/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1520535
You'll be fine with those.

>>1520535
>Are they good enough so that I'm not buying more in a few years?
Had a van fire about three years ago.
Lost all my Makita and DeWalt tools.
Decided I'm not going to work too much longer (75 now)
Bought a Ryobi 'reconditioned' package almost like yours (multitool instead of scroll saw)
Still use them every day in rental property maintenance.
Nothing has broken yet.
Liked them so much I bought Ryobi chainsaw, pole saw, and hedge trimmer.
Everything works fine. They just don't have that 'tight' feel of Milwaukee.

>>1520547
Thanks man. They have good reviews, I just wasn't sure. What kind of batteries and run time are you getting?

>>1520535
wow thats a really good deal

>>1520535
>use around the house
yeah, be totally fine, they're not bad in all honesty, especially not at that price!

>>1520535
Just to add to the other guys, Ryobi make decent tools. Great for "around the house" without the cost of buying into Dewalt, Milwaukee and beyond fanboyism.
They'll probably last you more than a few years. Every Ryobi product I've ever bought has been pretty solid (aside from one incident), and their batteries go on sale all the time.
However, the one time a Ryobi tool failed me, it was the fence on a miter saw. Thing snapped for no reason. One of the least stressed parts just up and goes. Customer service wanted me to drive 70 miles to a location to get it evaluated for repair.

I'm a Milwaukee fanboy, and that's about all the shit I can talk about Ryobi.

>>1520535
repaint them pink so they aren't gay,

>>1520547
>>1520555
>>1520693
shill much

>>1520697
What's. As I said, I prefer Milwaukee and Ryobi's customer service is pretty shit. At the end of the day, though, does any brand particularly suck if you don't have a niche role for it? Ryobi is fine, and will do this guy a lot of work.
If he ever wants to upgrade to some dedicated /diy/ tools, I'll give him suggestions depending on the work needing to be done.

>>1520535
My boomer neighbor has been trying to shill me on them for awhile. You don’t even need brushless, the average weekend warrior isn’t going to wear down brushes until the things are a decade old. But supposedly you get a little more juice from brushless and the deals are great right now so why not?

>>1520535
The only tools that survive being left in a cave for a month or two, mostly thanks to all the plastics keeping the humidity out.

It will be fine to repair your lesbian sex toys.

>>1520731
I'd hit it.

>>1520697
Thank you for you're helpful reply.
This is what makes the /diy/ community so great.

>>1520704
>You don't NEED brushless
This is America, I don't NEED to eat McDonald's and drive a 70,000$ diesel truck, but I sure as fuck enjoy doing it.

OP, the worst that's happened to me us having a battery die. I dropped it in a sink full of water. I did the same thing with a DeWalt battery and it lived after about 3 days of drying.

>>1520731
#RYOBINATION

They’re not as bad as current B&D though. A couple months back Lowe’s had a big B&D display with a 50 year old that could possibly be a soccer mom or a dyke. I’m guessing carpet muncher.

>>1520535
I had a circ saw that when I got to the end of the cut (plywood) I let go of the trigger and it didn't stop. The switch contacts had melted together mid-cut. Super fun trying to unplug it with one hald while holding it running in the other.

>>1520535
ryobi is cheap garbage.

anything other than milwaukee is a waste

>>1520844
>Milwaukee
>He thinks he's a pro tier
>Metabo
>He's actually a pro

>>1520845
>Not Hilti
Lol cuck

>>1520844
Because the average household needs to spend $500 on a fucking cordless drill.
>kys, fanboi faggot

>>1520871
>Not custom designing your own superior tools and 3D printing and CNC machining your parts and assembling it in your cleanroom

Who's the cuck now?

>>1520535
My dad has used these for the last ten or so years. He's not a tradesman, but he put more work on them than you would just using it around the house. They never change the battery design, you can buy a whole set with a couple batteries and some useful shit for cheap, and you just buy new ones when they inevitably get fucked up. They're not anything you'd use if you needed 99.9999% reliability out of your tools, but unless your livelihood depends on them working, they're good for the price point.

