Rigid power tools.

[vossman]

Anyone have experience with the drills/saws? Home Depot has a deal that looks pretty tempting. I'm a casual user so they will be used several times a year, not daily. I like the lifetime service agreement. I've read a few bad reviews for the LSA but most were positive.

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Featured-...d/N-5yc1vZcf2s

[Gunner]

They're decent we don't have any problems

[Irving]

We had a big thread about power tools a few years ago that included discussion of Rigid and the lifetime service agreement. I can't find the thread though.

EDIT: Here it is. https://www.ar-15.co/threads/101691-...cordless+drill

[SideShow Bob]

Batteries are the weakness for cordless power tools.
My DeWalt set was great on the job being used daily. But when I went to work for a company that supplied cordless tools, my set got taken home for occasional homeowner use.
The batteries slowly lose thier ability to hold a full charge. I replaced them after the use life dropped off to just a couple of minutes, but the newer ones suffer the same problem of lack of use causing a slowly diminishing use life on a full charge time on the charger.

[hunterhawk]

My dad works construction and used to use dewalt daily. He got rigid ones when his dewalt died on sale like you speak of and has used them for a while now and says they are better... who knows maybe his dewalt was just old and battery diminished so thats why he said rigid was better...either way he uses them a lot and likes them

[TheNewKC]

I have a bunch of their tools. All of them are corded, no cordless stuff. They are good. Adjustments are easy, some have seen very heavy use and are still going strong.

[DFBrews]

The big box rigid brand is different than their professional line and the price change is extreme.


I prefer Milwaukee in both of my professional trade careers.

[kpp80202]

Ridgid is ok. I think the batteries are better in Makita and DeWalt, and that's one of the priciest things to replace.

[Wulf202]

Rigid batteries sucked in the beginning.

I won't be buying their cordless again. The corded are decent but have stupid "features "


Make sure you register the warantee per the fine print

Milwaukee is the best

[bryjcom]

After burning up two Dewalt 20 volt lithium drills this last summer I've switched to Milwaukee.. So far so good......

i have their 20 volt drill, impact drill, band saw, hammer drill, expander tool, wire strippers and wire crimper. I'm starting to look like a Milwaukee billboard with all their stuff now.