clshades
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Other than being Ryobi... I'd rather burn my money than support this brand. I've had nothing but bad experiences with this stuff.
Whats your latest purchase?
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Bond007
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Recent issues, and with what? I have several ryobi tools and have had (knock on wood) nothing but positive experiences. What I have are probably 1-5 years old now.
Wicked15
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After my re-build early in the year the only thing(s) I had left to replace were a GPU and a PSU.
Upgraded my PNY 980TI to a 3080 FTW3 - Although I only have an hour or so of game play so far; my god what a difference!
Not a fan with the mess of power cables required to run the card as I now have 3 6-pin connectors dangling not plugged into anything pressed against the window of my NZXT H6 case
. Guess a vertical GPU bracket will need to be invested in.
Upgraded my PNY 980TI to a 3080 FTW3 - Although I only have an hour or so of game play so far; my god what a difference!
Not a fan with the mess of power cables required to run the card as I now have 3 6-pin connectors dangling not plugged into anything pressed against the window of my NZXT H6 case
. Guess a vertical GPU bracket will need to be invested in.clshades
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Definately older than 5 years ago. Smoked an impact driver within an hour and fried a fein saw in under 10 minutes. The Fein saw fiasco was an after hours job and basically ruined the entire night. Needless to say, the quality just isn't good enough for me.
For someone stocking some part time garage tools for the occasional repair etc I suppose they are a reasonable option. Most of my Milwaukee tools are going on 14 years of hard labour. I've ruined two of their cheaper drills coring holes, 2 of their hacksawzalls cutting steel or pipes with water
. The impact is original, still works, and so are the batteries.
Bond007
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Understood. Yeah I am more of a DIY/random project in home and on cars/small engines/etc level user, so probably a lot less wear and tear.Definately older than 5 years ago. Smoked an impact driver within an hour and fried a fein saw in under 10 minutes. The Fein saw fiasco was an after hours job and basically ruined the entire night. Needless to say, the quality just isn't good enough for me.
For someone stocking some part time garage tools for the occasional repair etc I suppose they are a reasonable option. Most of my Milwaukee tools are going on 14 years of hard labour. I've ruined two of their cheaper drills coring holes, 2 of their hacksawzalls cutting steel or pipes with water
Ryobi tools are fine for the DIY homeowner or beginner hobbyist in my experience. They won't stand up to daily use. You get what you pay for with cordless tools.
FreeKnight
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Ryobi is probably fine for hobbyists. Industrial workers seem to stick with Dewalt or Milwaukee IME. If I was doing anything serious I'd steer clear of Ryobi.Definately older than 5 years ago. Smoked an impact driver within an hour and fried a fein saw in under 10 minutes. The Fein saw fiasco was an after hours job and basically ruined the entire night. Needless to say, the quality just isn't good enough for me.
For someone stocking some part time garage tools for the occasional repair etc I suppose they are a reasonable option. Most of my Milwaukee tools are going on 14 years of hard labour. I've ruined two of their cheaper drills coring holes, 2 of their hacksawzalls cutting steel or pipes with water
I think for hobbyists that use them a lot, Ridgid is the best brand due to warranty and having some great tools, but they definitely have a smaller selection than Dewalt or Milwaukee (milwaukee esp if you do lots of plumbing as Ridgid's power tools are a separate company from their plumbing and piping tools).
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gingerbee
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Ryobi is for the DIYer/home projects. They are not for people who work in the trades at all; they are just not built for that daily pounding. For quality, it's Dewalt/Milwaukee/Makita, a DIYer like myself Ryobi works just fine for the 10-30 times a year I need to use them.
my FIL has burnt out a dewalt impact and a weed eater. There is a service center in Edmonton and they basically gave him the newer weed eater at a heavy discount even though it was out of warranty.
I have just about finished killing a drill but it came to me second hand and already abused when an installer left it behind. Yes I called them to come get it 4 months later it came home instead of sitting in the office.
I have just about finished killing a drill but it came to me second hand and already abused when an installer left it behind. Yes I called them to come get it 4 months later it came home instead of sitting in the office.
Hilti makes good tools too. I have a preference for them and Bosch. My dad liked Delta, Grandpa was a Craftsman guy so I have a mixture of everything in my shop. If I was starting over with an unlimited budget, Festool and Milwaukee would be where I'd start for power tools.
