All of the “workarounds” are probably great for new PP constructions. There will be times when that’s not practical for reworks, mods, earlier kit construction, etc. Of course, it’s personal; your time and your money. I state the NP kit option for people with my past experiences; paying more for piecemealing tool assortments together later versus paying less for a kitted assortment up front. I’ll state again, man if coils have the money back for each time I tried to save a few bucks on tools only to have it bite me later in time wasted due to inefficiency, parts requiring rework, additional shipping costs, etc.
Along the same lines = if you’re going to buy a strap duplicator (another great error reducing, great time saving tool), get the nice set with #40 thru 1/4 and pilots in both directions. You can live without them at some additional risk. Worth their weight in gold when needed.
Just sayin’ but to each his own. Build safe.