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My summary is you get what you pay for.  Search tool reviews before you buy.  I bought a small benchtop drill press a year ago.  I read about the HF model that the spindle had play and verified in person,  Bought one from Home Depot that had a good review and it works fine.  I bought a home owner grade stepladder from HF and it is good for just that - light infrequent usage.  I'm sure if it was used heavily every day it would loosen up and become dangerous.  Joe, I would check out the pressure washer carefully - again read reviews.  A lot of them have issues with pump and seal failures.  If you need some rather expensive power tool for single or infrequent use look into reantal from HD or a local rental source.