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Sedgr posted:Speaking of cordless sets. Anyone have any thoughts on this Ryobi combo? I have ryobi stuff because it's what my parents bought me when I got married and once into a battery system It's hard to deviate. It's not contractor grade equipment but it works and its cheap. Good for the average handy hone owner. I've never had an issue with any of my ryobi tools with lots of use in the last 5-6 years. I've only heard anecdotal evidence but if you have a problem with it just bring it into the store and they usually help you out with a replacement on the spot. I've got a drill, 2 impact wrenches (old model was too weak & newer more powerful model is much better) a circular saw, flashlight and a few batteries, the best of which is the 5ah battery with the charge indicator light. I would like to pick up an impact driver though. My house was just broken into a few weeks ago and seeing my contractors driver in action was much better than doing the same thing with a drill. Also you don't that torque kickback that you do on a drill if the clutch isn't set perfectly. I normally don't notice it but I have a broken right hand at the moment. My drill torqued and rotated hard against my broken hand and it didn't feel good at all. It was my fault for not having the clutch loose enough but i was driving 3-1/2" screws into my door frame and needed the power. The driver didn't do it at all. I'll also grab an angle grinder at some point. The nice thing about ryobi is they make a million and a half different tools for the battery system. Some are more useful than others but they are devoted to their system and you can usually find them on sale. sometimes they run limited time deals that are stupid cheap. Plus home depots are everywhere. I don't care for the green color but so long as my screws get driven, boards get cut, hired get drilled and struck bolts get broken free ... I could care less what color it is.
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There are only 2 reasons I didn't get Ryobi, they are too expensive for cheap tools. In some ways, I almost regret getting Milwaukee instead of Black & Decker from Walmart, they are worlds apart in price but hell I still have my $20 B&D cordless drill which is a real piece of poo poo, it has a 7.2v non changeable NiCad battery if that gives you any idea how low budget the drill is. It's a turd, but it just won't die, unless I am like trying to use it to drive a really long screw. The second reason I didn't buy Ryobi is because they are too cheap to be good tools, I felt like for just a little more (ok like $90 vs $180, twice the cost but still reasonably low budget) I could get contractor grade Milwaukee drills. When you buy your first Ryobi drill your not just buying the drill, your buying the whole Ryobi battery system, in that sense to me it makes more sense to spend more on a contractor grade battery system than a home owner grade Ryobi battery system. But those are just my justifications for buying Milwaukee (and the fact their red looks great), Ryobi will probably be a good enough tool for you if that is what your heart desires.
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Apr 18, 2018 08:13
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I went Ryobi. Milwaukee is undoubtedly better, but the price difference is significant on a percentage basis and definitely adds up as you go. Aside from the circular saw being incredibly weak I have no complaints so far. My corded tools, however, are all bright yellow. You can always mix and match if you have to, though that's also a pain in the rear end.
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Apr 18, 2018 13:12
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Being in Ryobis battery system is nice sometimes just for all the other dumb poo poo that you now have available Like their fuckin cordless hot glue gun. I love that thing. And I’ve been eyeing up their new shop vacs and stuff that run on the same batteries. Also the prices on like all their poo poo just got dropped, I’ve been thinking about upgrading my old blue Ryobi impact to a new pulse driver since they’re only $80 now
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Apr 18, 2018 13:37
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I have Ryobi poo poo as well (leaf blower, drill/driver, and impact wrench) and it's all fine so far. The keyless chuck loosened while I was drilling something the first and only time using it, but otherwise I have no complaints.
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Apr 18, 2018 15:40
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Yeah, but do you get a cordless coffee maker like us Nakita folks do?
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Apr 18, 2018 16:34
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B-Nasty posted:Don't forget about their 40v/60v bullshit marketing wank. It really just means cheaper components and wiring, not more usable power. I'm the guy with the 60v version chainsaw and blower. But I will say, at the lake house, doing menial tasks, they work great. Not having to deal with cords and gas/oil makes it worth it to me.
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Apr 18, 2018 19:53
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Sagebrush posted:Yeah, but do you get a cordless coffee maker like us Nakita folks do? *takes a cold beer from the 18v cooler* "yeah I suppose you got me there"
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Apr 18, 2018 19:58
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Sockser posted:Being in Ryobis battery system is nice sometimes just for all the other dumb poo poo that you now have available The annoying thing about the pulse driver is how the light works. It doesn’t have a delay where it stays on instead it only comes on when you’re pulling the trigger and immediately turns off when you let go. That made me give up on it and just get the regular 3 speed impact.
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Apr 18, 2018 20:04
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Sagebrush posted:Yeah, but do you get a cordless coffee maker like us Nakita folks do?  oh my god it’s real
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Apr 18, 2018 20:15
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Think I've said this in here before, but: My tools are all Big Yellow and have performed great for 13 years. They live in the garage and have a fairly easy life, and I fully expect them to last until it becomes impossible to find batteries for them. My dad switched from a mix of DeWalt and Milwaukee to all Ryobi because he retired and bought a tree farm and Ryobi is cheap enough that he can have something like 20 batteries and a bunch of chargers with tools cheap enough that it is not a tragedy when one gets left up in the woods or gets run over by the four-wheeler. Different tools for different needs. Having said that, my dewalt impact driver is probably my single most used tool to the point that I gave up using a corded screw gun while installing cement board and just went with it because it was better at the job then another tools specifically designed just for that. Also, I far too often use the bottom of my driver's battery pack as a field expedient hammer, and have never had it complain about it. Not sure how a cheaper tool would stand up to that.
