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Ryobi had a set for like 6-7 tools for $200. But I rather by a nice cordless drill like DeWALT XR with hammer drill option and maybe a 7.5 inch saw than to buy a kit i'll never use.
I'm selling my Dewalt 10 tool now for $650 unused, in the box, which is now at $800 at Home Depot.
The kit you bought is nice and you might find the stuff that you use more than you think.
I think the light and sawzall might get more use than you anticipate, especially if you buy an inexpensive case of the diablo blades.
#1 - your kid may not want your tools. They may not be 'handy', or they just might see your stuff as "old junk".
maybe an analog from the kitchen side of the house, is I watched my mother collect Waterford Crystal and Lenox China. None of her grandkids have ever expressed any interest - and I felt sad after my ex wife's mother died, nobody wanted her china set either. It went to the Goodwill.
having said that, I was given a starter set by my father when I moved out, and prolly stole a few when he wasn't looking. A few of them I still have to this day, and others have been replaced when I felt the need. I'm going to say the 3/8 AC drill in solid silver color is my fathers, it's easily 40 years old.
Do you have a fetish for color-n-brand-matching toolsets? Get over it. You buy the tools you need, at the time you need them. I thought I had every reasonable tool, until I bought a motorcycle - 22mm+24mm sockets! 3 foot breaker bar is a waste of time, get a 6 foot! Low on funds, buy chinese tools at Harbor Freight with names like "Milwaukee" but still made in China! Buy top-shelf tools, get them stolen at the jobsite. Right now you might consider yourself a DIY Homeowner, but maybe later you'll get into wood and discover the joy of a burnt edge caused by a router. I'm into PVC pipes lately. When I was a teen, I was into plastics. I haven't touched a coping saw since Tupac died. So I'm saying your needs change.
My point is, once you get to a certain level of complexity and experience, all my tools were from 15 different brands spread out over 3 decades of purchases. 4 if you include my father's drill from above. I guess I'll hand it back to him in the Afterlife.
Have you considered purchasing tools only if and when you need them?
What is the first project you want to tackle?
I only got the set because I thought it was a great deal till later I found those are all brushed models and I really had no project coming up that I'd really need to put them to use so I just decided to return them. I'll just buy the brushless one at a time as I need them overtime.
I'm not a carpenter at all but when I need a circular saw I prefer to borrow it from a friend or neighbor. I also own a tools from various brands and I gathered my toolbox by trial and error.
#1 - your kid may not want your tools. They may not be 'handy', or they just might see your stuff as "old junk".
maybe an analog from the kitchen side of the house, is I watched my mother collect Waterford Crystal and Lenox China. None of her grandkids have ever expressed any interest - and I felt sad after my ex wife's mother died, nobody wanted her china set either. It went to the Goodwill.
having said that, I was given a starter set by my father when I moved out, and prolly stole a few when he wasn't looking. A few of them I still have to this day, and others have been replaced when I felt the need. I'm going to say the 3/8 AC drill in solid silver color is my fathers, it's easily 40 years old.
Do you have a fetish for color-n-brand-matching toolsets? Get over it. You buy the tools you need, at the time you need them. I thought I had every reasonable tool, until I bought a motorcycle - 22mm+24mm sockets! 3 foot breaker bar is a waste of time, get a 6 foot! Low on funds, buy chinese tools at Harbor Freight with names like "Milwaukee" but still made in China! Buy top-shelf tools, get them stolen at the jobsite. Right now you might consider yourself a DIY Homeowner, but maybe later you'll get into wood and discover the joy of a burnt edge caused by a router. I'm into PVC pipes lately. When I was a teen, I was into plastics. I haven't touched a coping saw since Tupac died. So I'm saying your needs change.
My point is, once you get to a certain level of complexity and experience, all my tools were from 15 different brands spread out over 3 decades of purchases. 4 if you include my father's drill from above. I guess I'll hand it back to him in the Afterlife.
You make valid point and gives me something to think about. I’m more of a technology guy who works in technology. I really don’t think my hobbies will last around doing DIY around the house much to a point I’ll need more than a compact drill. I used my 3 yr old black and decker drill to fasten a screw into a brick yesterday and all I used was a concrete drill bit cost me $5 on amazon.
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