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PSA: Avoid cheap tools

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GRIFFIN1

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Several months ago, there was one of those cheap tools sales at the convention center were I live. I noticed that they had a sliding compound miter saw on sale for $90. A good sliding compound miter saw is well over $400. Since I don't make any money with my wood working tools (toys), I decided that I could probably get by with a cheap miter saw.

The saw didn't come with a blade, so I bought a good 80 tooth 10" blade for it. I had a gift card for sears, so I bought an $80 blade for my $90 saw. This weekend I noticed that the saw has developed so much play that the blade has actually been chewing on the base of the saw. Ofcourse, this isn't a good thing for the blade.

I guess I'll just look at it as a $170 leason on not buying cheap tools. I'm planning on ordering a new saw from amazon today.
 
tools are something you should only have to buy once in your lifetime - hence buying real tools w/ lifetime warrentys is a good thing 🙂

if your a non-serious guy, craftsman will do.... if you make your living spinning wrenches... snap-on, mac and matco
 
There's a reason why there's $20 soldering irons, a $100 soldering iron like I have at home, and a $600 soldering iron like I use at work.
 
I've learned this lesson myself after over-torquing a socket extension, and then killing the head on another ratchet. In the first case it was a cheapy walmart, and in the second a stanley (not crap, but not great). Whenever possible now I buy craftsmen or something similar, to benefit from the warranty. It's nice having good tools, though I admit I feel a sense of satisfaction when I break a tool, as if I was just too much man for it 😀

I have done well, though, with my $40 black and decker drill. I don't drill all that much, but when I've needed too it's stood up fine to my use. Unfortunately a sears isn't close to me and when I'm in the middle of something and want a tool it's a lot easier to head over to walmart or home depot and grab one quickly (HD has some life time warranty tools, but damn they are pricey).
 
That's one of my two big rules, the other is don't buy cheap woman, they don't work correctly or last very long either.
 
Originally posted by: MikePanic
tools are something you should only have to buy once in your lifetime - hence buying real tools w/ lifetime warrentys is a good thing 🙂

if your a non-serious guy, craftsman will do.... if you make your living spinning wrenches... snap-on, mac and matco
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Said it before.

On a scale of 1-10

snapon is a 9

craftsman is a 8.5

Value wise,

snapon is a 3

Craftsman is a 9
 
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