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Tools you’re not sure you’ll need. Harbor Freight tools are super cheap and flimsy, but may be the right choice if you’re not using them often.
If you find yourself using a cheap tool all the time and hating the quality of it, then it’s time to buy something better.
I go by: If you are not sure you need a good one, buy the first one for cheap. Of you break it, buy a quality one. You obviously need it.
I would say if you're not sure if you'll use it, borrow it first. If you keep borrowing something, then buy a nice one.
If I break it, I buy a better tool. If I lose it, buy a cheap one.
Yep, I know so many people that want to get into a hobby, blow thousands of dollars on a crazy expensive set and never use most of them. Either that or the professional tool that has so many features (for y'know, professionals) that a hobbyist would never touch.
The last one reminds me of a retired woman who wanted the best computer and bought a stupid expensive workstation desktop with retirement money. It was made for high core count application and had a low clock speed. Since most applications are single core everything ran like shit, and she wasted all of her damn money.
Buy a cheap, small, with the bare minimum. If they work out fine for you, great, if not, fill the gaps with some actual quality tools.