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Mergers are meant to confuse the buyer IMO. Metabo was once a very highend & expensive tool. Now Hatachi? or vis versa, who knows.

Before Dewalt bought B&D, Dewalt was the bargain brand of the 2, now the opposite.

All this was some time ago, now? Skill used to be great stuff, now? Hilty, wonderful & expensive tools my last days rigging 10 years ago. Now?

If I had a crystal ball I would have bought Milwaukee battery tools instead of the DeWalt I have that so many stores were carrying at the time. Now, many DeWalt DC products are scarce here.

Long story short, Milwaukee still seems a safe bet, but they might be bought by the Sumtingwong Corp. next week.

same here, but my tablesaw is also DeWalt.

I sort of accidentally got invested in Ryobi when I bought a bunch of 18Volt Ryobi tools and batteries at a estate sale very cheap. Even though they are the target of hate from tool purists, they have always given me good service. I even expanded my collection because I had the batteries that fit everything. I have no complaints, especially with their newer tools. Not all of their offering are the best, but most are close enough for my needs. I also like the price!

I'm a tool slut. Have 14 different brands from grizzly, to Bosch, to makita, to Milwaukee, to Hitachi, to Dewalt, to Chicago (harbor freight), to everything else.

Milwaukee, I've had the others. Only other I would consider is Makita.

Dewalt, Makita and Ryobi 18V assorted tools.

My grizzly 13.5" planer and 2 hp dust collection are now stars. I Will likely replace my Dewalt table saw with a grizzly as I move towards retirement.

I’ve got bunch of ridgid tools. When I first got into construction I had little of everything. Dewalt, hitachi, Bosch. Dewalt batteries were stupid expensive .
Ended up with ridgid more and more. Mainly because the life time warranty as the local HD had a repair center. And so many tools option.
Unfortunately repairs could take weeks or months and now you have to send the tools in. Kind of useless for guys in the trade when they need things back in days or a week, not months.
If I were to do it again, Milwaukee hands down. Makita is solid as well, but tool selection isn’t there like some of the others.

My power tools plug into the wall- - - - -the batteries never run down. Some of them are 3 phase, like my crankshaft grinder, a couple of lathes, a milling machine, and a valve seat and guide machine. Single phase equipment includes a Sunnen hone, a cylinder boring machine, three welders, a couple of drill presses, and a cabinet full of corded hand tools.

If you're considering a cabinet saw be sure to check out the General 350 cabinet saw.

How do you like it? This 40yo craftsman table saw is going to get retired this year (I'm already looking) it's been a great saw, paid $40 for it at a garage moving sale in California 30years ago. But I feel it's time to upgrade. DeWalt is for sure my first choice (and probably the only choice).

Masterforce drill and 1/2" impact have treated me well through a lot of work and many years around the house / farm.

Milwaukee gets it at work

Metabo has always made quality tools so I doubt the quality went downhill with the name change!

They were always marketed to comercial construction!

Great hybrid saw, but it's been discontinued for years......

Mostly makita

I started with an 18v dewalt drill. Was going to upgrade to new Milwaukee stuff, but wife came home with a big set of 20v dewalt. So that’s what I have.

Was going to buy a trim nailer, but the Dewalt was expensive for the small job I was doing. Ended up buying a Ryobi and 2 big batteries for cheaper than the Dewalt bare tool. It worked great. Have sense bought a few more specialty Ryobi tools and have no complaints for the low amount of use they get.

Milwaukee is what i have these days and love them.

From 1/2 in.drill to the impacts 1/4,3/8 and 1/2 in. they are workhorses.

The only thing i have from them is a blower but it has low output.

Maybe just a smaller type.

I currently have more Makita than anything else but also have Milwaukee, DeWalt, Rigid, Ryobi, and Bosch.
Even have a few of the disposable Horrible Freight tools for less important tasks,

Cordless stuff is all Bosch for sake of only having one type of battery.

Corded is a hodge lodge of stuff…Powermatic, Delta, Jet and Hitachi make up my big woodworking stuff. Have some porter cable, dewalt, and craftsman corded hand tools.

Milwaukee cordless stuff, mix of Milwaukee, Skil, Rigid and Makita electric stuff....went battery powered for a weedeater a while back and that's DeWalt