Portable Tools Opinions and Feedback

[bret a ewing]

For close work a 90* drill is invaluable. For quality and ergonomics Bosch is the choice.

[Seagull81]

Home Depot bought Ridgid tools. I don't know if they still do it or not, but when I bought my 1/2" drill set it came with a lifetime warranty on it. That included batteries and charger. They have replaced the batteries and charger at no cost. I had bought two sets for the DeWalt I used to have. Batteries are expensive even if you rebuild them.

Question for the group.
I was told when Craftsman went to China for their Craftsman brand tools that Lowes went with the folks that used to make the Craftsman brand tools and now the Kobalt tools are from that good company and made in the U.S. Does anyone know for sure?

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Seagull81

Question for the group.
I was told when Craftsman went to China for their Craftsman brand tools that Lowes went with the folks that used to make the Craftsman brand tools and now the Kobalt tools are from that good company and made in the U.S. Does anyone know for sure?

Sears gets whoever makes them the best deal. I don't think any of their hand tools are made in the USA any more, and by that I mean wrenches on up... Power tools were always made by someone else with the Craftsman brand label. The problem is their standards have been dropped significantly. Even the hard tools like wrenches no longer carry a lifetime warranty.

[Three Peaks]

Hard to believe anyone could break a Dewalt drill in half, but I guess with enough effort it could happen.
I'm an electrician and I work on big industrial projects. I also was a contractor for 20 years and I bought Dewalt tools after being fed up with Makita battery issues and the Makita thermal overload switches going bad constantly. The Contractors I've worked for since I closed my shop mostly use Dewalt tools and they get used hard every single day on the jobs we use them on. I'm seriously impressed with the fact they can live day after day with the abuse they get from some of these gorillas I work with, but they do. We do manage to destroy a few over time, but the contractors just buy more as they are about the best thing going for the money.
They new 20 Volt Li-Ion are the way to go if you are buying new tools. Lighter, more power, and the same reliability I've had with all of my Dewalt tools. Watch Amazon for pricing, I've found some great deals on there and replaced a few Dewalt tools I've used to death for many years at great prices.

Bob

[itstock]

Originally Posted by Three Peaks

Hard to believe anyone could break a Dewalt drill in half, but I guess with enough effort it could happen.
I'm an electrician and I work on big industrial projects. I also was a contractor for 20 years and I bought Dewalt tools after being fed up with Makita battery issues and the Makita thermal overload switches going bad constantly. The Contractors I've worked for since I closed my shop mostly use Dewalt tools and they get used hard every single day on the jobs we use them on. I'm seriously impressed with the fact they can live day after day with the abuse they get from some of these gorillas I work with, but they do. We do manage to destroy a few over time, but the contractors just buy more as they are about the best thing going for the money.
They new 20 Volt Li-Ion are the way to go if you are buying new tools. Lighter, more power, and the same reliability I've had with all of my Dewalt tools. Watch Amazon for pricing, I've found some great deals on there and replaced a few Dewalt tools I've used to death for many years at great prices.

Bob

This is numero two of a completely different casing that broke in half. One with a 4" hole saw on low speed through plywood, the other with....a 1" paddle bit.

Oh, and the "20v" tools are a gimmick. They operate at 18v. I guess when you have tools that continually break, you need to do some gimmick like that to try and trick people. And yes, this is really my drill that I broke. The second one.




From one electrician to another...buy Milwaukee next time. If the tools break, the guys can't work. I'd rather pay slightly more for a tool that lasts considerably longer, does everything better, and has a better warranty should I have to use it.