The eternal debate.
>>2990481DeWALT has a better color scheme. I also have a pack of drill bits I got from them about a decade ago that I use infrequently, but they're still holding up (except for one tiny bit that broke)
For me it's Milwaukee... Except for a couple of Dewalt backpack sprayers running adapters and Milwaukee batteries... Milwaukee's switch tank backpack sprayers just had too many negative reviews for me to want to give them a try.
>>2990481I use DW mainly, they might not always be the absolute best in any specific tool, but they'll always be top 2-3.What killed my interest in Milwaukee when getting my first nice cordless tools was the whole mess around the Milwaukee 2767 impact wrench, they cheaped out on the redesign, calling it the same model, and they were breaking on basic tasks like taking lug nuts off first use.https://toolguyd.com/milwaukees-m18-fuel-2767-impact-wrench-probems/
makita
yellow is better for hot climate, reflects more light.
>>2990506wrong pic
Mastercraft
>>2990507seriously, fuck all work wear makershurr here's just some blacks for you so you cook in the sunyeah yeah, doesn't show all the shit like lighter colors
>>2990481They have some good niche tools but their triggers are shit, their batteries too. My favorite tool from them it's that folding box cutter with the screwdriver. I just run Makita 40v these days
>>2990481milwaukee batteries are programmed to brick if you look at them wrong.
The good news is you don’t have to choose!
>>2990584i bought 1 for $18 bucks to carry as a throw gunitll pull 1/2 ton lug nutsmy only complaint is i wish it came with a 3/8 anvil instead
Makita or nothing, fuck companies that are owned by megacorps that don't care about their tools
>>2990481DeWalt because my brother works for Stanley and gets tools 75% off. It's asinine how much box stores upcharge power tools and batteries. A 5ah Powerstack is like $120 in the store, but is $35 with an included charger through DeWalt directly.
>>2990618The chinks spend copy those designs or put similar shit in their tools while spending 0 on marketing. Try the $13~ tools off temu for your battery brand. Knowing the chinks they probably pulled extra cost out of the design so it wont be *as* good as the real thing but theres enough room in the bill of materials for it to be good enough.
>>2990620This is an inherently dishonest, lying post.
>>2990481This always reminds me of the Stihl vs Husqvarna "debate"Ask literally any logging company what they use in the woods. It's exclusively Stihl, every time.
i like my old craftsmans even if they sometimes catch on fire
>>2990506jlube will do this.
Theres a debate about which power tool company is the best? There are individual tools that just barely edge out Team Red in some specific metrics, but in general Milwaukee is known to be the gold standard for just about everything you can buy, cordless or corded. And don't give me the shit that its all owned and made in the same factory. That factory admits that fact and point out different parts and QC standards are in place for Red over say, anything else they make. I'm actually considering dropping gas powered stuff for yard work. I don't mind starting the 2 stroke engines, my currently Bohlens junk is 8 years old and still fires up every week. I dropped the weed whacker and cracked the plastic crank case cover, if my repair fails I'll probably just buy a milwaukee battery unit.
>>2990481both are garbaget. Bosch pro masterrace
>>2990481The M12 stuff is quite nice, no one takes 12V as serious as Milwaukee and for a lot of stuff the smaller size and lower weight easily outweighs (no pun intended) the power of an 18V device. But if you’re going 18V (or corded) and can afford it, get some pro tier stuff like Festool, Hilti, Fein and some Metabo things.
>>2990785>Festool, Hilti, Fein and some Metabo things.If you're going 18v, buy tools (if available) that'll charge you 5x the price for what reason?I was always under the impression Festool, Hilti, and Fein are more industrial use, woodworking, and none of the above make all the tools Milwaukee does such that you can stroll on over to home depot, northern tool, Ace, and I think a couple other common retailers to buy a new tool, charger, or battery on short notice. Matebo makes the cheap mitre saws at lowes, never considered them a premium brand.
I've used DeWalt shit for over 10 years in the trades and never had a major problem with anything . But that's for maintenance/ repair work, not heavy construction , though I've built quite a lot of decks and cladding with my impacts. Never a major failure or problem
>>2990796> I was always under the impression Festool, Hilti, and Fein are more industrial use, woodworking, Yeah, that’s essentially what I was saying. >and none of the above make all the tools Milwaukee does Yes. It’s kinda trade specific. The whole >jack of all trades, master of none thing. >such that you can stroll on over to Home Depot, northern tool, Ace, and I think a couple other common retailers to buy a new tool, charger, or battery on short notice.Yeah, that’s the issue with using good stuff for /diy/. You can’t buy it locally and you won’t have the service guy coming to you within the hour. It just doesn’t make sense for them to sell at Home Depot, no one would buy their shit, since most /diy/ers don’t understand why their stuff costs as much and they’re quite happy with their pro market where they sell at large contracts and not via special offers and stuff, but if you wanna do the “eternal debate” about the best, you gotta branch out of diy/homeowner brands that you get at diy/homeowner stores and go for the pro stuff. >metaboThat’s why I said some of theirs. They somehow do everything, from cheap, Home Depot-tier stuff, to industry standard angle grinders, which they still make in Germany.
