New tools you've bought recently?

[DeeRanger]

New to me because I forgot I had it. Bought yr's ago and still works well. Coleman 1 watt solar battery charger.

 

[pacstud]

I would probably look at Hercules if I was starting over and on a real budget. From what I have seen they are pretty good quality and the price is OK. 5 year warranty is nice but I don't trust Harbor Freight for that, they have a reputation for discontinuing things and then you're just out of luck.

That said if you watch for deals (SlickDeals is what I use) then you can get mega good deals on Milwaukee. Usually Home Depot, Acme Tools, Factory Authorized Outlet on eBay are the ones that have the best deals. I have deal alerts for DeWalt too but really good deals on those are much less frequent. Pawn shops are pretty good for deals too... be patient there and shop often.

Here's my latest, I definitely did NOT need this saw but the deal was right. Bomgaar's had a blower, chainsaw, 12.0 battery, and rapid charger kit on clearance for $330 after tax. I don't need most of it so here's the breakdown:
Blower - sold that for $130
12.0 battery - sold that for $140
Rapid charger - have a sale pending today on that for $40
So assuming that works out I will have $20 into the saw

I like Hercules > Bauer...though it isn't cheap

I like the idea of selling the pieces I don't want. I think just being patient is big. It's gone now, but home depot had an 8 piece Ridgid $800 for $300 (brushed). Then today I found a nice Skil set on Menards for $280. That Skil set is brushless and I like the case. I honestly don't know how big a deal the brushed/brushless is, but the internet says it's a jump. The Skil set is also their "smart" battery line, similar to the HP for Ryobi.

I also just like the thought of not needing the hose for everything lol.