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Discuss The most useless tool ! in the Tiling Tools at TilersForums; Ok lets see who can come up with the most useless or waste of money tool going for the tilers tool box. I nominate this at $62.66......havenet they ever heard ...
          
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    Default The most useless tool !

    Ok lets see who can come up with the most useless or waste of money tool going for the tilers tool box.
    I nominate this at $62.66......havenet they ever heard of 2 bricks or the 110v transformer to hold the line ??
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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    probably my younger brother while he was a lazy student,was supposed to be working with me for a week,sent him packing first day about lunch time and useless tool would be polite to what i called him
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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    How much for a paper weight..

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Isnt a paper weight what you end up with when you try and make something else?

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Looks like it in this case yeah! Could probably stick it on a shelf and use the hook thing as a coat hanger?
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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    Looks like it in this case yeah! Could probably stick it on a shelf and use the hook thing as a coat hanger?
    What the hell are you talking about Dan

    clearly it's a pea shooter that goes round corners, I thought that much was obvious


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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Is the tool in a swiss army knife for removing a stone from a horse's hoof a contender?

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    I like it now if they could remodel it in the shape of a hand hold it with a twist around the index finger, then I might buy it, just for the giggle on site lol

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Talking of swiss army knives, check out this baby. Pretty useless in my opinion

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    I think its ok find the line sometimes moves when tryin to wedge it between tiles or summat.

    Im gonna get sum stick now lol

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Quote Originally Posted by shaney2000000 View Post
    I think its ok find the line sometimes moves when tryin to wedge it between tiles or summat.
    Im gonna get sum stick now lol
    you plum come to my house i have some crap tools i can rip you of for
    if you wasn't family i would slap you.

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    mmmmmmmmm me thinks the post fairy has been.

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    The staf for the laserliner autocross.
    Will tell of the reasons why shortly-be warned don't buy

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    I have one of the Bocsh staffs, don't use it..
    "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes"

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    Default Re: The most useless tool !

    Quote Originally Posted by whitebeam View Post
    I have one of the Bocsh staffs, don't use it..
    I have the Bosch staff, kev uses it quite alot - mainly when his lazer liner staff falls to bits (again) !

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    "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes"

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