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Dropped $80 on a 'premium' coax crimper that stripped the dielectric on three connectors before I realized the die was machined wrong.
Wasted an entire Saturday fighting with it and had to borrow my buddy's cheap one from Harbor Freight that worked perfectly. Anyone else get burned by a supposed upgrade that just made things worse?
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christopher5945mo ago
Had the same thing happen with a torque wrench I bought off some fancy tool truck. Looked great in the catalog but the ratchet head felt like it was packed with sand right out of the box. Snapped a bolt clean off on the first job and ended up using my old Craftsman one that was twenty years old and still clicked perfect every time. Sometimes the expensive stuff just skips quality control I guess.
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max4725mo ago
That "packed with sand" feeling is exactly what I ran into with a torque wrench last year... turned out it was just way too much grease from the factory gumming up the internal pawls. If yours still clicks but feels gritty, try flushing it out with some brake cleaner and relubing with a light machine oil... fixed mine right up and it's been smooth ever since. Also check the calibration before you use it on anything critical, some of those truck brands ship way out of spec.
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