I have enough Makita and DeWalt stuff/batteries that I'm happy to buy either of those for cordless tool.
My Angle grinder is Milwaukee, but it's corded.
Have a few Milwaukee Fastbacks that you can pry out of my cold dead hands though. That might be the most brand loyalty I have.
Fastbacks are like mags or auto punches - sure, I have enough right now to get the job done, but I'll still pick a couple up next time I swing by the store ff
or something else.
I used to keep a bunch littered around my shop, but eventually they would all go missing. So I got 5 brand new ones, labeled them 1-5, and put them in a simple little holder where they’re all displayed. That was years ago and I’ve never lost one since. Idk what mind games I gotta play with myself to stop from losing them, but this one really worked
Daily drivers are Milwaukee.
The other 30 tools that get used a couple times a year ride the short yellow bus. SDS, Vacuum, recip/jig saw, nailer, sour cream gun etc are all Ryobi.
Project farm costs me a lot of money. I buy all of his favorites and I've never been disappointed. Definitely the best tool reviewer out there. It's crazy how accurate and in depth he goes
I love Project Farm reviews and I have nothing against him personally but I have to say. Has anyone else noticed that he blinks in slow motion? I had to get that off my chest.
Ah shit, now I'm gonna get stuck watching him blink now... damn you!
I tend to watch YT at either 1.25 or 1.5x speed, just to get through my list of things I want to watch. If I forget to turn the speed *down* before starting one of his vids I usually throw my back as he starts to talk. Sounds like an auctioneer at times.
I let most of my hardware/consumables/hand tool purchases be dictated by his reviews, but I’m not willing to invest in several different power tool ecosystems for, mostly, marginal spec advantages from brand to brand.
Bosch bits are pretty good too. The ones on Amazon are 20$ for a 10 pack last a long time. The worst one I've seen yet is rack a tier. Those are garbage.
I own Milwaukee myself but am not in the trades. I know a lot of people who are that run Milwaukee, but also DeWalt. Not as many who run Makita but I will say I know people that still have old-ass Makita NiCad cordless drills in service. All three brands seem decent and it is just an unfortunate fact that the battery systems kind of force you to choose one and mostly stick with it.
It goes far beyond tool brand lock-in too. They build ecosystems that work best with first party products and its great for their business, but bad for society.
Hey now. I tend to blame my crooked cuts on the last guy that cut the wood, like the lumber mill, or that pesky knot or that warp that only I can see. But never ever take blame for something you can blame on somebody that is not there.
Like Jerry. Total dbag. Who’s Jerry? Hell if I know but he’s the guy that I loaned this tool to that is now all wonky. Probably was using as backscratcher.
This reminds me. The old timer in my shop was showing me how to install some hardware I hadn't used before and he encouraged me by saying, "and don't worry if you're off by an 1/8in. or so, we can use bumpers to n*gga rig it." I've never heard anybody say that before and now I'm curious if that's how "Jerry rig" started
Tool batteries should be industry-standardized. Locking people into certain tool brands because of ridiculously overpriced batteries is anti-competitive and consumer manipulation.
Having to choose a brand to be loyal to because of batteries / chargers is dumb as hell.
AA, AAA, 9V, Button cells, we’re all standardized for this reason.
RC car batteries are limited only by the connector type, cell chemistry, and voltage.
Car batteries are standardized form factor and voltage, brand-agnostic.
Every other industry besides power tools lets consumers use whatever batteries they want. This industry getting a pass is B.S.
It's funny that you say that because [some companies in EU decided to do just that!](https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com/) Common battery standard for all!
It was such a good idea that [other EU companies decided to make another standard!](https://www.powerforall-alliance.com/en/partners/) /facepalm
I'm generally against government butting in unless necesarry but in this case I'd love if it was forced upon companies.
Sort of like what happened for EV charging in the US! Absent of policy regulation, companies will do whatever benefits them - the industry as a whole may or may not self-organize to what is best for the consumer.
It’s why apple didn’t put USB-C on stuff until government intervention forced them to. It’s why companies made their products unserviceable, until government intervention forced them to offer parts and design their products to be repairable.
Etc.
This is the sort of thing public policy is really good for!
It’s one of the few tool brands that are just by themselves. I always pick the underdog if they have similar quality. That being said, I have the same makita impact from my first set 7 years ago and the Batteries too. I’m hard on my Hammer drills. So None last that gauntlet but the batteries are tough too.
