Tool nut

Part of my job as a mechanic is I inspect brand new busses right off the line. Often i find bits that were left on the bus. The big three brands i found were Wera, vega and apex. I dont have any felo bits but what i do know is that those three bits are the best on the market. They dont twist or round off, they just break off when their expected life is up. Either way you are making a good bit purchase.

Is there any difference between the blue and white makita tools?

jpgwoodworking i mostly do mechanic work but am lot limited to it. I do every now and then have the need for carpentry tools to add on to the shop or help my dad with rental houses. Not high demand for woodworking. But i do like the idea of having a platform where i can expand into different areas of speciality if needed. I also am leaning towards something brushless simply for the safety aspect of working around gas.

Jronman im pretty sure i saw the kiosk for ryobi in lowes. I am in and out of HD and lowes all week i could be mistaken. Now i guess i need to find out......so i can look at more tools. As of right now im really leaning toward mikita and selling the rest.

Are all makita tools compatible with the 18v platform?

Just as bad as kia right?

Is ryobi a decent brand now? They appear to be pretty well built now as i was looking at them in lowes yesterday?

Very good idea @fm2176 on the dewalt 20v. I as well love the 8v gyroscope driver. I have the light for it as well and it is a good tough bright light for looking under mowers and such. My mower parts guy uses nothing but makita and swears by them. I really like the idea of the sub com makita set. Anyone had any experience on the ridgid warranty? Is it worth it? A guy a work just baught the limited edtion set and he likes but im not sure how good the "everything" warranty is.

Hey guys, im new to the forum and I wanted to bring forth a question that does not really have a right or wrong answer but more or less just some insight and suggestion on the situation. So here goes. I just recently purchased a four piece milwaukee set for work. I love it but it will stay at work. Now i got it bacause i travel a bit (road work in state) and it is much easier to carry one charger. I had to streamline i just decided to pick milwaukee because there was an incredible deal i could not pass up. Im not a brand nerd but it had to be done simply for time and space. Now here is the situation im in. I have a hodge podge of tools at work and at home. They are dewalt 18v nicd set, drill and compact 1/2 impact, and grease gun that is brand new (one tube of grese thru it). I also have the bosch drill and hex driver combo which the drill is less than a year old and they both work great. That is just at work. Now at home I have the big nicd 18v dewalt 1/2 impact, a small 8v dewalt gyroscope screwdriver, and older 18v makita lion brushed drill. And last but not least a 20v black&decker drill mainly used in the house for hanging pictures and stuff. What i would like to do is some what condense closer to a single brand or two at most for my house. Note: i have a lawn mower repair shop in my back yard so time and space are also a factor im looking for. What should i do? Sell them all and start over? Keep one brand and expand it? I really like my bosch set but their selection is not that great. I have had good experience with the dewalt stuff but the batteries are outdated bad. I thank you in advance for any advice you may have and please feel free to share any experience you have had and what you ultimately did. Thanks guys

Sup gentleman, glad to be new on the forum. Well i am currently a diesel tech wrenching on school busses for an independant dealer. I like tools, espicially the ones with power air or electrons. Food is good and friday is even better. Seems like a good place to be.