Kev Williams
01-16-2016, 2:35 PM
:(
This may seem trivial, but- I've had a 10 quart plastic bucket with a handle around here for several years. Use it for every bucket purpose.
So 10 minutes ago, I find one of my flood-coolant containers is needing a refill. So I fill the bucket about 2/3 with water & oil, carry it over to the container to fill it, and as I grab the bottom of the bucket to tip it, the handle broke in half above the pivot. Followed immediately by the opposite pivot breaking apart. So now I have 2 gallons of oily water heading for the floor so I attempt an interception, and my hand goes right thru the side of the bucket...!
Last time I used it (not that long ago), it was still flexible. Today it's as fragile as sugar glass. Glad I wasn't carrying paint in it...
I'm sure I got my money's worth out of it, but I have to wonder if the plastic was purposely engineered that way. I've been told by more than one inventor that it does their business no good if what they sell never wears out or breaks! ;)
This may seem trivial, but- I've had a 10 quart plastic bucket with a handle around here for several years. Use it for every bucket purpose.
So 10 minutes ago, I find one of my flood-coolant containers is needing a refill. So I fill the bucket about 2/3 with water & oil, carry it over to the container to fill it, and as I grab the bottom of the bucket to tip it, the handle broke in half above the pivot. Followed immediately by the opposite pivot breaking apart. So now I have 2 gallons of oily water heading for the floor so I attempt an interception, and my hand goes right thru the side of the bucket...!
Last time I used it (not that long ago), it was still flexible. Today it's as fragile as sugar glass. Glad I wasn't carrying paint in it...
I'm sure I got my money's worth out of it, but I have to wonder if the plastic was purposely engineered that way. I've been told by more than one inventor that it does their business no good if what they sell never wears out or breaks! ;)