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jodyhighrola t1_j4pzaag wrote

You just have to commit and take on a project. There will be mistakes that you can learn from, and happy victories. This Old House has been on forever and is a pretty great resource to learn the high level version of just about anything. My pro-tip is to always work smarter not harder. Pay a little extra and get yourself the right tools for any job, and with many things DIY, it's all in the prep work.

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geneb0322 t1_j4q1q2s wrote

>get yourself the right tools for any job

I can't stress this enough. I'm pretty frugal and back when I didn't have much money I would just make do with whatever tools I had or could fashion from what I had (and I still fight this instinct on every job even though I can afford tools now). Things are so, so, so, so much easier when you have the correct tool.

You don't need to go buying the most expensive high quality tool you can find, though. Harbor freight is great for those tools that aren't used too hard, but you really need. I wouldn't get anything that takes a lot of stress from them, but their stuff is just fine for regular homeowner jobs.

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jodyhighrola t1_j4q82qn wrote

HF is fantastic for the tools you may only need a few times, and for specialty tools you don't want to shell out for. It's wild that a good amount of people have never heard of it and just buy whatever is at Lowes/HD.

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