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What House are you?

DavidR8 said:
Ridgid. Their battery warranty is excellent.
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I did have a Ridgid drill a long time back when they first came out. I was lured in by the lifetime warranty. Eventually though, it became obsolete and they would not warranty it any longer as there were no parts available and the battery format had changed. I do think the Ridgid tools are quite good still, but like Ryobi, I don't like being restricted to a single retailer to purchase from. I have no issue with HD, I shop there lots as they are just a few minutes from home, but I like having options.

The biggest reason for me when I switched from Ryobi to Milwaukee was the Ryobi batteries. They just didn't last both in power delivery and lifespan. I have both Milwaukee M12 and M18 tools now and the batteries are much better. Aside from some of the higher demand tools, I can use one battery all day and still have power to spare. I've not yet had to replace any of them. Also, the variety of tools Milwaukee offers is incredible.
 
BMW Rider said:
I did have a Ridgid drill a long time back when they first came out. I was lured in by the lifetime warranty. Eventually though, it became obsolete and they would not warranty it any longer as there were no parts available and the battery format had changed. I do think the Ridgid tools are quite good still, but like Ryobi, I don't like being restricted to a single retailer to purchase from. I have no issue with HD, I shop there lots as they are just a few minutes from home, but I like having options.

The biggest reason for me when I switched from Ryobi to Milwaukee was the Ryobi batteries. They just didn't last both in power delivery and lifespan. I have both Milwaukee M12 and M18 tools now and the batteries are much better. Aside from some of the higher demand tools, I can use one battery all day and still have power to spare. I've not yet had to replace any of them. Also, the variety of tools Milwaukee offers is incredible.
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I had poor experiences with Milwaukee tools on job sites in the US amd my Makita corded tools have been 50/50. So far my experience with Ridgid has been excellent.
 
I'm mostly house Milwaukee but I've had good luck with dewalt corded grinders. I actually don't have a lot of cordless tools, I'm mostly air operated. If I hadn't invested in pneumatic tools I probably would've made the switch to cordless. But years ago the cordless tools weren't what they are now
 
BaitMaster said:
@Susquatch my comment was more geared towards the fact that all of the brands have tool failures. We have guys with red, yellow, and blue, and we see all of them go in for service.
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I figured that. No, worries.

My point which was probably too well hidden was that I expect that! Anything much better would cost too much and then none of us would have them!

A good example of how I feel was mentioned in my earlier post. If my Dewalt battery chain saw failed tomorrow, I wouldn't cry about it. I'd just go get another one. For the price, it's a simply amazing tool.

On average, the latest tools are plenty good enough for characters like us. Sure, they are not bullet proof, but neither are they junk. They are more than good enough for me.

I've seen how rough the majority of full time users are on their tools. I'm quite surprised that they last as long as they do when pushed like that. Yet, I can't help but notice that those guys just go get another one when the handle falls off.

To put it as simply as possible, the odd failure especially in professional hands doesn't bother me. Instead, I celebrate how awesome they are. I love them!
 
BaitMaster said:
@Susquatch my comment was more geared towards the fact that all of the brands have tool failures. We have guys with red, yellow, and blue, and we see all of them go in for service.

We see all of them break in silly ways, and they have their quirks.

For example, DeWalt Drill handles break under heavy torque. I’m talking like a 4.5” hole saw, or an 1 1/4 auger bit. We have seen that about 8 times over 6 years with multiple guys.

Milwaukee cordless grinder gear boxes seize up under heavy use. Seen that 5 times.

Milwaukee drill castings will break or the gears will strip…. That happens alot.

DeWalt gear boxes in their 1/4” drive impacts are known to seize…. Seen that alot.

None of them are “indestructible”.

I’ve gone through three Milwaukee drills in ten years, three grinders, two impacts.

And there’s other guys with similar stories of DeWalt.
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Ya, I started out a Dewalt fan until I got one of their routers. The bearings tend to burn out real fast on their routers. I see on the net that many others have had the same experience. My conclusion is that probably all brands have their star products as well as their dogs. Assuming that a brand name is trustworthy just because one tool was a good experience is probably a bad assumption.
 
I have two off brands that i keep in the house for odd jobs, a Porter Cable drill i bought dirt cheap at the Co-Op, big sign on the discount table...NO RETURNS...batteries wouldn't charge. Found info on the interweb on how to jump start them and voila the now work. Seems like a good drill. The other is a drill i bought cheap at PA, it's a Kawasaki, sits for months not being used but the batteries hold a charge.
 
I’ve been in the house of Ryobi since they came out. I had some of the original blue.
While not really a pro grade tool, I’ve done some pro grade work with them. Remigrated every house we own with the ONE+.
 
darrin1200 said:
Remigrated every house we own with the ONE+.
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Hey Darrin, I've never heard the term "remigrated". At first I assumed it was a typo. But if so, I can't figure out what it should have been.

What does "remigrated" mean?
 
Seems like every time I go to KMS Tools in Kamloops, I have a guy looking to get Warranty work onna Milwaukee, in front of me in the line-up.

That said, I bought Milwaukee anyways, three times so far for 'sets' and a couple tools separate, mostly because I now have a bunch of interchangeable batteries. cheaper to buy the 'package' than to buy the batteries that came with!

It would not actually make me unhappy, if they were mandated a particular spec, so we could buy the Batteries that worked best, and be free to plug them in to the Tools that worked best!
 
Susquatch said:
Hey Darrin, I've never heard the term "remigrated". At first I assumed it was a typo. But if so, I can't figure out what it should have been.

What does "remigrated" mean?
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#$@@!#$ auto correct. It seems to be making up words on me now. Remodeled.

edit(look what I found)
I guess it is a real word.
They say say you must learn one new thing each day. I guess my day is done. LOL
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darrin1200 said:
I guess it is a real word.
They say say you must learn one new thing each day. I guess my day is done. LOL
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And here I thought you were changing the molecular composition of the housing material somehow through remigration of the carbon atoms in the polymer chains....... Some kind of reverse depolymerization process.....
 
Tom O said:
Twisted is ok but I hate getting all wound up.
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We're getting way too old to go getting all wound up any more, it just goes to create new wounds that seem to take too long to heal. :p
......Why the hell are wound and wound the same word? And how is anyone besides me suposed to know which order they're in? Now that wounds me and winds me up a little. :rolleyes:. ..... and yet it's not even windy.:eek: Yup, another hidden peave ....:rolleyes:
Anybody else hate the English language? ..... almost as dumb as having 5280 feet in a mile. :rolleyes:
 
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