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Shoutout to the cheap spiral brush I almost skipped
Bought a $15 spiral rod kit off Amazon just to try it. Thought it would snap on the first heavy creosote. Used it on a rental property out in Aurora last Tuesday. Thing handled a full season of buildup like a champ. No bent rods, no broken connectors. Now I keep one in my truck for quick jobs. Anyone else got a tool they doubted that actually worked?
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the_patricia24d ago
Buddy of mine picked up a clearance oscillating multi-tool from Harbor Freight, swore it would die on the first real cut. Thing still runs three years later, even after he dropped it off a ladder.
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chen.casey15h ago
Man that's EXACTLY how it goes with those things. Honestly the trick is to just run them hard and keep the blade tight, they can take a surprising amount of abuse.
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xena124d ago
The REAL interesting thing is how something that cheap probably saved your buddy money in the long run. Most people buy expensive tools and treat them like museum pieces, but a cheap tool that gets BEAT UP and still works is actually more valuable sometimes. It's like the perfect tool for learning on too. If he'd bought a top of the line Fein and dropped it off a ladder he'd be sick about it. Instead he got his money's worth AND a story. Harbor Freight stuff being randomly durable is honestly more fascinating than if they just all broke immediately.
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