Comment on The four houses dads belong to.

PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• hh93@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨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

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  • Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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    • No_Eponym@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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      • clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was wondering when someone would mention MasterCrap

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    • TheDoozer@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have Ryobi’s battery powered power supply, so… kinda!

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  • thehatfox@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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    • DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The Lidl tools give me some serious Harbor Freight vibes.

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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?

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    • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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      • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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      • DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Green vs Blue.

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  • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thing is I’ve only seen their cheap and really crappy line.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve let the smoke out of a Bosch drill before, they’re not that great.

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• JohnL3nnin@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I work with Hilti tools at work. You just made me giggle, thanks!

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• Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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  • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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• Kajibits@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Festool is like a Porsche. They are expensive, but once you experience it you understand why they are worth that price.

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  • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was wondering where Festool gang was at

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• Gork@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As a bisexual Makita dad, this describes me well.

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Damn bro, we should hang. Makita dad meetup

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• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Everyone except the Ryobi dads sound like they must be exhausted tbh…

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  • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You don’t know the half of the toolbox dick-measring contest that goes on at jobsites.

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No doubt lol

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• UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Love my overpriced German Metabo.

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  • DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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    • UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      MetaboHPT are Hitachi. I wish their tools were compatible with my Metabo gmbh CAS batteries.

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• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Anyone buying Hilti for DIY work needs to be slapped.

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• Ketchup@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Can confirm I’m in debt

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• Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bosch in the meantime is just working working and working. No sex, no fun, just work.

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