• LordGimp@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    It depends on what you’re doing. Metabo makes the best angle grinders. DeWalt makes the most reliable hand drills. Milwaukee is affordable. Imo best bang for your buck is good used tools. S&K made the best rachet set in the world for a time. Starrett and Mitutoyo stuff used to be practically bulletproof. Most modern brands don’t hold a candle to the quality of tools made 40-50 years ago

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        2 months ago

        They were the “still cheap but not horrendous trash” option compared to husky at the local home despot last time I looked, which admittedly was a few years back.

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          2 months ago

          I’ve been an electrician for a decade and milwaukee has always made great tools and were never “cheap” as long as I’ve been in the trade

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          I’m a Dewalt guy and I would switch to Milwaukee if I was using tools everyday. Milwaukee is usually more expensive than Dewalt now.

          Milwaukee is to top tools brand of TTI now. Ryobi is TTI’s home brand which they are slowly increasing the quality. Hart is TTI’s cheaper home brand only sold in Walmart.