I work with Hilti tools at work. You just made me giggle, thanks!
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PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Milwaukee and DeWalt dads go into cripping debt trying to one-up each other with home renovations every year
Ryobi dads sit at the back of the bus.
Makita dads fuck the other three dads wives
JohnL3nnin@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Dewalt is still that well regarded? My dad fucking hates them lol we used to have a good amount of their stuff and then tool after tool broke on him and he won’t buy them unless he doesn’t have a better option (he and my brother are HVAC/plumbers). He likes Milwaukee but thinks they’re overpriced, and has a decent amount of Ryobi stuff now, along with Bosch. My grandpa was the Makita man.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Makita is honestly the way to go if you really work in the trades. The extreme top-range specs of DeWalt or Milwaukee’s tools could (and should, IMO) be easily surpassed with a cheap corded tool.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 5 months ago
All of my DeWalt gear straight up fucks. Anything else is toys though my Incra router table swings a fat Makita and my mitering chop saw is a Rigid.
Kajibits@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Festool is the dad who still says “My father will hear about this”. Sure people like him but he’s still an asshole.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Festool is like a Porsche. They are expensive, but once you experience it you understand why they are worth that price.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
I was wondering where Festool gang was at
Gork@lemm.ee 5 months ago
As a bisexual Makita dad, this describes me well.
protist@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Damn bro, we should hang. Makita dad meetup
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Everyone except the Ryobi dads sound like they must be exhausted tbh…
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You don’t know the half of the toolbox dick-measring contest that goes on at jobsites.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No doubt lol
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Love my overpriced German Metabo.
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have a metaboHPT Brad nailer and it was absolutely the most affordable I could find outside of harbor freight level, and at the same time one of my highest quality tools. Truly a joy to use.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 months ago
MetaboHPT are Hitachi. I wish their tools were compatible with my Metabo gmbh CAS batteries.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Anyone buying Hilti for DIY work needs to be slapped.
Ketchup@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Can confirm I’m in debt
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 5 months ago
Bosch in the meantime is just working working and working. No sex, no fun, just work.
hh93@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Do Bosch tools not exist outside of Germany? Here the professional (blue) line is pretty much on par with hilti and Makita in terms of quality if not better depending on the type of tool
Delphia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Bosch doesnt really enter the chat in a lot of places because their range of (excellent) tools just isnt that big.
If you’re looking to enter a dad dick measuring contest with your tool collection Bosch isnt going to win, I swear Ryobi is about 3 seconds from bringing out a battery powered battery.
No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
So basically, Bosh is Bosh-batons Academy of Magic.
Mastercraft/Amazon Basic brand over here for us squibs too.
Stanley is the dark arts. They own DeWalt, we all pretend DeWalt isn’t just a front for Stanley, but we all know they are sus. Users of Stanley tools are known as Deck Eaters.
clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I was wondering when someone would mention MasterCrap
TheDoozer@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have Ryobi’s battery powered power supply, so… kinda!
thehatfox@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There’s some Bosch stuff in the UK. I’m a Makita person but I recently bought a Bosch glue gun and it’s the most solid feeling glue gun I’ve ever had.
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The Lidl tools give me some serious Harbor Freight vibes.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Bosch os common throughout Europe. In the US it probably suffers from the not invented here syndrome. Or maybe just heavy taxes, or they don’t think blue is manly enough. Who can tell?
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I don’t know how it is in Europe, but Bosch tools here are incredibly hit-or-miss between products. A driver might last five years but a jigsaw only a few weeks. I don’t know of they contract out more work than other cordless makers, but I’ve never known a major brand to have as big of a quality gradient as them.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Is that the blue or green stuff? The blue stuff is pretty consistently good I think, the green stuff is the “I’m a broke student” stuff.
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Green vs Blue.
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
They exist in NA but definitely aren’t as popular. The Bosch evsk1617 kit is still the best value for a larger size (not palm) router kit.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Thing is I’ve only seen their cheap and really crappy line.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I’ve let the smoke out of a Bosch drill before, they’re not that great.