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I bought a 6 inch drill press vice from Harbor Freight, its the shittiest piece of poo poo but in all honesty it pretty much does what I need it too. 13 piece Tap and Die set from norther tools. Tap holder broke pretty quickly, so I use a pair of locking pliers. Also a couple taps sheared in half, but really I attribute this to my initial lack of intuitive good tap use practices. But really I wouldn't complain, at this point it does everything I need it too. Protip: Kobalt sells some single tap/drill bit combos that are covered under their "No Hassle" warranty. Apparently, only some of them are. Like at the same time I bought a 4NC40 and a 8NC24 (both with a drill bit) and the 4NC40 says its covered under the warranty but not the 8NC24. I was pretty happy with this 13 piece Hitachi Black-Gold drill bit set I bought, use 'em for mild steel. They seemed to last longer than any other drill bit I've bought (matched maybe by I think Rigid(?) cobalt bits) and it comes with 2 1/8" which is handy. I think it was like $13.99 USD at Lowe's. Also, Harbor Freight had this AWESOME laser with a magnet/screw on/or double-sided tape(included) that shines a straight line. The Lens is adjustable so you can rotate the line any way you want. I'll stick it on the end of my vice, line up the line with a right-angle, and use it to align my drill (which happens to be my dad's craftsman corded hand drill which is older than me and to this day works awesome) to get the straightest of holes. The mamma jamma was $2.99. Basically just go into Harbor Freight with an idea of what will make you life easier, and look around. You will always find something cool, and sometimes you'll be pleasantly surprised quality-wise. P.S. - Anomalous Boners, check the Metal working-Blacksmithing thread in DIY-Hobbies. 
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