David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:25 PM |
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Crummy products driving me nuts...
After 30 years the lock mechanism on an internal door finally gave up - not bad service, all things considered.
I bought a replacement about 4 or 5 months ago...
 
And this has now failed - totally jammed, as you can see from the picture.
I know it wasn't expensive, but I would expect it last a few years at least. I can't even open it up to see what the problem is, as the new
one doesn't have the screw to hold the cover on that the old one had.
I don't know about you lot, but I find it very depressing - crap sold cheap, with absolutely no chance of buying something better. Who's
going to stock a better product that costs £x, when places like B&Q sell rubbish at £x/4?
I'm feeling very depressed...
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:26 PM |
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And where was it made...
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:27 PM |
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... you know where I'm going with this!
It's Evolution Baby!
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McLannahan
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:27 PM |
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It depresses me that it'll probably end up as landfill...
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:28 PM |
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You bought it...
(don't get me wrong - I've bought them too - we all just nned Scootz as PM to stop us all buying chinese shite and expecting (hoping)
it'd last at least a few weeks!)
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:30 PM |
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Scootz, I typed before you replied my erudite friend!!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:30 PM |
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I'd pay two or three times what that cost me, if I thought it would be decent quality - but everyone sells the same tat - there's no
choice.
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daviep
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:31 PM |
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i have no idea who did this to us.............oh yes it was us.
tHE ETERNAL QUEST FOR EVRYTHING CHEAPER.
Sorry about caps I'm drunk.
xxx
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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daviep
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:31 PM |
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i have no idea who did this to us.............oh yes it was us.
tHE ETERNAL QUEST FOR EVRYTHING CHEAPER.
Sorry about caps I'm drunk.
xxx
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:31 PM |
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Drunk - and double-posting! 
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SeaBass
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:33 PM |
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I bet you could get a decent one in Germany or Scandinavia. They seem to hold out for higher quality items.
[Edited on 15/7/10 by SeaBass]
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Drunk - and double-posting!
He's seeing double!
And on a school-night too... 
It's Evolution Baby!
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daviep
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Drunk - and double-posting!
He's seeing double!
And on a school-night too...
AAAAAAAAAAAH but is on;y half a school night night, been offshore on nights shift for 2 weeks and up all day today.
Demonstrate my (lack of) abilty to pump liquid nitrogen tomorrow and I can come home.#
Yeah baby
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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scootz
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:46 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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A1
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 09:54 PM |
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I agree-Im getting sick of chinese made crap!
dont come across it so much now, cause i refuse to buy it, but used to have to work with-you guessed it- chinese tools where the 'chrome'
handle would flake and cut your hands up.
Nowadays Im using tools that were my grandfathers, theyre brilliant!
not just tools, metal and everything.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 10:01 PM |
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That'll be a B&Q own crud copy of the Yale version you won't find in the shop because it's held on a different isle nowhere near
the door handles, oh and it costs 3x as much...
Have a set of B&Q bits like that; won't fit them due to the fact it looks like it will fail in 2 minutes flat. Instead, I bought a set of
Yale originals that appear pretty well built....
[Edited on 15/7/10 by stevebubs]
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Madinventions
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 11:19 PM |
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You could get a <cough> proper quality <hack> one from Toolstation in
Ipswich for the princely sum of 57p. They're guaranteed to be made from the finest Chinese high grade steel, and to last a lifetime (as long as
it's the life time of a fruit fly...)
Or you could try
these.
They're probably just as crap, but they cost more!
Ed.
Mojo build diary: http://www.madinventions.co.uk
Solo music project: Syrrenfor http://www.reverbnation.com/syrrenfor
View my band website:
http://www.shadowlight.org.uk
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk/
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BenB
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| posted on 16/7/10 at 07:56 AM |
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I just go to screwfix. Same cheaply made parts but at least you get them cheap
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/7/10 at 07:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
That'll be a B&Q own crud copy of the Yale version you won't find in the shop because it's held on a different isle nowhere near
the door handles, oh and it costs 3x as much...
It's made by ERA - but did come from B&Q.
Not sure who makes ERA stuff...
UPDATE: ERA are based in Willenhall, West Midlands! Doesn't mean that my lock didn't come from China though...
[Edited on 16/7/10 by David Jenkins]
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 16/7/10 at 08:21 AM |
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say what you like about China but the very sad truth is that, today, most things you can buy that are actually british made are such poor quality that
you're better of with the chinese version!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/7/10 at 09:25 AM |
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We should start our own company.. the "It ain't cheap s**t Ltd"
I've always wondered about lifetime guarantees, I reckon it's the lifetime of the product...
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mookaloid
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| posted on 16/7/10 at 09:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
say what you like about China but the very sad truth is that, today, most things you can buy that are actually british made are such poor quality that
you're better of with the chinese version!
oooh that's a bit harsh
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 17/7/10 at 07:57 AM |
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In some cases it's true though, there's not enough people in this country that gives a toss...
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violentblue
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 01:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daviep
Sorry about caps I'm drunk.
xxx
hey me too.
[Edited on 18/7/10 by violentblue]
a few pics of my other projects
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/7/10 at 09:08 AM |
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I have to eat some humble pie - well, a small portion anyway...
I didn't want to go faffing about wasting petrol visiting all the DIY stores, so I had another look at the lock. It simply wouldn't move
no matter how hard I tried, short of actually breaking it - so I squirted in some spray white grease. After a fair bit of wiggling it came unstuck,
and now works as smoothly as ever (maybe better than before).
So - my original whinge was a bit harsh - but why did they make it from materials that seize together when dry? I couldn't even see what had
seized - there's not much in these things. If I could have unscrewed the side plate (as in the original one) I could have fixed it in 10
seconds...
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