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I would get a good name brand that is easy to buy in your area, and has replacements readily available. I like Craftsman wrenches and hand tools with the lifetime guarantee. The power tools only have about a year, and a lot of the craftsman power tools I've had have only lasted a few years. Snap On or Mac are good for the specialty hand tools. I do agree with Harbor freight, but found a trick, I bought a metal band saw, and used it a lot before the warranty expired, and the motor burned out. They replaced the motor for free. I took the opertunity to give a complete lube, and found a gearbox with only a small amount of oil, and it was filled with powdered metal the gears looked good, so I cleaned it out and put in new oil. The saw is now in good shape, and I like it, but it basically had to be taken apart and lubed properly, by the way, the bearings in the motor were dry, causing it set itself on fire. A while back I bought a pallet of tools at an auction for a dollar, two I saved were air chisels with scalers attached. One was Harbor Freight's, and the other was Ingersoll Rand. I took them both apart, and the piston in the Harbor Freight was destroyed, a replacement was just a couple dollars, and the one in the Ingersoll Rand, which I find selling new with a discount at something under $200 I think, it had a good piston, it could probably be refaced on a valve grinder if I wanted to. so I would try air tools from someplace like Ingersoll Rand. Check performance to make sure they will have enough power. Electric tools I would get contractor grade tools.
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