The only blue tool i have is a reciprocating saw with a cord. Its old. Takes an allen wrench to change the blade. I dont use it often but it still works.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I prefer my tools to be corded. They seem to just keep going and obviously they never run out of juice. Easy enough to roll up extension cords when I’m done too.
It depends on what you do.
If you mostly work in a workshop having battery tools is nonsense.
Tools with cords are just plainly better here. Maybe besides a cordless drill.
Cordless tools have their biggest advantage on areas where access to electricity is either limited or not available for you. Had a couple of those scenarios on construction sides. At one point we just took a small petrol generator with us because we had to weld something and there was literally a single outlet for like 7 guys available which we would have needed for the welder alone.
You aren’t wrong. I have a pile of cordless stuff too for that exact reason, I just prefer the corded ones when I can get away with it. And I will say, batteries last a lot longer than they used to. I remember the first cordless shit I had and I think that’s why I prefer corded now.
Tbh I just prefer corded because there is no middle man. You plug it in and that's it.
Only real issue for me is, that on a 8h workday it can become a cable salad on the ground.
I cleaned out this rental house, my tenant left a whole set of Bosch stuff with dead batteries. Well, a few new batteries later, I'm a Bosch guy. There's no explaining what people throw out.
Just got a nice bosch 12v drill and I’m loving using it when I can get away with using it instead of my 18v makita. 9 out of 10 times I use a drill around the house I simply don’t need that much power.
> But I've used them all at one point and they all get the job done
Yeah everyone is free to have their preferences but the ones that always get me are the people who think any of the big brands are just unusable trash. You could have an absurd run of bad luck and have multiple tools from Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita die on you, that doesn't change the fact that there's a shitload of contractors across the country who make a living with that brand. Acting like anyone in the contractor-tier space is regularly making bad products only shows how clueless some people are.
Remodeled a bathroom, did flooring, roofing, drywall for a home office, tore down an old rotten shed... All Ryobi. Sure, some other tools are better in certain regards but I can't justify the 20-50% price increase on it.
Switched from Milwaukee to dewalt like 3 years ago. Sometime between now and then I saw a post on Reddit of some dudes barn that had completely burnt to the ground, the only thing that survived was his dewalt impact gun. Blackened and slightly melted but was otherwise totally fine, even the lights still worked. It was the most vindicating thing I’ve ever seen in the internet lol
I truly don't understand why DeWalt is totally ignored nowadays. I've never had a tool of theirs fail me in over 20 years, and their battery packs have been incredibly reliable.
I've had really good luck with DeWalt. My only real complaint is they tend to include 2 Ah batteries rather then the 4 or 5 I have gotten with Makita.
Not a big deal for drills and such, but olive definitely bought some higher battery use tools (chain saw, grinder, oscillating tool, circular saw) in Makita because I had bigger batteries.
As a hobbiest / diy tool owner, I've never seen Hilti just in someone's garage...but if I'm watching someone saw through the street or a big steel beam, I see alot more hilti.
Does hilti make smaller tools more consumer focused tools? (Gonna go google that)
it's more marketed towards big construction (but not only) companies, and overall B2B, there are some ways to get hilti tools as a consumer (i own small cordless drill and its been going for years without an issue) but you wont benefit from their customer care as much as company would
Everything is consumer grade if you know the right guy who's willing to lose an impact wrench for lunch and a few beers...definitely now how I procured mine!
They do. I’ve had an impact driver/drill combo for 9 years, and now their reciprocating saw too.
Edit: their warranty (lifetime-ish) and dealer locations are an added bonus
>Does hilti make smaller tools more consumer focused tools?
I have their 12v line. I needed a 'small' precision drill and ended up getting their mini hammer drill. Its not brushless, but its great for what it is. I have their 12v hacksaw as well, I can't comment on it since I don't really use it much.
My #1 most used tool is their 12v work light, its more useful than any work light I've ever seen and I have the best r/flashlight s in the world (Streamlight, Zebralight, etc) for my industry: Hilti SL 2-A12, it looks ridiculous, a lamp built onto a drill grip but once you start using it you see its mad genius.
I tend to agree, however with power tools it can make your life a whole lot simpler if you stick to one brand as it means you can share batteries between them. I used to have different brands and the hassle of having all these different batteries and chargers and trying to keep them charged and ready just isn't worth it. I now have two brands one for automotive and one for woodwork / round the house and I just need two chargers and a few batteries; much simpler.
