/diy/ - Do It Yourself

What's your goal here exactly, are you looking for social validation that you're using the right tool?
They work for you so who cares

>>1588211
Homeowner quality but junk of the construction industry.

>>1588213
Lol shut up you miserable cunt

I've been using the same Ryobi cordless tools for about 4 years now. I had to replace a motor for my saws all but other than that I think for the price they can't be beat.

>>1588220
*pats you on the back*
There there, your tools are good for you, you made the right choice.

>>1588211
You get what you pay for and I have no problem using them for things like drills or drivers. Grinder will burn up unless babied. Things like miter saws will never be 90 degrees or hold it accurately for long. Stock blade/bits will be useless trash.

>>1588211
I like their corded stuff.
Too bad it's all being phased out.

It all usually gets the job done and i've never had ryobi fail on me but I would always choose makita or milwaukee over ryobi.

Ryobi is low tier amongst tools desu

>>1588241
well no shit miluakee and makita outperform ryobi, but I can go through 3 different ryobi impacts and still be under the price of the red tool.

>>1588211
My household set is the reliable ryboi, but I wouldn't be caught dead with them at work.
So I own a suite of DeWalt™ 20v MAX© tools. They're made for the working man, and out perform every comparable tool from all other major makes, except the good ol' Black and Decker™ 20V© for commercial use.

>>1588211
I have a cordless drill that has gone above and beyond what it was deisgned to do. When it finally craps out I will give it a proper send off it deserves.

I had an electric whippersnipper/line trimmer that fucked up on me though. The motor heated up so much that it kept melting the solder contacts on the input. I resoldered a few times before cracking it and buying a petrol one from another brand.

I have the first 18v combo they sold
other than having to replace the batteries once and fix the switch in the drill they still work, the sawzall is about shot
And yes I use them every day on the job.
Tools dont make the man. I've used Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee, Rigid as well. I still like Ryobi dont care what people think. Each brand has its assets and liabilities.

>>1588515
>Tools dont make the man.
No but there are very objective and measurable differences between the various brands in terms of value:cost, reliability, longevity, capability, and ruggedness.

Sure, going out and spending a billion dollars on nothing but like Hilti tools won't turn you into a pro and in a lot of cases the price just isn't worth it to most people for the best tools out there, but to assert that there's no real difference between the top and the bottom? You're either an idiot, or you're delusional.

>>1588520
Hardly....its like golf clubs
A good golfer can smoke your ass with cheap clubs. compared to you out there with the best made clubs The tool is only as good as the user

>>1588520
>20 yr old electrician journeyman confirmed

>>1588521
Kind of like my tool and your mom

>>1588524
moms been dead for 5 years now
keep stabbin it stud

>>1588529
You shut the fuck up. That anon could be your father.

>>1588521
Where exactly did I say anything about better tools improving someone's skills?

Fuck me, you've got a weird hard-on to die on the hill of Black and Decker.

>>1588537
he dead too

>>1588211
Ive been beating the shit out of my ryobi tools for about 6 years now and only had one failure.
I restore houses. Not flipping but actually restoring AKA Ripping out cast iron plumbing, cloth wrapped wiring, Tin/Tar roofs, asbestos siding, etc.
The angle grinder died after about 50-60 hours of cutting asbestos siding. Post mortem showed damage to the motor due to the dust.

For 90% of workers and brand will do. The last 10% are really heavy duty workers or just elitist assholes.
Big note. Use the right fucking tool for the job. A jig saw isnt made to cut 2x4s for framing a house and a reciprocating saw isnt for trimming veneer.

>tfw Hilti 12v impact driver for only $59
What is going on? It was only $129 with a 2.6Ah battery and charger, that’s barely more than DeWalt or Milwaukee.

Fleet service is only $3/mo!

>>1588211
They are OK I guess. Not bad, but not Bosch or Makita either.
I kinda like their battery system.
All modern tools are made in China, using Chinese parts (motors, gearing, etc), which is made on more-less automatic machines...

$85 for such kit is pretty good, if they aren't fuckers. (usually homeowners do this quite often)

>>1588241
Corded will never be phased out.

>>1588656
>All modern tools are made in China, using Chinese parts (motors, gearing, etc),
All tools are made to the brand's specific request/order, regardless of where they are made. A Bosch made in China will use the same quality components as those made in Germany, if the brand wants it to be like that. It's like you've never heard of QA

Ryobifag here, I really want one of their nail guns but they're so fucking expensive, I really can't justify the expense for the limited amount of use I'll get out of it for DIY. There never seems to be any decent second hand ones for sale either. I'll just have to stick with my caveman tier hammer.

>>1588657
The people who prefer corded drill will be phased out.

>>1588656
no, all my makita shit is made in either Japan or Taiwan.

>>1589168
*assembled

Bet you think there are vehicles that are completely made in America too.

>>1588226
Context required dumbo.

>>1588521
dis some strawman retard tier shit

>>1589168
Seems to be somewhat related to the level/price of the tool with Makita, not sure. I have various Makita gear that ranges from China through to UK and Japan made. The latter are things like the newer 1/2" impact.

>>1588579

>reciprocating saw isnt for trimming veneer

i once tried to cut dovetails with a sawzall just to satisfy my curiousity

it was worse than youre picturing trust me

>>1589146
Corded tools will always exist.

>>1588211
Lower middle tier. Good enough for occasional home use, but not a workhorse.

>>1589389
I fucking love my Bosch hammer drill. I don't get to use it enough. It's the closest thing to feeling like you have a lightsaber that can tear through anything.

>>1589115
Quality difieres. Hanz (or more likely Mohammad) will give some fuck about his job, and will assemble carefully. Cheng or Dmitry (BOSCH has factory in Russia btw) will give zero fucks about it.
Russian Bosches had unique problem of bearing not sitting on axle (wrong tolerances, bearing will have some play, which will lead to chuck flying away). Chinks seem to do better job, maybe because they ship all around the world and have better QC, idk.
What is really interesting, that Bosch in Russia is assembled on automated equipment, which shouldn't have this problem...
>>1589168
Taiwan is China.
>>1589216
Depends. Bosch in Russia makes gearing and stuff. Motors and controls are from China I guess.

>>1588522
Hahaha how the fuck could that possibly happen? Just become a CE at 18 and take the test at 20?

>>1589589
Okay. I'll stop buying Bosch.

>>1588244
Thanks for the ad DeWalt!

>>1589598
Is 20 yr old journeyman electrician the new 30 year old boomer?

>>1588211

Ryobi has the best color scheme next to that one all black set.

>>1588211
Ryobi is shit, I only use Mastercraft MAXIMUM tools on my job site.

>>1588211
Ryobi is great. Brandfags don’t like that.