I wasn't born with an air compressor and air tools.
I've done plenty of work with just hand tools (and often, not even the
right hand tools. Had to get creative very often. But then I started thinking about how much quicker I could finish jobs if I had air tools, more and better hand tools, etc. So I gathered up the goodies over the years. I've spent a lot of money on tools, but it's WAY less than it would have cost me to have someone else do the wrenching.
So just buy tools as you go. I could always justify the cost of tools, even specialty tools, by figuring out how much money I could save by buying the parts and doing the work myself. And the next time you need to do a similar job, you already have the tools you need.
Oh yeah, stay away from the junk tools that are made in China, Taiwan, etc. Stick with brand names like Snap-On, Mac, Craftsman, etc. They'll last a lifetime and are made to more exacting tolerances so they fit the fasteners better. This means you'll round off the corners on fewer fasteners and you'll bust fewer knuckles from the tool slipping.
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