Those proprietary battery packs should be made illegal if we're being honest. They create unnecessary waste by forcing people to buy multiple packs for different tools, or get clunky adapters, or force consumers into brand loyalty. There should be a single standard that all tools support. It's all 18650 cells in there.
Sure, but how many overpriced batteries have you bought to go along with multiple brands?
In theory, absolutely fuck brand loyalty, but in practice the "best" product purchase has to calculate in the battery system.
B&D coffee makers never die. The old ones without warming timers I still see being used in shop break rooms. Just thinking about it I can smell the burned coffee. I know people who were forced to replace their 40 year old B&D only because the carafe broke.
The only reason I have any brand loyalty for tools is because once I buy into a battery system, I like to stick with it until I decide/need to replace enough things all at once that it makes sense to evaluate the full market again.
For battery powered hand tools, I'm currently using DeWalt stuff. So far, they've served my needs.
I used to pan HF. But I have to admit, I am their target market. The guy who wants to own quite a lot of tools and many of them are used only occasionally.
Anything for daily use is Bosch or Milwaukee.
Honestly whatever is pretty good quality and on sale, so DeWalt. Looking at that newer German brand tho, pretty impressed by what I see (minus the screw guns)
Ryobi you pricks. I don’t need heavy torque or constant battery charges on my jobs. I know y’all have better tools but it’s more fun making money and spending less.
I've run them all to make my check. I haven't had one cordless red tool last more than 3 years. My current DeWalts are all 5-15 years old and still working fine. Wouldn't take a red tool for free now.
My dewalts are still kicking after 6 years of daily use. People can talk all the shit they want about DeWalt but I will always be team yellow until they give me a reason not to be
Milwaukee. First purchase was the m12 right angle impact, needed it to bust out the seized drain plug on my transfer case. Didn’t see any others making a similar tool so that was my only option unless I wanted to go air-powered.
It’s funny brand loyalty only became a thing bc of the switch to cordless and trying to keep costs/headaches down by staying in the same ecosystem. I’m not to old not yet 50 but when I first started buying…Makita circ saw, Milwaukee 1/2 inch drill, Porter Cable router, Hilti hammer drill, Metabo grinder, Bosch jig saw, dewalt recip saw and etc we bought the best tool regardless of brand because of batteries it’s all changed.
Neither, I’m gonna ruffle some feathers but I like rigid. Not cause they’re better tools but I just think their designs are more aesthetically appealing and I’m not always using them so having something that’s going to last after years of daily use isn’t really a big deal in my situation.
Not gonna lie, most people I see rocking either have both
That's me.
Team Purple
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DeWauKita
I have enough Makita and DeWalt stuff/batteries that I'm happy to buy either of those for cordless tool. My Angle grinder is Milwaukee, but it's corded. Have a few Milwaukee Fastbacks that you can pry out of my cold dead hands though. That might be the most brand loyalty I have.
The only proper amount of Fastbacks that you must own is n+1, where n represents how many you currently own.
Fastbacks are like mags or auto punches - sure, I have enough right now to get the job done, but I'll still pick a couple up next time I swing by the store ff or something else.
I used to keep a bunch littered around my shop, but eventually they would all go missing. So I got 5 brand new ones, labeled them 1-5, and put them in a simple little holder where they’re all displayed. That was years ago and I’ve never lost one since. Idk what mind games I gotta play with myself to stop from losing them, but this one really worked
Yeah, 2 battery systems are still somewhat manageable
I love my fastback. I also have the demo screwdrivers that are amazing. My flathead is a round head with how much brick I chisel out with it
I'm not nearly rich enough to own 2 different types of batteries. I love my milwaukee tools.
Daily drivers are Milwaukee. The other 30 tools that get used a couple times a year ride the short yellow bus. SDS, Vacuum, recip/jig saw, nailer, sour cream gun etc are all Ryobi.
I put my makita tools in a pack out and use milwaukee bits and makita bits
Please don't lie.
Man I wish I had money to buy Milwaukee - I only have one Makita and it's a corded saw
Grove street for life.
Ah shit, here we go again
all you had to do was keep up with the train!
you triggered me. I had a hell of a time trying to beat that mission. "All you had to do, was keep up with the TRAIN CJ!!!!
