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Orangeslice13 said:
I buy all dewalt for battery usage.
Any of the big brands are fine
dewalt
Regged (free batteries for life)
Milwaukee
Ect.

Stay away from Ryobi.
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There’s a good deal on a Dewalt set. We’ll probably go with that. Thanks!

I used to swear by Craftsman, but then they seemed to get wonky a while back. Glad to know they’re back.

Does Kobalt count as a big brand? Because they’re purdy and all
 
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VolNExile said:
There’s a good deal on a Dewalt set. We’ll probably go with that. Thanks!

I used to swear by Craftsman, but then they seemed to get wonky a while back. Glad to know they’re back.

Does Kobalt count as a big brand? Because they’re purdy and all
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Kobalt is under contract to be sold at lowe’s. Sort of like Ridgid at Home Depot. I know guys who use them professionally and have not complained about them. I don’t really know much beyond that.
 
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malinoisvol said:
3/4 of this forum are gonna want to kill me for suggesting this (forgive me @Orangeslice13 ), but I am a huge fan of 99 percent of the Ryobi tools. For piddling non-pros like me, they do well. The 18 volt tools have done everything well that I've tackled this far.

For the pro set, MAKITA is my fav.
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Lol, not 3/4 of this forum, just Slice.

I'll go ahead and start with my opinion shouldn't count because my only experience was helping my best friend part time in his General R&M business for a couple of years while I attended skew. He used mostly Dewalt but had other brands which I used. Lol, obviously he used what he though were best and gave me the crap. My favorite screw guns were Bosch, but I liked the Ryobi too. I only remember using the screw guns, but for what I used them for they were great.

I compare this to discussing garlic presses with a foodie. Imma battery "tool foodie".
 
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Tin Man said:
My DeWalt tools have stood the test of use over time.
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After spending way too much time last night when I should have been packing, I picked out a DeWalt set (driver, charger, and two 4.0 Ah batteries) that looked good, and Hubs vetoed due to cost. 🙄 Back to the drawing board.

I’m guessing that we can get by with 2 Ah or less, as it’s pretty dang unlikely he’ll spend half the day assembling a lumber rectangle. At least I hope not.
 
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VolNExile said:
There’s a good deal on a Dewalt set. We’ll probably go with that. Thanks!

I used to swear by Craftsman, but then they seemed to get wonky a while back. Glad to know they’re back.

Does Kobalt count as a big brand? Because they’re purdy and all
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Everything Kobalt that I have used (power tool-wise) has broken in a couple of months. To me they are trash. Had a Kobalt shovel once too just to dig out dirt for a fire pit. A big chunk of the tip of it broke off the first day of use... in dirt...
 
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VolInNorthCack said:
Everything Kobalt that I have used (power tool-wise) has broken in a couple of months. To me they are trash. Had a Kobalt shovel once too just to dig out dirt for a fire pit. A big chunk of the tip of it broke off the first day of use... in dirt...
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Damn. That sucks
The only Kobalt tool I own is a hammer that I bought on clearance. The damn thing bings like a tuning fork every time you hit it
 
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Behr said:
Lol, not 3/4 of this forum, just Slice.

I'll go ahead and start with my opinion shouldn't count because my only experience was helping my best friend part time in his General R&M business for a couple of years while I attended skew. He used mostly Dewalt but had other brands which I used. Lol, obviously he used what he though were best and gave me the crap. My favorite screw guns were Bosch, but I liked the Ryobi too. I only remember using the screw guns, but for what I used them for they were great.

I compare this to discussing garlic presses with a foodie. Imma battery "tool foodie".
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Bosch is the most expensive and will take an absolute beating.
They make high in tools. Ryobi is the Teflon coated tin pan of the contractor world.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Bosch is the most expensive and will take an absolute beating.
They make high in tools. Ryobi is the Teflon coated tin pan of the contractor world.
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Yeah we've talked about it before. He bought me a set of Bosch (screw driver and impact driver). I love them so much I hate to use them. Lol. Seriously, I do love them.
 
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Behr said:
Lol, not 3/4 of this forum, just Slice.

I'll go ahead and start with my opinion shouldn't count because my only experience was helping my best friend part time in his General R&M business for a couple of years while I attended skew. He used mostly Dewalt but had other brands which I used. Lol, obviously he used what he though were best and gave me the crap. My favorite screw guns were Bosch, but I liked the Ryobi too. I only remember using the screw guns, but for what I used them for they were great.

I compare this to discussing garlic presses with a foodie. Imma battery "tool foodie".
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Absolutely. If I ever invest in a screw gun or a hammer drill, Bosch is it.
 
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