Power tools

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

What would you guys say is the best brand to go with for cordless power tools. I will be mainly using just regular drills, jig saws, sawzalls etc... Money is not an issue i just dont want to pay more for the same thing you know, Ive been kind of stuck between Makita, Milwaukee and Bosch. Thanks for any input.

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[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

i use makita drills at work, theyre made pretty well and never fail me, except the batteries

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

what do you mean they fail you? completley die for good or just run out of charge fast?

i use makita drills at work, theyre made pretty well and never fail me, except the batteries

 

[dumpbeast86 10+ year member]

stuck between Makita, Milwaukee and Bosch.

makita #1 like you have it

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

what do you mean they fail you? completley die for good or just run out of charge fast?

both. first they dont hold a good charge, then they dont hold any power, after that its straight to the trash.

although it takes a while to get to that phase

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

would you say bosch or milwaukee makes a better battery?

both. first they dont hold a good charge, then they dont hold any power, after that its straight to the trash.
although it takes a while to get to that phase

 

[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

Bosch, Dewalt, Porter cable.....just get on with a lithium ion battery.

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

Im switching from dewalt ive had nothing but problems with them but ill take a look at porter cable

Bosch, Dewalt, Porter cable.....just get on with a lithium ion battery.

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

would you say bosch or milwaukee makes a better battery?

i dont got any experience on them two. but Milwaukee seems the better brand because of the quality

 

[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

I'm a cabinet maker, I only use cordless drills,everything else I have, has a cord. I have a Bosch and a Porter cable. have owned craftsman, dewalt, makita, ryobi, black and decker, rockwell etc. etc etc.

for the ni-cad batteries, the dewalt and craftsman I've had the best luck with...had a craftsman 19.2 that lasted for years.

The bosch and Porter cable I have are both lithium ion batteries...had the Bosch at least 4 years and the porter cable 2 years...all the batteries still hold a charge like the day I bought them.

 

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

I like dewalt.

The new li-ion tools are badass.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

milwaukee. i have a set of li-on drills... the impact has some serious nuts.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

milwaukee