>>1520928
2/10, try being less obvious.

you can tell the /pol/cucks cuz they are always shrieking about shills. It's like they have a JIDF macro they just rewrote for different boards

>>1520697
>shill much
Yes

>>1520697
>shill much
But I also shill for Makita and B&D

>>1520976
>Take tools outside
>Take pic
>Neighbors now think you're retarded
>Black neighbor will break in tonight and grinch your tools
Happy Christmas

>>1520697
>shill much
and Milwaukee and Craftsman

>>1520979
Looks like >>1520974 is right about /poltards/

>>1520979
>Take tools outside
Take tools out of toolbox in back of work truck
.>>1520979
>Take pic
yes
>>1520979
>Neighbors now think you're retarded
Neighbors are 1/4 mile away
>>1520979
>Black neighbor will break in tonight and grinch your tools
No blacks live within five miles of me
>>1520979
>Happy Christmas
Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too.

>>1520982
It's what happened to my neighbor who was taking photos of tools for Craigslist. Police caught the black neighbor.

>>1521003
>defending your racism on an anonymous chinese cartoon discussion site
whew lad

>>1521009
I'm an equal opportunity racist: I have everyone equally, except those adorable Estonians. They're alright.

>>1520731
bewbs!

>>1520981
Dude, you don't have a tool fetish, now do you?

lol

>>1521096
Did I mention I have a right-angle drill attachment for the Ryobi multitool?
The drill attachment is made by Ridgid but fits the Ryobi perfectly.
>tfw: the right-angle head from Ridgid weighs more that the whole Ryobi multitool.

>>1521098
This guy >>1521011 has a right wing attachment. Be jelly.

>>1520974
>everything i don't like is /pol/
>everything bad on any board is /pol/s fault

>>1520974
>
since you're so obsessed with /pol, here you go. Have fun

>>1521098
How is the multitool, by the way?

I've been remodeling for over 30 years
Bought the first Ryobi drill ever made and used it daily. It still works, batteries are crap and eventually had to clean the trigger / switch but it still works. All you punk posers buy your high dollar big name shit and laugh all you want. I've used Ryobi and its great.

>>1521124
It works fine but good blades are kinda expensive.
The $10 ones hold up for a while.
I've been looking at the $30 ones but haven't given in to the urge yet.

I used it Thursday of last week to cut off some toilet bowl bolts that wouldn't come off.
(kinda noisy)
I used it yesterday to cut some nuts holding a faucet to a stainless steel kitchen sink.
They were glued on with pipe dope or something.
(metal sink, vibrating multitool, REALLY noisy)

>>1521138

>>1521138
>batteries are crap
Their battery tech is less than desirable.
One of the batteries in the multiple tool set I bought was bad from the get-go.
It was a 're-conditioned' set but the seller gave me a refund of $40 to replace it.
I had one battery die since then for no reason.
Had another die because my grandson borrowed the chain saw and a battery. He forded a creek on his four-wheeler with the battery in the tool box.(the tool box wasn't waterproof)
>I don't blame Ryobi for that one
I've found the problem to be in the battery management board inside the battery.
The cells are still fine.
I've adapted a couple to recharge from a balance charger I already had.
>iMax B6AC

>>1520547
How's the chainsaw? Is it battery operated

>>1520736

>>1520535

I just got the brushless circular saw and angle grinder plus a 6Ah battery for each, total was like $240. Slightly perturbed that I'm seeing these kit deals now...

Both the saw and grinder have been pretty nice so far. Wish the body of the angle grinder near the disc itself was smaller (you can't quite cut though a 1" piece of stock because of it) and I'm not sure how I feel about the blade depth locking mechanism on the saw, though. The saw is _almost_ quiet enough for me to use without earplugs, as an interesting side note.

Already had the jigsaw. Wish it blew the dust away from the blade, but it performs fine otherwise.

>>1520976
>>1520977
repaint those.

>>1521180
Wow, Mathias Waddel hangs out here!

>>1521180
>repaint those
It's a pretty sucky green but I didn't buy them to look at.
>>1521175
>How's the chainsaw?
It's in the foreground in this pic >>1520976
I usually put a 4ah battery on it and cut for a while.
How sharp the blade is has a great influence on how well it works and how long the battery lasts.
I also have the pole saw but didn't want to drag it out.
I keep it in a gun case in the work truck but it's in an out-of-the-way place.
(behind a bunch of other stuff)
>>1521178
>and angle grinder
I looked at the Ryobi angle grinder but decided for the extra $35 I'd go with the Milwaukee here: >>1520981

>>1521185
I bought a ryobi small bandsaw, the first thing I did was repaint it gray.

