What you need to know before you invest in a power tool brand (Pro vs DIY vs Prosumer)
One of the most asked questions in the tool community is who makes professional tools, and who makes prosumer and DIY Power Tools. You don’t want to over spend on a tool that you don’t need, but you also don’t want to under spend on a tool that won’t get the job done for you. In today’s video, I will cover each tool brand and let you know who is pro grade, who is prosumer grade and who is DIY grade.
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Its the snake light… from black and decker… it goes round and round and round… yeeeeah its the snake light.
I’m paralyzed in a wheelchair I need the lightest strongest most durable cordless battery that lasts the longest tools what would you recommend for me
Ryobi is the perfect balance between price and quality, imo. I’ve had my Ryobi tools for years and they’ve been punished a lot in that time. Only recently did the combi drill die, replaced it with a Bosch but it’s crap in comparison – definitely underwhelmed by the ‘superior’ brand…
One thing to consider is if you have buddies with the same electric tools because you guys can borrow each other’s batteries.
Makita is the best bang for your buck, Hilti is the rolls roye for tools, Metabo for grinders cement drills, milwakee….. sigh used to be the best bang for your buck when it was made in the US, basically Makita Milwakee Dewalt Bosh are all around the same level, Ryobi is what i bought for tools i miss use or like use once there DIY tools that are kinda ok to use as a starter tradie. Side note there are 2 versions of Makita 1 Japan made costs more 2nd china made costs less not as good.
Always considered dewalt to be better than Milwaukee but I have to say their packout line for tools storage is just the best of the best out there in the market
Ryobi is not professional… Milwaukee and Dewalt are
Which Tool Brand do you use?
Very informative nice work
I’m not seeing any actual comparisons this is just your opinion there no reasoning just a few fun facts…I for one recommend ryobi or Dewalt. I’ve used ryobi for so long and they’ve been super reliable to me I’ve never been dissapointed in any of my ryobi tools besides the smaller battery powered skill saw and the smaller battery powered weed eater. They straight up messed up on those not gona lie. I’m not gona sit here and say ryobi is better than makita but I think your getting better than what you pay for
according to the user…if the best tools in the world falls into the bad carpenter…???..then ???
Great vid but should’ve put them on a category tier list
My Ryobi drill just broke at the handle. It still runs but cant continue using it anymore. Its 12v and 20 years old or more. Only had to buy one new battery in that life span.
cheap tools can make best furniture if it is handed by the good carpenter…
I don’t stick to one brand per se, as I find each tool company, makes a tool that suits me. Being female (and a novice at carpentry), I like Dewalts smaller capacity battery drill and driver, they fit my small hands, do what i want them to do. I also own other makes of drills, sanders, saws, chop saws etc, each on their own merit. I do keep to one brand for gardening equipment though, as the first item was so good…..we don’t have the full set yet, as I still do my due diligence before I buy. I like to handle the tools and see if I can manage the weight, how easy they are to grip, hold and manoeuvre. No point in buying top of the range and find it weights a ton, and your wrists or shoulders ache every time you use it😅
I got myself a dewalt combi drill and impact set 15 years ago and they are still going today, that to me tells to stick to the brand.. also the battery’s are still compatible with newer models today but overall I think folk tend to stick to whoever they have the most battery’s for as buying bare units works out much cheaper when you already have a few battery’s nocking about
2:31 LMFAO
"Around the World". like 90%+ of Asia is using Makita or some other Asian brand like Hitachi/Hikoki which are less common in the west ALSO I think Makita is also the best selling pro grade power tool brand in Austrailia/New Zealand and I who lives in the UK has NEVER seen a Milwaukee power tool (or any of their tool boxes and hand tools) outside of a power tool and DIY store (I am a Makita guy personally) and even then I don’t think I have ever seen Milwaukee in the power tool aisle of a B&Q (basically the British version of Home Depot and fun fact The Home Depot even tried to unsuccessfully buy B&Q back in the late 90’s I think it was and both companies have a white font with an orange background as the logo)
I’ve owned just about every brand of tool you mentioned here at one time or another and still have most. When I started buying cordless tools I had things from DeWalt, Bosch, Ryobi, Milwaukee, and Craftsman but I finally decided that I needed to standardize on one platform. Ultimately I chose (for no particular reason) Milwaukee and I have about 15 different cordless tools. However, when I decided that I needed to have a set of something on hand at our cottage (in a different state) I went with Ryobi. I couldn’t justify the cost of duplicating my Milwaukee set and my prior experience with them told me I would get about 85% – 90% of the performance at about 60% of the cost. I would argue that they are a definte Prosumer grade tool not DIY’er as you suggested. Yes my Milwaukee tools are better and more powerful but not all that much more, especially when cost is taken into account.
Craftsman hwnd tools are diy
Makita has made a cordless coffee maker. And a bike. And and ATV. Not joking.
Just bought my first Property after many years of hard work, low on budget my job is IT so nowhere near construction stuff. Just brought a Ryobi drill and seems to be great for me.
