Drop the cordless and leave it power tools thread. I’m a general contractor/carpenter so this thread is right up my alley. There are so many awesome tools but don’t come cordless so your title limits the discussion I think.

Milwaukee hackzall, it's like having another hand

Got one of these to replace two aging Panasonic drills. Love it.

Handy, especially if you don't want to deal with 50 feet of extension cord.

LTG : )

drill (resized).JPG

I've been using the Bosch 12V tools. Mainly HVAC work and with the sheet metal cutters along with the $60 flashlight, small recip saw and drill it fits my needs perfectly. Even the hammer drill (when used in the morter spaces) works great for mounting disconnect boxes. If I need brute force I have my old Ryobi 18v tools.

pasted_image (resized).png

pasted_image (resized).png

Makita has the best complete line!!! Been using as a contractor since 1993.

I picked up a Milwaukee impact driver set recently and they threw in a free sawzaw when you purchase the set.
Been using the sawzaw like crazy lately to trim overgrown trees. Way better than using a chainsaw on small to medium sized branches. It’s really handy and saving me a lot of time.

Bosch all the way for me. My late Dad was a Rockwell/Porter-Cable guy who used them for his trade of carpentry.

The cordless industrial tools we used before I retired were Milwaukee and DeWalt. For home I bought all 20V DeWalt. Besides tools, for around the yard I bought the DeWalt 20V weed wacker, hedge trimmer, and axial blower.

This is one of my favorite tools that I use almost everyday for something. They make a cordless version but never tried it. I also have a cordless rigid multi tool (which I like as well) with the interchangeable tool heads, but it’s not nearly as powerful as the fein.
My main gripe though is the blades are unbelievably expensive.
6280AA46-E1AD-460B-8EC2-8FE020773695 (resized).jpeg

Miller Falls skill saw
Makita Drill
Bosch Jigsaw
Porter Cable Router, Sawzall and Sander/Polisher
John Deere chainsaw

I’ve been using dewalt since the 80’s

I went in on a set of dewalt tools for work. After debating between Dewalt and Milwaukee for a while and comparing the Dewalt tools to the Milwaulkee tools I would go with Milwaukee next time. The chuck on the impact driver is not as good and broke and needed to be fixed. I had my Dewalt chainsaw stop working too. Both were covered under warranty but I need my tools for work so I would prefer to not have them break.

I have some 12 volt milwaulkees I use at home and I want the 12 volt soldering iron so bad! No cord to bring out for a quick solder!

This inspection scope is pretty useful: https://www.ryobitools.com/phoneworks/inspection-scope/

I have a mix.

Makita drill, reciprocating saw
DeWalts 18V multitool

Lately Ive looking at getting some Ryobi stuff, their batterypowdered solderingstation is interesting.

I believe Milwaukee is the only company out of those mentioned, still making their tools in USA instead of China.

Milwaukee is China made for sure. Maybe decades ago it was made in USA.

I always find this stuff interesting. Who owns who in the corporate world

https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/43632/

Miller Falls was a great American Brand, if you find one used take a second look, they can be rebuilt.

I also picked up a Milwaukee light. Should have done it years ago. Huge magnet, a clamp, hook to hang by. Front pulls down to aim it. Really helps light things up inside a game to work on.

LTG : )

DSC00461 (resized).JPG

East Penn (Deka) makes the best batteries in North America. They private label them for the Batteries Plus chain using the Duracell brand name. Keep the economy going in Lyon Station, Pennsylvania....

I do home renovations for a living. I like Milwaukee 18V. They have the best batteries IMO. However my Bosch 18V finish nail gun is the best I've used. Better than the Dewalt, PC, or PL I've had. The Milwaukee 12V screw gun is great and I use their 12V soldering gun on my pins. It heats fast and works great.

12v Milwaukee line for home use is great. Batteries seem really good. Just got the hackzall fuel model. I haven’t tried it yet though. I’ve been eyeing up that light

Have Sooo many tools but the one that changed everything for me was the Pasload nail guns. Could frame a full basement or flat without a sweat. Hard to justify but if you frame or do trim this is a gas fired cordless Marvel.

06D50CB8-F802-4A17-B214-753FF3BA8C94 (resized).jpeg

Hell yeah. Definitely a life (arm) saver. Problem is I keep dealing with guys that can’t swing a hammer anymore because they got soft with tools like that.

I used to do everything by hand. My arm is getting sore now thinking of all the LVL beams I banged together back in the day.

Blue Bosch is made in Malaysia

Damn. Thats a good price. It would be expensive to ship to Norway unfortunately.