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Dropped $180 on a fancy stillson wrench and it slipped on the first job. Gutted.
Bought a high end stillson from a tool truck last week cause my old one kept losing grip on pipe clamps. First use on a commercial job in Phoenix and it slipped right off a 3/4 galvanized for a fire sprinkler tie in. The teeth just didn't bite at all. I'm back to my beat up Rigid from Home Depot that costs like 60 bucks. Anyone else get burned by a pricey tool that just didn't perform?
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brown.gavin1mo ago
Wait, you paid $180 for a Stillson wrench and it slipped on 3/4 galvanized? That's like buying a sports car that stalls at a green light. I had a similar thing happen with a fancy torque wrench once, felt like I was just burning money. What brand was that thing, anyway? I'd want to know so I can avoid it like a bad pipe joint.
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