/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1630054
They will sell the old batteries and they will sell adapters. Or you can regret not buying Ryobi. I think Ridgid did a pretty good job with battery compatibility too, the Li-Ions fit the old NiCd tools.

>>1630054
I mostly feel bad for the guys who got sucked into pic related. Those batteries and tools are all really expensive now too if you need to replace something and all of the M28 tools have been surpassed by newer M18 Fuel tools. You will still be able to find batteries though.

Makita did a retarded thing though, they had a 12V li-ion line with the barrel batteries like M12, and it didn’t last long before being replaced by a new 12v sliding pack like DeWalt’s.

>>1630054
wouldnt worry about batteries...
if you are actually using them in a real work capacity you get about 2-3 years out of the tools themselves. Even with their highest end line "Fuel" mine get broken and abused into the garbage in just a few years, new drill and sawzall every 2 years.

>>1630132
nobody regrets not buying ryobi.. its absolute garbage

>>1630054
Yea, I don't buy any battery tools outside of drill.
Even my Makita drill batteries aren't holding charge like they used to, they're already outdated so I'll have to get a whole new drill soon.
Commercial work is going to be different but for home use, I'll always get corded

>>1630171
>nobody regrets not buying ryobi.. its absolute garbage
according to the guy who's never owned a Ryobi tool...

>>1630171
Nobody seems to regret buying Ryobi either. Tons of people on here own them and even people who work in the trades and have higher end tools at work say the Ryobi stuff kicks ass for home and will even survive a few weeks on the jobsite while their Makita stuff is getting serviced.

>>1630173
>they’re already outdated
So they’re 20 years old and you’re surprised the battery doesn’t function like new?

>>1630054
I bought Makita,and no.

>>1630344
Why not?

>>1630175
>20 years old
More like 6 years old but they're surpassed by lithium which is what's stocked exclusively now, next gens will also be purposely incompatible.
If all my tools were cordless and I had to replace them now after 6 years it would be a better financial option to start buying $20 power tools.
I'm not a tradie and when decent tools are $300-400ea it's thousands of dollars.

>>1630541
>More like 6 years old
Ryobi has had the same battery pack design since 1996 and is committed to never changing the style.
Original batteries and tools were NiCad powered but the new Li-Ion batteries fit and work fine in the old tools.
Worst case, have to buy a new charger because lithium batteries require more monitoring during charging.

>>1630559
i want to see an ethot stick the battery dildo in her ass.

>>1630541
Which shitty brand did you buy 6 years ago that no longer sells last gen battery packs or adapters? And why did you buy tons of tools 6 years ago as lithium was coming onto the scene? Did you buy them on clearance at a deep discount and then get pissed that your outdated tech was outdated when you got it?

>any battery powered tool
>lasting 10 years
damn son if they last me 4 I consider them to have more than paid themselves off.
If one lasted 10 years, I'd drive across the country to buy a used one. Shit would be worth it's weight in gold.

>>1630613
I have some old DeWalt 18V tools that did a lot of work on jobsites in HVAC and batteries (oldest is 2001?) that will still power the hammer drill for an afternoon project.

>>1630174
except I have seen enough people get rid of their ryobi garbage after 3-4 months and go with quality..

seriously quit being a ryobi shill its a trash tool for people who dont actually do real work with their tools.

>>1630175
see above it applys to you too and yes tons of people feel they wasted money and REGRET buying ryobi garbage

>>1630635
Used a ryobi drill at work for 3 years. It was fine.

It was even one of their old blue ones because they didn't have a hammer drill with side grip at the time in their new lineup

>>1630641
One of our fleet mechanics is rocking an old blue Ryobi drill too and it’s still going strong.

>>1630635
Enough? Like contractors driving hundreds of screws a day and dropping the drills off roofs multiple times a day and getting pissed that it broke on the 236th fall?

Of everybody I’ve heard talk about the Ryobi tools they actually own, nobody has regretted having them in their garage. It’s like the people in the multitool thread, the only ones who shit on Leathermans are the ones who have never owned one.

>>1630652
I own a leatherman and I literally never use it, I tried carrying it on me for a month and I got no use out of it lol
Also ryobi is trash, their strongest impact is weak as shit and they dont have a ratchet and their grinders are weak

>>1630657
Dude, nobody is telling a pro mechanic to get Ryobi. I understand the M18 tickles your prostate just right, but there are lots of dudes who aren’t using their cordless prostate ticklers 50 hour a week so they go with Ryobi and it gets them off just fine a couple afternoons a month.

