Picked up a decent deal @ Home Depot the other day...

[LuckyDuck]

Had to go to Home Depot the other day to replace a trash can that the wind blew off our mountain and never was seen again

While we were there, we found a Ryobi bundle that included a small drill & driver combo as well as a small circular saw & a light for something like $150. They also had an accompanying bit set for... around $50 or so. So for under $200 we walked away with a nifty toolset for my wife. Comparatively we spent as much replacing the trash and recycling bins that the wind apparently swept away. All in all, not a bad pickup.

RYOBI ONE+ 18V Cordless 4-Tool Combo Kit w/ 1.5 Ah and 4.0 Ah Batteries, Charger, & 40-Piece Drill and Drive Impact Rated Kit PCL1400K2-A98401 - The Home Depot

Offer a great addition to your industrial purpose by selecting this RYOBI ONE Cordless Combo Kit w and Batteries Charger Drill and Drive Impact Rated Kit.

www.homedepot.com

 

[AMGtuned]

As a guy who has used almost every cordless tool brand out there; I'm glad there are options available to folks.

I have personally worn out complete sets (including common replacements) from Bosch and DeWalt, and am currently a Makita snob for standard cordless kit, and Metabo HPT for my cordless nail guns and large saws.

One of the major differences in tool tiers is the internals; if something can be made with plastic gears, it will be. But those items do not hold up to the abuse of bolts with impact drivers, hole saws, metal cutting, etc. I retired a couple lower feature tools and small amperage batteries to my wife's kit so I didn't have to keep taking from my truck for her to hang a picture or something. She will never put the time or abuse on tools that I will, so they'll last her a long while. Good on ya for setting her up, hope it all works out.

 

[AMGtuned]

This is a fun one.

 

[EddieNFL]

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Owned by, made by, part of…?

It seems no on really makes their own products anymore.

 

[Steel+Killer]

I own a plumbing company all we use is Milwaukee.

They probably have more dedicated trade specific tools than anyone.

They get used every day five days a week only problem I have had is some of the switches going bad on some of the drills, but other than that they have been great.

 

[AMGtuned]

Owned by, made by, part of…?

It seems no on really makes their own products anymore.

The names in the middle are the owners; all surrounding are subsidies of the conglomerates.

Never wondered why Rigid and Milwaukee batteries are almost identical? File the index tabs off a Porter Cable battery, and watch what it fits now.

I agree, no one make their own shit. My guy at work is a Stiletto whore. He didn't know that that's why the new Milwaukee hammer looks the way it does.

Badger Tool Belts and Martinez hammers FTW.

 

[AMGtuned]

I own a plumbing company all we use is Milwaukee.

They probably have more dedicated trade specific tools than anyone.

They get used every day five days a week only problem I have had is some of the switches going bad on some of the drills, but other than that they have been great.

Milwaukee has the plumbing/electrical market cornered. Undoubtedly. My brother is a master electrician, and a Milwaukee snob. Plumber buddies are the same way.

Fucking tools are HEAVY though

 

[jr81452]

Owned by, made by, part of…?

It seems no on really makes their own products anymore.

Owned by, with some production line overlap.
Makita and Hilti are the only independents remaining. Last I checked, Makita is still owned by the family of the founder.

 

[Big Phish]

I have used them all but Dewalt batteries are the best but Milwaukees has a lot of nice tools I prefer. Stick to top 3 and you be fine and that Dewalt, Milwaukee and Makita. Hate Bosch I burned them up too fast on jobsites. Wished Ryobi made 15 min fast chargers not 2-3 hour bullshit which I don't have the time for.

 

[Big Phish]

Milwaukee has the plumbing/electrical market cornered. Undoubtedly. My brother is a master electrician, and a Milwaukee snob. Plumber buddies are the same way.

Fucking tools are HEAVY though

Not around here they don't. BT Contractors purchase Dewalts because its far more cheaper but not necessary better.

 

[supercorndogs]

Owned by, with some production line overlap.
Makita and Hilti are the only independents remaining. Last I checked, Makita is still owned by the family of the founder.

 

[jr81452]

Think you meant to quote the post above mine.

