But im a craftsman…
The four houses dads belong to.
Submitted 1 year ago by GarrettBird@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a95ba13a-533e-46a3-a625-a7c130e242d7.jpeg
Comments
Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Voyajer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You stand behind DeWalt and behave for Black and Decker
Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I have a B&D corded drill from the 1980s that is still ripping through steel no problem.
bustrpoindextr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Old craftsman or new? Because if new you might not be Craftsman very long. Old craftsman tools will outlive us all and if you can find them at a garage sale, buy em.
New craftsman tools are pretty much just junk.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Their battery power tools are completely unrelated to whatever craftsman used to be.
Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
For what i use them for my craftsman electric cordless set does the job. Thats what I want in a tool. They have done the job for 5 years now no problems.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 year ago
What’s considered old? I have some craftsman tools from 20 years ago that are junk.
bluewing@lemm.ee 1 year ago
While I do have a couple of DeWalt drills, I’ve been a member of the House of Ryobi for 20+ years. Ryobi was the first to really push the idea of “one battery fits all” ecosystem with their 18V ONE batteries.
My Wife bought me a tool set for Christmas one year and I have never looked back. 20 years later I’m still using those tools and Ryobi still supports them. A new Lithium battery battery still works in my old tools. The “pro tools” do not take that track.
kelargo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Milwaukee and Ryobi are owned by the same company. protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-o…
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
All 4 houses all belong to Hogwarts
Veneroso@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Cries in the corner with his WORX tools
SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
As a Semi pro, I run Metabo HPT for power tools and beat the hell out of them and get free batteries. Never had a tool or battery die in several years.
For groundskeeping I go with worx. They’re great but aftermarket batteries suck ass.
Any plug in tools that aren’t antiques are rigid, their warranty is nuts, and their mitre saw has the widest range of any I’ve ever used. Plus free service and parts for life.
My coworker runs Milwaukee, lots of variety, but he’s had two drills and three batteries die in 3 years of basic use, so I’m not sure if I trust them wholly. The packout is nice, but there are better options out there for portable tool chests now, like flex and toughbuilt.
I know a few pros who switched to flex tools and swear by them, but they’re too fresh to market to know for sure, although the company has been around forever supposedly.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Yeah same company that makes Flex also make Kobalt as their Ryobi competitor for Lowe’s, and Ridgid as their mid tier tools.
Thrashy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve somehow killed half the Hitachi/MetaboHPT batteries I’ve bought, and two of three chargers to boot. If anything else in my house made a habit of mysteriously dying for no reason I’d blame the power company, but as it stands it’s just the power tools, and I am by no means a heavy user. Maybe my garage just gets too hot? I dunno.
SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I’ve noticed a difference between the Lowe’s/retailer Metabo tools and the stuff they have at Menards and Amazon. Menards especially seems to only stock discontinued models. I’ve been consistently surprised at how hardy mine have been. Maybe I just got lucky, or you unlucky.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 1 year ago
DeWalt gang rise up
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But I like having my power and hand tools in matching colors…
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
The true power is being able to share batteries between power tools
KarsicKarl@kbin.social 1 year ago
Having tools in matching colours is definitely a sign of youth.
As you get older and lose some, lend some (and the a-hole doesn't return them - yes I'm talking about you John Ponder) then you get some replacements that don't match. Eventually after many years you have an eclectic mix.How are you on collecting random nuts and screws that might just come in handy one day? That is the true art of the cave.
https://daily-twerk.com/general/bloke-finally-finds-a-use-for-a-nut-and-bolt-from-his-collection/
mihnt@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Damn, Ridgid can’t even end up in this image. You make my tools sad. :(
tim-clark@kbin.social 1 year ago
Makita still going strong after 15yrs of use. They were the best at the time and still works amazing today with backwards compatibility batteries. My 15yrs old driver can use a brand new battery that a 2023 model uses.
Drill a 1/2" hole through 4" thick stainless without a hiccup on a single battery. Then tap the hole on the same battery. Impressive power and reliable
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
4 inch thick stainless steel? What in tarnation is that for?
tim-clark@kbin.social 1 year ago
Adding a lift point. Did 12 of them and the driver was on the toasty side when done
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Killdozer2
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
What I’m more intrigued by is that OP didn’t say that they use any kind of guide or frame to hold the power drill. Try drilling 10cm by hand straight enough that it makes sense to tap the hole.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I used to use cheapo tools, but I borrowed a Makita circular saw once and it was so nice to use in comparison that I’ve been on team teal ever since.
