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[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 11 months ago

House DeWalt: The Builders

House Ryobi: The Slapjobs

House Milwaukee: The wishes they were house DeWalt

House Makita: Quality prevails regardless of how little I use my tools.

Unmentioned:

House Bosch: House Makita but doesn't like Asians

House Metabo: House Milwaukee but green

House Rigid: wow these are fuckin cheap

House Worx: Tools take a backseat to Yardwork

House Metabo HPT: My wife says they're great

[-] TheControlled@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

Milwaukee is better than DeWalt in literally every category. Come at me.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I was browsing the tool section at a Home Depot once a couple of years ago when a very attractive young woman came up to me and started asking me about my project. I'm not so dense that I thought she was hitting on me, but I couldn't figure out her angle and I thought maybe she was a prostitute or something. Turns out she was a Milwaukee sales rep and she was trying to encourage people (men, rather) to buy some Milwaukee cordless tools.

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

So, technically not a prostitute.

[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

Only if you go for the strict definition.

Any exchange of labour for money under an indentured system where you are under constant violent threat of homelessness, destitution, starvation, and even death if you don’t work, is a certain type of prostitution born of desperation.

TL;DR: most of us whose paycheques are signed by someone else are labour prostitutes.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

This is today's Lemmy Moment Of The Day.

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I can't say I disagree with any of that.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I've got AEG, which is basically yellow Milwaukee anyway.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

I’ve used dewalt professionally for many years. My buddies who use Milwaukee are always borrowing my stuff. I’ll leave it at that.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Yeap, switched from Milwaukee from DeWalt recently. The tool quality is pretty much the same, but the Milwaukee battery and chargers are a lot nicer.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Except battery life in my experience.

[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

My construction companion runs Milwaukee. As I stated in a different comment, he's had several drills and batteries blow in about three years. This isn't to say they're not a great brand, but that's too many lemons for the premium they charge for my taste. seems like their biggest downfall is the plastic shells they use, especially on batteries. Those little power check buttons break right quick, and the rubber over moulding doesn't deal with grease well.

I run Metabo HPT, and I abuse the hell out of them. Drilling inch holes 12" deep in concrete for garage anchors, running all the batteries in sub zero and 100+ temps, notching studs until the multi tool is too hot to hold. Never had a failure in 6 years. Even my original batteries still work as well as the new. A slick bonus I found out being a compulsive tinkerer, the batteries that they sell as 18v 3ah are actually 24v 5ah. I always wondered why they lasted so long before I ripped a few apart. Samsung cells as well.

[-] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

While I agree with you on most accounts, Milwaukee drills have cheap switches on them, they’re usually the first to hang to go. The chucks seem kinda cheap too, but honestly that’s not enough for me to switch teams, I’m married to Milwaukee, and the divorce would just be too damn expensive at this point.

[-] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You forgot house Black & Decker

[-] JPJones@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago

DeWalt is owned by Stanley Black&Decker

[-] bfg9k@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

House Hilti: Unyielding. Immutable. Eternal.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Rigid are mostly Milwaukee tools but cheaper.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Ngl, I absolutely love rigid. Most have lifetime guarantees, even on batteries.

Never had to exercise them fortunately.

[-] mihnt@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Two different companies. Milwaukee and Ryobi are owned by the same company though.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Incorrect, Ridgid and AEG are also part of TTI.

Choice is an illusion.

[-] mihnt@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

The company also sells power tools, largely made by TTI,

Not as clever as you think you are.

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

House Bauer/Atlas/Hercules/Warrior: Life is transient, why does your tool or battery need to last longer than the job?

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago

House Harbor Freight: Safety squints aren't enough danger

[-] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

That's not a house it's a harbor

[-] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

House Festool: Expensive, but I shift the cost to my clients.

Also, pretty systainers for storage and German ordnung.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nah Makita is trash, unless you're talking LXT, which is 36 volt. Most of the Milwaukee stuff comes out on top on the torque test channel on YouTube.

But also don't forget House Skil: Issue

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