Cordless Power Tools!?

Ryobi one plus tools here. All have been great tool so far. A great range of tools for general DIY, need more than one battery if using regularly. I have the following:
Drill
Impact driver
circular saw
Jig saw
palm sander
Multi tool.
 
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I swear by Bosch Professional tools and if you know where to look they can be had at a decent price.
 
Couldn't resist it :cry:

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kaiowas said:
For sheer range of available products you’ll struggle to beat Ryobi.

Personally I’m invested in Milwaukee now, started out with M18 and have branched out into M12 and honestly I prefer the M12 stuff in many cases. Unless you actually need really high power it’s usually good enough but without being as heavy and unwieldy. Impact guns are a case in point, the M12 gun gets used for most day to day jobs on the car and is the one I take to the track, the M18 gun only comes out for cracking off hub nuts and really crusty suspension bolts.
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Is your M18 the older H96A or the newer H96B model?

I ask as I was looking at the M18 last year and the new model is getting poor reviews as they changed the design and there’s been a lot of out of the box failures reported.

As it happened, I got a great deal on a hobbyist compressed air impact gun which was too good to turn down as it was a decent gun for 1/3 of the price of an M18.
 
The Ryobi stuff is rubbish imo. I recently slung out my Ryobi hedge trimmer which died after less than 10 hours use. Albeit wasn't cordless.
I started with the Bosch pro cordless drill as it came in a soft briefcase type thing with 2 batteries in some promotion. Its been excellent. Have recently added a grinder to it and think it's great they offer the skin only option when purchasing. Helps that the wifes mother works at Bunnings (an aussie B&Q) so get 20% discount.
As said above though, if drilling into masonry more than 50mm you are going to have to spend real big to get a cordless that can handle that - go a traditional drill.
 
Ryobi is a bit "low end" in regards to tools.

Makita ftw. I use all manner of Makita products every day from impact drills to a battery operated chop saw with a 305mm blade in it. 9 batteries constantly on the go to give you an idea.

I've used all makes including DeWalt and Millwanky and I can safely say that for reliability and from constant use (dropped, kicked about the place, dusty) they just keep going. Batteries are expensive but you get what you pay for.
 
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Mason- said:
Always used Makita. Only because my dad gave me a cordless Makita drill and since then I’ve expanded my collection, impact driver, angle grinder, circular saw, multi tool etc. I have no complaints they all work well.

Honestly though I think all of them have a good range and really I’d just pick your favourite colour or whichever ones you can get on offer at the time you buy.
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I did use some Makita stuff at a workshop a bit ago and it felt like really decent stuff, is a bit pricey though... And yeah very few complaints of any of them it seems, maybe colour is the way to go, do any of the decent brands use orange? :p

Bug One said:
Although, if I were a salesman, this is pretty good timing.....

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Hmm, tempting... Got an older parkside impact driver (don't think it's the 20v range) and frankly it's had a hell of a lot of abuse and it works perfectly still, no complaints and they are cheap :D

danlightbulb said:
Have been looking for months, but haven't needed a drill yet so have just waited and waited.

Like the look of the M12 stuff but its not cheaper than M18 so what's the point.

Have looked for Ryobi stuff but haven't really seen any cheaper deals either than the Dewalt bundle offers that you get on the likes of Screwfix.

Have looked for drill only kit (no impact driver, will get little use tbh), but its not much cheaper than buying the bundle.
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The M12 appeals for size really more than anything else... But at least the M18 and/or other 18v systems seem to have adaptors.

Bug One said:
I've been working on my Parkside collection for a little while now. Some of the rarer items I've had to get shipped in form abroad. There's still a few bits that I'm on the lookout for. I'd like a few more of the 40v / performance range which are quite a step up in power and quality from the standard stuff. They cost a lot more though.

So far I've managed to accumulate....

