Just for fun I figured I'd start a thread about our favorite brands of tools and why they are our favorite. I've been in the construction trade in some form or another for about 10 years now and I've had good luck with a few brands and a few I just haven't cared for.
Cordless;
Hitachi- I started out using these tools and they always seemed to hold up fairly well and were generally priced pretty fair. I'm still a Hitachi fan but I don't own many today.
Milwaukee- I owned the M18 and M12 stuff for a couple years and it was good stuff, cutting edge and overall durable. Definitely spendy but I think they are some of the top choices. I sold my Milwaukee tools a few months ago and bought Ridgid stuff. Milwaukee tools still worked well, but my father wanted some additional tools so I passed them along to him for a very nice price since he too has other Milwaukee tools.
Ridgid- after selling my Milwaukee stuff to my father I considered Makita, Bosch, Hitachi, Ridgid, and DeWalt. I ended up going with the New Brushless Ridgid stuff in 18v and so far I'm more pleased than I thought I would be. We will see how they hold up to a couple years of Commercial abuse.
I generally buy new cordless tools every couple years to have tax write offs and to try out other brands. After a couple years I've worn them down to just colored shells anyway.
Corded;
For corded tools I own almost all Bosch stuff with the exception of a Ridgid miter box and porter cable Pneumatic tools.
I haven't bought anything DeWalt for a while other than one corded hammer drill.
Cordless;
Hitachi- I started out using these tools and they always seemed to hold up fairly well and were generally priced pretty fair. I'm still a Hitachi fan but I don't own many today.
Milwaukee- I owned the M18 and M12 stuff for a couple years and it was good stuff, cutting edge and overall durable. Definitely spendy but I think they are some of the top choices. I sold my Milwaukee tools a few months ago and bought Ridgid stuff. Milwaukee tools still worked well, but my father wanted some additional tools so I passed them along to him for a very nice price since he too has other Milwaukee tools.
Ridgid- after selling my Milwaukee stuff to my father I considered Makita, Bosch, Hitachi, Ridgid, and DeWalt. I ended up going with the New Brushless Ridgid stuff in 18v and so far I'm more pleased than I thought I would be. We will see how they hold up to a couple years of Commercial abuse.
I generally buy new cordless tools every couple years to have tax write offs and to try out other brands. After a couple years I've worn them down to just colored shells anyway.
Corded;
For corded tools I own almost all Bosch stuff with the exception of a Ridgid miter box and porter cable Pneumatic tools.
I haven't bought anything DeWalt for a while other than one corded hammer drill.
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