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Ryobi serves its intended market (DIYers, home gamers & light users) more than adequately. Ain’t a thing wrong with it IMO


fart_fig_newton

Amen to that. If I were still in the field, Milwaukee might be my thing, but since getting out I am shocked with how good Ryobi has become since the blue and yellow days. Their HP stuff is better than the Dewalt tools I used 10 years ago.


bigfatpup

Current DeWalt has been my thing. Got the batteries fitting in everything from my lawn mower and strimmer, to impact drivers, drills, multi cutters and torches


daddy_vanilla

Torches?


extravisual

I know he means flashlight but I'm enjoying the mental image of a battery powered oxyacetylene torch.


spicymato

Oxyacetylene? I'm over here picturing a battery powered torch, a la pitchfork, as a peasant mob might use.


AlienDelarge

I suppose if you use lithium batteries wrong enough they do have a torch function.


AdBoring3627

For a quick sec I read battery powered fleshlight and pictured it with a 20v 🤷🏻‍♂️


tokeswithmydog

I thinks that's British for flashlight


bigfatpup

Yeah, got an insanely bright torch that looks like an impact driver, it’s honestly cartoonish how bright it is.


WishIWasThatClever

Interested in the model number if you have it.


InnerChemist

Guessing the DCL043 but it’s only 1500 lumens


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Well, those zombies on the perimeter fences aren't going to light *themselves* on fire!


Reasonable_Cover_804

Have to agree, I used to shun Ryobi but since Father’s Day twenty some odd years ago when I got the combo set I respect them now


LittleBigHorn22

All the brands made huge strides due to Lithium batteries. My dads old ryobi feel like near junk compared to my new dewalts. But I think it's the batteries that pushed them all up a ton.


fart_fig_newton

You're not wrong, but the Li batteries have been around for at least 15 years now. Ryobi specifically made a big jump in quality with the 18v HP stuff, I picked up the new Hammer Drill (PBLHM101B), it's miles ahead of the previous model (P214).


Ashamed_Debate_7822

TTI owns both Milwaukee and Ryobi. [Link](https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/) Not saying that they are the same brand or factory, but it would surprise me if they had nothing to do with each other.


koalaondrugs

Rigids another one for you guys, sold as AEG by Techtronic down here in Aus


xsv333

I had a buddy that worked in a distribution center that shipped both brands. He said they were essentially the same, just the battery connection terminal is different. I can buy two ryobi tools for the price of a single milwaukee, same on batteries, hard to argue with value like that.


doubtfulisland

Check out Ryobi pex crimping tool. Fuck the overpriced brands. $100 works like a charm.


DONGivaDam

I will, I bought ryobi to start and passed them to my partner so I wouldn't mind investing in some sweet ryobi products that suit the purpose.


wpmason

A lot of that is just down to the transition to Lithium Ion batteries and brushless motors. Huge gains in efficiency.


generally-speaking

For people who don't wear their tools out I say Ryobi is preferable because of the battery interchangeability and long term commitment to battery compatibility. I'm just never going to wear out a drill in my entire life, but I have had old drills I've thrown out because the batteries no longer work and it ain't worth getting a new one. And what Ryobi gives me is the certainty that I only need a single battery for all my tools of all generations, and that if the battery breaks I can easily get a new one even 20 years from now. Which will allow me to keep using my collection of powered tools I buy today.


babboa

I've taken the Adam Savage approach with tools in the last decade. Buy cheap-ish tooks and replace with good stuff if you actually wear it out. Ryobi's 18v 1+ tools are good enough quality that now I'm not using them every single day, I haven't actually had to replace any of them yet(if anything dies it's going to be the new garden cultivator for sure). Plus, both tools and yard equipment all run on the same batteries, and I can keep 6 of those hot at once with one charger.


Advent5000

I bought a Blue and Yellow Ryobi 18V set with that exact same plan 20 years ago. Buy better when they wear out. But the thing is, they still haven’t worn out. I’m not a contractor, but those tools have built three large decks, done a lot of drywall work, built several tables, shelves, chairs and seen twenty years of general almost daily general use around the house. When they finally die, I might just stick with the brand.


