I am not trying to piss on anyone. The reason it only cost $200 to deck a block Is not due to what he paid for the machine. It is because that is how long it takes times $60 an hour. Do it the old way and the time rate doubles. It takes longer and the chance of error also goes up with pen and paper. These machines do the math for you. If shops set their rates at the cost of their equipment they would never get work.
One thing I taught my son if you don't have the cash for tools don't finance them. The biggest mistake mechanics make is going into debt to the snap-on man. Tool boxes don't make money, The tools combined with knowledge always results in a pay day if the tools are paid for. I myself could only ever afford Craftsman. Those boxes in my pictures are harbor freight with snap-on decals I put on. Fooled many even the snap on guy at first glance.
