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Just spent $40 on a 'universal' sink drain wrench that stripped my kitchen drain nut. Is it better to buy the right tool or try to make a cheap one work?
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kim.zara7mo ago
That universal tool probably has too much slop in the jaws. A dedicated basin wrench costs about the same and actually grabs the nut right. You just learned the $40 lesson about "one size fits all" hardware.
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henry_murray17mo ago
Yeah, that's the expensive way to find out universal means "fits nothing well." Kim.zara is right about the basin wrench, it's a tool that actually does the one job. Now you own a fancy metal paperweight.
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logan2367mo ago
Been there with a universal wrench slipping off a faucet nut and scratching the finish. Borrowed a neighbor's basin wrench and it was like night and day, the right tool just locks on. Now I keep one in the drawer even though I only need it every couple years. It just saves the headache.
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