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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For most people, tools. Most tools will be able to complete the essential tasks. Most people will get by with cheap or used tools.

I have a motto "cheap gets the job done, expensive does it faster". If you are a hobbyist working on your own time there, feel no pressure to get a "real" tool. Additionally if you are a hobbyist short on personal time, you might want something better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To go along with your motto, cheap breaks replace with expensive if you still need the tool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Buy the 2nd last tool you will ever need.

When you are replacing it, then you upgrade to the last tool you'll ever need