 

[ironpony52]

Originally Makita, then they sort of disappeared for a while, wound up all Dewalt and have stayed with them. They are readily available every where around here and have never let me down in the last 25 years. Contractor usage.

 

[Devildog]

I have used them all but Dewalt batteries are the best but Milwaukees has a lot of nice tools I prefer. Stick to top 3 and you be fine and that Dewalt, Milwaukee and Makita. Hate Bosch I burned them up too fast on jobsites. Wished Ryobi made 15 min fast chargers not 2-3 hour bullshit which I don't have the time for.

I agree, about 5yrs ago I went with mostly Dewalt cordless tools in my tool trailer. I have a good number of Milwaukee tools as well. We have worm drive saws, table saws, compressors and a 12” miter saw all running on batteries. Makes life so much easier. Tools have lots of power and last a long time.
I still remember my first cordless drill it was a Maikita with the long stick battery. That was over 30 yrs ago, things have come a long ways and for the better in my opinion.

 

[IowaPlinker]

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I cannot find my Festool on here… but really, festool seems to be only for wood.

 

[acpchuck]

Based on my experience Ryobi is OK for occasional, light duty use. I bought a Ryobi kit about 4 years ago. 10 years ago I picked a Ryobi drill and was very happy with it so thought the kit was a good deal. Kit had a drill, impact driver, circular saw, reciprocating saw, oscillating tool and a light. Within a year one of the batteries died. Contacted Ryobi for a new one, was told they were sending it and never got. All I did get was a long list of excuses why it didn't show up.

Drill died first while drilling 1/4" holes in 3/16" thick steel. Next the rod on the reciprocating saw broke while cutting small branches. Then the circular saw died. Finally the old drill died. Impact driver is still working well.

I used these in remodeling just about every room in the house since retiring. Am now using Rigid because of their life time warranty and the easy of of using it IF it is needed. Have done some work with contractors and they all use Milwaukee tools. I just can't justify the extra cost of those for the work I do.

 

[BuildingConceptsllc]

End of 2022 I switched to all dewalt. I mainly have the tools for letting guys use them when something unplanned needs to be done, but I use them too some. Nice eco system they have with the 60v/20v stuff and the power of it is very good.

My electricians and plumbers are all Milwaukee, and they make good stuff. That cordless hole hog they make is unrivaled, though my guys wear them out after about 2 of 3 years. That's daily use with some big nail eaters though.

 

[hankpac]

The names in the middle are the owners; all surrounding are subsidies of the conglomerates.

Never wondered why Rigid and Milwaukee batteries are almost identical? File the index tabs off a Porter Cable battery, and watch what it fits now.

I agree, no one make their own shit. My guy at work is a Stiletto whore. He didn't know that that's why the new Milwaukee hammer looks the way it does.

Badger Tool Belts and Martinez hammers FTW.

I don’t and never did make my living with these tools, however Stiletto donated hand tools that the team I support, used for forcible entry, while in Baji. Still have them in the team hut. They’ve been to Iraq, twice and Afghanistan, as well as “Eastern Europe”. Thanks, Stiletto! Tiger Force, 1/327 IN, 101.

 

[weaselrunner]

ryobi is Milwaukee's homeowner, cheaper line.
i work for an electrical distributor dealing with public power and hands down, Milwaukee's m18 fuel line is the most popular and i've seen a number of items come thru that i have had to read the box to figure out what it is..
our onsite maintenance contractor will own nothing but.

 

[Pbgt]

You'all must not work too hard..(.looking at you electricians, plumbers...) I owned a welding /fab company for almost 30 years, there is NO cordless tooling, no matter what color it was that lasted 10 min on a job. The newer generation always wanted to use cordless, many a time I told them if I see you with that tool again, you are fired. What ever happened to real men working??

 

[chevy_man]

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If anyone thinks they're getting Milwaukee quality for Ryobi prices they're dumber than this thread.

1. Speed. Milwaukee will straight up dominate rigid and Ryobi in speed.

2. Power. Milwaukee will do 3-5x more work in the same time as the cheap crap.

If you have all the time because you don't know better the cheap tools will get it done.

If you make money on your work the cheap tools will kill your profit margins. They'll also cost you a ton of time.