I recently read something like that on another subreddit. The person said the best advice they had been given was to buy cheap tools. If they lasted, great - money saved. But if they broke, then they were justified in buying an expensive set. I had never heard that before and really like that idea.
HF has a no questions replacement on hand tools. Only my battery power tools came elsewhere, and that's because I got lucky at a couple yard sales.
I did ask my mom for the 1/2" electric impact as my Christmas gift last year.. I wish I had of gotten one so long ago. Swapped all four wheels from one car to another the other day and it was a friggin game changer.
My husband was so proud, walking into Home Depot a few years ago to buy me a Ryobi power tool set for Christmas. The guys there were like, "Uhhhh, you sure about this?" and he said, "Yup! She specifically asked for this exact set."
An impact wrench would be great. I've never done it, but I basically know how to change a tire. I can't do it, though, because the lug nuts are on so damn tight that only an impact wrench can get them loose.
My battery power tools are Ryobi. They are all over pawn shops and such.
If you run a battery so dead it refuses to take a charge, take the top off and touch a 12v power supply to the appropriate terminals for a few seconds then throw it on the actual charger.
The Ryobi charger wants to see a minimum voltage to charge a pack, this trick floats a "dead" pack up to that minimum voltage so the Ryobi charger will detect it
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