Looks like there are two groups of views for Ryobi tools, If you’re a Pro in DIY or work in somesort of construction industry you Hate Ryobi due to its performance/Quality.n If you’re just a person that doesnt work in such areas this is a great tool due to it being budget friendly and Quality (for what we need. I.e install some cupboards etc), I dont expect to see ourselves drilling through huge pieces of wood or cement.
every pro owns a ridgid shop vac
Here in NZ you’ll be laughed off site if you turn up with ryobi
I think the M12 tools are really good! I bought them off ebay and the drill and driver were like $35 each and 10 years later they’re still as good as new! And the light weight really does come to matter in a lot of situations!
I bought dewalt because I got a DCF999 tool set with the 20v XR Impact with a 6ah Flexvolt and 2ah for 100 dollars down from retail. I was looking for anything that was affordable and reliable. Dewalt just happened to be the first I found with a good deal.
For warranty, Milwaukee is good. Harbor Freight might end up shocking people if they do a straight swap warranty, due to their giant brick and mortar footprint. No ‘authorized service BS’. Hercules could seep into the pro market depending on how they handle support. They need to be black and white clear and consistent with their warranty if they want market share.
Bought into Hercules after being robbed . Still have my Milwaukee as I’m a plumber and they focus on us . But my Hercules has been a lifesaver . Sure . Not all the tools are super quality( mostly the lights ) but what you’re paying for in comparison ( I’ve done side by side ) it just doesn’t make sense to me to buy EVERYTHING red . Plus Torque test channel already proved Hercules not only puts out the numbers but also eats on competition with red . Just look at the ultra torque . It speaks for the line
Milwaukee came out with lithium ion battery tools in 2005, not 2012.
No mention of Porter cable?
Ryobi myself.
Good compromise of quality and price for the home DIY guy
I went dewalt because the runnings near me has what I want and has an annual sale on them
Milwaukee was the first to use lithium ion in tools, and they have some patents for the BMS in the batteries. But they did not develop anything revolutionary, the tech was used in laptops for a decade prior. They just designed the BMS to work with higher current cells that Sony developed. Makita has more advanced tech in their battery electronics.
I’m proud to be part of the DIY group..us
DIYers need tools that will last a while most people can’t afford to replace tools all the time. tools such as Dewalt or milwakee have low longevity value compared to their pricing
Dumbest video I’ve seen in a while, because most brands these days have different grades of tools within the same brand. And even pro grade tools sometimes suck compared to cheaper competitors.
I came for a brand comparison video and immediately got a history lesson for how dewalt started. Beautiful. And the editing made it so much funnier. Great video. Liked for sure
I bought a corded Ryobi drill to finish a shed because I didn’t want to drive 85 miles to get my other brand drill that is battery run.
It started smoking after 25 minutes and it could barely move any screws without seeming like it was being tortured. At the end of the day the motor shroud was cracked and broken.
That and the Ryobi color looks like spit out gum chewed in mid 2010s.
Was not impressed and have not purchased another.
One of the most useful videos out there! Thank you.
Mastercraft has its feelings hurt a little.
Pro, Prosumer, DIY…………imo it all works.
Dude forgot to mention that Dewalt went out of business in the 1950’s and Black & Decker bought the name only in order to rebrand the Black & Decker Industrial line. I also wish Panasonic drills were mentioned.
Members Only? Too precious for me. Unsubscribing……
people knock black and decker all the time but im using it maybe once a month and it works fine, im not a pro in construction or anything so im not gonna spend thousands on milwaukee or mikita
Jordi Ferry
Sick of the fanboys who are like “ my ryobi has been fine for years”
Yea , we know , because they don’t see men’s work 😂
Ryobi for life. No Ryobi tool has let me down and has always got the job done.
Skil n Milwaukee
i have a really wierd perspective on this… i use dewalt because theyre yellow, and therefore easier to find in the dark places i usually work. having bought a few i just kept with that brand because the batteries all fit.
My parents owned a power tool repair shop for 20 years. The answer is no brand is going to be perfect across the entire product line. Skil had the "77" worm drive saw that was indestructible, but I didn’t like any of their other tools. Milwaukee had the amazing Sawzall. Makita had great cordless tools. Especially beware the one-size-fits-all multi-tool sets where one battery swaps between a bunch of different tools. Most likely they cut a lot of corners to make everything seem more marketable to casual buyers. I’d suggest researching individual tools and buying the right one for you. Sticking with a single brand name provides ZERO benefit.
I have a home workbench full of Ryobi tools and have never had any problems. I’ve done flooring, deck repairs, moulding, tree branches, wallboard, and general lumber work. A couple of batteries went weak but I just replaced them; the tools keep marching on.
Ryobi is charging as much as DeWalt these days with half the quality. Ryobi used to have good value but not any more. And I have a lot of Ryobi tools, the PVC pipe cutter, the caulking gun, the glue gun, two nail guns and the stapler, hedge trimmer, circ saw, blower, 2 string trimmers, and a power washer. They’re all good but not the value they used to be as Ryobi raises the prices significantly. The only Ryobi tool I ever took back was their pole saw. It was a disaster.