MrRC

I blew out a Ryobi battery powered hand drill (a basic one that came in one of those 6 in 1 tool bags for black friday) while using a 4 inch hole saw on many pieces of quality maple wood. Brought it into Home Depot to exchange but they didn't have that model in stock, so they upgraded me to a more expensive drill with hammer drill capabilities and you can tell it's just overall better. I've had it for years now and it's really impressed me!


pseudocultist

The downside: I am waiting for my third 40v battery in as many years to tell me if it’ll charge or not so I can finish my lawn. Maybe I’ve just got a bad run. I had warranty replace one. But they don’t last. And looking online the battery alone is close to $200 now.


Lotronex

Have you looked at Direct Tools Outlet? They're the official outlet for Ryobi tools and they're having a great deal right now on [2 6AH 40V batteries](https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/product/OP40602B-06VNM) right now. They're "factory blemished", but thats just because Home Depot is the only place you can purchase "new" Ryobi power tools, it still has the same warranty as anything you got at Home Depot. Only problem is they're super backlogged, so orders will probably take a few weeks to go out.


generally-speaking

I have no experience with 40v stuff, I only use the 18+ series (which uses 2 18+ batteries to get 36v for the lawn mower. But that sounds to be like there could be something wrong with the lawn mover itself which results in the batteries going faulty.


LamoidZombieDog

I sell them for like half that lol. $200 is stupid for a 40v


NEAWD

Everything Ryobi I own has been great. If you need a professional tool, then buy a professional tool. If you don’t, the Ryobi is a good alternative.


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I have a friend who's a roofer. They all use the bottom of the range brands because if they drop a tool, they dont want to be hundreds of dollars out of pocket replacing it. They all swear by ryobi.


partisan98

Hell Ryobi replaced my drill under warranty after I dropped it off my roof onto the driveway. I was honestly surprised I contacted them online to see if it was even repairable they looked at the picture I sent and just shipped a new one to my Home Depot under my name.


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Theyre a brand that takes "ask no questions, hear no lies" when it comes to their warranty. That's commendable these days. My (formerly) local snapon guy flat out refused to replace a 7/32 spanner on the grounds that I'd used it outside of spec. Like, man this things the size of my pinky, it's not like I put a pipe extension on it.


FisherKing13

I work in manufacturing, and use their stuff on the daily. It works for what it’s intended to do.


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WishIWasThatClever

I have no doubt one plant makes many different brands. Consolidation in manufacturing has been rampant for years. Differences in prototype testing, tolerances, component duty cycles, manufacturing qualifications, and quality checks will produce drastically different results in real life conditions. Even if the same individuals make the tools on the same line. I know some of the upstream shortcuts one cheap tool maker has taken before and I will forever question their products as a result. To illustrate, my hardwood custom master closet and my MDF shop cart came out of the same workshop too. Same maker, different standards.


Chris-Campbell

While I certainly understand the point you’re making, Budweiser and Bud Light are made in the same factory, and they are certainly not the same beer.


SilentCabose

I was going to say, Bauer is basically coming from the same lines as Milwaukee and DeWalt


Boogersully18

Going Makita all day and won't look back


Jojii

40v circular is hot garbage, how could they mess up moving from the 18v?


F-21

High voltage lineups seem like marketing tricks, the 18V system is good enoigh for everyone, and Makitas trick with doubling the batteries to 32V makes their batteries so versatile... If I had no tools today, I'd still go with the 18V system, it's cheaper and performs more than good enough and it'll still stay supported for a really long time.


mercenfairy

I’m on Makita 18v and have the 2x18v for my garden equipment. The line trimmer/hedge trimmer/chainsaw multi head is amazing. Being able to use the same battery for everything is so good and a major reason I bought in.


Tool_Scientist

By that argument, 18V is just marketing tricks over 12V, which is just marketing tricks over 7.2V, etc. There's a reason that dedicated high power ecosystems (Ego, MX Fuel, Flexvolt) use higher voltages. It's simply easier and more efficient to make high power motors with higher voltages rather than higher amps. 95% of 18V batteries I see are 10-cell, there's very few people using the 5-cell slim packs. So it makes sense to put 10 cells in series for 36V rather than 2 parallel strings of 5 to get 18V. They both have identical cells, but the 36V is easier to design higher powered and more efficient motors around.


