To you fellas that use skill saws, sawz alls, and stuff like that, which brand do you prefer, and why?
I have been buying all DeWalt stuff lately, and I do have a nice big makita 1/2 inch drill so Im not biased at all.

 

i'm voting dewalt. the makita cordless kit i bought last year, (lxt 18v) was a complete turd, and its supposed to be the best out there. i see 10 year old dewalt stuff outperforming my brand new 1000.00 junk everyday.

 

if you're looking for another suggestion, bosch and milwaukee are really tough so i've heard.

 

Ive heard bosch and milwaukee are both tough. The only thing is, is that is pretty expensive stuff to have, when you dont use it alot. Perfect example is the reciprocating saw I bought a week ago. Dewalt 10 amp for 124 bucks from home depot. Milwaukee 12 amp for 275ish from the house of tools.

Now the dewalt wouldnt be as good of quality, and a tad less power, but for the average guy that will only use it from time to time, the extra cash just isnt worth it!

 

I use alot of craftman stuff and it seems to last for me. If it breaks I usually don't have a problem returning it.

 

The best tools out there right now are the Rigid line. They have been making heavy duty stuff for years and now have moved into the hand tools market. Be prepared to pay for it, but everything has a lifetime warrenty, so when those $80 batteries crap out you can just switch them for new ones.

 

When I worked for the bus garage the building maintenace man used nothing but Milwaukee stuff. But since I work at Cdn Tire I guess I sould pimp our stuff, so...go Jobmate!!

 

I wouldn't touch Jobmate stuff with a 10 foot pole. Dewalt is okay but I personally like Mikita better. My dad had an old red Mikita 4 1/2" grinder which was probably about 8 years old and I abused that thing for like 2 years before I killed it. I ran 8" cutting discs, did continuous 5 minute grinding and other things.

I've lately had good luck with Black and Decker. My dad has been using my reciprocating saw more than I have. He literally cut a wood bin to pieces and even chopped the floor up. Lately its been trimming corral boards. I don't know if I will ever get it back.

 

they might be tough, but heaven help ya if you need service. i got a rigid compressor that "I" busted the fan on, had to jerry rig one after 14 months of waiting. it sat in regina at the service center for an oil leak that was never fixed either.

 

The last few years I`ve been going with DeWalt switching from Makita.
I like DeWalt alot and they do sponsor a Nascar Ford Team so that makes it even sweeter!

 

i use mostly dewalt stuff too

 

Got a DeWalt 12 inch compound miter saw, a Makita table saw, a Milwaukee reciprocating Sawzall, a Porter-Cable circular saw, a Ridgid angle grinder, and a Bosch sander. Don't know which one I like the best, but they are all good quality as far as I can tell.

 

Cordless Dewalt way better battery life with no memory
corded Makita last long and better power, Dewalt has tempermental chucks n drills

 

We had some rigid brand cordless stuff when I was an electrician in bc. I didnt care for it at all. The guy that always did the best was the guy with the dewalt cordless stuff. the makita did do ok though.

Cordless stuff isnt really what i was curious about here though, although its good to know what you fellas think in that department too!

 

for the corded stuff i got a variety of brands...milwaukee, makita, bosch, craftsman, dewalt...to name a few. they are all good for me. had a couple of cheapy jobmate, superior, king, stuff like that but they're just 10 minute tools. waste of money!!