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Alright #Toolstr, I know I’m not the only one having this issue. How often you find yourself wanting a tool that you’re not sure you’d ever use thereby struggling to justify the money? Harbor freight is running some sales on Bauer and Hercules cordless stuff (I already have some

Bauer). I’m really tempted by the right angle 1/2 drill from Hercules, currently I could get it, 2 8ah batts and their dual port charger for less than $300, but I don’t know that I’ll use it enough to justify that expense. Thoughts?

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PermaNerd 🌱 💻 2y ago

YOLO...I think that's what the kids say.

Or buy some BTC.

McMinty119 2y ago

That’s always a part of the equation too lol

Nostralian 2y ago

Once you have the batteries it's easy to tempt yourself to buy extra, as the skins are so much cheaper without the batteries. I mainly have Ryobi, I'd like a nail gun, but I don't know how much I'd use it. Generally I can only justify tools I use often.

McMinty119 2y ago

I have like 8 different battery platforms lol most of my stuff is Kobalt, but they don’t have a 1/2” right angle drill. I do have times where I’m in a tight spot trying to drill a hole and struggling but it’s not exceedingly often.

Nostralian 2y ago

Bloody hell 8 platforms, I only have two. Sometimes it's worth it just for those few times, it can save you a lot of time and energy.

McMinty119 2y ago

I’m also making money with my tools, so I have a little more reason to spend a few bucks on a tool. But I have so many because not everybody offers every tool, or it’s something I don’t expect to use often so I’ll save a few bucks and get the cheaper brand. I have Kobalt 24 and 40 volt, Bauer 20, skil 12, Milwaukee m18 and m12…I’m either forgetting one or I’ve only got 6 platforms lol

PermaNerd 🌱 💻 2y ago

I've condensed mine down to one. Ridgid 18v. I'm apparently trying to collect the entire set. Picked up a weed eater yesterday

McMinty119 2y ago

I’ve got the Kobalt 24v handheld blower and 12” chainsaw. Chainsaw is great for Limbing or sawing up a quick fallen limb, but when I got tree felling to do I break out my echo CS-590. I’m still running my trusty echo weedeater too, but I also have a few yards I mow for other people. In fact I have one that I mow just a couple times a year and it takes literally 8 hours to mow and weedeat

Nostralian 2y ago

Yeah the weedeater and hedge trimmer get a lot of use at our place.

McMinty119 2y ago

Shit, I have the 24v Kobalt hedge trimmer too, now that thing rocks my socks off. I can cut through 1/2” limbs if I let it eat for a minute. I don’t do many hedges anymore so I totally forgot about it lol

Nostralian 2y ago

Cool, yeah if I could claim tax for buying them I'd probably have many more.

Sorry for the late replies, I'm in Australia so different time zones.

McMinty119 2y ago

Oh I didn’t say I was taking it off on my taxes…these all make me my side hustle money if you get my drift lol

Nostralian 2y ago

Nice.

Josh 2y ago

At this point for me personally I don’t buy anything unless I need it for the job. If it’s a paying job I just build that cost into my pricing and if it’s for personal work it just has to make sense. If it’s gonna save me 10 hours and it’s 80$ sure. If it’s 1200$ probably not. All that being said I have a solid stable of tools that can cover almost anything I want to do.

McMinty119 2y ago

That’s pretty much where I am now also. I’ve got all the basics and then some covered, and I’m looking at the more specialty tools so I don’t have as much headache trying to accomplish something. It’s just always a struggle to decide what’s worth it and what ain’t, and also if it’s gonna be one of those tools you end up using all the time, like an oscillating multi tool lol