I'm a bit of a tool snob. I've gotten to use tools from all above listed companies, plus some tools so old their labels are gone. We just got a new Hitachi chop saw, and it's really quite nice, but y'know... the DeWalt gear is at another level. You pay for it though.
So, in my opinion, DeWalt cordless, because you want all your cordless to be on a single company and single voltage, and because you'll probably do the bulk of your work on cordless stuff.
For corded equipment, prioritize on what you need. Low usage items on Porter Cable, medium usage for Hitachi, high usage for Ridgid, extreme usage for Milwaukee or DeWalt.
So, in my opinion, DeWalt cordless, because you want all your cordless to be on a single company and single voltage, and because you'll probably do the bulk of your work on cordless stuff.
For corded equipment, prioritize on what you need. Low usage items on Porter Cable, medium usage for Hitachi, high usage for Ridgid, extreme usage for Milwaukee or DeWalt.
sdifox
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I have a renovator brother, I get to play with all sort of toys. All tool companies have gone cheap, DeWalt just dropped more than others.
Oh, and from cars, I've always liked Craftsman stuff, and it lasts for years... but according to ATG, they've shipped a lot of their stuff to China, and quality has died. Kobalt stuff might be the new successor?
High use and/or money-making stuff can go with Snap On, great great stuff.
High use and/or money-making stuff can go with Snap On, great great stuff.
sdifox
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Hmmm.
Let's see... a belt sander, a scroll saw, a chop saw, and a quartet of drills are my encounters with them. The newest item though is five years old, and most of them are closer to ten. That's for DeWalt stuff.
sdifox
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I have a 10 year old DeWalt drill and it is still going strong. I paid 300 for it, worth it. But the new stuff is shit, unless you go top of the line.
See my latest post. The newest stuff I've gotten to play with is five years old, so no, I guess I haven't.
That's a shame they dropped.
In fact, the only new tools I think I've seen in the last five years would be... a Ridgid corded drill, a Hitachi chop saw, and a Bosch air nailer. I think that's it, kinda shocking. We've apparently completed the collecting.
Grampa's DeWalt chop saw is just fantastic, it's gotta be six to eight years old, and it still feels just as good as Dad's year old Hitachi.
Our flagship toy is probably a 14.4V XRP DeWalt, the previous owner fucked it up, it got fixed here for free, and the only thing it needed were a couple new batteries because of frequent usage. The thing is a tank.
sdifox
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You guys seem to be forgetting this was free
BTW how would you guys rate the B&D RTX line, vs a Dremel? I've been thinking of picking up a Dremel like multitool at some point in the future. I like hobby work.
paying 30 for it does not make it free.
how much work are you planning to do with it? plenty of rotary tools that don't cost an arm and a leg.
You guys seem to be forgetting this was free
BTW how would you guys rate the B&D RTX line, vs a Dremel? I've been thinking of picking up a Dremel like multitool at some point in the future. I like hobby work.
Honestly, I'd just get a Dremel. I've used their MultiMax, Trio, and a fifteen year old something. They're all pretty nice, although I'm not sure the MM or Trio would have extremely durable shells.
sdifox
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lulz 14.4... not knocking the DeWalt 14.4, just the concept of 14.4 these days.
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Locut0s
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I mean free for us. My grandfather paid $30. ()
Not a lot of work. But would be nice to be able to use it on a lot of different things. I have a Mame emulator cab that I like to work on. Have a bunch of electronics hobby projects that I'd like to do. I'm sure there are hundreds of other small things that will come up as well. So I'd like to be able to occasionally put it through some hard usage, so it should be able to handle larger work loads, but it won't be used on a daily basis or anything.
Hell, when it comes to automotive equipment, the story is even more confusing. The bulk of the stuff here is Craftsman, but most of it is two decades old. There's a couple Fluke meters hiding around, a handful of Snap-On pieces, and then endless surprises of things that don't have names and are older than me by far.
Dad's primary toolbox weighs between 700 and 1000 lbs. And that's nowhere near all of it.
Dad's primary toolbox weighs between 700 and 1000 lbs. And that's nowhere near all of it.
sdifox
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I mean free for us. My grandfather paid $30. ()
Not a lot of work. But would be nice to be able to use it on a lot of different things. I have a Mame emulator cab that I like to work on. Have a bunch of electronics hobby projects that I'd like to do. I'm sure there are hundreds of other small things that will come up as well. So I'd like to be able to occasionally put it through some hard usage, so it should be able to handle larger work loads, but it won't be used on a daily basis or anything.
err, rotary tools are not for cabinetry... for cabinetry you are looking more at a router.
Locut0s
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Lol no. It's a MAME cabinet:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=mame+...&biw=1291&bih=1447&sei=-57ATsj7A8qQiAKN35G5Aw
most of the work would be on electronics, working on the bezel and the like. But it might involve some small wood working.
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