I have a few tool from HF, some are good some are bad, I know I get what I pay for but I want to spend most of my spare cash on parts for my truck and not tools that will last me longer than I live. In most cases if I spen $10 on a grinder and it breaks half way through the job I can still by another and be better off than spending $100 on a good one that will sit on a shelf collecting dust when I am done using it.
I agree good tools are nice to have but in the long run the do cost a pretty penny
Ed