Bought a cheap float off Amazon just to see. Big mistake.

Knocked out a driveway in Toledo last week. Nice sized job, about 40 yards. Broke out that new magnesium float I got for $18. Thing felt flimsy right out the box but I figured whatever. Halfway through the second pass the handle started wobbling. Then the blade actually bent on me. Not a little bend either. Had to stop everything and drive 20 minutes to borrow a proper one from a buddy. Cost me way more time than the float was worth. Anyone else had luck with those budget hand tools or is it all just garbage?

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3 Comments

linda_ward5d ago

You get what you pay for every single time, that rule never changes.

eva_thompson105d ago

My buddy Dan tried the same thing with a cheap trowel from a discount hardware store. Was smoothing out a sidewalk and the handle snapped clean off right in the middle of the pour. He ended up using a putty knife for the rest of it and it looked awful, had to grind it all down later. Never saw him try a budget tool again after that mess.

drew9063h ago

Man I've read a bunch of posts just like this and the stories are always the same. @eva_thompson10's buddy's handle snapping off is EXACTLY the kind of crap I'd expect from that budget junk. Lesson learned hard, cheap tools just cost you more in the long run.