Tell me about stupid set backs like this when you are trying to get a project done. Ive been remodeling my three bathrooms all at once (completed one before removing the ****ter and vanity from others). I had to run all over town for tools, and little plumbing supplies. I HATE plumbing now. Hope you get that chisel quick so you can keep your sanity.
FWIW, those 12 dollar air chisels aren't that bad. When I bought my first compressor, I bought an air tool set from Harbor Freight. Spent less than $100 for a 1/2" impact, 3/8" ratchet, die grinder, and air chisel, along with some impact sockets and other accessories. Got quite a bit of use out of all of them disassembling the 67. Impact was the first to crap out, but it lasted a couple of years; upgraded it with an IR Thundergun. Just upgraded the ratchet, not because it failed, but because I needed some serious torque that I couldn't get anything else onto. Ratchet and the die grinder are still going strong, after about 8 years. I bought a big angle grinder from HF for dirt cheap too, and it's still running great, and I've added a couple more die grinders because they're cheap enough that I can have several with different fittings (cut off wheels, scotch-brite pad lock discs, 90 degree, straight, etc). Easier than changing out the tool at the end, and for <$20 each, it's worth the price.
Cheap tools aren't necessarily bad tools, if you understand when you can get away with a throw-away, and when you're going to want good quality.
Cheap tools aren't necessarily bad tools, if you understand when you can get away with a throw-away, and when you're going to want good quality.