>>1630635
>I have seen enough people get rid of their ryobi garbage after 3-4 months and go with quality.
>implying it wasn't because they were weak minded and fell for the shaming you and others gave them.

Not pictured is the weed-eater my son gave me Saturday.

>>1630696
I use these daily in property maintenance.
Most are five years old or more

>>1630697
I like Milwaukee for inside the garage.

>>1630667
I don't ever really use any m18 stuff tho, 99% of the work I do is m12 lol
Also this entire thread is "my coworker uses ryobi" so uhhh, you're literally trying to say it's for pro use

>>1630698
>all that non fuel
Ew.

>>1630696
>>1630697
Thanks for timestamping the Ryobi bro. I wouldn’t believe anybody on 4chan could afford it.

>>1630705
>2/3 of the 18V is Fuel
Dammit, you gotta stop putting stuff in your poop chute if it has that California cancer label on it.

>>1630717
Who cares if it's m18 or m12 that is fuel??
Wtf point are you trying to make lol

>>1630704
>>1630719
See >>1630717

Only FDA approved items in the butthole.

>>1630730
>this coming from a brony
What the fuck am I even reading lol

>>1630154
They did it so that they could be charged on the same charger as their 18 volt.

>>1630733
At least the brony community practices safe butt stuff and doesn’t get lead poisoning via the chocolate starfish.

>>1630802
What? That’s doesn’t have anything to do with it. Those M28 tools became obsolete so fast because it’s not difficult to get the same power out of 18V batteries with more/better cells.

>>1630875
?
I just let my bf handle my butt, I dont need to bother with it at all.
>he isnt even pozzed
Lmao get a load of this fuckin normie

>>1630880
>proof that putting things in your butt will cause the autism

>>1630884
Oh please youd take rainbow dashes monstrous horse manhood up your poopy butt in an instant and you know it

>>1630613
When I worked at home depot around 2015-2016 I still had alot of customers coming in asking for the Makita 9.6v stick batteries from the 90s or earlier. We still sold them up until 2016 but the HD website still carrie's them to this day. Lots of people have gotten crazy long lifespans out of those tools even if the batteries crap out.

>>1630652
I used my ryobi one+ set professionally for years. But I do data installs so I can't say it it was used very hard daily. They've since been retired to home use. Which it's great for since their lineup is very home owner oriented. My personal favorite is the weed whacker.

Switched to Dewalt 20v XR for work because they have a bandsaw. Don't regret it. Extremely powerful drills. I can make 2" penetrations through core filled cinder block in half the time compared to Ryobis hammer drill.

As for Leatherman...I own the 300 EOD and I felt it didn't hold up as well as the price might make you expect. Broke it multiple times.

>>1630054
They wont be switching platforms any time soon, battery tech isnt gonna change any time soon, lithium tech has stabilized and nothing else is gonna overtake it soon sadly.
Btw Milwaukee master race

>>1632080
This is somebody who is good at lying to himself. The type of person who can convince themselves that furfaggotry isn’t a mental illness.

>>1632080
Well none of this is really true but the point remains.

As battery tech changes, as long as they can still produce it in an 18650 form factor, they will considering it powers just about everything with a li+ battery these days from tools to cars to vapes

the only time it will change is when they find a better design for battery>tool interface which probably wont be substantial enough to warrant a redesign for a long time

>>1632080

this pic is sad in so many ways. but then it's the village idiot.

>>1632139
Aww man, I lost my title.

>>1632125
>the only time it will change is when they find a better design for battery>tool interface which probably wont be substantial enough to warrant a redesign for a long time
Precisely, everyone is dumping money into making lithium better, nobody wants to gamble a billion dollars and 10 years of time on an unknown and potentially unsuccessful battery chemistry.
Lithium is the sure shot right now.

>>1632139
Why is it sad?
All my tools get used.

>>1632273
>an unknown and potentially unsuccessful battery chemistry
And since lithium is the most energy-dense element for making batteries, a substantial improvement would actually involve something other than a battery, like an air fuel cell or a gigantic improvement in capacitors.

>>1632289
There's still a lot of progress to be made with lithium cells, were nowhere near the theoretical limits of the chemistry

>>1632293
Meaning improvements to the current lithium batteries.. Not a move to different chemistry. Try reading the reply chain again.