What brand of power tools?

[Bailey Guns]

I like DeWalt. I've used some of my DeWalt stuff for a few pretty heavy projects (building a very large deck, for instance) but mostly it's homeowner type stuff. So, they aren't abused. I'm going on 10 years with most of my DeWalt stuff and not a single problem whatsoever.

I am starting to upgrade/add a few tools here and there, though, and find the Milwaukee stuff pretty enticing.

[Bailey Guns]

If cordless tools were handguns:

Ryobi = hi point, Sccy
Ridgid = Ruger
Dewalt, Milwaukee = Glock
Bosch = HK
Festool = Infinity
Porter cable = Taurus
Makita = walther?

Well that makes me wanna shit-can my Bosch router... I really liked it till I read that.

[Wulf202]

Hitachi = rossi

Used to be good until some shithole company bought them

[Jer]

I like DeWalt. I've used some of my DeWalt stuff for a few pretty heavy projects (building a very large deck, for instance) but mostly it's homeowner type stuff. So, they aren't abused. I'm going on 10 years with most of my DeWalt stuff and not a single problem whatsoever.

I am starting to upgrade/add a few tools here and there, though, and find the Milwaukee stuff pretty enticing.

I've used mine for quite a while to include a brief stint at a professional capacity (electrician) and I don't anticipate needing to replace any of them other than the occasional battery maybe. I saw lots of Milwaukee on the job sites as well so I certainly wouldn't throw any of those in the trash to get DeWalt if I already own them. For me, the key is buying the right ecosystem on the front end and then sticking with it since the batteries are the expensive part. You want to buy as few batteries as possible to run all your tools so whether that's Milwaukee or DeWalt you really can't go wrong. I just know that based on personal experience and what I saw in the field, DeWalt was deployed far more frequently than everything else combined.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ Don't disagree with that at all. I've just had the opportunity to pick up a few Milwaukee things thru that Home Depot program I'm in and they're all top notch. I find that when I have a choice between similar tools I'm reaching for the red one over the yellow one more often than not. It's not that the DeWalt stuff is bad...I'm just finding the Milwaukee stuff is that good.

[Irving]

This video came into my feed a few weeks ago, and this thread reminded me to watch it. Looks like you can get a battery adapter (for $20ish) for most tool options (unless you have Ryobi tools). Might ease the pain of switching over.

[whitewalrus]

This video came into my feed a few weeks ago, and this thread reminded me to watch it. Looks like you can get a battery adapter for most tool options (unless you have Ryobi tools). Might ease the pain of switching over.

And there is nothing wrong with getting into another brand or battery type if you need to. Yes it?s more expensive and doesn?t allow you to stockpile a single battery. But if you have a need to get a different brand, I wouldn?t let the fact you have to buy a new battery ruin it.

There are deals all the time on different things, so just acquire over time unless you really need it now.


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[Bailey Guns]

Another great YouTube channel, not necessarily tool related but sometimes, is Essential Craftsman. The guy is a wealth of information and just fun to watch.

[Jer]

This video came into my feed a few weeks ago, and this thread reminded me to watch it. Looks like you can get a battery adapter (for $20ish) for most tool options (unless you have Ryobi tools). Might ease the pain of switching over.

The caveat to be concerned is thermal management. I haven't watched that particular video but make sure you understand how the thermal management & safety aspects work. Lots of adapters bypass these or use unregulated batteries. Best case scenario in these situations the battery will run do low that it bricks & is unrecoverable. Worst case can result in fires & such. It can be done as evidenced by an adapter I made to adapt my 20v DeWalt batteries to an older 18v B&D weed eater I got tired of rebuilding the old Ni-Cad packs on.

[Gman]

If cordless tools were handguns:

Ryobi = hi point, Sccy
Ridgid = Ruger
Dewalt, Milwaukee = Glock
Bosch = HK
Festool = Infinity
Porter cable = Taurus
Makita = walther?


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I think me and my Walthers are offended. When you talk about Walther, there's 2 different sides. There's Ulm, making the good stuff (like the P99 and PPQ) . Then there's Umarex/Arnsberg where they make the not so good stuff (like the P22 and P380). I would equate Ulm in the DeWalt/Milwaukee camp and Arnsberg in the Ryobi camp.