Propane ,

I have both DeWalt and Milwaukee. Mainly Milwaukee now.

Look up Torque Test Channel on YouTube, great independent test information.

Milwaukee is slightly above the rest for impacts, especially the bigger automotive ones, and their nailers.

But DeWalt also has some options that are slightly superior. Their battery grease gun is the best by far.

ZagamTheVile ,

I’m a makita guy but in all honesty it’s because I’ve been in that battery biome for 10 years. I hate the idea of having multiple batteries and chargers. When they change the profile enough to require new batteries, I might jump ship.

And to continue the honesty, I prefer plug in tools most times. I have an impact, drill/light duty hammer drill, 6inch cricle saw, and the 7.25 worm drive. Oh, and the blower for cleaning after work and drying out the jewels.

haulyard ,
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10 years ago it was DeWalt, now it’s Milwaukee. Was excited to see them come out with a battery powered lawn mower, until I realized it costs over $1k!

vacuumpizzas ,

Milwaukee. I started off my collection with their corded equipment, so I followed the brand when I wanted to get into the cordless tools.

panchzila ,

Dewalt for table saw, circular saw and corded drill. Black and decker for cordless drill and jigsaw. I don’t like ryobi because I bought a sander and lasted only a project.

negativeyoda ,

I remember agonizing over this before finally committing to Milwaukee. I knew I’d be stuck in an ecosystem and I wanted to not have different batteries and chargers confusing me.

Brkdncr ,

Always get whichever is available at your local hardware store.

For battery it’s makita.

For corded it’s harbor freight for little used items or whatever is available from Home Depot, usually ryobi.

SpeedLimit55 ,

Ryobi saw, weedeater, leafblower, flashlight and handvac that have all been purchased in the past 5-7 years and share batteries. Dewalt drill I’ve owned for 10+ years thats on its 3rd set of batteries but works great. A variety of craftsman, irwin, stanley and snap on hand tools and wrenches and a few harbour freight tools here and there.

utiandtheblowfish ,

Most of my hand and yard tools are Craftsman. All my battery powered stuff is Dewalt.

I’ve been happy with the combination of those over the past few years of homeownership

BloodyFable ,

I was a tradey for a decade, my heart belongs to Milwaukee and it’ll stay there.

ThrowawayPermanente ,

Cheap ones unless it's something I use a lot, then I pry the wallet open

Sherloks ,

Rigid. I’m not in construction and it’s a good price/quality ratio. Better than Ryobi and cheaper than “deluxe” brands. Perfect for me

Jaytreeman ,

I use rigid, and I've used them in a construction environment.

In my opinion, most of the impact drivers and drills are comparable, but the rigid nail gun is better than the DeWalt (hands down) or Milwaukee (down to preference). The funny thing to me is that the Ryobi nail gun is also much better than the DeWalt one.

You made a good choice.

Quill7513 ,

I use bauer tools from harbor freight. They’re not the top of the line, but they’re nicer than a lot of the cheaper tools you’ll find at Home Depot and Lowes. Basically, they’re good value for money. The only worry is the battery lifetime, since they could wind up being ewaste in the long term. I’ve been happy with them though

S_204 ,

Makita for the regular hard use stuff.

Ryobi for the lightweight, didn’t need but didn’t want to rent stuff. My landscape gear is one+ and works perfectly for my needs so having the battery platform makes things easier.

luk ,

+1 for Makita, I have cordless and corded tools, some of them used in construction business, they are solid.

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