Moving on to somewhat modern power tools.

[Cipher]

I got my Christmas present early this year. A DeWalt packaged hammer drill and small impact driver.
Brushless and LiPo and OMG what a potent thing they are!

I tried the impact out on nasty bolts holding in the blades of my makita power planer. Irksome and awkward with a socket wrench they came of without protest with the baby impact.

I have even taken to searching my ancient B&D corded drills and other tools tag them for the yard sale ice floe.

I do very little work about the house and none that my old tools couldn't handle. But the cord damn it and the chuck key missing and all that.............
I seriously wonder how many lives have been saved due to prevented slip falls due to the advent of cordless tools.

I watch a lot of youtube it has replaced TV esque programming one particularly relaxing chan is Rainman Rays Repairs. His Milwaukee and ridgid impacts and ratchets made me check out reviews. Certainly if a professional can use them effectively then an occasional user would have few performance issues.

Owned by B&D Dewalt is. I recall years ago that brand being looked down on. Now every tradesman I see has yellow and black power tools.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Love Rainman Ray and the Wife Unit. I’m always catching my self saying things to myself like “poppening -zee-hood” whenever I pull the latch. Been using almost as much Brake Kleen as he does, lately. I should find out what kind of deal he gets on the stuff. Must buy it by the skid.

[marvinsc]

Procuring power tools is one of my many tasks at work. Dewalt makes solid cordless tools but the guys who actually use power tools every day prefer Milwaukee. I find that Amazon often offers the best price for power tools.

[Cipher]

Procuring power tools is one of my many tasks at work. Dewalt makes solid cordless tools but the guys who actually use power tools every day prefer Milwaukee. I find that Amazon often offers the best price for power tools.

Yes brand loyalty and being married to a battery and charging suite is hard to break into.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1VGp-HSZs&ab_channel=TorqueTestChannel

crazy how specialized YT chans have become.

[argonsagas]

I have multiple Milwaukee M18 tools and a M12 reciprocating saw.....and a bunch of batteries and chargers
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Milwaukee brand name batteries have proven markedly better than any of the no-name ones I tried from Amazon.

Look for sales as the regular prices are EXPENSIVE

Home Depot-owned Ridgid tools seem to have the best battery warranty, but I cannot comment on the tools themselves as I have never used them.

[trent]

I was looking into a battery operated grease gun like my employer has for us to use.....not wanting to spend that much on one just yet...

Looked at one at harbor freight that I was told to be very good....had to buy battery and charger separately...and they didn't have or carry battery or the charger....lol But you can buy them....cost as much as the grease gun itself....so I'll stick with what I got...lol

[Nessism]

When my DeWalt weed wacker died inside warranty, I had to drive 20 minutes to drop it off at an "authorized repair center", and then wait about a month for it to be fixed. Then I had to drive back, to pick it up.

When my Milwaukee angle grinder died, Milwaukee provided a Fedex label free of charge, and the fixed tool was returned back to me in less than two weeks.

[trent]

I have multiple Milwaukee M18 tools and a M12 reciprocating saw.....

I witnessed mechanic working on top of a grain bin drop a M18 1/2 inch drive impact twenty feet onto parking lot, I was sure it was totalled....nope hardly a mark on it and he's been using it everyday since, that was about two month ago

[Burque73]

If I could afford as many Milwaukee tools as I have DeWalt, I probably wouldn't be riding a 40 year old Suzuki haha.

They're great tools for sure. I typically see Plumbers and electricians carry Milwaukee while us underpaid carpenters settle for Dewalt lol

I should say that my yellow and black tools have done the job for decades. Batteries used daily last a few years. By the time they wear out the new and improved lighter weight models models are out and its time to upgrade anyway.

[argonsagas]

I witnessed mechanic working on top of a grain bin drop a M18 1/2 inch drive impact twenty feet onto parking lot, I was sure it was totalled....nope hardly a mark on it and he's been using it everyday since, that was about two month ago

That got a chuckle from me.

I had a 3/8 inch bit in my M18 drill sitting on the ladder beside me before I bumped it and it went off the ladder and it bounced its way down a flight of stairs to the cement floor basement.


It did not work when I picked it up but made small noises from within so I shook it several times and a few tiny bits of plastic fell out.

Then I pressed the trigger and it worked as well as before....and kept on working until it was stolen more than a year later..

[storm 64]

I have a regular corded Makita drill. I use it maybe 3 times a year.
My neighbor uses it also about 3 times a year.
Plug it in and it's always ready to go...

[Redman]

I dont use such tools enough to reguire the more expensive ones.


Am still pondering this comment:

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meaning???? lots of stuff, slowly moving away in mass...???

[earlfor]

I prefer Milwaukee or DeWalt, but for access in difficult places, it's DeWalt all the way. Particularly, if I'm working overhead. DeWalt is usually about half the weight of its competitor.. Actually, I'm fond of Porter Cable also. heh

[Kiwi Canuck]

I have been a Makita hold out for years, out of about 18 tech's at my company we have 2 Makita, 1 Dewalt and the rest all Milwaukee.

I'm slowly moving over to Milwaukee as they are certainly better in my opinion, after using the latest Milwaukee 2904-020 Impact Drill it blows away my Makita in all types of drilling, wood, steel and concrete.

I will not give up my Makita Track saw though.

I've been using the Milwaukee Packout System for about 2 years now and love it.

Anyone check out Project Farm on Youtube, he tests lots of cordless tools and is very thorough,

[salty_monk]

The rigid stuff is ok too...