Once or twice I’ve spent a lot of money on a tool but I’d only end up using it once or twice at best. On the other hand, I’ve been burnt a lot more by buying t

Once or twice I’ve spent a lot of money on a tool but I’d only end up using it once or twice at best. On the other hand, I’ve been burnt a lot more by buying the cheapest tools. When I was younger (student days) and couldn’t afford quality tools, they would not “do the job expected of them without creating a new problem”. These new problems (usually rounded off nuts, screws, Allen bolts, etc.) would usually cost more money and time to resolve. I also recall quite a few minor injuries to the hands when a badly fitting tool suddenly slipped from the part it was working on. Now that I’m older and somewhat wiser, I certainly wouldn’t recommend the cheapest – though often, there may well be no need to go to the opposite extreme of buying the most expensive.