>>1520928
Name brand drills are a 100...

ryobi is brand for general use around house, they'll last for what you will be doing just don't expect to much from them, they won't hold up in heavy use like service tech or construction.

>>1520871
This guy fucks.

>>1521836
How do you know that?
Wait, never mind. I dont wanna know

fuck that just get a black decker lmao, etf nigger

>>1521926
B&D are shit though.

>>1521927
>B&D are shit though.
Amazon tells me they're great!

>>1521929
Good goy.

>>1520535
I've been using that exact set for about 3 years.

-Batteries are fine. Compatible with the old Blue Ryobi I still have, but lighter and last longer.
-Drill is shite. Specifically, the chuck is shite. Won't hold onto shit and keeps opening on it's own. Absolutely useless. Get an old grage sale or flea market drill and swap the chucks, then it'll be fine.
-Rest of the tools are fine. Not amazing, but fine. More power then the old ones, and lighter. Good for quick around the house jobs.
-Not durable enough for job site, but if you don't throw them into the back of your truck and let them do the dirt road dance, they'll be fine.

tl:dr- Ryobi is the best low-budget cordless tool set. Except for the drill chuck, which is unmitigated trash.

>>1521929
I fell for the B&D joke of a product line....... the batteries run out super fast, and the tools are only good for light house work... get some grown up toys.

>>1521941
Same. I had an old B&D NiCd set. Batteries were complete trash and didn't last. Drill was ok, I guess. You could pop the chuck off and it was like a driver underneath, where you could put on screwdriver and other hex bits

>>1520871
Not Makita.
>b..b..but muh G*rman engineering
>>1520976
>>1521196
my chainsaw could cut your chainsaw in half without the battery even registering it.

>>1521941
>Black & Decker good for light house work
I'm sold. Not like I'm a contractor who'll abuse it.

>>1522015
b-b-b-but, my harbor freight is all metal internals

>>1521114
just one post mate. hardly obsessed. It's just that you can always tell the /pol/ by the cries of "shill".

>>1522015
>Laughs at others for liking German engineering
>Has Bosch in pic background
hahaha you fucking cuck

>>1520844
>Milwaukee
>Red toys used by crap sparkys and posers

Good one, lol.

OP here. Interesting story, mother in law bought me the multitool from home depot. Said she ordered it online and picked it up in the store. I unwrapped and opened the box (it was glued shut) and pulled out the tool and.......it was fucking used. I shit you not, the damn tool had grime all over it, the words were worn off, and the rubber grip was coming apart. I asked her if she got a reconditioned one or something, and she said no, just ordered online at homedepot.com. I'm guessing some tard broke it, got a new one for replacement, shoved the broken one in the box and glued it shut and returned it with the receipt from the new one.

Will have to take it back after Christmas, but weird. I've never had somehting like this happen before. I haven't opened up the new set yet so I don't have access to batteries to try the multitool, but even if it did work, I aint keeping that shit. Anyone ever run into this situation before? I'm hoping home depot doesn't give me shit about returning

>>1523105
Yup, HD got scammed and their minimum-wage clerks didn't bother to check. This is why I always open tool boxes before leaving the store.

>>1523105
Yup, I've got a used and broken tool when ordering online. I'm guessing it was a return that managed to find its way back into the supply chain. Too many minimum wagers in responsible positions that don't actually give a flying fuck about doing their job properly (can't say I blame them too much though).

>>1523657
I've never had anything like that happen before. It seems so weird. Did they give you any problems returning and getting a new one?

>>1523755
No, it was Amazon. They just did a refund and I had to send it back foc. So I ordered the same thing before I sent the rubbish one back to make sure I didn't get the same actual broken one back again. Although I order a lot of stuff from Amazon and this has only happened once.

Bought pic related today from Homebase for £120, down from £150. Mainly for the impact driver, quick charger, and two batteries. I already have a Ryobi cabled 2100W drill which will outperform the one+ drill.

