| I guess... what you're saying is not bad advice. Maybe instead, aim to buy tools as cheaply as you can the first time. I think it's best to just get your tools as gifts, or from garage sales. But there are a lot of tools that are cheap, feel cheap, and will break on you. Avoid using cheaply made tools -- this is also good advice. A neighbor bought a table saw with really flimsy legs... and the whole things just shook when you put boards through it. Look, you don't want to use a table saw like that. For... all the common sense reasons. Plus, with gifts at least, it's nice knowing my grandfather used the same socket set I have now. Emotionally-nice, and quality-nice... I know they aren't going to break on me since they didn't break on him. |
For example, you might have an increased risk of wood kickback, very nearly lose a leg, and spend years in physical therapy trying to replace the muscle mass that died. (I knew a guy.) Or you might bleed out.
Seriously, a few extra safety features on a table saw can make the difference between life and death. Assuming you don't just disable them.
(I have a cheapish table saw, but one that isn't complete garbage. I treat it with about the same caution I'd treat unexploded ordnance from World War II.)