Good quality tools!
We know the adage of “good worker who uses good tools“, it is also valid for the Fine Opening figure.
And so much the better, because in the case of our passion we have the means to equip ourselves properly, and therefore to please ourselves. This article was initiated by hundreds of curious people who for several years have been asking us “where to buy a good picking kit? “, we have decided to respond to as many people as possible through this short demonstration that we hope will be useful.
First of all we must admit that for a first crocheting kit it is not necessary to spend a lot to have good quality, so as the sum remains modest as much to make a profitable investment (- 50 €). For this the instruction is very simple: flee the huge marketplaces and prefer an authentic professional manufacturer / seller!
Sounds easy? And it is!
The ACF has partners and it is not for nothing, by buying French from professionals of the Fine Opening you are sure to receive functional products, advice in support if necessary, a guaranteed after-sales service and especially the assurance that you buy the product that suits you.
Because on platforms such as “Wish”, “Aliexpress” or “Amazon”, products that do not comply with photos and / or description are legion! Not to mention that these objects do not always comply with European standards and can be dangerous or non-functional. And in case of disappointment, difficult to be reimbursed!
Just look at these few photos to realize that salespeople do not know what they are selling, because they are not simply in the business :
In this photo the pick gun needle has been fixed upside down, it is not even possible to introduce the tool…. :
The most connoisseurs will observe in the case below that these three photos represent two different sets, but anyway we do not see the heads of the tools so we can not know what we are buying, and as the sellers do not know either, it is the lottery:
What can I say… A broken key extraction kit supplied with a training padlock… :
The box arrived broken, and it will be very difficult if not impossible to get a refund… :
Not to mention that these platforms are teeming with more or less crude counterfeits, such as this cylinder copied from one of our national flagships, the Vachette Radial NT:
The very nature of these “resellers” generates counterfeiting, or even copy copy, so necessarily on arrival the expected product sometimes no longer looks at all like the presentation photo. Savings are made on the welding stitches, on the quality of the steels used, on the thickness and even the stitches in the case of the pouches, and that is when the goods are not rusted … :
Another example of a counterfeit bought 1 year after its product placement by a famous youtuber:
The handle is not even fully sheathed… :
Of course, tools for professionals are not spared. For example this cylinder breaker whose price defies all competition, but which we challenge anyone to manage to break a cylinder with:
Morality, trust a partner of the association, or any other manufacturer / seller whose professionalism is recognized, rather than the temptation of “cheap” which sometimes costs you “+ expensive” in the end.
Amoa, Fabien, Zozo, Nico.