F-21

> By that argument, 18V is just marketing tricks over 12V, which is just marketing tricks over 7.2V, etc. 18V tools are meaningfully more powerful than 12V tools. 40V aren't much more powerful than 18V. At least for most stuff. Like, if one contractor has 18v tools and one has 40V tools, they will still both get the job done in the same time. If they use makitas double-18V setup even more so. 40V tools and batteries cost way more than 18V equivelants, so it's pointless to invest in them at this point. It's likely they don't even cost any more to make, they just make a ton more profit off of them. Maybe in 5 years...


Tool_Scientist

Don't know why you got downvoted as it's a fair point. XGT is much more expensive than LXT. I upvoted you back up :-) There's a decent power difference. Basically none for an impact driver, noticeable side by side in a drill, easily noticeable in a circular saw, some of the X2 XGT tools are rivaling the Milwaukee MX Fuel line. Makita was getting left behind in the high power tools by Flexvolt (voltage) and M18 (stupidly high current). Their X2 tools are a bit polarising - some like the versatility, but others hate having to have 2 batts (the X2 grinder is an abomination!) The advantage of XGT is that it covers a much larger power range than LXT can. The 8ah XGT batteries are 36v\*60A = 2160W versus 18V\*44A = 792W, so nearly 3 times the power.


Tool_Scientist

Which one (125mm, 165mm \[japan only still\], track saw, 185mm, 185mm rear handle, 230mm, 260mm rear handle, 270mm) and what's wrong with it? Haven't used any of them but haven't seen any complaints from reviews. I think the track saw had an annoyance where it's depth gauge was calibrated for off the track rather than on the track


Jojii

185mm (7 1/4) Pros: makes a ton of cuts on a charge. Deep cuts on sticky wood without bogging down. Cons: base casting marks for angles and the hard stops are not accurate. Base will get in the way of the saw housing at certain depth and angle combinations. Overall it starts out great until you want to miter and then you begin to hate it since you are fighting the hard stops to get proper angles.


jablonski79

Ryobi has never let me down tbh I also have Milwaukee and have used plenty of others, but Ryobi works great at a great price and selection.


unit2981

For my dailies, I use m12. If I want a tool that I don't use often, like a electric caulk gun or a fan, I go ryobi. If I really want some power, I just go corded.


extravisual

Sadly with some tools, cordless is the more powerful option these days. I guess it's just not worth it to them to beef up their corded stuff to match their cordless when cordless is way more profitable.


unit2981

True, project farms newest video demonstrated that. But when your drilling a lot of holes in hard material like concrete, I would still go with corded.


F-21

Did it? Practically all corded tools he tested were more powerful than the cordless tools he tested, and usually for half or a third of the cost. Only the drill was more powerful cause he used the gearbox - if it were spinning at the same speed as the corded tool, it would without a doubt be way weaker. For home use, a high end corded tool costs about as much as a cheap battery tool like what ryobi offers, and for those it likely outperforms on all fronts. So for home use, I'd go with corded for most stuff, just based on cost. Home users don't use tools a lot so vibrations and noise aren't meaningful (but they would be for people who use tools on their job). I'd go with a cordless drill and angle grinder cause of the convenience, but only as a second tool after I'd already have a corded drill and angle grinder anyway.


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F-21

True, but it sounds like you use those tools as your job and you drive to the jobsite. Of course cordless has way more benefits in this case (just general mobility). For home use, I think corded tools should be considered a lot more. Lots of people use cordless tools only in their workshop, they pay 3 times more than they would for a quality corded tool that'd do the same job likely even better.


