Ditto on the yard sales, but also shop pawn shops. I've found some real bargains on lightly used brand name tools- - - -Snap-On, S-K, MAC, etc. The top line stuff from places like Harbor Freight or Northern Tool aren't too shabby, especially if you're not using them all day, every day in a commercial shop.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!