Bought a cheap bull float from a big box store and regretted it for 6 months

I picked up one of those $40 bull floats from Home Depot last spring thinking I was saving cash. Man, that thing warped after the first real pour on a 30-yard driveway job in June. The handle kept coming loose and the blade left swirl marks I had to grind out later. Spent an extra $120 on a magnesium float from a proper supply house after that. My finish quality went way up and I don't have to fight the tool anymore. Anyone else learn this lesson the hard way or was I just being too cheap?

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sean_martin445d ago

Nah, you probably just got unlucky, plenty of guys use those cheap floats just fine.

anthony_wells5d ago

Just as many folks get seasons out of those reels before they ever see a crack.