Oddbean new post about login | logout Starting house renovations. Need to buy tools. The right ass in me tells me to buy cheap shit. My bank account also tells me to buy cheap shit. But fuck I love good quality tools. What to do…….
Most of my best tools are the older ones I've bought second hand at markets & garage sales.
Yeah if I was wise I would have been searching for a while. Now my renos start this weekend…… I got a few tools already but I didn’t realise air compressors were so fucking expensive. Might start with a super cheap auto compressor and replace when it shits itself
Depends on the tool and how much you’ll use it. Also look at second hand, better to get quality used tools than buy everything new from Bunnings where half the stuff will die a few months after warranty
I agree I like quality tools. 2nd hand usually means a trip to the city fucking about. I don’t particularly love getting Bunnings tools but may end up going that path. And when it dies replace with better quality. I dunno.
FYI, the Bunnings returns policy on Ryobi tools is super lax. They are pretty reasonable tools anyway, but beat them to death and they'll replace with new. Rinse, repeat.
For tools you may not need again, rent expensive tools. Or buy good brands second hand.
I’m not a huge fan of renting tools. And living in the country means a trip to the city for 2nd hand tools. I don’t want to waste a day fucking about driving all over the city. I’m in a pickle.
Sounds like you're doing things in the wrong order. Step 1. Accumulate tools Step 2. Reno house Use this for future reference.
You are very correct. I hadn’t planned on it until moved into house and realised master bedroom was too small so need to rip out walls and build new ones, carpets are all fucked so ripping them out and putting floating floors down. That’s just the start.
I never buy 2nd hand, only because I have in the back of my mind the amount of tradies that get there tools stolen, I don't want to aid in that shit.