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I'm still running a 7.9 e Makita I got at the end of a power-house job in the 70's for home bench work the old American made Milwaukees were the best I ever used on a job,we were issued a kit with a sawzawl,flashlight and drill..Sawzawl was very handy.

I have 18v Makita. No issues but I would probably spring for the brushless Milwaukee's if starting over

Milwaukee for me. They're all Chinese anymore though.

Has the cordless chain saw arrived yet?

Milwaukee Fuel

I started my small 20v Dewalt collection before Milwaukee became so popular.


Have a mid-size impact driver, drill, sawzall, circular saw, hand grinder and spot light. Some of the stuff is brushless which is I guess is 'better'?

No complaints but I also don't use the tools all the time so limited testing.

Yes

Same

Thanks, I’ll look into it

You can say that again, and again, and again.

18 volt Ni-Cad Dewalt drill and impact set

18volt Milwaukee M-18 Fuel Drill and Impact set.

The Dewalt sits mostly and the Milwaukee gets the bulk of the work.

Echo 57 volt chainsaw. I'm been using it all day cutting saplings out of a walnut grove beside the house.

It gave me some trouble early on because the .043 gauge blade that's recommended for it kept slipping out of the bar groove and coming off. I switched to a .050 chain and have had no problems since.

I was surprised it would fit. But it did. I lube the bar groove up good when I install a new chain and the bar will smoke for a few seconds, then it has a good fit into the bar.

Unorthodox,...but it works.

Milwaukee Fuel

Milwaukee, I use em every day. Probably built a dozen pole buildings with the same impact drill and countless other projects. Just wish it had the torque for lug nuts.

All my Dewalt stuff

German made Metabo

And 20 year old German-made Milwaukee (have no use for their new china made junk.....)

I'm a home user of Makita 18V and its dang good. Built a treehouse, 3 big duck blinds, one that is 32 feet long, resurfaced 3 big decks and a bunch of furniture. I don't use it everyday, but wouldn't hesitate to grab them if I did.

Used a couple of Makitas for many years, they were trouble free. My present 3/8" drill is a Ryobi and I like it better than Makita, used Milwaukee on the job and they're darn near bullet proof.

i hear great things about Milwaukie, but I just picked up a Hitachi hammer drill. The battery is compact and the drill works great- no problems installing 1/2” anchors in concrete. I used Dewalt for years, but have heard that the quality has gone down

Some years ago, Home Depot had a good price on a Rigid drill/recip saw combo. They worked very well and held up a long time...until I needed a new battery. Guess what. They don't carry that battery any more. It was some kind of special edition. Both tools are still running strong but I only have about 1/2 of a battery left. When it's gone, they're gone. I replaced the drill with a Milwaukee several years ago so the battery is only needed for the saw which I use far less.