Milwaukee for battery
DeWalt for corded
Which one are you?
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infinitevalence@discuss.online 8 months ago
seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
I can’t even recommend DeWalts corded stuff anymore. In the last few years their warranty service has gone from “It broke and you don’t have a receipt? Serial number checks out, we’ll send you a new one.” to “It broke 3 months into a year warranty and you do have all the receipts? Well, send it in to one of our sketchy third party repair centers for a quote.”
Screw that, I’ll just buy another off amazon and return the broke one for far less hassle. And I’ll buy a different brand next time.
nxdefiant@startrek.website 8 months ago
Milwaukee has an incredible catalog of cordless stuff. As a Makita, I sometimes get jealous.
I prefer Bosch for corded, but since it’s not an ecosystem, Im not brand loyal there.
infinitevalence@discuss.online 8 months ago
Makita has great corded too so at least you can stay teal for both battery and corded!
Agree when it comes to ecosystems im not tied to dewalt for corded, I have a Ryobi hammer drill because it does what I need.
The only real complaint I have with Milwaukee is that the 12v and 18v are not able to share equipment. I love the 12v gear for being light weight and powerful, but sometimes the tool I need uses the 18v batteries :(
spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Is your dewalt stuff old? Their new stuff is crap.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I have kind of a lot of dewalt stuff (drill, reciprocating saw, track saw, sander, multi tool, router, table saw, shop vac) and the only issue I’ve had was with their cordless shop vac. I have an older right-angle drill with the old style batteries and I don’t have any complaints with that either. Did I choose to commit to dewalt? Not exactly, but once I had a few of their batteries it seemed silly to get other tools that require different batteries. I know there are adapters. If I could start over I’d probably go with Makita or Milwaukee. I do have a corded Makita jigsaw, which is nice.
infinitevalence@discuss.online 8 months ago
some of it, I have a reasonably new table saw, and miter saw.
federalreverse@feddit.de 8 months ago
infinitevalence@discuss.online 8 months ago
thankfully I dont need powder tools for anything any more.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s the battery system that locks you in. I have mostly DeWilt cordless tools and they are totally fine for a home jobber that I am. I do also own some Milwaukee and some Makita.
If I were to re-buy all my cordless tools, maybe I’d go with Makita, but there are some Milwaukee tools I do like as well.
Even so, these tools are not as different from each other as they used to be. DeWalt/Milwaukee/Ryobi and others have been bought out by VCCs and are made in the same factories now.
Lately I look at Festool products b/c I see my youtoobers using them. I fear they are too costly for the likes of a home user like me.
cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Venture Capitalism is one of my least favorite flavors of capitalism, I don’t even like the original
SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 8 months ago
Festools are OK but they are not worth it IMHO. We used to say it’s the tools for those who buy a 5000$ bike before knowing how to ride.
grue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I delayed buying a decent drill/driver for a goddamn decade because I was paralyzed with indecision about which battery system to get locked into.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ha, I did the very same thing. Finally bit on DeWalt. Some regrats, but it was done. No need crying. I have bought some of the others now too.
reflectedodds@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I don’t buy cordless anymore. If I can have a wire I get it, it’s cheaper, and I’ve had batteries die in the middle of the job way too many times. And I’ve had batteries just break/stop charging. And these batteries cost almost as much as the tools themselves if you have to buy one by itself.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I own a corded drill for backup, but those are best cordless for me. Grinders on the other hand are all corded. I do get where you’re coming from.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
VCCs are why the industry has gone so hard into the battery craze. Iterative ongoing sales. Should make a skeptic out of anyone.
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can get battery converters
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yep, have one for the older drill to convert to the newer battery.
Z4rK@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Where’s the Fein] gang at? (Had to generate the image with AI so don’t look too closely at it).
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Holy crap this is actually a good AI image. These a subtly scary as fuck!
I love the power drillsaw and the handle to nothing
Z4rK@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s not necessarily to nothing, it could be a very pro electric lighter.
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
That saw looks like it comes straight from an anime… I can see that being someone’s weapon of choice.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Pity the Kobalt dads.
space@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Ah, the neighbor starter kits
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Team no battery. Won’t get sucked into that mild convenience crack.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You must not make money with your tools.
Having to deal with an extension cord run up 35ft of scaffolding, not having power without a generator, having to run an extension cord through an attic or crawlspace, worrying about blowing a fuse because you are running a hammer drill and a vacuum, or dragging a cord around while doing anything sucks.
Being tied to a proprietary battery system only sucks if you need a tool that your chosen brand doesn’t offer. The price of having to buy enough batteries to get through the day does suck, but the convenience and time-saving makes it easier to tolerate.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Like most people buying and using them, yes. I do not make money on my tools. Doesn’t mean that I don’t use them daily. Most people do not need it and it is absolutely not worth it for most.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
My Ryobi battery is fine after many years. I actually have a drill + battery from before they started the ONE+ thing. Works fine. And that’s why I stuck with them when buying an impact driver, circular saw and band saw (which do require a ONE+ but I make do with 1).
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s interesting, the only cordless I’ve owned are Ryobi drill and impact driver and did not have the same experience. They died after 18 months or so.
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I used to be that way, then there was a holiday sale for my brand (one drill, one screwdriver with ratcheting). The big trick to batteries is storing them indoors. Yes, it’s a bigger PITA, but I’ve been thoroughly converted. 3 years running and my batteries and tools are still going strong.
Don’t get me wrong, I still buy corded for saws-all and stuff like that, but on drill/screw driver, battery works for 98% of all applications (hammer drilling cement being the rare exception).
