This conversation came up a number of years ago and I remember people were going on and on about how much better the Rigid warranty was. I warned that it wouldn't last and once the gravy train ended a lot of people were going to be left out in the cold.

I also stated that, based on the research and reviews I had seen, it was an inferior product and you would most definitely need to utilize that warranty regularly.

At the time I was getting pushed back from people whose stance was that if DeWalt was so good they would offer a similar warranty. My DeWalt gear keeps chugging along decades later like the day it was new even far outside of any warranty period. I feel bad for those that believed the marketing hype they were sold.

It sucks that some of you had to deal with the Rigid headache. That doesn't sound like a very positive ownership experience.