Cheng Liu

The only problem I would have with that one is the unusual blade size. 8 1/2" blades are not commonly available especially compared to 7 1/4", 10" or 12".

Just to clarify, when you say hammer drill do you mean rotary hammer drill or regular? If you are referring to the former, then you can rule out Ridgid as they do not make a rotary hammer drill.

Porter Cable also has a cordless pin nailer.

It seems that the new SDS rotary hammer drill is finally coming to the US after having been available in Australia for quite some time. This means that I will sell my rotary hammer drill in anticipation. The current one is great and all but the lack of a hammer only mode is the main reason I will be upgrading. The only thing I find odd about the new one is the lack of any fore-grip. It is the first SDS rotary hammer drill I have ever seen without one. Below is a picture of it.

I know what you mean. Both companies are even owned by TTI so all they would have to do is replace the red and black housing with lime green and charcoal.

If you haven't bought it yet I would recommend this site. I ordered one from there the other day, it is only $34.99 which is a steal. Their stuff is pre-owned, but I have ordered several things from there before and they were all essentially as good as new. I had the older 5 1/2" one and it did pretty much everything I expected. With the latest 4 mAh battery in it I was able to make over 15 cuts through 2x4s and several cuts through 1/2" thick plywood and the battery was still more than half full. I sold that in favor of this one which I expect to be at least as good. I only wish Ryobi made it 7 1/4" instead of 6 1/2" so there would be an even better blade selection. They have a 7 1/4" miter saw so I don't how this would be any different.

I own the original version and it worked great. I was able to drill about 20 3/8" holes 6" deep into solid concrete and it only took one battery and a little more of a second. Also @Moze, I also wish the new version was available here in the U.S. Where did you hear about when it was coming out? Ryobi currently has several tools available only in Europe and Australia that I would purchase in a moment if I could.

As others have said, if you are planning to remove lug nuts I would reccomend an impact wrench. I use this one since I am part of team Ryobi. I would say they are the best out there in terms of value, especially if you are not a person who uses your tools everyday. I have used the impact wrench and it took off the lug nuts on my car without issue. When it comes to the impact wrench alone I would especially reccomend Ryobi over Ridgid because (feel free to prove me wrong) I believe the Ridgid impact wrench is just a rehoused and rebadged Ryobi one, and it costs $20 more. I have compared them side by side and they look nearly identical except for the color.

Ryobi had an 18v circular saw type of tile saw at one point as well. IIRC it used a 4" blade.

Was it gas or battery? I have there 40v trimmer and it has worked great. The thing I love most about electric tools is how easy it is to start.

This is why I prefer my hammers to be made from one piece of metal.

That really depends on what you get. From my experience they are really hit or miss. Some of the hits have been the metal gasoline can, the tent stakes, framing hammer and dual action polisher.

Something like this?

18v coffee maker? I never thought I would ever see one of those. I guess it would be useful if you go camping somewhere where there is no electricity.

You can buy a chuck adapter that would allow the SDS chuck to also use regular bits. Basically it has an SDS shaft but the end is a 3 jaw chuck so you can use normal bits as well. I have the Ryobi 18v SDS hammer drill which is also only 2 mode and I have such an adapter. I wish it had a hammer only mode, but sadly the model that does is not availible in the U.S. for some reason.

What Ryobi does with their hybrid tools is to have two ports. One where the battery goes and another one with a plug head for you to stick the female end of an extension cord into. The two ports or located closly enough that with the battery inserted, the other port is convered and inaccessable so you can't have the battery and cord plugged in at the same time (not sure why you would want to anyway).

The additional noise, regular maintainence, fumes, and harder to start. Personally I would say that both gas and battery powered chainsaws have there roles. I own a Ryobi 40v and it suits me just fine. It wouldn't be sufficient to clear a forest, but all I need it for is to cut down a few small trees and some pruning and it is more than sufficient for that role.

One of my friends is looking for an impact wrench and he is not currently a member of any tool family. Thus far I feel like the Ryobi one is a better deal.

You may want to read more carefully. I was asking about the impact wrench not impact driver.

The only sizes I've ever seen for miter saws is 7 1/4", 10" and 12".

From what I've been told 40v lawn mowers have more than adiquate power for small suburban lawns maybe 1/4 acre or so. Much more than that, you would need to go gas.

What about a hybrid tool? I would love to have a 40v 12" dual bevel sliding compund miter saw that could also be corded. That way you have the option of using battery power, if you are in an area where electricity is unavailible but also have the option of using mains power.

I heard that the trimmer is not attachment capable? If so, that is a deal breaker for me as I have many tall and/or wide hedges that would require a pole hedge trimmer.

Is there any difference between the Ridgid 18v impact wrench and the newer Ryobi one? They look almost exactly the same except for the color and the Ridgid one is $20 more.