Bought a cheap moisture meter and it actually works better than my expensive one

I picked up a $12 moisture meter from Harbor Freight last weekend just to check some drywall after a leak. Everyone in my local hardware store told me it'd be junk and to spend at least $50 on a professional model. Well, I tested it on like 10 different spots in my basement and then borrowed my neighbor's $60 pinless meter to compare. The readings were within 2% of each other every single time, which shocked me. I get that pinless meters have their place for tile floors and stuff, but for basic wood and drywall checks, the cheap one does the job. Has anyone else gotten good results from budget tools that the pros look down on?

Dropped $400 on a Fusion splicer from Facebook Marketplace and it actually worked

Took me 5 hours to figure out a bone dust issue on my bandsaw

Last week I was cutting through some pork shoulders and kept getting this weird bone dust buildup on the blade. I thought it was the blade being dull so I swapped it out twice, wasted about an hour. Then I cleaned the whole saw and still had the problem. Turns out the tension was just a hair too tight and it was throwing the dust off differently. Has anyone else run into a simple adjustment that took way too long to catch?

After months of cloudy skies, I managed to snap a clear pic of the Milky Way

I mean, idk, but I'm kinda proud of this one.