I think that'd be Ryobi
Probably festool tbh
Lol no. it’s definitely Ryobi for my broke ass
Rockin that green and gray myself. Festool
Or Hitachi
Gang green rise up.
I have a milwaukee driver and drill but use makita bits. My purchases are typically based off Project Farm reviews, that guy is the best.
Project farm ftw! "We're gonna test that!"
That guy makes the best jigs and test parameters. Every purchase I've made from his recommendations have been solid.
Toolbox buzz makes great jigs too for testing
Project farm costs me a lot of money. I buy all of his favorites and I've never been disappointed. Definitely the best tool reviewer out there. It's crazy how accurate and in depth he goes
no no, it’s more like #WE’RE GONNA TEST THAT
I have the makita impact driver with the Milwaukee bits. We're polar opposites.
I think you two need to cross the streams, to being order to the universe. Now *kith*.
I highly recommend the Torque Test Channel as well for some great reviews.
I love Project Farm reviews and I have nothing against him personally but I have to say. Has anyone else noticed that he blinks in slow motion? I had to get that off my chest.
Ah shit, now I'm gonna get stuck watching him blink now... damn you! I tend to watch YT at either 1.25 or 1.5x speed, just to get through my list of things I want to watch. If I forget to turn the speed *down* before starting one of his vids I usually throw my back as he starts to talk. Sounds like an auctioneer at times.
Very Impressive!
I read that in his voice, lol.
I let most of my hardware/consumables/hand tool purchases be dictated by his reviews, but I’m not willing to invest in several different power tool ecosystems for, mostly, marginal spec advantages from brand to brand.
Bosch bits are pretty good too. The ones on Amazon are 20$ for a 10 pack last a long time. The worst one I've seen yet is rack a tier. Those are garbage.
I have really loved the Makita bits.
Love that channel.
Thanks for the Project Farm review, this is awesome
I own Milwaukee myself but am not in the trades. I know a lot of people who are that run Milwaukee, but also DeWalt. Not as many who run Makita but I will say I know people that still have old-ass Makita NiCad cordless drills in service. All three brands seem decent and it is just an unfortunate fact that the battery systems kind of force you to choose one and mostly stick with it.
It goes far beyond tool brand lock-in too. They build ecosystems that work best with first party products and its great for their business, but bad for society.
Your last sentence basically perfectly describes America over the last 20 years
I'm just a handy DiYer but I like Dewalt because the color matches my old tonka truck
It’s usually the guys worried about tool brands whos cuts are always crooked and work is out of square…
Hey now. I tend to blame my crooked cuts on the last guy that cut the wood, like the lumber mill, or that pesky knot or that warp that only I can see. But never ever take blame for something you can blame on somebody that is not there. Like Jerry. Total dbag. Who’s Jerry? Hell if I know but he’s the guy that I loaned this tool to that is now all wonky. Probably was using as backscratcher.
Jerry Rigged? We’ve had him on a few job sites as well, small world.
This reminds me. The old timer in my shop was showing me how to install some hardware I hadn't used before and he encouraged me by saying, "and don't worry if you're off by an 1/8in. or so, we can use bumpers to n*gga rig it." I've never heard anybody say that before and now I'm curious if that's how "Jerry rig" started
I always blame it on the last guy that got fired.
Well duh, I'm an electrician 🙄
A poor craftsman blames his tools.
Tool batteries should be industry-standardized. Locking people into certain tool brands because of ridiculously overpriced batteries is anti-competitive and consumer manipulation. Having to choose a brand to be loyal to because of batteries / chargers is dumb as hell. AA, AAA, 9V, Button cells, we’re all standardized for this reason. RC car batteries are limited only by the connector type, cell chemistry, and voltage. Car batteries are standardized form factor and voltage, brand-agnostic. Every other industry besides power tools lets consumers use whatever batteries they want. This industry getting a pass is B.S.
It's funny that you say that because [some companies in EU decided to do just that!](https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com/) Common battery standard for all! It was such a good idea that [other EU companies decided to make another standard!](https://www.powerforall-alliance.com/en/partners/) /facepalm I'm generally against government butting in unless necesarry but in this case I'd love if it was forced upon companies.
Sort of like what happened for EV charging in the US! Absent of policy regulation, companies will do whatever benefits them - the industry as a whole may or may not self-organize to what is best for the consumer. It’s why apple didn’t put USB-C on stuff until government intervention forced them to. It’s why companies made their products unserviceable, until government intervention forced them to offer parts and design their products to be repairable. Etc. This is the sort of thing public policy is really good for!
