Obviously it didn't teach you anything. You're like all the others who think that only tools made by well known manufacturers like Facom, Britool, Snap-on, Presto etc, are good quality tools. Get wise. You're probably paying more for the name, than any guarantee that the tool is any better than a no-name tool, possibly made in the far east.
It wouldn't surprise me if many of the tools supplied by the 'better' manufacturers, were made by the same Co's supplying the bottom end of the market. IOW the same tools without the name stamped on.
Well if you buy tools from a Saturday market stallholder, what do you expect?
Where the hell do you buy these tools? I buy from recognised small tool suppliers, like Buck and Hickman, J&L Industrial supply, Draper, Sealey, etc. IME reputable Co's don't stock or sell such poor quality tools. Even their very cheap drop-forged tools are better than that. Not that I'm recommending.anyone buy them.
I think most people who've bought
Marked as such? Cheap tools are not marked as cheap. I'm talking about well finished tools marked Chrome Vanadium baught from a reputable stockist, at a low price. The top 3 combination sets on this page for instance.
You're like others who think that a high price guarantees quality. I have news for you, it doesn't. I baught an expensive set of hex keys from a Snap-On van once, when I'd mislaid my own set of Allen hex keys. They were crap, as was a cross point screwdriver I baught on another occasion. A cheapy cross point baught from Halfords some years ago is still serviceable. The Snap-On one finished up in the skip. The Snap-On guy refused to change it. Obviously because I didn't spend enough money with him. So much for the lifetime guarantee.
As you have on other occasions, you're spouting advice on a subject you know very little about. Mike.