The cost of renting something and having to pay for delivery is probably going to be more than just buying it outright and owning it after that for whenever you need it again.<p>Plus, the rental company is undoubtedly going to charge you jacked-up late fees when it turns out you don&#x27;t get your project done on time and need to keep the tool for another day.<p>When it&#x27;s so cheap to just go buy a workable tool from Harbor Freight, or a really nice tool from Home Depot, why bother renting some beat-up, abused, crappy tool from a rental place?  On top of that, when I need a tool for something, I sure as hell don&#x27;t want to sign up and have to wait a week for it, I need it now to fix something.  I may not use it often, but when I do need it, it&#x27;s invaluable to have it immediately ready to use.