Hi, as an amateur I have got fed up with buying ‘power devil’, ‘skill’, etc tools for £9.99 that bend, fall apart or just break after only a couple of uses. My friend and I have got through over 5 angle grinders working on cars, etc. some lasting less than an hour! However I don’t have the need or funds to spend out on professional equipment as I just wouldn’t use it enough.
Hiring is an option, but unless you have the time off work to complete the whole job in a day or so, it quickly becomes expensive.
So I have opted for buying fairly decent second hand tools, using them for as long as I need and then selling them again. Even if the outlay is a lot, I seem to usually get the majority of my money back, sometimes even more.
I just wondered what experiences other people had with tools – quality vs price, etc?
Hiring is an option, but unless you have the time off work to complete the whole job in a day or so, it quickly becomes expensive.
So I have opted for buying fairly decent second hand tools, using them for as long as I need and then selling them again. Even if the outlay is a lot, I seem to usually get the majority of my money back, sometimes even more.
I just wondered what experiences other people had with tools – quality vs price, etc?