Lol, as above, too late! I stopped being a plumber about 30 years ago, but still have most of my tools, and they are still in good order and get a bit of use now and again. As an ex tradesman, yep, I know the old saying of buy cheap buy twice!Agree with Dave. There are loads of tools that you think you need…..you buy ‘em, use them once or twice and then put them back in thier box. I too have a dremel type drill, it’s one of my oldest, yet least used, tools. I’ve never yet needed an etch bender either. A good bench vice and top quality smooth jawed pliers will cover 95% of the bending you will ever need. Don’t fall for the hype.
Good advice on hand tools is buy the best you can afford from the most reliable makers and they will last a lifetime. I have some, like pin vices and my bench vice that have been used a lot for forty years and are still as good as the day they were purchased.
Last thing is if you buy tools for modelling, keep them for modelling. Real world large tasks are usually death to good fine tools.
You know the other old addage....
Ideal number of tools, knives, cars, bikes, fishing rods, etc, etc = n+1
Good advice about the only use model tools for modelling and thats one of the reasons I have so many tools already, cos I've had lots of hobbies, and have separate tools / tools kits, tool bags/boxes for each!!!
Cheers