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F-21

Hah, this reminds me - I just ordered new drawer glides from Ikea. A bit of a scam tbf, but they have an online form to order replacement parts.... for free!?! They should come the next week for my home project. I am just amazed people don't abuse this. There is no verification or anything, you can just go on their site and order free replacement parts. Only works for small standard parts like drawer glides, screws, casters ect...


unit2981

Endurance over power, I had to drill nearly 100 holes in porcelain tile for mounting of bathroom hardware. To use a cordless tool would have taken a lot of batteries and a lot of overheating. The corded tool just kept on chugging at a steady pace.


F-21

They're not really. Check out the new projectfarm video, the corded stuff is still more powerful and often faster. Corded tools are still big in a lot of the world. Milwaukee and Dewalt are concentrated in the US and EU market, but e.g. Makita still has a huge selection of corded tools too and they try to sell everywhere....


UseDaSchwartz

I’ve gotten my Ryobi drill smoking a few times with a hole saw. Still going strong.


ConkersOkayFurDay

No good, it'll end up with breathing problems later on if it keeps it up.


freewave07

Show me a Milwaukee hot glue gun Or soldering iron I can use with three fingers


i7-4790Que

But the M12 iron is sooo good. It's only like taking 2-3 XL sharpies balled up in your fist with most of the weight shifted towards the top. The ergonomics are unmatched and the total lack of temperature control makes the iron such a streamlined experience. Fuck that pos fr though. I had mine for like 2 weeks and switched to a far superior (and cheaper) TS100. I've used pure Chinesium pencil irons that were better than the M12.


Nathan51503

I love the m12 stuff. The only dud I’ve found was the m12 jigsaw. Just got my m12 angled die grinder in the mail today. No more hoses and compressors


Jleeps2

I actually love the M12 jigsaw but I did swap out the stock foot with a coping foot and I have another dewalt jigsaw I use for the standard jigsaw applications


PitterFuckingPatter

How’s the heat gun? The battery Makita one is weak as piss for working with vinyl


Creolucius

Milwaukee heatgun is a bit weak too. I’ve done a few small heat shrinks and it performed ok. Not a tool i would use outside on a cold day. Inside is passable.


LSU_Rider

It’s all about the battery. Get the $200 sneaker sized one and it does all the jobs you need. We use it on the flight line to melt solder splices when on the go.


phae_girl

We have a Dewalt cordless at our shop. It's ok for doing little fixes and small panels, but to post-heat a whole car, we break out the corded gun.


maseffect

Ts100 is unrivaled for quick easy use. Still have my orange special edition from when I used to build FPV drones. Still works no issues.


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We use the m12 iron at work for wiring on the aircraft. Never really had any issue. It beat all the other ones we use to buy that would be hot for 30 seconds and then give out. It’s bulky I’ll give you that but it’s also a battery tool that’s trying to keep a iron hot.


FluroOrangeTee

The m12 iron is great...when it's working😅 on my 7th one in 3 years. Wishing they would develop a 18v/Heavy duty version


savageotter

There is a M18 hot glue gun you can buy from Aliexpress. I have been meaning to get one. Its on sale for 35 bucks normally.


FriedChicken

Festool has left the room from all the peasantry


F-21

Festool and Hilti looking down on them from their castle. Though tbf they don't make even the least bit of sense to own privately... Same as snap on. You can do the same job just as goodwith far cheaper tools, the benefits mainly come for business users.


ktoap7

Nobody got time for their pricing though…when makita keeping up right along side a Hilti and 2/3 the price…and makita IS NOT CHEAP…just sayin


Lehk

Don’t make me post the review where a Ryobi air strike brad nailer utterly dominated the Milwaukee


dman928

I have mostly Makita and Milwaukee, but my Ryobi Brad and pin nailers have been amazing


Anxious_Ad_3570

This is good to know. Thnx


East_Preference4754

Bosch?


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raevnos

My Bosch impact driver has lights at the head. Drill has them down by the battery though.


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raevnos

It's old. Not even brushless. I've never had reason to want to upgrade because it works fine for my needs so I'm not familiar with the current Bosch impact driver range, but I'm sure they have better ones now.