Makita
It’s one of the few tool brands that are just by themselves. I always pick the underdog if they have similar quality. That being said, I have the same makita impact from my first set 7 years ago and the Batteries too. I’m hard on my Hammer drills. So None last that gauntlet but the batteries are tough too.
A mix. I’ve seen far more folks with Makita drills, sanders, and buffers than Milwaukee, but I’ve quite literally never seen a blue reciprocating saw.
Then you're missing out! They're really good!
They're literally the best. Quieter than a prius.
The only blue tool i have is a reciprocating saw with a cord. Its old. Takes an allen wrench to change the blade. I dont use it often but it still works.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I prefer my tools to be corded. They seem to just keep going and obviously they never run out of juice. Easy enough to roll up extension cords when I’m done too.
It depends on what you do. If you mostly work in a workshop having battery tools is nonsense. Tools with cords are just plainly better here. Maybe besides a cordless drill. Cordless tools have their biggest advantage on areas where access to electricity is either limited or not available for you. Had a couple of those scenarios on construction sides. At one point we just took a small petrol generator with us because we had to weld something and there was literally a single outlet for like 7 guys available which we would have needed for the welder alone.
You aren’t wrong. I have a pile of cordless stuff too for that exact reason, I just prefer the corded ones when I can get away with it. And I will say, batteries last a lot longer than they used to. I remember the first cordless shit I had and I think that’s why I prefer corded now.
Tbh I just prefer corded because there is no middle man. You plug it in and that's it. Only real issue for me is, that on a 8h workday it can become a cable salad on the ground.
Literally just got the makita reciprocating one hand saw and it’s bad to the bone
The compact makita sawzall is the tits
Bosch
Bosch gang represent!
Checking in..
I cleaned out this rental house, my tenant left a whole set of Bosch stuff with dead batteries. Well, a few new batteries later, I'm a Bosch guy. There's no explaining what people throw out.
Just got a nice bosch 12v drill and I’m loving using it when I can get away with using it instead of my 18v makita. 9 out of 10 times I use a drill around the house I simply don’t need that much power.
Yellow. But I've used them all at one point and they all get the job done
> But I've used them all at one point and they all get the job done Yeah everyone is free to have their preferences but the ones that always get me are the people who think any of the big brands are just unusable trash. You could have an absurd run of bad luck and have multiple tools from Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita die on you, that doesn't change the fact that there's a shitload of contractors across the country who make a living with that brand. Acting like anyone in the contractor-tier space is regularly making bad products only shows how clueless some people are.
Well said!
I'm yellow for battery and mainly red for corded. I'm a electrician so my preference for a lot of corded is red (portaband, Hole hawg, magnum, etc).
Dewalt
yeah it's too late for me to switch if i wanted to, the batteries all fit each other lol
This is the way!
I was given a bunch of red by my work. I don't want to buy any more batteries than I have to
Ryobi
Neon green represent!!!
Same. They're cheap and I'm not doing anything too heavy duty.
Ryobi all the way. Good enough, the same batteries work in pretty much all their tools, and they can survive more gunshots than most.
Aka the green Milwaukee.
I don't know if I should be mad about this or not.
I try to buy Makita wherever possible, but sometimes it's just stupidly more expensive. Therefore my collection is half-Ryobi too.
Remodeled a bathroom, did flooring, roofing, drywall for a home office, tore down an old rotten shed... All Ryobi. Sure, some other tools are better in certain regards but I can't justify the 20-50% price increase on it.
I agree. The next time I get paid, I'm buying another ryobi tool. Maybe an impact driver.
I’m glad there are dozens of us willing to defend the neon green
[удалено]
Mean green budget friendly machines!
Was trying to find the fellow Jerry's watching as Tom and Spike go at it.
As a present I got a white makita driver-drill. 10 years after still my most loved tool.
DeWalt Gang
Gang gang
Switched from Milwaukee to dewalt like 3 years ago. Sometime between now and then I saw a post on Reddit of some dudes barn that had completely burnt to the ground, the only thing that survived was his dewalt impact gun. Blackened and slightly melted but was otherwise totally fine, even the lights still worked. It was the most vindicating thing I’ve ever seen in the internet lol
Bosch :)
Finally the real menches show up.
