]

Lidl on the "Specials" day is where most of my unused tools come from. The place is full of crap you never knew you needed!

[snubbii]

I take the buy a tool for a specific job. Obviously depends on the tool cost but sub-£50 is usually so much cheaper than paying someone to do it for you. Still factor and assess in the value of a DIY-ers time. At the end of the day even if you use it for one job it should have a resale value. I also factor in the the quality of a tool in terms of how many uses against what I am prepared to spend.

[dank]

Now thats a really useful video, thank you sir!

[davesmith]

When he demonstrated the use of the pipe cutters l noticed that the blade on the red ones looked like they had been used for pruning and sap etc were stuck on them. The other set looked nice and clean, and the blde looked much more sharp.

[BLASTIC]

The yellowed glasses are a good compromise for the sun/vision

[nastropc]

Every bloke fancies having a long shaft until they try to use one in anger