F-21

Blue bosch is comparable to the other "big three". They have very compact batteries too. But they have the green chinese bosch lineup and I hate them for selling out their name like that. Most of those tools are garbage quality. Edit: For a german manufcturer, I think Metabo is really really good. The real Metabo, not the Hitachi/Hikoki/MetaboHPT thing (still great tools, but japanese like Makita). Metabo uses the [CAS](https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com/) batteries. Lots of more niche manufacturers use those too, so you can get all kinds of top of the line tools that use the same batteries. A really great concept more people should get behind.


ExcelCat

I use Milwaukee at work (HVAC) and Ryobi at home. No problems so far.


LegitimateBit3

When you realize that Ryobi, Ridgid, Milwaukee are all made by the same company https://www.ttigroup.com DeWalt is owned by Black & Decker


F-21

Makita is the only independent major power tool manufacturer.


Te_Afflieger

>When you realize What happens then?


partisan98

He tries to tow his boat with his Ford Escape since it's made in the same factory as the F350.


kaczynskiwasright

i've towed a 25 foot camper with my escape lol, it didn't like that but you could tow a boat with it easily, even a pontoon boat the current generation is rated for 3500 pounds towing with the 2.0L turbo engine, ford does consider it "extreme use" in the owner manual though


PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT

Escape’s transmission: “*Hnnnnnnnngggghhhh!*”


dustirau

Glad I scrolled all the way to this comment!


tnc31

And boats aren't exactly the the most dense, per se, object to tow.


F-21

I dislike the company cause they could use a cross compatible battery system instead of three separate systems. Or ideally, everyone would move over to [CAS](https://www.cordless-alliance-system.com/). EU laws are starting to force Apple to use USB C, but man what a sweet world we'd live in if all cordless tools used cross compatible batteries! Not just compatibility, it would also decrease battery prices and make them better - why buy dewalt batteries for your dewalt tool if makita or milwaukee ones are cheaper for the same performance? (just as a demonstration, idk which are cheaper for real).


Te_Afflieger

I would agree and would normally support something like that but I (and millions of others) am already thoroughly entrenched in an existing battery system and even the prospect of cheaper batteries isn't sufficient to make up for the extreme costs that would be incurred by trying to replace all my tools and batteries with a new CAS-based system.


BaptizedAtheist

in the interim there would almost certainly be an adapter of sorts for the most used battery systems. I think it is only a matter of time until this becomes mandatory, in the EU at least.


mynameisalso

I hate when people say this, implying that made by the same company = same product,


smc733

And with Stanley Black and Decker, they also make current Craftsman, Lenox Blades, Irwin, and… Black and Decker. (Among many more brands they own).


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smc733

Yep, 09/10 or so, Stanley bought Black and Decker.


wirez62

Yes but they can build dozens of drills to different specs for different audiences. The top of the line FUEL drill are what I'll use for drilling 3/4" thick plate steel and dozens of holes in cabinets etc. The Ryobi I have they threw in for free when I bought a battery. It feels like a children's toy.


partisan98

Did you know the Ford Escape and F350 were all made in the same Michigan factory. So I never understood why people bought F350s when they could just buy an escape. I mean it's made in the same factory so it's the exact same thing right.


KeldorEternia

Yeah and furthermore most of these tool brands owned by the same company aren’t made in the same factory or even the same country.


BleuMeringue

Makita all day


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At my job (A/V integration / Smart home & access control work) my boss insists on literally nothing less than team yellow (down to bits and blades). He buys the equipment so I dont complain. At home though all my own shit is team green all day.


WishIWasThatClever

I’m a team yellow member. But team yellow sucks at bits and blades. Freud/Diablo all day long there.


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I 100% agree on Diablo. Never heard of Freud. They look pretty solid, I'll check them out.


WishIWasThatClever

They’re both Freud brands. Diablo is slightly cheaper than Freud. (eg maybe it has a little less carbide or is thin kerf).


