Did someone mention Power Tools

I love power tools, Spent 4 hours looking at the new hardware shop that opened on the Gold Coast, much of that was in the power tool section, they had heaps of De Walt tools, I love De Walt power tools, theyre yellow and sooo cool

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Makita are good too, havent heard of Milwaukee and Hilti, they havent got out here yet

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Dewalt's the sh|t. When I worked in a maintenance shop in college, the Dewalt tools would put the Makitas to shame every day.

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Makita's hardly suck. It all matters how much power you need and how much you are willing to spend. DeWalt tools are a bit better than Makita's, but they are also usually a bit more expensive.

The worst tools ever can be found at Harbor Freight tools. They are just pathetic. An 18 volt drill there costs $30, whereas an 18 volt from DeWalt is about $180.

I own a Ryobi 14.4 volt cordless drill. The thing was only about $80, but it is definately not a great tool like Makita's or DeWalts. I only bought it because I needed it for only very light drilling, and bar none it is the most comfortable drill I've ever held. The DeWalts and Makitas just don't cut it in terms of comfort.

Other tools I like is my Hitachi mitre saw and Hitachi 1/2" high torque drill, Makita 3/8" high speed drill, Milwaukee Sawz-All, and Porter Cable high power circular saw, not a worm-drive though .

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next to dewalt, makita does suck. but it all depends on how you use your tools. while working as a construction worker, dewalt is the best. why? a tool is to save you time and so you use and abuse the same tool for different jobs trying to save time. thats where dewalt comes in.

as a carpenter, it really didn't matter what tool brand was in use as long as they were decent. with wood, you really don't have that choice of using the wrong tool to do the job like you do when you are doing construction work.

and when i was in a metal shop, it was a totally different story. got to use the right tool for the job, but you really push the tools. even bosch and makita have failed on me, where dewalt kept going.

and when i was working on cars, i had learned to buy dewalt when ever i could. i'd have to say it paid off too.... till they were all stolen with the tool box they were in.


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hmm i don't have much experience with Porter-Cable... but from the little experience i DID have, i couldn't find anything against them nor for them.

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actually thats exactly what i was going to ask you till i saw it towards the end of your post.

Makitas commercial grade power tools are very different than the ones you buy at the store. also their older tools last longer than their new cheap ones.

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