power tools - which do you think are best?

[aldive]

ower Toold = which do you think are best?

What brand(s) of power tools do you think are best? Why?

 

[jimbo74]

another aldive original thread....

want power tools as in plug in the wall/cordless, or power as in pnuematic?

air tools: mac, snap-on, harbor frieght-central pnuematic, ingersol-rand

electric: dewalt, black & decker, makita, milwakee, tiger

 

[yob_yeknom]

Never had any problems with Craftsman, or Black and Decker either.

BTW, I'll fix the title to this thread.

 

[rvitek]

In my woodshop, here's a run-down of the types and brands...

Craftsman Table Saw, Belt Sander, Random Orbit Sander, 14.4 Drill, Brad Nailer, Drill Press, Band Saw

Dewalt Miter Box, Corded Drill

Porter Cable Router (s), 19.2 Drill

Skil Sabre Saw, Circ Saw, Ricip Saw

Campbel Housfield Compressor

Accuset Micropinner

Bostitch Finishing Nailer

Makita Finishing Sander

Pro-Tech Scroll Saw

Each brand has their 'best known for' tools and basically follow those brands and buy the tools you need from them. Do your research, and don't forget about price!

Basically - if you want homeowner class tools, visit your local home store. If you want contracter grade tools, visit your local Grainger branch.

Let me know if you have any questions on this stuff (lol, it's my job!).

Ry.

 

[kram]

I use cordless tools almost every day, I'm very happy with Milwaukee's 18 volt tools. DeWalt's newer drills (the 3 speed ones) are okay, but their cordless circular and reciprocating saws just don't work as well. (Poor design, quality isn't too great)

I had a bad Milwaukee battery that had low voltage for some reason, I called a service center on the 23rd of this month (at about 3PM). They sent a replacement, and I got it the next day...the bad battery was "reconditioned", they replaced with a brand new one.

 

[VairKing]

Ill give a rundown of my woodshop too:
Delta 10" table saw
Craftsman 10" laser guided chopsaw
Craftsman 12" bandsaw
Bosche plunge router mounted in a router table
Habor Frieght brand pedistal mount drum sander
Bosche random orbital sander (best finishing sander IMO)
Dewalt 3/8" corded drill
Makita 9.6 volt cordless drill (best cordless drill IMO, and is in my truck all the time)
Porter Cable 12 volt cordless drill
Makita 7.2 volt cordless drill

Thats all I have in my woodshop, I built and sold adirondack chairs all through highschool, so thats why I have so many tools...Although I havnt used most of them in a while, except for subwoofer box construction

As for air tools, I have a IR thundergun impact, IR rachtet gun, CH jitterbug sander, and a bunch of random air tools I hardly ever use.

 

[88vert]

Either Dewalt or black and decker industrial

 

[Brian1]

Milwaukee is the only way to go with power tools. Never have had a problem with them with heavy use. Any power tool I buy will be milwaukee. As for wood working most of my stuff is craftsman.

 

[Hartman]

Almost all my power tools are Craftsman and Black and Decker.

 

[SteveVB]

Brands-

Construction/woodworking I own too many to list, but heres what I have :

Plumb hammers
Stanley tapes and utility knives
Stabila levels
DeWalt-Black and Decker - saws, 14.4 v drills
Bosch - Jig saws and drills - maybe the new 1618 series routers irf I buy another.
Porter Cable- routers, belt sanders
Milwaukee - saws-alls, drills, HD hole hawg- a monster.
Senco - frame and finish nailers, pinners, staplers
Bostich - roofing nailer
Stationary tools- Delta (the 10" contractors saw is one of the best), Powermatic.

I buy them because they are servicable(brushes etc.) , and have more powerful motors and stronger parts than the consumer models the same manufacturers.


Just a FYI-Craftsman electric tools are usually made by emerson, or ryobi and dont have the same lifetime warranty of the handtools.

 

[Fish Man]

dont want to go into details on all the stuff kickin around in our basement, but ill say that my dads newest toy is awesome. its a dewalt 12" (i believe) chopsaw/power miter saw or whatever youd like to call it. you can to anything you want with that thing, its sweet. any angle you want, it can do and is so clean and smooth.

 

[X-1]

I am partial to delta, porter cable, they are made right here.

 

[CougarX]

I worked construction for a couple years and the main thing I used was the DeWalt 18v cordless stuff. We put those tools through everything from 15' falls, to being used as hammers, to leaving a couple in the rain overnight. Never had any problems out of them before or after the abuse. If they didn't cost so damn much i'd have a set for myself

 

[Stephen]

I don't have many power tools myself, but I've always owned Craftsman and Black and Decker tools, and I've never had a problem with them or a reason to look elsewhere.

 

[MONMIX]

Too many to list individually
but mostly Matco and Snap-On
but also CIA and Chicago Pnumatic

Roybi cordless drill

 

[aldive]

For hand power tools I use:
DeWalt
Porter Cable
Milwaukee

 

[mjs232]

Im partial to Porter Cable. They make a very durable product, and i havent had any problem with them. If your looking for DeWalt quality without the price, go with Porter Cable.

 

[Randall]

Originally posted by Brian1
Milwaukee is the only way to go with power tools. Never have had a problem with them with heavy use. Any power tool I buy will be milwaukee. As for wood working most of my stuff is craftsman.

I completely agree on the Milwaukee comments. I have their 18v impact wrench, circle saw, flashlight, hatchet sawzall, hammer drill, drill/driver, and a D-handle drill w/ right angle atachment. If they make something else that's 18v I will get that too. Very durable. I have broken evrything else I have used, including DeWalt and Craftsman. Black and Decker or Skil are the last tools I will ever buy, they usually last around 2-3 uses under my abuse.
I use mostly craftsman for my mechanics type hand tools, with some kobalt thrown in. I break both of those pretty regularly, but not as much as other brands.