>>1520697

Shit! I am a HVAC tech and have to buy my own tools. I used to use a Dewalt drill until it stopped working and opened it up and it was full of shit plastic gears. I went to Ryobi and have not turned back for the last 20 years. They last with daily use and cost half as much plus they have a lot of tools that use that 18 volt battery. I am very happy with them and use them almost every day. The 4 inch circular saw is not too good because on ply wood it tends to cut out but you can not beat the drill or the saws-all.

>>1524086
Took shit multitool back today (it was missing all the blades, sandpaper stuff and allen wrench). They told me to pick a new one out, which I did. They apologized and that was that. On a related note, I spent the afternoon using it to cut out drywall in the basement that was molding from an old leak. Worked nicely

>>1523105
Fucking Homo Depot puts every return thing back on the shelf. A good portion of what is in the store are returns. Because of my work account I spent 12 years buying from them and one has to be very careful. From what I can tell, if it is a return it goes straight back to the retail shelf's. They do not even check if all the parts are there. I hate that place.

>>1524124
>tfw they’re all laughing at you and your lime green tools

I have been seeing a lot of Ridgids lately in the hands of a lot of techs and handymen. For some reason it seems like guys drilling and cutting wood all day run Makita or DeWalt, mechanics use Milwaukee if not bound to the Tool Truck Jew, and then the electricians and other techs who are drving a handful of screws into sheet metal or taking apart appliances have a Ridgid or DeWalt.

I have yet to witness anybody actually use a Harbor Freight Bauer or Hercules. Why did they think anybody would pay $100 for a HF compact brushed drill with one battery when you can get a DeWalt for the same price? And the Hercules has a 90 day warranty compared to 3 years, plus there’s only 2.5 tools in the fucking lineup. They should’ve stopped with the Bauer cordless tools.

>>1523657
Don't blame the workers it is an upper management decision to resell the crappy broken shit. I guess they think they make more money that way then piss off shoppers.

>>1524135
I'm glad I opened the new box and checked it out before I left. It was new and had all the shit. The one I took back had all the shit missing, the fucking rubber handle was coming apart, there were gouges in the tool, Ryobi was worn off and the fucking fwd rev switch was stuck in one direction.

>>1524142
What's to gain by doing this? As soon as someone opens it up, it's gonna go right back. How, in any fucking crazy way, does this seem like a good idea? Are there people out there who buy a brand new drill, get it home and open it to find a used broken piece of shit, and just say "oh well"???

>>1524153
My buddy got pic related for xmas, he was showing it off to me and was like “why the hell won’t these bits stay in?” and then found the little retaining ball and spring laying in grease at the bottom of the box.

At least it was from Home Depot so he was able to run back and get a fresh one.

>>1524137
Yeah, I don't get the HF thing. How can you sell something at that price point and only offer a 90 d warranty, when name brands offer 3 yrs? Do they actually sell any of these?

>>1520547
75?! Man, I've never seen a 75-year-old on 4chan before. Congrats on making it longer than most.

>>1524159
If they do sell any, it isn’t many. The only Hercules tool I heard good things about was the saw that goes on sale for $300, but that’s not battery powered. There are very few complaints about it and everybody compares it to the $700+ DeWalt.

The battery powered tools are supposedly real fucking close to DeWalt, like the battery clip is exactly the same aside from one tiny slot. It could very well be contracted out to SB&D.

But it’s kinda like Kobalt 24V tools. They’re nice, but they aren’t cheap. Why wouldn’t you buy a known brand instead? Then you have to remember that DeWalt and Milwaukee are likely losing money when they sell you two tools, a charger, and a couple batteries for <$150. They are making their money when you need a new battery and you pay $99 for a 3.0Ah battery or nearly $150 for 5.0Ah or 6.0Ah. Meanwhile Lowe’s will sell you a Kobalt 2.0Ah for $20 or 4.0Ah for $50. And Hercules batteries are $30 for 2.5Ah or $50 for 5.0Ah.

Got quite a few Ryobi skins. The original NimH batteries were pretty poor and died over 2 years. Luckily the One+ lithium fits the same skins and is awesome. Had zero trouble with the skins so pretty darn happy!

>>1524184
>>1524157
Ya know, you seem to know your shit, but you are still insisting on posting with a name despite knowing full well that the reason everyone was raging because you were using a trip/identity on an anonymous image board. All I think when I see you reply to my shit is "thats nice, but what a fucking obnoxious faggot". Can you just fucking drop it and the niggerstick posting please?