BingoBangoBongo@midwest.social 1 year ago
If we’re gonna talk about tools, I gotta shout out porter cable for making an absolute tank of a circular saw. Finally went cordless Bosch, but that porter cable has a good 20 years or so of heavy use and it’s still kicking.
FrostKing@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s surprisingly hard (at least for me, perhaps I’m looking wrong :p) to find general comparisons comparing the brands for overall usefulness. You’ll find stuff comparing their drills, or something specific, but not everything overall. Which seems much more important, as (as has been mentioned in these comments) the batteries really lock you into one brand.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]yaaaaayPancakes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What are the magic search terms for these things? I went searching for such to adapt my porter cable batteries to craftsman (since they’re all Stanley black and decker) but I didn’t find anything. Looked on thingiverse too. I’m ready to print up the adapters! This lock in sucks!
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can’t really compare cordless drills to circular saws, that’s apples and oranges. If you’re going to buy into a tool line (the only real reason is to avoid having to purchase multiple chargers and batteries, those are expensive) then pick the one that has the best tool(s) that you use the most often.
JargonWagon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Be the change you want to see in the world. Start up a spreadsheet or database and start looking to see if there’s a way for others to add to it and view it, like a Google Sheets or a non-Google equivalent.
waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Do any of these have a plug in adapter? Like a battery pack with a cord coming out of it?
Liz@midwest.social 1 year ago
Good Lord that should be a thing.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Some of the bigger tools, like vacuums or table saw do. Unfortunately the little tools are too cluttered with miscellaneous Bluetooth circuits to fit both AC and DC motors.
jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
I’ve only ever seen the opposite…power inverters that run off the batteries…
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Just buy a mains powered tool, they’re usually cheaper anyway.
pacific@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Milwaukee has two: a small one and a big one.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yes, Festool do one for their sanders. A battery tool is usually more expensive and less powerful than a mains powered tool though, so I’m not sure what the advantage of this would be.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
The advantage is when you finally work in your own workshop, instead of on-site, you no longer have to rebuy everything.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You mean a battery that you can plug a cord into? I have some I got from Ryobi.
nobleshift@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]howrar@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Canadian here and I’ve never seen a Canadian Tire branded tool in my life. Are you maybe talking about Mastercraft?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, and Ryobi and Milwaukee are made by the same manufacturer anyway.
SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
So are Toyota and Lexus. There’s a difference tough.
MySwellMojo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Any Harbor Freighters? Any Hercules dads?
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My policy is to buy Harbor freight and when the tool dies from being used to buy a good one.
dirtbiker509@lemm.ee 1 year ago
This is the way!
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And sometimes the harbor frieght is a direct clone of the name brand but for inferior plastic parts where the name brand would have metal. You can often upgrade the knockoff to be a near equivalent.
tiltinjon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Bauer has so many useful tools in their set now. Invertor you can run a tv off the tool battery, handy tire inflator, and a pretty nice rotary tool.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 year ago
Where is the power fist / what ever is cheapest?
aspectoffate@lemmy.world 1 year ago
House Ego: I don’t want the cheapest thing, but I’m only willing to go a single step up.
MonkRome@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Meh, I have Bosch, Ryobi, DeWalt, Ego, Ridgid. Why not just by the best according to cost/benefit for each thing. Corporate loyalty is dumb. I get the battery thing, but I’m pretty sure I got most of the tools at a good enough price to make the different batteries irrelevant.
Nomecks@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Battery and charger sprawl?
MonkRome@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not all my tools are battery operated, corded jigsaw, sander, miter saw, table saw, etc. Not all the batteries hold the same purpose and would need a different charger either way. An electric drill and leaf blower need entirely different levels of power. In the grand scheme of things I think I only overlapped charging systems once.
HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t have many tools (or any children) but if I’m buying a bunch of battery operated stuff, you can be sure it’s all going to be able to use the same batteries and chargers.
MonkRome@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve only overlapped charging systems of the same type once. It’s really not a big deal.
AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ryobi is great for starting out. They’re definitely not the best tools, but they’re cheap. If you wear out something from them, you’ve earned the right to buy a good brand of that tool.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve gone through a skoolie (school bus converted to an RV) project and now most of a house renovation with one 1/4" Ryobi drill and one 3/8" Harbor Freight drill and they’re both somehow still going strong after five years of hard usage. I had bad opinions of both manufacturers before but not any more.
limelight79@lemm.ee 1 year ago
My experience with Harbor Freight power tools is a (corded) circular saw that works extremely well. I put in a better blade, and it rocks. I’ve had it for years and it shows no signs of slowing down. I’m not a heavy user but I’ve used it for quite a few projects over the years, including an RV renovation I’m working on now.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Ryobi is the perfect price point and level of quality for DIY stuff, but you still want a decent quality tool.
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Timely! I was gifted into House Milwaukee this holiday season. I guess the sorting hat did it’s thing. Hope to learn a lot of useful wizardry, I’ve got a door frame to fix.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Lol, yep I got gifted into the same house.
I’m sending well wishes on your wizarding journey!
owatnext@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ryobi is garbo.
Pistcow@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Harbor Frieght is the Ikea of the tool world.
Riccosuave@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well said 👏
Sway_Chameleon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not a dad, but definitely team DeWalt.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yikes.
Wogi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
DeFault club checking in.
Kase@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My brother and I used Ego for lawn work. I’m not sure if these brands have lawn/garden stuff (I think I remember Ryobi does), but it’s the same concept. I love battery powered tools, but I hate how the brands tie you in.
jayrodtheoldbod@midwest.social 1 year ago
They absolutely saw how the AA and C and D and even the 18650 cells that every vape shop carries meant that a single supply of batteries could power any device you need them to and said absolutely the fuck not.
Never mind the terror that the CEO must feel as he contemplates tools that plug into any wall socket and need no batteries, ever.
Considering the market for the batteries, handy people with power tools, it’s kind of a shock that we’ve gone down without much fight. No, we won’t make some sort of viral battery carrier that you can 3D print at home, load up with 18650s, and use with an adapter for any tool. Yeah, we’ll just go ahead and buy DeWalt everything now that we bought that one battery pack for $75. Darn, if only I had the kind of tools that were good for grinding off little plastic nubs and shit that gets in the way. Oh well, time for my daily beating, it is what it is.
NotSoCoolWhip@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The funny thing is all of the pictured tools here use 18650s (or other standard sizes) in their battery packs. The plastic around them means nothing.
pandacoder@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I honestly am not sure I’ve ever heard of the bottom two, I’m a second generation DeWalter (though my dad also used Ryobi).
BingoBangoBongo@midwest.social 1 year ago
Milwaukee is generally considered the best brand for heavy professional work in the US. DeWalt is a close second
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Maybe where you’re from. DeWalt is the premium brand, Milwaukee is the second tier from the same manufacturer.
Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I got three of the four, just one more power tool set and I’ll be sweet lol
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Worx life!
Get a landroid!
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
How about dads who went with the discount hardware store’s brand. It’s easily 1/4 Dewalt prices and comes with a 5 year no questions asked warranty? I spent like 80euros on two 18V cordless drills. I keep the receipt in the case they came in, and in the last 8 years I’ve abused the shit out of them, and have had at least one replacement. Just like Dewalt, makita, milwaukee, and ryobi, I have several batteries and charges, and a plethora of tools with the same battery.
I went to the store with a beat up drill, and the pimply faced teen at the register was like wtf?!? But the manager didn’t want the full story on the phone. Only three questions “is it [store brand]?” “is the receipt less than 5 years old?” and “what are you calling me for then?”. New drill, new case and new receipt. Oldest drill is about 4.5 years old now, so I guess that I have to torture the hell out of it and get a new one with 5 more years.
Omgarm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Most of my stuff is Bosch…
aulin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have mostly Black and Decker. Out of those four, it’s a shame only DeWalt looks nice. That’s probably what I’d go for based on looks and reputation. Otherwise Hilti is what seems to be recommended the most.
Clbull@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can’t tell if DeWalt is the Gryffindor or Slytherin of power tool brands.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If you go by house colors, they are Hufflepuff. Milwaukee is Gryfindor.
soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
I’m DeWalt, we’re definitely Slytherin