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Originally Posted by Hitch
I find that if you try to go the cheap route hurriedly, this is ALWAYS true. Sometimes, yes, you can score a real deal, but if you rush to buy (cheap) this over (pricier) that, it almost always bites you in the ass. :-)
Hitch
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My father always said "If it's worth having, it's worth having the best."
I've usually had to modify that to "...the best you can afford."
But I don't always agree. Rumpelteazer, didn't you accomplish your goal? You didn't have a large initial spend, decided you liked it, then were willing to spend more, and also you learned what the failings of the cheap stuff are, so you could better determine what makes the better stuff worth the money.
Adam Savage espouses the idea of buying cheap tools, see if it really serves you, and then when you understand how it works, and what you really need, THEN buy the best you can afford. Maybe the cheap one is a waste, but if so, it was at least a cheap waste, and if it's serviceable at all, you can have spare or pass it on to someone else to learn with.
I usually agree with that, particularly when it's something new to you, and maybe you don't know how to judge quality and value yet.
ApK