Which is the best Power Tool brand?

[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

Milwuakee anyone?....

most of their stuff is now junk //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Kicker Guy 10+ year member]

Festool for handheld tools. http://www.festoolusa.com/default.aspx
I don't know if they're their own OEM or not, but I've been eyeing a Powermatic table saw for a while...makes the Ryobi I built the BIBs on seem like a toy.

A SawStop would be interesting to try, too.

Always wanted to see one of those in person.

I voted for craftsman, never let me down.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

most of their stuff is now junk //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

pops has an OLD SCHOOL Milwaukee sawzall. shits a beast

 

[aussiek2000 10+ year member]

I like dewalt and hitachi. But for the price, I pick Hitachi out of the 2.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

They've all gotten a lot cheaper over the last few years, none of them are what they used to be.

 

[johndoe1234 10+ year member]

Hitachi and Bosch

Skill for their worm drive saws

 

[evildave101 10+ year member]

like someone else said, it depends on the tool but I like/use - Milwaukee for sawzall - makita for a grinder - skill for a circular saw - i have a little bosch drill that has been a good little drill for what it is - hilti for a big drill/roto hammer and stihl for a gas power hand held quickie saw

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

Festool for handheld tools. http://www.festoolusa.com/default.aspx
I don't know if they're their own OEM or not, but I've been eyeing a Powermatic table saw for a while...makes the Ryobi I built the BIBs on seem like a toy.

A SawStop would be interesting to try, too.

festool is great but pricey if you use it a lot worth it but for a lot of simple stuff like cordless drills and stuff its hard to beat Panasonic great power and battery life and built nice and tough. they are the shit. My friend dad worked at a tool supply house and got me into them and I will never want to buy a different one again. Even in consumer reports they alwas get good ratings its just hard to find them sometimes for sale. Panasonic FTW I do like my old AMF dewalt radial arm saw just keep it oiled and it still runs great thanks granpa.

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

little tykes

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

little tykes

squeaky hammer FTW. we actually gave one to a guy at work who kept getting hurt

 

[kush-divinity 10+ year member]

I have always liked PorterCable, when you can get them on sale......Battery life sucks on them though.

DeWalt is trash IMO, too overpriced, and junk today. 10 years ago, they were the best.

Black and Decker Firestorm FTW, reasonably priced, very dependable tools. I have a few 110v tools from the firestorm line, and I love them. I know that B&D had some quality issues in the past, but they are now resolved.

And here is why: PorterCable lost their *** in foreign sales. B&D bought them out in or around 2002, a hidden aquisition it was called. Black and Decker tools are now assembled on the same line as the PorterCable tools, and have the same QC guys to inspect them. My sister-in-law works at the PortCable/B&D plant in Jackson, TN. We get some seconds sometime.....at no cost.

But go to your local power tool sales center, and ask them if this story is true. When I worked at Lowe's, I was told to keep my effing mouth shut by my department head about this.

PorterCable $100 saw = B&D $49 saw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

Milwuakee anyone?....

word

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

I have always liked PorterCable, when you can get them on sale......Battery life sucks on them though.
DeWalt is trash IMO, too overpriced, and junk today. 10 years ago, they were the best.

Black and Decker Firestorm FTW, reasonably priced, very dependable tools. I have a few 110v tools from the firestorm line, and I love them. I know that B&D had some quality issues in the past, but they are now resolved.

And here is why: PorterCable lost their *** in foreign sales. B&D bought them out in or around 2002, a hidden aquisition it was called. Black and Decker tools are now assembled on the same line as the PorterCable tools, and have the same QC guys to inspect them. My sister-in-law works at the PortCable/B&D plant in Jackson, TN. We get some seconds sometime.....at no cost.

But go to your local power tool sales center, and ask them if this story is true. When I worked at Lowe's, I was told to keep my effing mouth shut by my department head about this.

PorterCable $100 saw = B&D $49 saw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

I didn't know this. Interesting.

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Milwuakee anyone?....

Great tools, I have a sawzall and a holehog built by them, and Dewalt is my choice for drills and circular saws

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I voted for Dewalt. I'm sure there are alot of brands that may specifically have nicer tools in a certain range/criteria but as a whole I like Dewalt.