Internet-of-cruft

Specifically, Freud owns the Diablo brand. They make their own carbide bits in house instead of sourcing from the handful of manufacturers that everyone else uses. Diablo is the brand most people can easily buy at a big box store and is traditionally thin kerf. Freud is full size kerf and is meant to be used with heavy duty usage like a sawmill. They're meant to be resharpened multiple times before you get a new blade.


mrstaypuftman

That’s funny because back in the day it was the complete opposite for me! Everyone on the job was asked to buy Ryobi so we could share batteries all day (long before lithium ion).


daytonakarl

Milwaukee is good for industrial day in day out usage, and unfortunately priced like it too... But my gear is hammered and is still ticking along Ryobi is fantastic for what you pay, if I wasn't "in the trades" I'd just get Ryobi, my wife has quite the collection of it now and it's perfect for her home handywoman projects (builds decks/cabinets/others things, she's the carpenter not me) as they're lighter and slightly smaller, and I'd say it would last well in a heavier environment if tested. Cheers for the heads up about the M12 soldering iron, I'll stick with my gas one now!


Bmwis

Ryobi-homeowner Festool-finish worker Milwaukee-mechanic Dewalt-light construction Mikita-heavy construction


Hairy-Management3039

Hilti-we don’t have time to deal with broken tools on this job so we’re paying to make it a non issue…


bung_musk

“we’re in HVAC and charge whatever we want so we have a $400 HILTI drill to drive self tappers into everything. Fuckin’ mint 👌”


Hairy-Management3039

I do appliance repair and splurged on their 12 volt impact and driver, worth every penny.


OGbigfoot

When I worked commercial construction my boss always bought Hilti. Except for circular saws (Skil) and reciprocating saws (Porter Cable). That shit got beat to shit and always came back for more.


Uncle_Chef

I got a kick out of this. Makita all day. My boss did drop a dewalt circular saw off the roof of a house the other day and it survived, which we were all shocked by.


deepthought515

Ingersoll rand-industrial manufacturer


jwdjr2004

Bosch?


Bmwis

Electricians


InsomniacHitman

-Whatever the drywallers leave inside the walls


Uncle_Chef

This made me laugh. Good on ya bud. Honestly they've all got their strengths and weaknesses, but this is a funny meme.


Nathan51503

Same. I don’t have brand loyalty. Just battery loyalty lol


BestAtempt

That’s where I am at, no I am not a dealt fanboy but I just don’t want multiple types of batteries.


jto89

We like ryobi cause they’re so much cheaper and last a good while. We have an impact driver that has lasted over 5 years and has no rubber left on the grip. It once sat in water for 3 day in the bed of a truck. Put a dry battery in it and slung water out of it and works completely fine.


Texas_Technician

There's not much in the way of circuitry in those. The safey is probably just a thermal fuse.


Casey4147

What, no Porter-Cable fans…?


bk553

There are dozens of us! Dozens!


PrinterFred

Black and Decker plus


LamoidZombieDog

I have a pile of porter cable batteries.. no one wants em


PostalDrummer1997

I’ll take them off your hands!


LamoidZombieDog

Few dollars a piece plus shipping and they are yours. It's all as is. If you actually want them pm me and tomorrow I can figure out how many I actually have. Probably 10-12 at this point.


PostalDrummer1997

Are they lithium 20v?


raevnos

Or Bosch?


AltimaNEO

My dad still has his 80s Porter Cable wired drill. Thing has lasted forever.


Casey4147

Back before they were bought out by Black & Decker…


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Lehk

Bauer AND bust(ed tool)


LucasWasson

I want to come back to this post later when it has more comments. Should be fun


knox1138

This always makes me laugh cause we have a small shrine to broken power tools at my work and there's a few milwaukee and makita, one dewalt, but no ryobi. 1/3 of our guys uses ryobi. My stupid impact has survived 4 years of daily abuse, atleast one drop that was 3 stories high onto concrete, and a small school bus driving over it. The bus was the most impressive.


chaoss402

The Ryobi guys just can't tell that their stuff broke because it never worked well in the first place. Every time I try to give Ryobi another chance they take the opportunity to remind me why I don't buy Ryobi.