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Apr 18, 2018 21:43
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Any recommendations on power washers? Looking for an electric model for general home use, Costco has a 1900psi Powerstroke for $150, amazon has a few random brands in that price range.
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Apr 19, 2018 01:19
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stealie72 posted:Think I've said this in here before, but: The boat shop that finished a 55' lobster boat I helped design and build used exclusively Ryobi. The tools last about 6 months before the fiberglass dust kills them. Can't argue with that. Chargers and batteries everywhere, so there's never a long walk to swap a pack.
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Apr 19, 2018 12:00
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sharkytm posted:The boat shop that finished a 55' lobster boat I helped design and build used exclusively Ryobi. The tools last about 6 months before the fiberglass dust kills them. Can't argue with that. Chargers and batteries everywhere, so there's never a long walk to swap a pack. Yeah, an economist could probably develop a curve where more expensive tools make sense, and where cheaper ones make sense. I've heard more than one person talk about using Ryobi in hostile environments that are going to wreck tools anyway because they work fine for the most part.
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Apr 19, 2018 12:59
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I posted this recently in the other tool thread:cakesmith handyman posted:There's a bunch of contractors at my work at the moment, Dewalt tools out the kazoo, except for one guy with a full ryobi setup. I asked him why (and also if the 6 port charger and angle drill were any good). Apparently it's expected to lose tools all the time with Dewalt etc, but bring Ryobi and you get the piss taken but no one steals your tools. Made me laugh.
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Selious posted:Any recommendations on power washers? Looking for an electric model for general home use, Costco has a 1900psi Powerstroke for $150, amazon has a few random brands in that price range. I picked up this Ryobi from Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-1-700-PSI-1-2-GPM-Electric-Pressure-Washer-RY14122/203800590 To date I haven't had any complaints and I've owned it for ~6 months. Used it for everything from cleaning driveway, wash car, strip stuff off boards etc... I was prepared to buy one of the more expensive gas models but the sales rep talked me out of it, told me to buy this one and just return it if it wasn't good enough.
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Apr 19, 2018 16:11
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cakesmith handyman posted:I posted this recently in the other tool thread: Thats great. Yeah the only reason I'd go ryobi ever is if I expected to have them stolen/lost or if I was using them super casually
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Thats great. Yeah the only reason I'd go ryobi ever is if I expected to have them stolen/lost or if I was using them super casually I was a contractor for 30 years. I bought them and sold my DeWalts because DeWalts batteries were poo poo and pricey, and never looked back. Makita for OCD quality tools, but there's not a thing wrong with Ryobi.
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Can you guys recommend me a decent sliding compound miter saw? My 10+ year old craftsman is finally starting to show some age. I mostly do smaller projects so cutting 2x4s/2x6s, trim, base, etc.
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wandler20 posted:Can you guys recommend me a decent sliding compound miter saw? My 10+ year old craftsman is finally starting to show some age. I mostly do smaller projects so cutting 2x4s/2x6s, trim, base, etc. If you aren't cutting wide boards, you don't need the sliding aspect, so you might consider just getting a standard compound miter saw. I have this one and I almost never need to crosscut a board that's too wide for it.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:If you aren't cutting wide boards, you don't need the sliding aspect, so you might consider just getting a standard compound miter saw. I have this one and I almost never need to crosscut a board that's too wide for it. That might be true with a 12". I currently have a 10" so I use the slide fairly often it seems. Thanks.
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Mr. Mambold posted:I was a contractor for 30 years. I bought them and sold my DeWalts because DeWalts batteries were poo poo and pricey, and never looked back. Makita for OCD quality tools, but there's not a thing wrong with Ryobi. To each his own, I've worn out a ryobi grinder and impact driver doing not too heavy of work in under a year. I'm not crazy for dewalt but still put them above ryobi and prefer makita or bosch to both. I stand by that for casual homeowner work its 100% fine and anyone who is doing GC work can figure out what works for them
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:To each his own, I've worn out a ryobi grinder and impact driver doing not too heavy of work in under a year. I'm not crazy for dewalt but still put them above ryobi and prefer makita or bosch to both. I stand by that for casual homeowner work its 100% fine and anyone who is doing GC work can figure out what works for them I never had either of their version of those tools or I might have a different opinion. Nowadays I am that casual homeowner. But, I did a fuckton of rotted out stud and plate replacement on my house with a Ryobi sawzall and it never balked. iirc, the 1st tool they imported was a 10" miter saw in the 90's and it was such a poorly built piece of poo poo, it put them on the back foot in the American market for years. So they've tried to compensate.
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They're all owned by the same damned company nowadays, so pick your color and output shaft bearing preference. Unless you want Makita or Bosch, but even Bosch is getting passed around a bit more nowadays.
