Originally Posted by JohnM.

HF is a great resource. Some of the more expensive specialty tools you need can be found at 1/4 of the price. I've had some projects where the tool in question only lasts for that job and then it breaks, but the cost savings is still there. You do get what you pay for. Although sometimes you get lucky. My junkyard tools are all from HF and they get subjected to the worst abuse ever. Mainly leaving tools behind is my biggest problem there though, not breakage.