>>2990785Some Festool corded tools are worth it. The Domino if you need it. Dust extractors. The cordless stuff is a bit underpowered, but smoother than the main brands, but at twice or more the price you basically have to be all-in on Festool to justify them.
>>2990865>It just doesn’t make sense for them to sell at Home Depot,Let me introduce you to the woodworker wonder stores that are Rockler and Woodcraft.
>>2990481ching vs chong
>>2990481>Oi DeWalt
>>2990481shillwaukeebros if i get a dual battery weed eater can i mix battery sizes?like using a 8 & 12 ah forge or 1 forge and 1 6ho at the same time because i dont have 2 of the same
>>2991110They should probably both be the same class of battery, like Forge or HO. They're basically going to work together as a single 36v battery, but cut out when the smaller one is drained. So having matched batteries will give you the best results.
>>2990780>Fell for Bosch marketinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myI5tcah-cI
>>2990481Blue collar Pokémon.
>>2990628>It's exclusively Stihl, every time.Product support and market distribution makes the difference.I like working on Husqvarna saws, but Stihl makes a product that is equivalent, and has better overall product support. (for good and bad)>>2990785I switched to 12V Milwaukee from the excellent, but much larger DeWalt 20V tools, just because the Milwaukee 12V tools are handier and more comfortable for the equipment I'm dealing with.The DeWalt stuff was fine and I still own them for home use, it just got to be unweildy when you're under a 1025 Deere fussing with the belly mower, or similar.
I like milwaukee tools better but their batteries are fucking garbage
>>2991358>their batteries are fucking garbagewhich ones?the 6ho have been solid for my abuse. like multiple days of 90 degree weather charging them on an inverter in the pickup cab then running them to 0 on the 6" angle grinder repeatedly with no noticeable change in performance i bought some 8ho but then read that they have bad cell balance so ive been babying those on low draw toolsthe only m12 worth a fuck are the 5ho. gave a bunch of my 4ah and smaller to a friend because they sucked on anything other than the drill. and when you drop any of them off a 10ft ladder it fucks the plastic lock tabs which is a dogshit design
>>2991370> when you drop any of them off a 10ft ladder it fucks the plastic lock tabs which is a dogshit designFor me, it was almost the other way round. Was on a ladder, sanding some windows with the detail sander (quite the fantastic little thing, if you ignore the fact that it doesn’t do dust extraction and vibrates quite a bit) and the tabs broke of by itself (maybe the vibrating killed them) and the battery flew off and suddenly I was out of balance. Luckily managed to stay on the ladder and the battery survived the drop (sans tabs). My 2nd one also lost its tabs. Don’t know if this ts the sander or a bad batch. Warrantied them and got a second set of 6Ah batteries and could keep the first one, so they’re now living in the sander, secured with duct tape.
>>2990505This not only but also because of repairability and available spare parts.
>>2990621I paid $12 for this shipped to my door. It works great. Same for the battery compatible 3/8 impact.
The impact wrench.
$40 oscillating tool kit
>>2992630Good luck on the third use.
>>2990876domino is dead now that kreg is releasing their clone for $400, and it's only a matter of time until chink dominos hit for sub-$100. literally no reason to buy festool unless you like the colors
>>2990481step aside, peasants!
>>2992785>Grocery store grade tool brand
>>2992892>hes not amazed we live in an era of grocery store drills
>>2992902The successor era of the department store drill.
>>2992892That’s a cool color scheme! Embrace the Lidl!
>>2992937>That’s a cool color scheme!
>>2992892Look's like a transformer
>>2992949Nah. Doesn’t count. That’s just the old school Bosch blue (like, 80s or earlier), before they went with their current Pro-Blue and Hobby-Green. It’s a Lidl tool with a Lidl Color scheme which is very /fa/ (ironically of course).
I currently have two of my extremely worn out Milwaukee drills and a couple of equally worn out batteries on a local auction site. They would torque out almost instantly in high gear. And they're going for $90 at the moment with almost 2 hours left on the auction clock.I almost feel bad for the poor bastard that buys them...
stumbled into makita from getting old(outphased) machines from work and am still running a 14 year old industrially punished cordless drill, but why even care about the brand? it's mostly just the same chink shit anyway
>>2990588where do you find these at
>>2993282The knockoffs? Temu / aliexpress
>>2990481Tangentially related.What's the best brand for corded tools? Every brand seems focused on the battery arms race. I use battery tools for a few things, but most I prefer corded.Any brand that still makes durable corded tools?
>>2993302>Every brand seems focused on the battery arms race.Thats because the battery tech is good and cheap enough to not go chasing an extension cord and bringing a generator to the jobsite. You should also be more specific in what tools you use, we have no idea if you're using an impact wrench, sawzall, or track saw.
>>2991358I just threw away one of their headlamps because the battery died after a year and a half and the replacements are as much as the lamp.
>>2990768>I'll probably just buy a milwaukee battery unitMight as well start sucking cock while you're at it.
>>2993302>What's the best brand for corded tools?festool is what i use for router and miter saw. mafell is what i use for track saw and jigsaw. i have a bosch table saw that i can not kill. i like my mirka sander because it is quiet. any specific corded tool you want a recommendation for?
