Buying cheap is not always possible. Some things require you to throw frugality overboard and use common sense. Cheap parts make cheap things, and cheap is directly proportional to durability/reliability. If you only want to use something a few times, you can buy it cheap and get by. But if you value workmanship, risking cheapness is unrealistic. Well, it's not a cheap folding head, and neither are the bearings. I've already drilled holes for four speakers and plan to add 16 more tomorrow. This is a solid, high quality set and I have no qualms or qualms about spending the extra money. Nothing annoys me more than relying on a tool that frustrates you in the middle of a project. But that's why I have a flat forehead [slaps my hand on the head]. good sentence.