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Tool Talk => Power Tools => Topic started by: Outback in Idaho on October 12, 2018, 09:31:21 PM
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A while back had picked up a Ryobi cordless drill & impact driver, which is a good system and using one proprietary battery. The batteries fit into many of their tools. Later on had gotten a circular saw to help fortify a place I store a recumbent trike. With the standard batteries it even cut through 1 inch cured & sealed plyboard that was originally used a a ceramic table in the 90's.
Then the latest acquisition... caught my eye as was going to Home Depot for some ABS didgeridoo parts. For $20 it was worth the purchase!
Found that both rear tires on my '98 Suzuki Esteem were at 30# instead of 35#, and the left front was at 30# and the right at 32# when both should of been at 40#. While I do have a large air compressor, getting that out of storage is a pain in the lower back, not to mention trying to find an extension cord and an outlet.
This portable compressor was well worth the purchase, and comes with extra tips for other things too. And to think I can pack this in the recumbent trike's panniers and have a portable air source for less space and not a lot of weight. :D
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I have been itching to try one of these and get a little twitchy when I pass them in the store!
Another battery system but possibly worth the dive in anyway.
Ryobi seems to offer a lot for the money and they only seem to be getting better too from my experience trying a few of them and of course the price is always the way they reel you in too!
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My Ryobi 0ne+ tools served me very well. The batteries are shot now, but the tools still work great. I currently have a drill driver, angle drill, vacuum cleaner, angle grinder, circular saw, jigsaw, (I also have a corded jigsaw of theirs), detail sander and caulking gun. They're not professional grade, but neither am I. They are however damn good hobby grade tools in my opinion.
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I have a sawsall, drill, leaf blower, and weed whacker. I like that all use the same battery.
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I know batteries keep getting better and better, but a battery operated compressor seems like it wouldn't have the power needed to do the job. I am sure they are good, but I'll stick to my 12V socket ones, at least for the time being!
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I know batteries keep getting better and better, but a battery operated compressor seems like it wouldn't have the power needed to do the job. I am sure they are good, but I'll stick to my 12V socket ones, at least for the time being!
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Mate, battery powered equipment has definitely come a long way. The Ryobi stuff uses 18V. You can get battery powered chainsaws now that are the real deal. Dewalt, Stihl, and Makita are probably leading the game right now. Battery powered reciprocating saws have serious power and can be better than the corded mains ones. For a compressor you just replace a blade with a piston, basically. For $20 tool when you already have the battery it's worth the punt.
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I know it's getting better.
I had some tools with an interchangeable power supply. I can't remember what they were called but they were very similar to the Ryobi system, but this was ten years ago.
It was cool and I am glad the concept continued and improved but something like a cknoressor that may live in the car is likely to just have dead batteries more often than not in Canada. Winter here is hard on batteries.
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I know it's getting better.
I had some tools with an interchangeable power supply. I can't remember what they were called but they were very similar to the Ryobi system, but this was ten years ago.
It was cool and I am glad the concept continued and improved but something like a cknoressor that may live in the car is likely to just have dead batteries more often than not in Canada. Winter here is hard on batteries.
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I am sure you would be astonished with newer offerings then!
I am using the newest Milwaukee 12v tools and they indeed do really have the power that the 18v models offered a few years ago.
The 18v versions today are insane with power and life and the biggest ones run Table Saws and Compressors now for an entire day on construction sites.
I have a Jobsite Light that can make 1000 lumens for an entire day from a single battery!
Lithium Batteries are also much less bothered by the cold and can charge fast enough to keep me going uninterrupted too.
If you have not tried these newest tools yourself you truly do not know what you are saying.
They are pricey to buy into sometimes but I almost never need a cord anymore unless doing a pre-wire and drilling hundreds of 2" holes through studs where I do not have any chargers with me?
Not too often.
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I'll have another look at them then. I haven't had much call for power tools over the past couple of years since I have been in an apartment but I will need to replace a few drills and saws soon enough.
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I'm skeptical about battery powered everything, power tools most of all!
BUT.....the majority seems very happy with the performance
The company that did the shop fitting at a new branch of my employer use battery powered tools exclusively, and one of the guys told me it's made their work much easier....
Many building sites don't have electricity, which used to be a huge hassle for them....they use Ryobi as far as I could see.
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LIDL has a compressor with intercheangeable bateries too.
It was about 60 euro and came with a high volume /low pressure compressor and a low volume/high pressure one together with 1 batery.
I have several compressors that run off the car baterry a mains power low volume one (for inflatables) and another low volume battery powered one.
The LIDL model runs on an 18V (or 16V..) battery. It is light enough to be carried in a rucksack. There are spare batteries available.
It will charge an off-road tyre from flat to full once, but it will easily bring back to road pressure all 4 tyres if they have been deflated for off-road use, which is what I bought it for. It automatically stops when the pre-set pressure is reached.
It is also very convenient as you do not need to have car nearby if you want to inflate bicycle tyres.
