The high cost of higher quality is a pain soon forgotten. The pain of an inferior tool does not go away.


Yup.

It's the same way with all kinds of tools.

I removed some fake beams from our family room years ago and tried to economize on the drywall sander/vacuum by using a shop vac and a bucket gizmo. It was deafening and was extremely annoying to work with (suction wasn't adjustable, etc., etc.).

I eventually broke down and got a Festool CT36 dust extractor + Sander kit. It worked fabulously well, was quiet, was adjustable, and was a (relative) joy to use. Of course, if one can't spare that much cash, then one has to make do, but when one can, well, the choice is pretty easy (in that case at least).

Cheers,
Scott.