Performance range
40v Hedge trimmer
40v Bush cutter
12v Drill
20v SDS drill
20v Reciprocating saw

Standard range
Chainsaw
Pole saw
Hedge trimmer
Garden blower
Lawn mower (+ spare)
Jet wash
Car polisher
Impact wrench
Combi Drill
12v Angled drill
12v Stapler
12v Jigsaw
Multi purpose tool
Orbital sander
Plunge saw
Circular saw
Planer
Type inflator + air pump
20v Soldering iron
20v Jigsaw & sabre saw
Usb + led adapter
2x Work lights
Handheld vacuum
Coffee maker
4v Grass trimmer
4v Glue gun
4v Handheld sander
4v Rotary tool
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Didn't even know they did that much stuff :cry:

Terminal_Boy said:
Is your M18 the older H96A or the newer H96B model?

I ask as I was looking at the M18 last year and the new model is getting poor reviews as they changed the design and there’s been a lot of out of the box failures reported.

As it happened, I got a great deal on a hobbyist compressed air impact gun which was too good to turn down as it was a decent gun for 1/3 of the price of an M18.
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Air stuff is really nice and cheap, shame it's not exactly the most portable :p

Vandle said:
The Ryobi stuff is rubbish imo. I recently slung out my Ryobi hedge trimmer which died after less than 10 hours use. Albeit wasn't cordless.
I started with the Bosch pro cordless drill as it came in a soft briefcase type thing with 2 batteries in some promotion. Its been excellent. Have recently added a grinder to it and think it's great they offer the skin only option when purchasing. Helps that the wifes mother works at Bunnings (an aussie B&Q) so get 20% discount.
As said above though, if drilling into masonry more than 50mm you are going to have to spend real big to get a cordless that can handle that - go a traditional drill.
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Interesting, one of the few real outright complaints of any of them really, but yeah definitely getting the general idea that the Ryobi is a bit lower end...
 
We use Dewalt at work and has never let us down, all my home cordless tools are also Dewalt.

The Ryobi stuff just looks like toys, absolutely hideous colour schemes.
 
To answer the OP, it really depends on how often you plan to use the tools and what for? The cheaper stuff is fine for small quick projects but if you're doing big, heavy duty projects then it's worth paying a little more.
 
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NoobCannon said:
We use Dewalt at work and has never let us down, all my home cordless tools are also Dewalt.

The Ryobi stuff just looks like toys, absolutely hideous colour schemes.
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If I was buying again I'd not pick up the Ryobi (even though it was a good offer) and go straight with DeWalt.

They just don't feel like they'll take as much punishment.

I mean they're fine, better than the non-professional Bosch, but that's about it.
 
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sigma said:
Do you have impact drill bits?
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Misread.
Currently have no impact drill bits and will leave those for the moment as I have two other Bosch Pro drills + SDS with chuck and plenty Bosch Pro drill bits.

Will order up a pack later though.
 
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I've got a load of the Ryobi one+ stuff, in an ideal world i'd have bought into something like DeWalt or Milwaukee as they are without question better quality tools but as i'm not a professional mechanic/trade person i couldn't justify the prices.

I've not had a job so far that any of my Ryobi stuff has failed at, the impact wrench has undone every bolt i've asked of it even going back to rusty suspension bolts on a 1996 Impreza.

I've also found as the tools are so cheap i'll buy things like the strimmer or hedge cutter where as i think if it was DeWalt and they're 3x the price of the Ryobi i just wouldn't bother.
 
Makita LXT range for me after using a friends impact driver, never knew I needed one until then :D

Tools so far
Impact driver
Combi drill
Angle grinder
Lawn mower (twin battery)
Chain saw (twin battery)

At some point I'll pick up a circular saw and probably the tyre compressor too.
 
sovietspybob said:
I've also found as the tools are so cheap i'll buy things like the strimmer or hedge cutter where as i think if it was DeWalt and they're 3x the price of the Ryobi i just wouldn't bother.
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what tools are cheap?

The Ryobi One + brushless drill set with 2x 2AH batteries is £130: https://www.diy.com/departments/ryo...-combi-drill-r18pd5-220s/4892210160805_BQ.prd

The Dewalt DCD796 with 2x2AH batteries is £139: https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/de...SRafPcmkxoFMXF9uVoinTMPtg6NQlNtoaAqtYEALw_wcB


Id be interested in Ryobi if it was half the price of Dewalt /Makita but its not?
 
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