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there is a review here https://www.supereverything.gr/2018/09/review-foritos-aerosimpiestis.html (use google translate) Theysay that the pressure readings on their compressor were wrong but mine is very accurate
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Everyone keeps telling Grant how much batteries have improved, but he's stubborn as a Canadian goose :rofl:
Honestly I would question the viability of a battery-powered compressor too, but if it's working for your purposes, then right on. I'm not crazy about the idea of picking up a second battery platform, but Ryobi has a freakin' cordless hot glue gun :o
That one has me sorely tempted. Especially with the darn semi-proprietary sticks for my old Craftsman E-Z Fix gun getting harder and harder to find.
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TBH, I will probably be picking up some new cordless tools shortly. Right now I am in an apartment and really am not doing much in the way of work that requires me to purchase new tools. I imagine by now the batteries on all my old tools are pretty well toast, since many of them were on their way out already when I last used them a few years ago.
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I've been wanting the Ryobi One+ reciprocating saw to replace my corded saw but I just never got around to picking one up. Now Home Depot is having a sale (Ryobi Days through the 19th) and I decided the timing and price was right. So, option a) was buy two batteries for $99.00 U.S.D. and select one tool for free out of a list that included the saw I wanted, or option b) was to buy a four piece tool set that also came with two batteries and includes the saw I wanted, plus a drill and a flashlight, and a circular saw for $129 U.S.D.. I chose the four piece set which I figured was a better deal. It's 3 more tools for $30 more. Can't beat that price.
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That's an awesome deal you got right there! :tu: :D
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I've been wanting the Ryobi One+ reciprocating saw to replace my corded saw but I just never got around to picking one up. Now Home Depot is having a sale (Ryobi Days through the 19th) and I decided the timing and price was right. So, option a) was buy two batteries for $99.00 U.S.D. and select one tool for free out of a list that included the saw I wanted, or option b) was to buy a four piece tool set that also came with two batteries and includes the saw I wanted, plus a drill and a flashlight, and a circular saw for $129 U.S.D.. I chose the four piece set which I figured was a better deal. It's 3 more tools for $30 more. Can't beat that price.
OK but it looks like the pack that you bought has 2 of the 1.3ah batteries but the 2 battery pack that is $100 is for the 3ah batteries so it is not exactly an Apples to Apples thing either.
Still seems like a great deal anyway though and I am giving it some thought now too but I have a Dewalt Slim Drill with their small batteries and the batteries limited capacity is the only real issue that I have with the tool.
They are light weight though !
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I thought of that too. I just concluded that I don't need the high capacity batteries since I'm not using them on the job and all day long. Besides, I've already got some older Ryobi tools and 3 or 4 more Lithium batteries and 4 different chargers. :cheers:
Might need to sell off some of the extra tools now to help pay for the new ones.
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I have about a dozen One + tools. The weed whacked/trimmer and leaf blower are great. No more mixing fuel and yanking cords that don’t work. Push the button and go. I have my eyes on this new cleaning tool:
https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/18v-one-plustm-power-scrubber
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We got a Ryobi hammer drill and the brushless impact driver at work recently, and I've been really impressed with them, sooo I decided to treat myself to a few at home as well. I got the 3 Piece Combo Kit (https://uk.ryobitools.eu/power-tools/combo-kits/r18pdid2csp-220s/r18pdid2csp-220s-1/), the Multi Inflator (https://uk.ryobitools.eu/power-tools/inflators,-pumps-and-compressors/inflators-and-compressors/r18i/r18i-1/) and the Fast Charger (https://uk.ryobitools.eu/accessories/batteries-and-chargers/one/chargers/rc18150/rc18150-1/). I also bought a decent set of impact bits and went for the Milwaukee shockwave ones, as they are awesome. I also got myself a couple of the Ryobi one+ compatible Vanon 5.5mah batteries, and they are great.
Next on the radar is the strimmer/weedwacker, 1/2" impact gun, stapler and a lawn mower.
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:like: I also want to weedwacker.
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I just picked up the 400Nm (295 ft/lbs) 1/2" impact gun kit to add to my growing Ryobi tools. A local store offered a set that also came with a 1/2" impact socket set, and I also added 17mm and 19mm wheel nut sockets to my order as well.
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Another new addition to my ryobi tools, just ordered a reciprocating saw. Borrowed my friends to do a few tasks and it's great, so ordered one today. It's the R18RS-0 the same as my friends, not the latest greatest brushless R18RS7 one.
I also ordered 3 more vanon 5AH batteries seeing as they were £40 off and I had a discount code to make them even cheaper.
Just the strimmer and lawnmower to get and I think that's everything I wanted.
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I'll have to keep an eye on the sales. Usually fathers day the box stores have sales.
Congrats Kev. :like:
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I can highly recommend the reciprocating saw. I put a 5AH vanon battery in it and a brand new makita pruning blade, and chopped down 2 holly trees that have grown under the fence from my neighbours. I took them down to 3" from the floor where the trunks were around 5" thick and it made short work of them. It made it so easy processing the thicker sections so I could get it all in rubble sacks for taking to the recycling centre.