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah I stored them indoors. Not for me.
Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Okay so weird battery story. Long story short tools were stolen and replaced all my shit with the cheapest garbage I could get away with until I could reinvest peicemeal…
Got a shitty Black and Decker drill. Drill of course was not great but was mostly for drywall and wood at the time so it was enough… That thing’s battery was god tier. Like I know it wasn’t under super heavy load but I used the shit out of that thing and maybe charged it once every 2 months when most batteries in a drill might last me a week if it’s not a heavy use situation. Never seen anything like it.
Eventually the actual drill died like 5 years on the job but right up til the end that battery never quit. I almost miss the thing now even though I caught flack for having such a shit brand. But knowing what is possible made me wonder what the hell was in that thing. Magic? Uranium? Was it the shit drill just ran on damn near nothing? All of the above?
Maybe planned obsolescence is a truth in power tool batteries…
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
With venture capitalists on driving the main brands, it absolutely is.
Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Where’s festool?
Squeezer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They run Gringotts
hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Judy got my first set, Porter Cable, I’ve had their 1/2" drive impact for a few years for working on my car with, never had an issue so I bought the set.
BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do you mind asking Judy if it was worth buying the tools used?
hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wow I missed that typo, just*
bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Makita gang
HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Milwaukee #1
Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
I can tell when a post comes from reddit because when I read the punchline I want to die.
esc27@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I have an old Dewalt cordless drill that refuses to die and uses obsolete batteries that none of my other tools use. A corded Dewalt tablesaw. A kobalt powered screwdriver that I like so far, and a growing collection of Ryobi. An old skil branded circular saw and jig saw (corded.) They are all fine for regular household use and weekend projects.
webhead@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Team Rigid for the warranty and frequent clearance at HD. They’re good tools for someone like me this isn’t CONSTANTLY using them probably.
Starbuck@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m curious if anyone here has tried out the Flex tools at Lowes? I keep seeing them there and it feels like someone must be buying them.
floral_toxicity@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Check out the torque test channel on YouTube.
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Turquoise all the way
BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social 8 months ago
Or like me and you're not a brand-whore you're a "I'm too goddamn broke which one is the cheap"
theparadox@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m a never-dad, but thanks to a generous gift from my SO’s dad and proprietary battery systems, I’m now on team red.
LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Where is House Worx
SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Image
The cheap dad.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ryobi (rightfully) earned a very bad reputation with their older tools. Their old (dark blue) tools are fucking garbage. But they did a rebrand about a decade ago, and the newer green ones are… Not horrible.
They’re not the best on the market, by any metric. But they’re not trying to be. For the average person who only needs a screw gun every week or two at most, they’re perfectly fine. A DeWalt would be overkill for that kind of customer.
If you’re working in construction or building hobby projects and consistently using them every single day, then yeah you’d want to invest in some nicer tools. But for light (or even medium) duty work, Ryobi is a perfectly valid choice. They’re comfortable to hold, have enough power to cut 3/4” plywood or drive a 3” screw, and don’t get bogged down by a ton of bells and whistles, (cough cough DeWalt’s Bluetooth connection in a fucking screw gun cough cough).
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Same company makes Ryobi as Milwaukee.
Yes Ryobi isn’t as good as Milwaukee, it’s their cheaper brand. But it is way better now than it was.
Not everyone needs to screw in a thousand screws into a deck everyday. Most people don’t even need an impact driver. Ryobi is perfectly fine for the majority of home owners.
TwentySeven@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m a Ryobi guy. I’m a hobbyist/diy guy, I don’t use them professionally. I went with them for 2 reasons:
bang for the buck. I want a good deal, I went something that’s going to do anything I can throw at it. My first tool was a 1/2" impact wrench rated at I think 1150 ft/lbs, for about $220. That’s as much as you’ll ever need unless you’re working on semis, and the Milwaukee equivalent is probably $600. I also got a hammer drill for $100.
I’m pretty sure they have way more tools that use the same battery than anyone else on the market. My favorite is my soldering station with temperature control, but they make everything!
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Yup! My Ryobi drills and batteries that I got that are labeled One World Technologies, Inc. that I got about 8? years ago are still going strong!
grue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
wat
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I own more drills than I really should for a guy who rarely even does household stuff. The ryobi drill is awful, the other tools are decent. The Dewalt compact 20v is nice, but super heavy for light use. My preferred drill is a black and decker 20v, it’s lightweight and has decent power and speed. I would probably grab the Dewalt if I need to rebuild the deck, but for hanging things, anchoring furniture, and assembling furniture the back and decker is great.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
We didn’t get into Hogwarts. We went to Clortho Public School for Wizards.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Ah, a fellow muggle!
name_NULL111653@pawb.social 8 months ago
We had one and affectionately named it Mr. Wobbly…
Ryobi is just beginner magic that doesn’t really work no matter which house you’re in. Also, these houses are quite often hereditary. My family is a clan of Makita Warriors.
hrimfaxi_work@midwest.social 8 months ago
Abandoning my DeWalt family heritage in favor of Mikwaukee was almost like leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses. I’m allowed back to visit, but it’s tense.
SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve had no issue with my Ryobi tools. They’ve worked extremely well for me.
Cryan24@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They’re not tools,that’s a children’s playset…
Justas@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Skil: even cheaper dad
OZFive@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The truth hurts when I see it.
lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Deception tools!
grue@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If it’s good enough for this guy – and by “this guy” I mean the sort of person who would own a Reliant Robin, Trabant, and a Yugo – it’s good enough for me!