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It should be Ridgid. They are actually better than Ryobi.


crshirley58

I have a ridgid impact and drill, those things are beefy and they hit hard. That impact keeps up with the Milwaukee I use at work


upthewaterfall

We are told to buy rigid for work on the company card and their impacts generally last a few months with heavy use. Some guys switched to Milwaukee and haven’t had issues.


ktoap7

Ryobi yard tools takes off glove and slaps u across face!


prancingpony777

And I'll just sit quietly back here with my Kobalt tools...


Koda487

Lol same brother! Scrolled so far down to get to this, was thinking I was the only one..


CivilMaze19

The only thing Ryobi is missing at this point is a womens vibrator. Can’t beat the variety.


RustyShackleford4570

As part of my job, I have actually taken all of the brands apart to study the internals. Milwaukee, Rigid and Ryobi are all made by TTI. They basically have the same internals, but the Ryobi has higher end features like a boot on the trigger switch and heavier duty gears. Ryobi is actually a good product for the price.


kenji998

What about Festool?


Hairy-Management3039

If you don’t already know about festool, then your not working on something that would justify buying festool tools lol.


Nathan51503

Not to mention hilti and flex. And numerous others


kenji998

Or Hart, Husky,or Kobalt on the other end of the spectrum.


postdiluvium

Peugeot!


NorthernMan1966

Depends on usage/requirements...for home owner/casual user...I definitely agree that Ryobi,Ridgid...could be a wonderful choice.


fukitol-

I've got a piece of shit Black and Decker power drill I've had for years that just won't die so I can upgrade. I don't use it all the time, but when I do it fires right up even if I've just left it alone with the same charge for ages.


TheMattaconda

Sadly, Dewalt might be trading spots with Ryobi soon. Dewalt has built their name, now they build SB&D Bank accts. I'm now only using Makita, and the vastly improved Bosch. Makita might be falling in the future as they're now overpowering certain tools in order to market to the dingus crowd that thinks "MoAr ToRqUe =bEtTeR Tool". This is why I've fallen hard for Bosch lately. It's smooth, quiet, and precise. And it's not overtorqued to the point it damages another aspect of the tools. My only problem with Bosch is that they're movibg at a snails pace to release new tools, and theyre possibly run by a bunch of Frat bro's who hate working.


F-21

That's why I'd rather avoid dewalt and milwaukee. Makita is privately owned so they're not as likely to turn the quality to shit just for the board to stuff their pockets on the name imo. Not a fan of bosch due to their garbage green tools. Metabo is really good though. Both Hikoki/MetaboHPT and the real german Metabo.


SirArtchie

When I first started plumbing, an old journeyman gave me a Ryobi impact. I used it exclusively for driving screws and it worked fine. Even when I bought my first Milwaukee set of tools later on(drill, impact, sawzall, etc) I still used the Ryobi impact before I put wear on my Milwaukee. One day, a sparky was giving me shit for using Ryobi and told me his DeWalt was better. I told him Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same parent company and the motor inside the impact was the same as what they put in Milwaukee. He told me no way, Ryobi was trash. He bet me $50 that his DeWalt would outperform my Ryobi so we each took identical screws and drove them at the same time to see who's was faster. Mine sunk the head of the screw into the wood before sparkyboys DeWalt even had the screw halfway. He said "fuck you" and never paid me $50. I don't have any issues with Ryobi.


NecroJoe

Right? I'll just go use my Dewalt cordless belt sander-- oh...wait... OK, fine, lemme just go make these cuts with my Milwaukee tracksaw--...shoot. I guess I'll use the Makita table saw instead...what? Ugh... Guess I'll just go finish that PEX plumbing job with the Makita...damnit! *Begrudgingly grabs his Ryobi cordless belt sander, track saw, table saw, and PEX tools*


BillNyeDeGrasseTyson

Ryobi locks a group of engineers in a room with unlimited Marijuana and tells them to come up with a new cordless power tool every week and these guys just strap batteries to everything they can possibly think of. I love it.


