[Reggie S]

[QUOTE=David Gardiner;57698]Hi Reggie and welcome to the site. I don't have much experience with HF but my advice would always be to buy the best tools you can afford. You might be better off just buying one thing at a time and waiting 'till you have more money to buy the next, that's how I have always done things, in the mean time most things can be done by hand. I see you have gas welding ( I think that's what you meant by "torch") if that is the case then you have the most versatile tool at your disposal.
David,

Thank you for the advice. I agree with you. I started my wrenching using Craftsman tools, for this very reason. I now can afford SnapOn and Matco, and am more than willing to spend the money for the better tools.

I have been doing a lot of reading on the site, and am seeing the ways some of you manipulate and shape metal without fancy machines. I am not only impressed, but inspired! Since I originally got the "fever" from TV, I mainly saw fairly sophisticated equipment. I never would have figured out tuck shrinking or stump shrinking. What an amazing art, and site!