>>1524219
>. Can you just fucking drop it and the niggerstick posting please?

your off-topic rant is more of a problem than his name, child.

>>1524184
>>1524302
samefag

>>1524302
>child
If you're going to anon post, at least change up the language you use you obvious cunt.

>>1524302
>child
If you're going to anon post in your own defense, at least change up the language you use you obvious cunt. And I completely agree with the ANON you quoted. You're just being obnoxious for the sake of being obnoxious at this point.

>>1524306
>>1524344

His samefagging is so obvious it's kinda sad. Someone should post the cap that proved it a week or so ago.

>>1524355
No point, those who understand how the quote system works know, those who are trying desperately to cling to their identity don't care.

>>1524094
Earlier today I tried out the drill from this set and was very pleased with it, loads better than a previous foray into battery powered drills. Fuck me that impact driver is loud, just ordered some ear defenders.

>>1520535
I can't speak to the brushless but as a rule they are better than brushed because no brushes to wear and more power efficient, but I have found pic related to be pretty damn reliable despite all the flack they cop here. I am no professional but I'm several notches above weekend warrior, have a lot of friends over to wrench on shit, do a lot of metal and wood projects and the odd spot of set construction for stage and sound. The whole kit is about two years old, clutch is still free and smooth (I find these tend to go first in shitty gear, one day, out of the blue, you just can't crank the thing past about 18) batteries still hold a good charge, having said that they are usually not going any longer than two weeks without a full discharge/recharge cycle. If you use the batteries properly that's usually the largest vector to failure eliminated, letting them sit so long they develop memory and loose capacity.

I assume you already have them, enjoy!

>>1524355
If people just stop replying to him, he'll eventually get tired of having to construct conversations with himself. lrn2troll evade faggot.

>>1524620
>Fuck me that impact driver is loud
Jesus fuck you ain't kidding anon. Try using it in an engine bay where there is plenty of metal to resonate the noise around. It's barely tolerable driving coach bolts into wood, but god damn. And I'm not convinced it makes the full spec torque, but I'm too apathetic to test it. It does everything I need, and if it doesn't, I have a breaker bar.

>>1520535
>be me
>live next door to sys admin
>he thinks i am retarded but is a bro because he married my sister in law and i show him just how much rednecks can get done in a day.
>it's odd
>we are bros but opposite sides of life and interested in the other one

>anyway, am cuss and beat on shitter pipe
>bro brings little 1/4" driver unopened with an box of unopened bits and 2 unopened batts.
>we fuckoff and all have frozen pizza and movie night
>next day little ryobi saves me about 14 hours of profanity and sold me

i am not rich by any means but i used a credit card to buy 2 identical impact drivers and an auxiliary charger. traded his slightly use one for a new in the box one for being a bro.

even took it out of the box and tossed the battery on a charge and the other 3 are here.

i wired an arduino to it.

bro says he uses it a lot but it has never been unplugged

>>1524627
I do have them, and like them very much. Used the drill, driver, recip saw, and multitool so far. All were great. Only thing that yanks me is how they downgraded the driver by getting rid of the gear selector. Assume they did that for the kit.

>>1524306

>>1524649
Nice shoop.

>>1524649
Trivial.

>>1524680
Now that's a nice shoop

>>1520535
I've got the 18ga and 23ga cordless nailers. I do about 800 feet of baseshoe every day and they still work. I bought them when they first came out and they've seen a lot of use. Also have some ryobi small blowers, vacuums, circular saw, etc. The ryobi 23ga nailer blows Makita and Hitachi cordless 23ga nailers out of the water. I'm surprised they actually greenlighted that shit

>>1525071
Just to add, 90% of the baseshoe is made of oak. The Makita left the nail protruding a quarter inch and the Hitachi instantly jams up unless firing into mdf shoe. Both are also an absolute bitch to clear jams

>>1525074
>The Makita left the nail protruding a quarter inch

not adjusted right. lrn how to adjust.

t.painter who has to set fucking nails all day long cuz trim guy is tardo

>>1525075
It was adjusted for full depth from the factory

>>1525075
>lrn how to adjust.
>t.painter
>paint slinger giving lessons on trim installation to finish carpenter
>4chan - 4channel -- still the same...

