I've not read the thread, but....

Decent quality (not necessarily expensive) for stuff I use regularly. Park or more likely Pedros for many of the specialty tools I use regularly. Decent quality for the non-specialized hand tools I use regularly.

Cheap or home-made, but functional, for stuff I rarely use. My cheap RD hanger alignment tool works great for the very rare times I use it. Home made cup presses, steer tube cutters, rear dropout aligner, are just a few of the home made tools that work fine, albeit not as efficiently as real tools. Some of that stuff really is one and done or once every few years.