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Further proof that brand snobbery is probably a bad thing - You need to
research your purchases and touch each tool before you buy.

RonB

If you look closely at many name brand tools, you will find they are just
about twins of each other, with a few cosmetic changes. It seems that these
days a lot of tools are made to the same design, probably in the same
overseas factory. I have a hard time believing that having a specific brand
name on a product makes it work any better.

OTOH, there are times when you get what you pay for.