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Threw $80 at a digital angle finder and it's been sitting in my truck for 3 months
Bought one of those digital angle finders from the hardware store thinking it'd save me time on roof cuts, but my old Speed Square still does the job faster and I can't figure out why I keep grabbing that instead, has anyone else ditched a fancy tool for the basic one they grew up with?
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the_anna21d ago
Fancy tools are just a trap sometimes. Speed squares have been working forever for a reason. Feels like you're paying for a problem that doesn't exist.
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the_blair21d ago
Used to roll my eyes at people who said stuff like this. Then I bought a laser level that sits in its box while I grab my old bubble level every time. Should have listened sooner.
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sage_lewis1021d ago
The trap runs deeper than just tools. I see it everywhere, people buying an espresso machine to replace their drip coffee maker, then going back to the drip because the fancy one takes too long to clean. Or someone buys a top of the line tent for camping but ends up sleeping in the hammock they've had for years. My dad spent a hundred bucks on a digital torque wrench and still grabs the beam style one because the battery is always dead. The smart money is figuring out if the old way is actually broke before throwing cash at the "better" way. What's the last new thing you bought that ended up just being a shelf decoration like that angle finder?
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