Originally Posted by goehm

You don't see guys with Ferarris using Home Depot wrenches! No, but really - when I first raced RC when I was 18 or so, I used junky tools. Hex wrenches would round, my hex heads got all screwed up and I ended up fighting with too many things that should have been routine. Same for soldering - for an electric buggy, it sure is nice to have a good solder joint that won't fail .. and to be able to unsolder/de-solder to work on it.

It's also something you can use for years and can use on other projects. For $85 or so over an x year period, it something that pays itself back.