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Mr. Mambold posted:I never had either of their version of those tools or I might have a different opinion. Nowadays I am that casual homeowner. But, I did a fuckton of rotted out stud and plate replacement on my house with a Ryobi sawzall and it never balked. iirc, the 1st tool they imported was a 10" miter saw in the 90's and it was such a poorly built piece of poo poo, it put them on the back foot in the American market for years. So they've tried to compensate. It might be time for me to give them another shot Metal Geir Skogul posted:They're all owned by the same damned company nowadays, so pick your color and output shaft bearing preference. Unless you want Makita or Bosch, but even Bosch is getting passed around a bit more nowadays. haha, true
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:If you aren't cutting wide boards, you don't need the sliding aspect, so you might consider just getting a standard compound miter saw. I have this one and I almost never need to crosscut a board that's too wide for it. That's the one I got, and it's well for me so far. Wish the guard was actually set up to take advantage of the blade size, but can't have everything.
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Apr 20, 2018 01:34
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To be fair Ryobi green is terrible. Also, I had an old SIP NiCd brad nailer and a broken Ryobi charger* so earlier this week I fabricobbled them together into this:  Which will get a bunch of epoxy one day because concept proven. * The only Ryobi thing I've had go bad in 5 years and if I hadn't hosed it up taking the mosfet off the board I'd have repaired it instead.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJx0dqtDNfE
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That green Makita was my first drill ... that thing lasted forever and the only reason I replaced it was because the batteries stopped charging.
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B-Nasty posted:It really is an excellent deal. The trimmer is awesome; way better than I thought it would be. Unless you have a jungle to clear, it will handle basic trimming needs. Anything the reduces my 2-stroke hassles is worth it. Just got my dickbeaters on em today. Is it normal for the trimmer to have some significant motor cogging when you spin it by hand / while it's spinning down? As long as that's normal, both of them seem loving awesome. Haven't put either through their paces yet, but I think the leaf blower will be perfect for my needs. No such thing as a "heavy wet leaf" here, think more like "chunky dust".
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IOwnCalculus posted:Is it normal for the trimmer to have some significant motor cogging when you spin it by hand / while it's spinning down? It does that on mine, for sure. While I'm pimping Team Red's tools, the other two tools that I use practically daily are: Cordless Wet/Dry Vac: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-2-Gal-Wet-Dry-Vacuum-Tool-Only-0880-20/202043806 Lantern light thingy: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-1300-Lumen-LED-Flood-Light-Tool-Only-2361-20/204606933 The vac is surprisingly powerful, given it runs on batteries, and is great for quick job/house cleanup or cleaning out the car. It makes you realize just how much of the frustration of using a small vacuum is juggling the cord. The light, well, that's just obvious. You can never have enough light sources, and that fucker is bright as hell. The lower brightness setting is usually sufficient, and I fully believe that you can get 8+ hours out of a 5Ah battery. I've used it for the bulk of the day and never depleted a battery. Both are amazing deals, but as always, buying batteries to power all these toys is where they bend you over a barrel.
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B-Nasty posted:
I think I've mentioned it in this thread before, but the knock off Milwaukee 18v batteries as reviewed by AvE also got the thumbs up from an electrician friend of mine.
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slothrop posted:I think I've mentioned it in this thread before, but the knock off Milwaukee 18v batteries as reviewed by AvE also got the thumbs up from an electrician friend of mine. The problem is that there's no quality control. One order might be good, the next complete junk. If the return policy is decent, they still might be worth a shot.
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sharkytm posted:The problem is that there's no quality control. One order might be good, the next complete junk. If the return policy is decent, they still might be worth a shot. Agreed. Amazon has about 30 different 'brands' of these knockoffs, and with how their reviews are poisoned, I have no way of knowing if they're crap or not. It also seems like the prices, while cheaper than Milwaukee, aren't quite cheap enough for me to gamble on. Milwaukee also warranties their packs for 3 years (the high caps are 5 years), which being maybe 30% more than the knockoffs, seems like cheap insurance. If the KOs use a crap cell, it may work great for a two dozen charges or so, then start to suck right after the ability to return it to Amazon is done. slothrop, I'd take any specific KO model recommendations you have, though.
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I never trust any reviews anymore. I got this email out of the loving blue after buying some Annke products from amazon
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I never trust any reviews anymore. I got this email out of the loving blue after buying some Annke products from amazon lol that's clever use of 'perhaps'
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Oh look at that, Annke doesn't have a subreddit. So, I made one.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Oh look at that, Annke doesn't have a subreddit. So, I made one. LOL, love it
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I got a card in the box with a product laying out the same fraud. I sent a photograph to Amazon’s relevant department. Amazon didn’t give me my $10 (no good deed goes unpunished) and the product is still for sale, last I checked.
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B-Nasty posted:Milwaukee also warranties their packs for 3 years (the high caps are 5 years), which being maybe 30% more than the knockoffs, seems like cheap insurance. If the KOs use a crap cell, it may work great for a two dozen charges or so, then start to suck right after the ability to return it to Amazon is done. The manufacturer limited warranty on batteries is practically worthless, I believe.
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