comp56 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, CATERPILLAR said: Thanks man ? lol comp I don't think he is that old lol ??? Oh Gawd yeah! I think he defended Quebec from the Americans during the Revolutionary War! His first car actually had REAL horse power! I jest of course....Comp is actually ageless. Kind of like mountains That's where all his experience comes from. He studied under Davinci I studied under Barnum and Bailey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, comp56 said: Hahahahahaha friggin hilarious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas2000 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 If they had used Phillips and you did not have one, that would be a pain as well. (or Reed and Prince, straight slot, hex, whatever) If you (or I) don't have the tool needed at the time, it is a pain, regardless of the situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 27 minutes ago, CATERPILLAR said: Paint them Milwaukee red and slap a stonezall sticker on there and you good to go ?? That's what he did, I can't find that thread right now tho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, ChrisK said: Oh Gawd yeah! I think he defended Quebec from the Americans during the Revolutionary War! His first car actually had REAL horse power! I jest of course....Comp is actually ageless. Kind of like mountains That's where all his experience comes from. He studied under Davinci I studied under Barnum and Bailey Lol man u crack me up ??_? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, comp56 said: That's the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, comp56 said: Lol comp ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Here is my 2 cents on the subject. Porter Cable was bought by Stanley/Black N Decker in October 2004. That is basically when production ceased in the USA. There is kind of a pecking order or price points in the Stanley / Black N Decker line. From what I can see, they go from top to bottom beginning with DeWalt, Bostitch, Stanley, Porter Cable, and then Black N Decker. They are priced to compete with Ridgid and Kobalt, but I think they are more equal to Ryobi if you ask me. The routers used to be excellent and I love my Tiger Saw and my Porter cable 557 biscuit jointer, but they were both bought before 2004. I also own the Porter Cable pocket hole jig that I really like. I had a porter cable 18 volt lithium ion drill, but it lacked any real 18 volt power, so I gave it away. I tend to stay away from Porter cable if I am looking at tools now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Seems like a drop in quality is a trend. Has happened with many companies including Black and Decker and Craftsman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Jronman said: Seems like a drop in quality is a trend. Has happened with many companies including Black and Decker and Craftsman. Yes I agree its sad they used to be top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phffter Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 10:14 PM, KnarlyCarl said: Ah man the triple square for the VW yes they are so proprietary, gotta be so special.. all my pc gear was bought long ago, when they made things in Jackson, Tenn now that i think of it, i should look at my 'tiger claws' for coo. anyone got a 'tiger cub' they wanna let go?. Where's good place to find batteries for those tools? I'm asking for a friend. no seriously, i am hah huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Porter Cable kinda struggled to find it's niche in the SBD lineup. It started out bottom of the barrel quality, but has slowly worked it's way to the middle tier, which I think was always the intention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 On 2/12/2017 at 11:50 PM, Conductor562 said: Porter Cable kinda struggled to find it's niche in the SBD lineup. It started out bottom of the barrel quality, but has slowly worked it's way to the middle tier, which I think was always the intention. I didn't know they were at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jronman said: I didn't know they were at the bottom. I'm really only referring to their cordless stuff. For awhile when SBD got them, their cordless lineup was absolute garbage. It was seriously B&D level stuff. They improved them drastically when they put out the 20V line though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 I didn't know they were at the bottom. I'm really only referring to their cordless stuff. For awhile when SBD got them, their cordless lineup was absolute garbage. It was seriously B&D level stuff. They improved them drastically when they put out the 20V line though. If you look at the tools they produce you can tell their older designs that still survived versus the "modern" SBD look of their cordless line and cheaper corded tools Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fm2176 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/15/2017 at 3:55 PM, Conductor562 said: I'm really only referring to their cordless stuff. For awhile when SBD got them, their cordless lineup was absolute garbage. It was seriously B&D level stuff. They improved them drastically when they put out the 20V line though. I wouldn't quite go that far. Maybe there were some earlier tools that deserve a bad reputation, but my 18v PC stuff is still holding up strong, as is the 12v Max drill and impact driver. Porter Cable had a fair number of 18v tools released, and the changeover from Ni-Cad to Li-Ion seemed to go well. That said, most of my PC tools are earlier ones. It did seem that the tools were cheapened somewhat over their lifespan (plastic chucks instead of metal, plastic guides on the circular saw shoe, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I still have my old PC all metal sawzall...it's a beast ,I'd put it up against any sawzall on the market and my old router and joiner still work great..20years old... .....I remember in the trades if you owned porter cable you owned the best... ......Now it's Milwaukee,DEWALT,Bosch in the trades maybe Makita... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 8 hours ago, Framer joe said: I still have my old PC all metal sawzall...it's a beast ,I'd put it up against any sawzall on the market and my old router and joiner still work great..20years old... .....I remember in the trades if you owned porter cable you owned the best... ......Now it's Milwaukee,DEWALT,Bosch in the trades maybe Makita... Porter cable used to be good. Black N Decker now owns them and the quality of the product has significantly dropped. They are built and priced to compete with Ridgid and the likes. I have some really nice older Porter Cable products, but shy away from them now. The same thing happened to Delta. They were bought out, went to crap and is now back on their own trying to rebuild consumer confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'm with you on that....funny cuz it's the reverse for Dewalt,Ryobi they were avg and now make great tools....of course Dewalt is king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr8ondt Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I had the PC 20v stuff for a couple years and loved em. I could easily out run (speed) the other guys with DeWalt 885's. I'd still recommend PC's tools to anyone needing a great price to proformance tool line. Ryobi is making it difficult to keep that recommendation but PC's stuff is WAY more comfortable, lighter and the ability to easily mod B&D batteries to work still makes me like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I had the PC 20v stuff for a couple years and loved em. I could easily out run (speed) the other guys with DeWalt 885's. I'd still recommend PC's tools to anyone needing a great price to proformance tool line. Ryobi is making it difficult to keep that recommendation but PC's stuff is WAY more comfortable, lighter and the ability to easily mod B&D batteries to work still makes me like them.The brushless stuff feels pretty nice I just checked it out today at lowest, the impact had some rubber overmolding on the head tooJimbosent from tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr8ondt Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 10 hours ago, JimboS1ice said: The brushless stuff feels pretty nice I just checked it out today at lowest, the impact had some rubber overmolding on the head too Jimbo sent from tapatalk I got rid of my PC stuff literally the day before the SBD event that announced the brushless stuff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I got rid of my PC stuff literally the day before the SBD event that announced the brushless stuffThe rest of the line feels very black and deckerish, medicore at bestJimbosent from tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 On 3/19/2017 at 10:26 PM, Framer joe said: I still have my old PC all metal sawzall...it's a beast ,I'd put it up against any sawzall on the market and my old router and joiner still work great..20years old... .....I remember in the trades if you owned porter cable you owned the best... ......Now it's Milwaukee,DEWALT,Bosch in the trades maybe Makita... Id say the new king is Festool... if people can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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