New tools you've bought recently?

[bobbywalter]

this thing that does stuff. from horrible fright.

 

[pjtoledo]

what 'da hell are you workin' on?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

So I'm pretty much pneumatic in the garage with a few corded tools for sanding, grinding, etc.

I got a gift card and was wanting to get a basic cordless kit, and I'm not a heavy user. I'd need it for around the house, backyard, and garage stuff where I don't need to get the hose out etc. Any reason in terms of bang for the buck not to get the $200 ryobi one kit? I can add tools pretty cheap and for what you get I can't find anything close. Anyone use these or have thoughts?

I know Milwaukee and DeWalt are superior, but I can't justify the $ for my usage needs.

I've had Ryobi since they were the only ones selling tools without the charger and battery. Probably 30 years or more. The drill and driver are great. There have been some duds as well but overall i havent had too much junk. And its cheap enough to not mind the odd junk piece. The new stuff seems really good too. Too bad you cant get parts easily...

 

[Curious Hound]

what 'da hell are you workin' on?

Something he doesn’t want to get close to.

 

[bobbywalter]

what 'da hell are you workin' on?

cat c 15 oil cooler


secondary fore pump drive.

i used to have a pinion ratchet, but someone snatched it.

broke the new one.

 

[bobbywalter]

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[pjtoledo]

can't you just bash on it with a cresent wrench?

still in Texas? Permian basin area?

 

[superj]

i forgot to mention a new tool i got for christmas. the kids got me a nice 6 foot long wood top rolling toolbox. so both of my stacked rolling toolbox tools are now in that one rolling box. its so much nicer being able to roll it out to the truck and have everything available instead of going in and out of hte garage.

i just have to do something with those other sets of boxes now. i don't want to get rid of them but i need to relocate them so they are not taking up useful space near the garage door anymore.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

So I'm pretty much pneumatic in the garage with a few corded tools for sanding, grinding, etc.

I got a gift card and was wanting to get a basic cordless kit, and I'm not a heavy user. I'd need it for around the house, backyard, and garage stuff where I don't need to get the hose out etc. Any reason in terms of bang for the buck not to get the $200 ryobi one kit? I can add tools pretty cheap and for what you get I can't find anything close. Anyone use these or have thoughts?

I know Milwaukee and DeWalt are superior, but I can't justify the $ for my usage needs.

So, I had an interesting conversation a couple years back with a Milwaukee rep. He said that Milwaukee owns Rigid and Ryobi. They’ve pledged not to do what DeWalt did with changing battery pack design for starters and have invested in working towards better battery tech. He also said that Milwaukee is the flagship line, it gets the newest and best tech with a wide spread of tools. Rigid is the heavy homeowner/light contractor grade, older tech, pretty much basic tool selection. Ryobi is the homeowner grade, not the best tech but the absolute widest selection of tools. I’ve recommended Ryobi to a number of people that don’t use the stuff heavily.

The HF stuff has supposedly come a long way but I’m reluctant to invest in another battery tool line, as a contractor I’ve invested heavily into Milwaukee and because some tools are only available in M12 or M18 I’ve had to buy into both. Which doesn’t really bother me too much, but it means I’ve already had to buy two different battery types. Of course, if HF wanted to sponsor me I wouldn’t complain, lol