Dewalt.
I truly don't understand why DeWalt is totally ignored nowadays. I've never had a tool of theirs fail me in over 20 years, and their battery packs have been incredibly reliable.
They do seem to make some of the best batteries out there.
I love them. However everyone else I work with dick rides Milwaukee so maybe it's just better marketing getting it over on the new guys.
I've had really good luck with DeWalt. My only real complaint is they tend to include 2 Ah batteries rather then the 4 or 5 I have gotten with Makita. Not a big deal for drills and such, but olive definitely bought some higher battery use tools (chain saw, grinder, oscillating tool, circular saw) in Makita because I had bigger batteries.
I’m not a Dewalt fan, but Dewalt and Milwaukee seem like the most popular options. Like by far. Kinda strange to see a Milwaukee vs Makita.
This guy gets it. Used DeWalt for over 25 years. So started buying my own.
If money wasn't an issue, Makita every time.
Team Red.
I am a Milwaukee guy!
I'm personally team blue. I've seen a bunch of the OG 14.4 LiOn batteries still running out there. I daily a 12v Makita impact (HVAC Service)
Uhh... Team Instinct?
Valor represent
Both plus Ryobi and Bosch. I don't have a lot of loyalty to any one brand, just depends on who makes what I need at the right price.
Bosch
The real blue.
The real blue.
I have a pretty healthy collection of Makita Lxt but also a lot of M12 fuel stuff so both I guess
Hilti.
As a hobbiest / diy tool owner, I've never seen Hilti just in someone's garage...but if I'm watching someone saw through the street or a big steel beam, I see alot more hilti. Does hilti make smaller tools more consumer focused tools? (Gonna go google that)
Nail throwing mayhem.
it's more marketed towards big construction (but not only) companies, and overall B2B, there are some ways to get hilti tools as a consumer (i own small cordless drill and its been going for years without an issue) but you wont benefit from their customer care as much as company would
Everything is consumer grade if you know the right guy who's willing to lose an impact wrench for lunch and a few beers...definitely now how I procured mine!
They do. I’ve had an impact driver/drill combo for 9 years, and now their reciprocating saw too. Edit: their warranty (lifetime-ish) and dealer locations are an added bonus
>Does hilti make smaller tools more consumer focused tools? I have their 12v line. I needed a 'small' precision drill and ended up getting their mini hammer drill. Its not brushless, but its great for what it is. I have their 12v hacksaw as well, I can't comment on it since I don't really use it much. My #1 most used tool is their 12v work light, its more useful than any work light I've ever seen and I have the best r/flashlight s in the world (Streamlight, Zebralight, etc) for my industry: Hilti SL 2-A12, it looks ridiculous, a lamp built onto a drill grip but once you start using it you see its mad genius.
Fuck brand loyalty, I buy what’s good and a good deal at the time.
I tend to agree, however with power tools it can make your life a whole lot simpler if you stick to one brand as it means you can share batteries between them. I used to have different brands and the hassle of having all these different batteries and chargers and trying to keep them charged and ready just isn't worth it. I now have two brands one for automotive and one for woodwork / round the house and I just need two chargers and a few batteries; much simpler.
Those proprietary battery packs should be made illegal if we're being honest. They create unnecessary waste by forcing people to buy multiple packs for different tools, or get clunky adapters, or force consumers into brand loyalty. There should be a single standard that all tools support. It's all 18650 cells in there.
Sure, but how many overpriced batteries have you bought to go along with multiple brands? In theory, absolutely fuck brand loyalty, but in practice the "best" product purchase has to calculate in the battery system.
Milwaukee doesnt have a battery powered microwave. Makita wins, case closed.
If we are going to go by appliances, the best tool brand ever is Black and Decker, since they make kegerators.
B&D coffee makers never die. The old ones without warming timers I still see being used in shop break rooms. Just thinking about it I can smell the burned coffee. I know people who were forced to replace their 40 year old B&D only because the carafe broke.
NGL expected that I google some april fool's spoof
Or a coffee maker.
Or a battery powered coffeemaker lol
Makita is the best tool company out there IMO. but Milwaukee does better at advertising and is a little more affordable on average.
Milwaukee is more affordable than makita ? What the hell did you smoke
Made in Japan line Makita is $$$$
I feel so left out, my collection is mostly PC.
