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re: Does the OB have a preferred brand of power tools they recommend?
Posted on 10/16/22 at 7:50 am to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 10/16/22 at 7:50 am to kywildcatfanone
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Anyone know if these things go on sale for black friday?
They go on sale all the time.
Home Depot has a deal of the day on their website, the sets and tools are on there pretty often.
Milwaukee, Ryobi, etc
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Posted on 10/16/22 at 8:52 am to kywildcatfanone
Over the past 5 years I've connected close to 30 of the Makita 18v tools and around 20 batteries.
Overall I love the set and the wide selection of tools available.
I even have a few I bought they the wife rented.
Overall I love the set and the wide selection of tools available.
I even have a few I bought they the wife rented.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 8:57 am to kywildcatfanone
Milwaukee
Posted on 10/16/22 at 2:05 pm to kywildcatfanone
I use dewalt, but a couple of my buddies swear by Milwaukee. None of us depend on them for a living, just weekend use around the house type stuff, so take that for what it’s worth.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 12:22 am to kywildcatfanone
DEWALT
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE
Posted on 10/17/22 at 6:17 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:
Home DIY
Ryobi.
I bought Milwaukee 9 years ago and their customer service really pissed me off.
Buying an affordable battery platform is the reason for me if I had to start over again.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 6:55 am to Helo
Work supplies the teams with either Makita or Milwaukee. I have Makita but both are fine.
My co-worker was repairing a rail pit scale and left his 3/4” Impact on the rail. The operators forgot to put a de-rail on the line he was working although it stated in the JSA it was in position. He seen the locomotive coming in time to do a yard move so he got out the hole but didn’t have time to get all his tools. The Impact took the hit of the locomotive and was still usable and serviceable.
That’s impressive…
My co-worker was repairing a rail pit scale and left his 3/4” Impact on the rail. The operators forgot to put a de-rail on the line he was working although it stated in the JSA it was in position. He seen the locomotive coming in time to do a yard move so he got out the hole but didn’t have time to get all his tools. The Impact took the hit of the locomotive and was still usable and serviceable.
That’s impressive…
Posted on 10/17/22 at 7:31 am to BuddyRoeaux
I'm sure I will get shite on for this comment, but about 3 months ago I bought a Craftsman 6 tool cordless set with two batteries for $200 at Lowe's. I'm no where near hard on my tools, and they are mostly used for around the house stuff. But I did do some modifications to my galvanized boat trailer recently that took some work, and everything worked just fine. I also helped a buddy with a deck extension recently, and again, all worked perfectly. I can't compare the tools to dewalt or any of those fancy brands, because I've never seen the need to pay that much for what I use the tools for, but I'd recommend this set to anyone who will only be using these for DIY around the house type shite.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 7:53 am to kywildcatfanone
Ryobi has worked good for building fences, a shed and shooting house at the camp. The pole saw works good for working in the woods.
If if was a professional contractor. I would get Milwaukee. But I can't justify the high cost for home project tools.
If if was a professional contractor. I would get Milwaukee. But I can't justify the high cost for home project tools.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 8:22 am to kywildcatfanone
The ryobi deals for me was just to good to pass up.
It's only been a few months but I haven't had any issues.
It's only been a few months but I haven't had any issues.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 8:28 am to bayouvette
Bauer all day for my needs
Posted on 10/18/22 at 7:34 am to kywildcatfanone
Dewalt and Craftsman.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 7:20 pm to kywildcatfanone
Guys, just bumping this thread to say what I bought. Thanks for all the advice and options.
I opted to go with Ryobi Brushless. I didn't want to spend a ton of money because I don't use them every week, but I did want to get what I thought was a good quality set. Read a lot of reviews.
I ended up getting from Home Depot a 5 took Combo with 2 drills, reciprocating saw, multi-tool, and light with 2 batteries for $199.
I also bought a 3 HP Battery and 7 1/4 Circular Saw bundles for $199.
So $400 totals so far. I have a couple of others to buy, and obviously will need a few accessories for these, but with my DeWalt table saw I just bought, I should be set for a while.
Thanks again for all the replies.
I opted to go with Ryobi Brushless. I didn't want to spend a ton of money because I don't use them every week, but I did want to get what I thought was a good quality set. Read a lot of reviews.
I ended up getting from Home Depot a 5 took Combo with 2 drills, reciprocating saw, multi-tool, and light with 2 batteries for $199.
I also bought a 3 HP Battery and 7 1/4 Circular Saw bundles for $199.
So $400 totals so far. I have a couple of others to buy, and obviously will need a few accessories for these, but with my DeWalt table saw I just bought, I should be set for a while.
Thanks again for all the replies.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 9:01 am to kywildcatfanone
Harbor freight
Posted on 11/6/22 at 10:16 am to Trevaylin
quote:
Harbor freight
If electrons go through it I avoid HF. Broke that rule once; they couldn’t even manage to make a heat gun that didn’t shite the bed. I know some people happy with their blue-green battery tools (Earthquake maybe?), but I’ll pay a little extra.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 12:10 pm to Flats
quote:
If electrons go through it I avoid HF.
They have some gems in their lineup that are electric.. but they are things NOT MADE specifically for Harborfreight. The 17 and 20" drill presses are just rebadges and the mills they have are rebadges and are pretty good especially for the money.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 9:11 pm to armsdealer
Ryobi
Bought entire set on sale at home depot a couple years ago. Never had any issues. Purchased for less half of what same set of dewalt would have cost.
Bought entire set on sale at home depot a couple years ago. Never had any issues. Purchased for less half of what same set of dewalt would have cost.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 9:34 pm to OGhunter777
I use drills, impacts, grinders and bandsaws every day. Milwaukee is the best there is. If you aren't going to buy high quality power tools just buy the Hart brand at Walmart.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 9:53 pm to BuddyRoeaux
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The operators forgot to put a de-rail on the line he was working although it stated in the JSA it was in position
Holy shite man. When we work in the pit scales both shallow electrical and the deep electro mechanical we lock the derail with a lockbox and walk it all out.
Can't believe the just trust a JSA. Glad yall are alright.
Posted on 11/6/22 at 11:09 pm to Scoob
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Ryobi, for that specific reason.
Milwaukee is best, Dewalt solid second.
Ryobi is about 90% of the quality, for 50% of the price.
Impossible to argue with this, especially for how a majority of non-professionals use them.
I've had Milwaukee for 12 years, the same tools and batteries, plus added some over time, they have seen lots of use (above average home owner use.) Zero complaints with anything other than price. Prior to that I had some Dewalts that burnt up. Watched my current employer at the time switch from Dewalt to Milwaukee, about the same time. I also have the Kobalt 40v tools for outside stuff (polesaw, blower, hedge trimmer, even pressure washer, with few complaints).
I have used Ryobi a good bit, (FIL, and some guys at the camp have, and have started buying some corded stuff, that I knew I wouldn't be using that often). If I could go back, I would buy all Ryobi. Price, quality, value, availability, and tool options is impossible to beat, in my opinion.
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