The last WEBrownell tips I bought were not very good. Half were ground wrong and I just threw them out. The rest were usable, after a fashion, but did all need touching up to use them. If you want cheap don't bother with them but if you want quality be willing to pay for it. If a tool cost you 25 each but does the job don't complain that you can get others for 5 each. Once you buy the cheaper stuff and see the quality you wont be back.
I agree expensive tools cost more only in the short term. Over a job or two is a fair way to think about it. Or think about what problems cheap tools can cause. Then consider how much time it takes to fix those problems. I'd rather buy the best I can afford so the job is easy and the only surprise is how fast the job goes. Or better yet I'll just send it out and pay others to worry about it.
