Is Ryobi a good quality brand for power tools?

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
not the best but decent

Yes.
Excellent bang for the buck plus a lot is made in USA which might keep someone employeed.

It's not hilti or bosch but I'd say much better than blackndecker or anything at sears.

IT is the OEM for Craftsman

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: jemcam
The top quality name brands are Porter Cable, Makita, and DeWalt, not neccesarily in that order. That's all I buy because I learned long ago that you'll end up being disappointed in cheap sh!t and will end up buying good stuff anyway. The way I see it, I save money by buying the good stuff that will last a long time vs. buying crap and being pissed because it's crappy or it breaking in a year or so.

My Ryobi tools have lasted longer than that MAKITA Crap... Just like BOSE ,IMHO
Every fvcking Makita I ever had has broken. My Ryobi's are still kicking..... Besides... My sister in law works for Ryobi in SC

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: jemcam
The top quality name brands are Porter Cable, Makita, and DeWalt, not neccesarily in that order. That's all I buy because I learned long ago that you'll end up being disappointed in cheap sh!t and will end up buying good stuff anyway. The way I see it, I save money by buying the good stuff that will last a long time vs. buying crap and being pissed because it's crappy or it breaking in a year or so.

My Ryobi tools have lasted longer than that MAKITA Crap... Just like BOSE ,IMHO
Every fvcking Makita I ever had has broken. My Ryobi's are still kicking..... Besides... My sister in law works for Ryobi in SC

Everyone should Boycott Makita anyway. They used to be made here in the U.S.A. close by to my house here but last year they shipped all the jobs to China. They have a skeleton crew at the facility here now. I am monitoring the tools to see if they take the Made in U.S.A. sticker off, they better not say they were made here simply because they put some labels on here and stick them in a box. :disgust::|

 

[B00ne]

never heard of them but I am not US either, I usually buy Bosch tools

 

[SnapIT]

All my tools are DeWalt, simply because my brother in law ownes a hardware store and i get great prices...

I have used both B&D and Bosch in the past, B&D has not been a good experience at all, Bosch has been great but it pales in comparison to DeWalt...

 

[BooneRebel]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
I went to Homedepot and saw this set for $199

Five Tool 18V Cordless Combo Kit

Model HP518MK2

Includes drill with bits, circular saw with carbide tipped blade and edge guide
Also includes blade wrench, reciprocating saw with 2 general purpose blades
"Tuff Sucker" Wet/Dry Vac with crevice tool and flashlight
2-18V batteries and 1-hour charger

This is on their webpage it also comes with a storage kit which doesnt look to bad.

They had a paper saying if u bought all this seperately it would by like 600 bucks. Thing is i dont know if this is the everyday price or really a 'sale' price.

Now my ques is ...are these ok or good quality? The only Ryobi stuff i own are garden tools.
I was thinking of getting it but i wasnt sure if they are worth it, seems like a good deal, besides i can stop borrowing my dads dewalt and craftsman stuff

This is a good deal. I bought the same set, minus the "Tuff Sucker", a year ago. Do a search, just before Christmas there was another thread about Ryobi stuff. It has a good track record with previous owners, I'd say it rates a 5 on a scale of 1-10 with Skil/Black&Decker at 1 and Milwaukee/Dewalt at 10. Better than 'apartment owner' grade, but below "I build houses with my bare hands". The charger does a good job of keeping the batteries going during heavy use. The circular saw uses a small (think it's 7") blade, thin kerf. Good for project type cutting but I wouldn't want to be stuck using it all day. The reciprocating saw & drill work about as well as a corded model. I've never taken the flashlight out of the case.

 

[Analog]

absolutely.

 

[alm99]

I bought this set a couple of weeks ago. I love it. Its perfect for a home user. I don't build houses all day, but its great for small projects, decks, a shed, small stuff. Very well worth the price, way better than B&D. Get yourself this set, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Viperoni]

Porter Cable = teh win

 

[Sundog]

This is actally a nice set you are looking at. But that vac is worthless. Tried to use it for saw dust.......NOT. Just a little bit of saw dust covers the filter on the air intake.

 

[Armitage]

Here's my experience with Black & Decker/Craftsman...
3/8" Drill: about 12 years old. Still works well for a light duty drill
Jigsaw: Works OK, nothing special. Waiting for it to die, so I can geta better one.
Belt Sander: Complete POS. Never could get the belt to track right. Exchanged it one, then returned it. Ryobi replacement is pretty good.
Compound Miter saw: Used it for rough cutting for awhile, but when I had to do some precision mitering, I discovered that the right & left hand fences were not aligned and couldn't be adjusted. Had the fence replaced under warranty & the new one was warped also. Took a straight edge to all of the display models at sears and found that almost all of them were that way. Returned it for a Makita thats been going strong through my whole construction project.
Radial Arm Saw: Have had two of these, and they worked about as well as you can expect from a radial arm saw. But these were old, old models with the cast iron tower & arm. The new ones are sheet metal.
12" Bandsaw: Got this used & I must have been smoking dope. It's a complete POS. Not sure if it was originally a POS, or if its just the result of abuse. But it isn't a very solidly constructed piece of machinery.

In contrast, I've never had a problem with any or my Porter Cable, Delta, Makita, Bridgewood or Rigid machinery. I won't waste my time with B&D or Craftsman again. I'll have to think hard about Ryobi, they don't seem much better then Crafstman.

 

[Mday]

ryobi = hobby or light\medium duty maintanence work. they will work fine as long as you dont go around building houses =)

they will break on you if you dont use and keep them properly.

check out how much extra batteries are though.

a note, 18V is really heavy. so, you may want to get a smaller drill for some other kind of work as well... it's hard to hold a heavy drill over your head...

 

[Lounatik]

I have this kit minus the sucka and I have finished off two rooms and built a complete batroom using them. I like them quite a lot and for the price they cannot be beat. The circ saw can handle 3/8 plywood okay, but as stated above, I wouldnt want to use it all day. The recip saw cut through just about anything I threw at it(2x4's, metal studs, tree limbs) and kept up the power for a good long while. The drill works great and the battery life on it is fantastic. I definitely would give these tools a shot.




Peace



Lounatik

 

[danzig]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: jemcam
The top quality name brands are Porter Cable, Makita, and DeWalt, not neccesarily in that order. That's all I buy because I learned long ago that you'll end up being disappointed in cheap sh!t and will end up buying good stuff anyway. The way I see it, I save money by buying the good stuff that will last a long time vs. buying crap and being pissed because it's crappy or it breaking in a year or so.

My Ryobi tools have lasted longer than that MAKITA Crap... Just like BOSE ,IMHO
Every fvcking Makita I ever had has broken. My Ryobi's are still kicking..... Besides... My sister in law works for Ryobi in SC

Everyone should Boycott Makita anyway. They used to be made here in the U.S.A. close by to my house here but last year they shipped all the jobs to China. They have a skeleton crew at the facility here now. I am monitoring the tools to see if they take the Made in U.S.A. sticker off, they better not say they were made here simply because they put some labels on here and stick them in a box. :disgust::|

Dave - the jobs that shifted mostly went to Japan. There are still many fine Makita tools made in the USA , notably their LS1013 and LS1212 dual compound sliding miter saws , the best on the market IMHO . If you are referring to Buford , it is being used more and more as a d.c. from what I here. They still mfg. about 70 models there . Makita has been getting away from some of the middle of the handyman quality tools to professional grade tools over the last few years . The new Makstar series being one example .