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#65236 04/30/06 08:53 AM
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I personally do not like dewalt. I prefer bosh. Never had a problem with their tools. I bought for my own use a ridged cordless set. I like it but it is a little heavy especially the drill. I like milwakee but the batteries are a pain sometimes to get in and out of the tool.

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I've never liked DeWalt.
I use Panasonic, Metabo and Bosch tools.
DeWalt is the result of slick marketing, not good quality tools.
Amazing how many people got sucked in. [Linked Image]
Hmm a few here eh?. [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 04-30-2006).]

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I guess I am a sucker as I use a lot of Dewalt. [Linked Image]

To me it is a good middle of the road tool. It is also the cordless tool of choice of my employer which means I am wise to use them as well.

For those that are big Milwaukee fans (as I have been) keep in mind that they have been bought out by Ryobi. I see much more plastic in the future of Milwaukee. [Linked Image]

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I'm on my 4th DeWalt jobsite radio, one radio would change stations all by itself, one the charger quit, the other the radio quit. The charger interferes with the radio reception on all of them!

You must really hate em if you bought four. [Linked Image]

I do agree that the charger kill the reception.

However I find that plugging in stand alone chargers to the same outlet as any radio kills the reception.

Bob


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#65239 04/30/06 10:22 AM
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DeWalt is the result of slick marketing, not good quality tools.


Time will tell if the "slick marketing" at the Big Box stores adds:
- Hilti
- Ryobi
- Rigid
- etc
to your list.

As I stated, my DeWalt tools HAVE gone the distance. I'd say 10+ years on a 9.6v is stellar.

It seems the "shelf life" of many of my tools is 10+ years....recently, my Hilti hammer drill (110v)expired as did my Milwaukee Rt. Angle drill (110v).


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#65240 04/30/06 11:04 AM
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Here is the website of the parent company of Ryobi, Miwaukee, etc:

http://www.ttigroup.com/general/home.php


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I have a 18V DeWalt drill from Depot thats going on 10 years old... gone through 2 sets of batteries, but otherwise it still works great [Linked Image]

As far as the hammer drills though, someone I work with has one that refuses to flip into hammer mode.. its likely less than a year old...

#65242 04/30/06 01:14 PM
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These kinds of discussions always entertain me. In my experience, most folks settle on a brand and are loyal to it and that's okay. I hear the same type of talk about trucks, hand tools and motorcycles. Everybody likes what they like. I've had Dewalt, Makita and Porter Cable and now use Milwaukee. They've all had their good points and bad.

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Fred, what we want is a lovingly crafted and polished hand-built drill by NASA, with honed 15ct diamond bearings, carved out of a one piece solid hardened and tempered Ni-Cr tool-steel forging, with a padded genuine Inuit-chewed buckskin and pearl handle, silver-wound 2hp soft start motor, a 120v, 250Ah battery that lasts forever and charges itself for free off our body static and incorporating a 1,000,000 candlepower searchlight, accurate to 1/10000 of an inch [all over] and capable of drilling 3" holes through armor-plate, with a push-button chuck capable of holding 5 tons, weighing in at 10 ounces with a genuine sharkskin Gucci case and costing 10 bucks, free delivery. And with a lifetime's warranty, personally signed by the President of the United States.

Not much to ask in this day and age, is it?

Alan


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Alan $10.00?

I think that is kind of high, can I get one for $5.00. [Linked Image]


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Not so sure about loyalty..... I'm just "hooked", in the sense of interchangablity of batteries, and chargers. It's pretty convienient to just take a battery from one tool, and jamb it into another. Personally, I have tried other peoples stuff out, and like Bosch, and Panasonic a little better. Both are slightly more expensive.

However, Panasonic is (for some reason) not available in my area. I can not just go out and get one if I want. Everyone who has one has gotten them on the internet. Makes me wonder about service if I needed it... And if I, (like someone I know) lost a battery and charger, would be left with an interesting piece of plastic for a while.

To make an analogy to cars...
Panasonic would be Lexus?
Bosch a BMW or Porsche (They are affiliated by the way)
Dewalt would be a Ford, or old VW bug, lots of them around, and interchangable parts, for the most part. Junk yard of parts everywhere.
Either way, they all get you from one place to another at about the same speed.

However, Ryobi, is the Hyundai of the tool world IMO.

Alan, "if you make it, they will come...."

[This message has been edited by e57 (edited 04-30-2006).]


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