Paid $80 for a fancy caulking gun and it was totally worth it

I know that sounds dumb because you can get a basic one for like $8 at Home Depot. But I've been fighting with those cheap squeeze triggers for years on my rental flips. They always jam halfway through a tube, or the plunger snaps off on a cold morning. Finally bit the bullet on one of those ratchet rod style guns. First bead on my bathroom baseboard came out perfect no globs no skipping. Actually finished a whole bathroom in 20 minutes without wanting to throw something. Has anyone else finally spent the cash on a tool you were too cheap to buy and it paid off?

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skylerw8716d ago

There's something to be said about buying the right tool once instead of fighting the cheap version for years. That same logic applies to a lot of things in life like kitchen knives or even a decent vacuum cleaner.

richard11016d ago

And it goes double for things with moving parts. I had a cheap bench grinder for years that would vibrate so bad it walked right off the workbench. Finally bought a good Delta model and it runs smooth as butter. Same story with my dad and his lawn mower. He bought the discount store special every two years until I talked him into a Honda. That was ten years ago and it still starts on the first pull. The cheap stuff costs you time and frustration, not just money.