>>1525071
Was thinking about the 18ga brad nailer. Which battery do you use and how long does it last?

>>1525113
I use the 4ah. Lasts me about 3 days. I know ryobi just released 6ah and 9ah batteries so I'm hopping on the 6ah

Ryobi & Milwaukee are manufactured in the same factory and owned by the same company.

>>1520844
>ryobi is garbage
>milwaukee is good
they're literally made by the same company you smoothbrain You're paying for red dye and white silkscreening

>>1525288
Pinto and Lincoln?

>>1525149
Just ordered the brad nailer at direct tool outlet. $59 for a certified used one. Not sure how that's gonna work out, but I'll give it a try. Never ordered from them before, so it's a bit of a risk.....

>>1525518

>Never ordered from them before, so it's a bit of a risk.....

Maybe you should have mitigated this risk by ordering from them before.

>>1525075

I don't believe you.

The guy that always walks around harassing everyone trying to tell them how to do their job and thinks he is helping by not doing any of his own work is almost always a fucking painter.

>>1525530
Hmmm. That's a good point....

>>1525288
And?

>>1525289
Products are made to a price pint, how can you not know this?

>>1525551
>pint
point

Anyone have any experience with direct tool outlet? Prices are like half of retail, but not sure if they're selling shit or not.

>>1525518
>>1525631
Refurbished for 50%-75% of MSRP sounds legit. There’s no good way to look up reviews of these sites, but you can google it and make sure it’s not a scam website created 30 days ago.

Sounds more legit than those Facebook ads selling 8pc Milwaukee M18 sets for $79.

>>1525659
I checked and apparently they have actual brick and mortar stores around. Several happen to be in my local area (SW PA)

>>1520535
Just make sure to keep those batteries charged, always. Those ryobis arent cheap and have a bad habit of dropping to sleep if they even sniff an undervoltage. You are going to have a really bad time trying to wake them up unless you bypass the pcm/pcb and boost the 8-10 (now potentially faulty) cells with a decent hobby or commercial charger. Electric garden shit is a meme.

>>1525899
Is it ok to leave them on the charger?

>>1525960
Yes. They start to trickle charge and it will probably shut off eventually. They say Li-Ions are best stored at like 80% charge, but full charge won’t be that noticeable in the long run.

I think abon was saying don’t put them away totally flat because they will slowly self discharge over the course of the next few months and once they get too low, they suck and the only way to recover them somewhat is with special steps using a power supply.

>>1525972
Thx for the info. Maintaining batteries is always very challenging for me. I could go months without needing to use the tools, and am never sure what to do with batteries

I have some brushed ryobi tools and like them. Don't have any brushless, though. Is it worth getting them over brushed ones? Will they last longer, perform better or have more power that makes it worth switching over for new tool purchases?

>>1526218
I think Li-Ions aren’t as touchy as some people are afraid of. Put them away with close to a full charge and try not to leave then for 5 years and you should be ok.

>>1526604
For the average Ryobi owner who is a weekend warrior, I wouldn’t stress about it. You get slightly longer battery life, a little bit more power, and no brushes to wear out... but is 10% more battery or power worth spending 50% more when you’re using them around the house? And when was the last time you owned a power tool long enough to need to replace the brushes?

>>1526604
>Is it worth getting them over brushed ones?

As >>1526664 pointed out, their worth to you will vary heavily depending on how and how often you use them. I use them frequently enough that it's a no-brainer for me, but that's not the case for everyone.

That being said, off the top of my head I'd be really hesitant on picking up the brushed versions of two in particular:

The brushed circular saw uses a smaller, odd size of blade. It's not only harder to find, but it can't make a 45° cut in a two-by. Its performance isn't great to begin with, either, from what I hear. Probably stick with a corded one unless you can spring for the brushless.

The other one is the brushed angle grinder. 6500RPM on a 4.5" grinder is a joke. In order to justify one of those, you'd have to rarely need it, but also need it specifically in places where it'd be very hard to get power for a corded one. Yet, you'd NOT be doing this for any kind of profit/business, where you could easily afford the extra $50 for the brushless one, if not a nicer brand to begin with.