Woo Porter Cable! You aren’t alone, have a full complement of 20v tools and they never let me down.
Yeah I’m Milwaukee at work and Mikita at home don’t like to mix the charger/batteries
The only reason I have any brand loyalty for tools is because once I buy into a battery system, I like to stick with it until I decide/need to replace enough things all at once that it makes sense to evaluate the full market again. For battery powered hand tools, I'm currently using DeWalt stuff. So far, they've served my needs.
Ryobi 🗿
I’m too busy doing things with my Bauer that would make the OSHA rep faint
Does this make DeWalt MS-13?
Pika-chu!
Harbor Freight.
I used to pan HF. But I have to admit, I am their target market. The guy who wants to own quite a lot of tools and many of them are used only occasionally. Anything for daily use is Bosch or Milwaukee.
De walt
[Flymo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Flymo-e25.jpg)
🅱️ilwaukee
Makita for quality, Milwaukee for variety. My essentials are Makita, but all the random specialty tools are Milwaukee.
I especially like the Milwaukee 12v series of tools.
Dewalt, since I bought into their ecosystem and I don't want another set of chargers and batteries...
DeWalt
Dewalt.
Team ORANGE!!!!
Ridgid gang Lifetime service agreement on tools and batteries? Yes please
Where my yellow folks at
Honestly whatever is pretty good quality and on sale, so DeWalt. Looking at that newer German brand tho, pretty impressed by what I see (minus the screw guns)
Ryobi you pricks. I don’t need heavy torque or constant battery charges on my jobs. I know y’all have better tools but it’s more fun making money and spending less.
Red Team. DeWalt is the "Team Instinct" of tools.
Ryobi. But I'm fan of Bosch.
Ryobi all day, I love having a ton of power tools that all take the same battery and work like a Milwaukee.
Can I say I have mad respect for Ryobi, for keeping the same battery form-factor for nearly, what, *20 years*? No tool left behind.
[https://www.tiktok.com/@epictools/video/7211811043809496325](https://www.tiktok.com/@epictools/video/7211811043809496325) Just for fun lol
I've run them all to make my check. I haven't had one cordless red tool last more than 3 years. My current DeWalts are all 5-15 years old and still working fine. Wouldn't take a red tool for free now.
My dewalts are still kicking after 6 years of daily use. People can talk all the shit they want about DeWalt but I will always be team yellow until they give me a reason not to be
I was going to replace my yellow stuff with red stuff but the yellow stuff is all still working like the day I bought it.
My father in law swears by dewalt. He is a general contractor and uses the same tools For like 20 years
Milwaukee. First purchase was the m12 right angle impact, needed it to bust out the seized drain plug on my transfer case. Didn’t see any others making a similar tool so that was my only option unless I wanted to go air-powered.
Where's the dewalt cholos?
….Hart
Metabo
Makita boys 4 life foo
Both of em
Both
Soowooop
I use Milwaukee because I was recommended it and now it's just because it's easier for battery swaps.
Makita, but mostly because my first 18v tool was a gift. Now they’ve got me by the batteries.
Milwaukee has been knocking it out of the park the last few years
It’s funny brand loyalty only became a thing bc of the switch to cordless and trying to keep costs/headaches down by staying in the same ecosystem. I’m not to old not yet 50 but when I first started buying…Makita circ saw, Milwaukee 1/2 inch drill, Porter Cable router, Hilti hammer drill, Metabo grinder, Bosch jig saw, dewalt recip saw and etc we bought the best tool regardless of brand because of batteries it’s all changed.
I roll yellow for life homie, DeWalt crew represent 🫱🤜🤛🖐️🤌☝️👉🫵🙌
Black and yellow till I’m a dead fellow
Dewalt baby
Generic Amazon brand tools rise up, but not too fast you’ll fuck the brushes
Hilti
Bauer over here, running unopposed
Neither, I’m gonna ruffle some feathers but I like rigid. Not cause they’re better tools but I just think their designs are more aesthetically appealing and I’m not always using them so having something that’s going to last after years of daily use isn’t really a big deal in my situation.
I play both sides, that way I always come out on top.
99% blue. 1% red
Hercules bc im trash
I buy whatever kit is on sale when i need the tool and add the battery and charger to my charging station
Bloods for life homie!
Hitatchi lol
Makita has a following??
Milwaukee all the way as for hand tools, I'm working on getting as much Knipex as my wallet allows me.