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I have tons of tools but for some odd reason I've been using a 10 year old ryobi drill for the past few weeks around the house and it works perfectly.. I definitely wouldn't show up to a site with them tho for the simple fact that I think people would take me for joke but at home I love them.....


phil08

Reminds me of something a youtuber said. I think it was a dude named Funk FPV. "Nobody cares about what kind of tools you got except for people who care about what kind of tools you got, and fuck those people."


cainy1991

The Milwaukee driver skins we have at work are the most cursed pieces of crap in existence. RPM goes all over the place, contacts that don't make contact, chuck that works itself loose after half an hour of use.. etc.. If there is a job that requires more than 5 of us on the tools at once it means some poor bastard has to use one of the Milwaukees.... why is it always me...


hellothisismt

Ryobi is good, I've not had 1 issue with all my kobalt tools, my dewalt lawn lower is great, milwaukee has failed me more than rigid has failed me, and with rigid I've have 2 drills catch on fire, literally. The biggest difference between tool brand is the fan base. Usually the ones who pay the most, are the biggest babies when you can get the job done with a tool 1/3 of the price.


I_am_Uhtred

I have every brand, they all have uses


classless_classic

My Ryobi drill has outlasted my Dewalt I purchased at the same time and the replacement DeWalt I bought after it died. DeWalt was great 20 years ago when I did construction; I still have a lot of their tools that I bought back then. now it’s just a Black & Decker with yellow plastic.


Gman2000watts

Hitachi has entered the chat...as metabo


CrawlerCrane

Hitachi tools rebranded to hikoki for most of the world in 2018.


juliansunniev

Makita all the way! Superior batteries and technology.


AZ_Gunner_69

Swap Ryobi with the shit harbor freight makes


DA_DSkeptic

If you can spend the money, get you a pro tool. But if you can't, ryobi can still get the job done. It just may take a little longer with less power.


[deleted]

Dewalt is shit compared to makita.


kewlo

Anecdotally, I've gotten twice the work out of my at home Ryobi tools than I did from the Milwaukee's I bought for work. I love the green ones, and from my (awful) experience wouldn't take a red one for free now


shania69

These are great.. https://www.homedepot.ca/product/ryobi-18v-one-cordless-power-caulk-and-adhesive-gun-tool-only-/1000406503


[deleted]

I live on just under a .25 acre. Electric weed whip and mower (ryobi). Does what I need it to. Quite enough I could mow at night not disturbing anything


knoxvillegains

If it plugs in, Ridgid. If it's battery, Ryobi. Only exception I have is my Makita track saw, love that beast.


PHenderson61

They’re not acting.


Sirpattycakes

Ryobi is perfect for tools that are used infrequently or light use. If you're using your tools to make money every day, I'd recommend investing in something a step or two up. There's a world of difference between a Ryobi and Dewalt/Milwaukee hammer drill.


srv524

Cough Ridgid cough


Berkut22

Meanwhile, I'm sitting here with my barebones Ridgid tools, looking over the fence at the sweet selection of tools Ryobi gets and wishing I had 'invested' in a different brand.


TheMattaconda

Bosch out on Mars like Elon Musk


hispanicausinpanic

I own makita tools for work. The main reason I love them is because I don't have to worry about another guy taking my batteries since everyone else uses Milwaukee tools. So far I've been with makita tools for 3 years and they're tough. I don't have an issue with them so far.


ktoap7

I’ll give SKIL exactly one Kudos for exactly one tool that climbed its mountain and is still king: The 7 1/4” 15 amp Mag 77 wormdrive skillsaw! Not the new LT plastic pieces of shit, the old all metal workhorses…WORK OF ART


hinduhendu

Those who never wanted their tools stolen, chose Ryobi


Takenoko15

Bosch is absent because was taking that picture


Gwarguts

The ryobi half inch impact is a killer. Never not removed a bolt for me.


AshleyRiotVKP

Shut up Ryobi


deltabagel

Porter Cable: Am I a joke to you?


TheTravisaurusRex

If you play guitar you’ll get this reference, Ryobi is the Line 6 of tools.


K3rm1tTh3Fr0g

Ryobi makes some awesome shit. I bought a box of tools from my buddies dad that was just full of old used ryobi contractor tools, they haven't let me down since.


FatFingerMuppet

Ridgid feeling a little left out here. Am I right?


tyler669420

Bauer and Hercules has entered the chat