Now I Remember Why I Stopped Buying Ck Drivers

[Barx]

Cant have had this driver 2 months and I swear I have only used it for 2nd fixing sockets, switches etc. Purposefully tried to make it last as I'm sick of buying drivers.

Anyway, for those that cannot view the pics........... it snapped.

Do these come with any sort of warranty?

 

[betty swollocks]

My local wholesaler has had a huge return on these tools blamed on a faulty batch, I have changed mine around 4-5 times, they always break, get them replaced, they break and so on...... Take it back and change it

 

[Barx]

Didn't keep the receipt for this one so had to buy a new one today. will be keeping the receipt this time though...

 

[Theorysparky]

I had the same thing with the cu drivers  totally pants

bought them at elex Cov

 

[kerching]

Didn't keep the receipt for this one so had to buy a new one today. will be keeping the receipt this time though...

Why not use today's receipt to take back the old broken one. .? Give it a couple of weeks to get grubby.....

Just deceiving.........well not really

 

[NozSpark]

Unfortunately I've also had this happen (several times) in each case I've taken it back to the wholesalers who have replaced it (no receipt although I am a regular customer)

The driver which has surprised me is a Bacho one that I have,,, it has a really thin blade which splays at the end to 3.5 or 4mm,,, it feels like it'll snap in a heart beat but it hasn't 

 

[Barx]

Why not use today's receipt to take back the old broken one. .? Give it a couple of weeks to get grubby.....

Just deceiving.........well not really

That's a plan.

Unfortunately I've also had this happen (several times) in each case I've taken it back to the wholesalers who have replaced it (no receipt although I am a regular customer)

The driver which has surprised me is a Bacho one that I have,,, it has a really thin blade which splays at the end to 3.5 or 4mm,,, it feels like it'll snap in a heart beat but it hasn't

Was looking at those. They looked a bit shoddy. I guess you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.

 

[Evans Electric]

Had the same thing with the much smaller terminal driver ....piece just sheared off the tip.  CK .

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Well i had been holding back but................the CK cutters i won here are pants. I havent used them much as i cant get on with the stripping notches on the blades, but when you squeeze tight the jaws have already loosened enough that they pass by each other. I was going to email them but hope they read it here. They also havent replied to why the notches are at the bottom of the blades and not at the top, is it just me that would prefer them like that ?

 

[Barx]

I simply cannot stand notches in side cutters at all. I rarely use side cutters now anyway. I used knipex cable shears these days. much better to work with.

as seen here

http://isswww.co.uk/Pliers-And-Cutters/Knipex/Draper-Knipex-Fully-Insulated-Cable-Shears-165mm-Draper-Part-No-/?source=googleps&gclid=COGIpenD4bYCFTMdtAodak4AZA

Infact, didn't realise our very own MM did these, i'm due a new pair too...

 

[Jono Pashley]

Been using a set of Draper Expert interchangeables for about 6 months now daily use still going strong possibly one of the best sets of drivers ive used in awhile.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DR05776.html

Think ill buy another set to keep as a spare in the van.

 

[kerching]

I use the 26482 cutters shown on the top row.....strangely these are marked up as Knipex when they are in fact Draper in the pics.

As for the screwdrivers I have a couple of sets of the wera interchangeables.

Fluke t150, pair of pliers, Wera set and the world is your lobster Rodney

 

[batty]

I brought a box set of wera ones from SF they werabout  £20 + VAT they do seem stronger than the CK ones. I do use CK but when they break I blame it on myself for using the wrong size.

 

[Robin Spark]

Wera screwdrivers are definately much stronger and I like the diamond tips which grip really well.  I think the first set I had were free with a wylex consumer unit, then I purchased another set at Elex

However I do like CK combicutters apart from when I blew a hole in them and so they can now easily strip 6mm cable!  OOPS!

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Old man rant time................................... They were better in the good old days. It was almost impossible to break a screwdriver and the tips never snapped. I can only remember neon type drivers shafts coming loose from the handles and the really cheap driver sets from the markets being crap, everything else was great.

Who made the drivers with the yellowy-golden plastic handles ? You could use them as a chisel and then after for doing up fine screws .

Edit, was it Record ?

 

[Theorysparky]

Slips   

I remember those  cheap as chips but I left mine in  a ceiling void in a new build school

blinking well gutted best I ever had

 

[kerching]

Old man rant time................................... They were better in the good old days. It was almost impossible to break a screwdriver and the tips never snapped. I can only remember neon type drivers shafts coming loose from the handles and the really cheap driver sets from the markets being crap, everything else was great.

Who made the drivers with the yellowy-golden plastic handles ? You could use them as a chisel and then after for doing up fine screws .

Edit, was it Record ?

Could have been CK, Paramo, Footprint....they all made drivers for BT ( I still have some, look on eBay to see what they sell for!.....£32 for two second hand drivers!)

 

[Marvo]

.....strangely these are marked up as Knipex when they are in fact Draper in the pics.

I think certain Knipex items are also marketed as Draper Expert (or maybe vice versa) depending on geographical location.

I own a couple of CK modulo type screwdrivers and I'v had them over 2 years without issues, maybe the broken screwdrivers above are a brittle batch that were over-hardened.