"Tom" wrote

Many people say "cry ONCE over purchase price and avoid crying every
time you use a tool you bought for cheap."

HTH, Tom

I have and have seen tools that are fifty years old, and better than a lot
of the crap they sell for new now. Picked up a Ridgid 12" pipe wrench
today, well used, but still good .............. $1. Shop around, but be an
informed shopper, just as you have provided the info on how to recognize the
different grades of DeWalt. With few exceptions, quality tools do cost, but
they last and last and last.

Steve