Home Improvement

DeWalt. My father in law bought us some battery powered DeWalt tools as a house warming present, and I continued buying more DeWalt battery powered tools as I needed them since I already had the interchangeable batteries and charger. They've all worked well for me so far. When I eventually kill my drill bits I'll get Milwaukee replacements.

For hammers, Estwing is the only option. My workhorse hammer is >40 years old and still in great working condition and I abuse the hell out of hammers.

Bosch.

I use the orange one. I don't know the name. One brand, that way all the batteries fit. They've been fine.

I use Dewalt since it was gifted, I like then a lot so far.

Torque test channel is a goldmine of information if looking to buy.

I bought a DeWalt cordless tool years ago. Ended up sticking with Dewalt because batteries are not compatible between different brands.

Honestly surprised nobody has thought of selling an adapter. I could see this working well for contractors of different trades. 1 contractor uses Dewalt, but another uses Milwaukee. That's okay, just bring the adapter and you can borrow the battery from that person(s) regardless of their brand affinity.

I have both DeWalt and Milwaukee. Mainly Milwaukee now.

Look up Torque Test Channel on YouTube, great independent test information.

Milwaukee is slightly above the rest for impacts, especially the bigger automotive ones, and their nailers.

But DeWalt also has some options that are slightly superior. Their battery grease gun is the best by far.

Cryob. Makita, to be honest i got cus of the color.

I use bauer tools from harbor freight. They're not the top of the line, but they're nicer than a lot of the cheaper tools you'll find at Home Depot and Lowes. Basically, they're good value for money. The only worry is the battery lifetime, since they could wind up being ewaste in the long term. I've been happy with them though

I'm a makita guy but in all honesty it's because I've been in that battery biome for 10 years. I hate the idea of having multiple batteries and chargers. When they change the profile enough to require new batteries, I might jump ship.

And to continue the honesty, I prefer plug in tools most times. I have an impact, drill/light duty hammer drill, 6inch cricle saw, and the 7.25 worm drive. Oh, and the blower for cleaning after work and drying out the jewels.

Cheap ones unless it's something I use a lot, then I pry the wallet open

I was a tradey for a decade, my heart belongs to Milwaukee and it'll stay there.

Basically whatever my dad lets me steal for a few weeks. From newer and cheaper black and decker analogs to old old DeWalt tools.

Alot of non electric tools have no names for me to appreciate anymore. Might even be pass me downs from my grandfather.

They all work perfectly well for most home DIY stuff.

Lawn equipment:

Mower: Toro 60V Leaf Blower: Toro 60V Hedge Clipper: Toro 60V I absolutely love all of the above, they work extremely well for my less than 1/5th acre of land. When it was time to replace my 16 year old Toro 6.5hp gas mower, I wanted a battery powered unit. Looking at Ego and the others, I went with Toro as it seems a lot better built. It also helps that in a distant past I worked for a company that provided Toro's IT services, so I got to know the company.

String Trimmer: Black and Decker 20V (My first battery powered yard tool purchase and it's been great. Will replace with a Toro 60v when it dies.)

Tools: All are Makita LXT powered Circular Saw Sawzall Drill

Dang. Am I the only one that uses Craftsman? It's more affordable and the performance has been adequate for me.

Milwaukee 12V is ok for me, to tinker in the house

Cordless-wise, I have B&D, Porter Cable, and Bostitch (drill and impact driver that they used to sell at Wal-Mart) because they are all electrically compatible SB&D products, requiring only a few kisses from a Dremel to interoperate like a single system. Also made an adapter for my ancient Ridgid X2 anchor, I mean DRILL; it was a gift and just sits on the shelf with a countersink in it, but it still works.

Got a little bit of everything for the woodshop, Wen jointer, Shopsmith planer, band saw, scroll saw, and Mark V, Sawstop Contractor saw, Harbor Freight Dust Collector.

I have a healthy mix. Hitachi table saw and miter saw, Makita framing nailer, Bostitch trim nailer and roofing nailer, and a Bosch corded circular saw. All my cordless tools are Milwaukee though, since I'm standardized on the M18 battery. Have a cordless drill and impact, jigsaw, hackzall, a bunch of lights, and a circular saw.

Milwaukee. I started off my collection with their corded equipment, so I followed the brand when I wanted to get into the cordless tools.

Always get whichever is available at your local hardware store.

For battery it’s makita.

For corded it’s harbor freight for little used items or whatever is available from Home Depot, usually ryobi.

I needed a lawn mower for my tiny patch of grass so I went with Ryobi. I've since bought/been gifted Ryobi for every yard tool I have.

My drills and impact driver are DeWalt. Way better than the shitty Black & Decker drill that I got in a free gift from work.

Rigid. I'm not in construction and it's a good price/quality ratio. Better than Ryobi and cheaper than "deluxe" brands. Perfect for me

I tend to grab what will do the best for what I am doing. But I also am partial to Hitachi (Metabo HPT now)