Brand Name Power Tools

Posted by Jack on March 7, 2007, 10:11 am

> If they still made B&D stuff like they used to that would be good. I've
> been
> stung by some of their recent stuff and wil not buy anymore of it.
> Charlie

Me too. My B&D cordless drill stop working with less than 1/2 hour of use
and ended up in the trash. B&D commercial line is not available in any of
the local stores and all you see is B&D junk everywhere like in Target and
Home Depot.

>> I'll put my Black & Decker commercial grade tools, many of them well over
>> 20 years old, up against anything you own. All of the original DeWalt
>> was
>> the B&D commercial model done up in black and yellow.
>> --
>> ______________________________
>> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
>> DanG (remove the sevens)
>> dgriff237@7cox.net

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on March 7, 2007, 9:26 am

> I'll put my Black & Decker commercial grade tools, many of them well over
> 20 years old, up against anything you own. All of the original DeWalt was
> the B&D commercial model done up in black and yellow.

Yeah, but the new B & D stuff is crap by comparison. They dropped the pro
market for hte high volume consumer market.

Posted by Mortimer Schnerd, RN on March 7, 2007, 8:33 am

greg6755@gmail.com wrote:

>> In general, which of the following brands of power tools do you think are
>> best and which ones are worst? I realize some brands may make some things
>> better than others and worse than others and that no one brand necessarily
>> makes everything the best.

>> BOSCH
>> DeWALT
>> MAKITA
>> MILWAUKEE
>> RIDGID

In general, I like all of these pretty much the same except for Ridgid. I tend
to pick and choose carefully with them. All of the others you listed (but I
deleted) I wouldn't want.

> Recently I bought A little 110 volt jack hammer at Harbor Freight for
> $400 (The Bosch was $1400.) because I know I will use it only a few
> times a year.
> And to my surprise it works pretty well.

To my surprise as well. I bought a heat gun from them and it only lasted
halfway through the second use. Total crap.

--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Posted by Jack on March 7, 2007, 10:04 am

I have both the HF jack and rotary hammers and its a work horse for the past
couple of years for the active DIYer. It's not as pretty (fit and finish
that is) as the name brand tools but works really well and cheaper than
renting.

Posted by Joseph Meehan on March 7, 2007, 10:42 am

greg6755@gmail.com wrote:

>> In general, which of the following brands of power tools do you
>> think are best and which ones are worst? I realize some brands may
>> make some things better than others and worse than others and that
>> no one brand necessarily makes everything the best.
>> BLACK & DECKER
>> BOSCH
>> CRAFTSMAN
>> DELTA
>> DeWALT
>> MAKITA
>> MILWAUKEE
>> RIDGID
>> RYOBI
>> SKIL
>> Thanks for your opinions.
>> David

> If I had time to give my opinion on all the tools I believe my reply
> would turn in to something more like a book.
> But in short it is true it is not the maker it's the tool.
> As example Dewalt makes the best job site table saw out there but
> their 1/2'" hammer drill is lacking.
> Milwaukee makes a much better 1/2" hammer drill.
> Ryobi makes tools for Craftsman so except the name on the side of them
> they are pretty much the same.
> And they have one of the best in line belt sanders out there.
> I decide what I going to buy and how much I'm willing to pay by how
> much I'm likely to use it.
> Recently I bought A little 110 volt jack hammer at Harbor Freight for
> $400 (The Bosch was $1400.) because I know I will use it only a few
> times a year.
> And to my surprise it works pretty well.

Yea, that is about it.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

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