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I've gotten a couple great deals at pawn shops. Since I started working in aviation I've had to get a few items, and NONE of those tools are cheap,... I found a Cleco brand suicide drill with quick chuck and a screw gun at a pawn shop for $40 for the pair. The drill needed a trigger and the screwgun needed to be reassembled and calibrated (free at work) and now work great. The drills go anywhere from $250 to $500, and the drivers can run up over $800.
Some of the tools I use are really spendy, like $700 Souix cleco runner, or $1200 for a hi-lok collar runner, so I hit up pawn shops from time to time in case someone has a decent deal on a tool. even if it's broken, if it's a major brand I can take it to work and have them fix it, they pay up to $100 in parts and I cover the rest, if any.