There is another point which some know about,,, but most will be able to understand.
It is called "Tactile Gratification." It is the enjoyment that one gets from using a tool or more properly the feel one gets while using that tool.
Some tools just feel better in your hands than others do. This applies to guns as well, and some actually feel better in your hands than others do. You probably will shoot them better as well.
Many people will PooPoo this idea however it will become obvious to all but complete brain dead's after using the machine from any length of time. Some machines just don't wear you out as much as others do and some feel better than others do over the course of a long run.
Part of this can be defined as "Ergonomics," or how well the machine is laid out for continuous usage. Or how well the machine fits you. This is most obvious in cars. Some just feel better than others do.
For me as a Machinist having spent many hours in front of turret lathes this issue comes to the fore front quickly and if the feel isn't there I get sick of it quickly and wander off to do something else. IE: I can't stay focused because I am focusing on the machines bad feel as opposed to focusing on making parts.
I hate suffering at work. Suffering thru my hobbies is not gonna happen!
Some times I buy a tool and start to use it and find out that it sucks outright. This tool is generally sent back, passed along to someone else, or put in a cabinet and stored to be sold when I cash out my shop.
Sometimes you buy a tool because it is less expensive than the one you really wanted. I have done this many times !!!!! It may work OK and do the job but then you get an opportunity to use the one you actually wanted and find out what you've been missing.
I started in a machine shop using junk tools which I was forced to learn on. Then I got ran off and went to work at a place that had nice stuff and found out that I was a lot better machinist than I had been while using junk. It was refreshing to use machines that did what they were told as opposed to the junk that screwed you 50% of the time.
When I started my own shop I bought the good stuff used,,, as in that case,,, Second Hand was better than Second Rate! It still is!
After nearly 30 years my machines are still producing perfect parts,,
(well most of the time
)
My dad always said
"buy the best,,, only cry once!" and I swear it is one of the truest statements ever made.
My dad sold used airplanes for a living. Some of them are better than others, and he wouldn't have anything to do with the ones that weren't.
My .02 on this subject,,, but since I have vast knowledge on this particular subject,,, this .02 is actually worth more like $52.25!
Randy