I checked the battery afterwards and it was still showing 3 bars, which impressed me even more. I'm guessing the brushless one would be better still.
Now I just got to kill the damn things off once and for all. I'm hoping the pop bottles jammed in the holes I drilled, filled with stump killer will finally do it. It can slowly suck it all up and I'll keep topping it up until they finally die.
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I've got a bunch of the Ryobi One+ 18V tools that I use at home. Impact, hammer drill, lights, the air compressor, router, chainsaw, etc. I've also got a 40V weed whipper and 20" push mower. Needless to say, I like them very much.
That little compressor is very handy for smaller tires on tractors. I use it a lot at the hobby farm.
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I added a couple more Ryobi tools to my slowly growing collection and replaced my crap cheapo DIY store own brand angle grinders with Ryobi battery ones. I've wanted them for a while and a local store had a deal on. The R18AGO older model and newer R18AG7 brushless as a combo of bare tools. I've already got loads of batteries so jumped on the deal.
Gave them a test out yesterday and really pleased with them.
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I bought a secondhand Ryobi brushcutter a couple of months ago but I'm yet to give it a good run.
It's 2-stroke but hey, internal combustion engines produce power so it's a power tool. ::)
Fight me. :duel:
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:tu:. I just used my Ryobi circular saw to cut a shelf last night. Battery needed charging but as usual very happy with the tool. I wouldn't mind getting a few more. I have the smaller batteries tho for now they work fine for what I do.
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:tu:. I just used my Ryobi circular saw to cut a shelf last night. Battery needed charging but as usual very happy with the tool. I wouldn't mind getting a few more. I have the smaller batteries tho for now they work fine for what I do.
I love my Ryobi circular saw, especially for the lack of kickback. I wish I had got one years ago.
I only have 4 genuine batteries and they are all the small 2AH ones. I bought 6 of the compatible 5AH ones after seeing loads of reviews from Australian users on youtube and so far they have been fantastic. I think all 6 were the price of 1 1/2 genuine small Ryobi batteries.
I really wish I had gone this route a long time ago instead of buying cheap DIY store own brand cheapo mains powered. I only had one battery tool before all my Ryobi and that was a Bosch drill. I'd love to go all milwaukee or dewalt, but for what I do I can't justify that kind of spend on power tools when Ryobi are more than good enough for my needs and at a fraction of the price.
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:iagree: Me as well. I'd almost spent the money for Milwaukee but for the occasional DIY my Ryobi are wonderful. I'll have to eventually pick up some batteries since I have two 2AH ones. I love the color of the tools as well.
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Many years ago I started out with Craftsman battery tools because my wife got me a set. Her thought was I can't impulse buy more unless I was at Sears, and she never let me go there alone. :D
Then when Sears began to circle the drain I decided to go with DeWalt since they are everywhere and have a good rep.
Well, last year we bought a custom lithium RV battery from a guy who is an electrical engineer and does that as a side hustle. Turns out he works for the company that produces Ryobi power tools (among other brands) and he was so incensed that I had DeWalt tools that he grabbed some Ryobi stuff out of his own garage and handed them to me. So now I have Ryobi in my truck, DeWalt at home, and Craftsman to lend out when someone wants to borrow tools. :cheers:
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Not bad at all. I'm a home user so my Ryobi is really good for me.
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I've added a few more bits to my Ryobi tool collection. Picked up the multitool in a sale at a local place, and also 2 of their 150W mini inverters.
The mini inverters are perfect for running a lamp in power cuts or for USB items as they have 2 usb's on them. They are threatening planned power cuts this winter so planning ahead in case I need them. I've tested them running my lamps with 8.5W LED bulbs in them and work well.
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I've added a few more bits to my Ryobi tool collection. Picked up the multitool in a sale at a local place, and also 2 of their 150W mini inverters.
The mini inverters are perfect for running a lamp in power cuts or for USB items as they have 2 usb's on them. They are threatening planned power cuts this winter so planning ahead in case I need them. I've tested them running my lamps with 8.5W LED bulbs in them and work well.
Cool ! :tu:
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I can't help myself, needed a new hot glue gun so picked up the Ryobi RGL18-0. Then spent the same again on a load of 200mm long glue sticks :D
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You fiend! :D You're building in really nice Ryobi set. I'm gonna have to take a look at that hot glue gun. My partner does a lot of crafting and has several. Her new USB one is lame. The charge is really weak so she ends up using her plug in.
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You fiend! :D You're building in really nice Ryobi set. I'm gonna have to take a look at that hot glue gun. My partner does a lot of crafting and has several. Her new USB one is lame. The charge is really weak so she ends up using her plug in.
They were on offer on Amazon today, £10 cheaper than everywhere else so it arrives tomorrow. Its a different model number over there, the P307.
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I'm happy with my drill driver and saw. Good value and a wide selection of tools. They go on sale often enough over here so picking them up at good prices is easy enough. I do need to keep an eye out more tho.
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I'm happy with all mine, they are great for DIY tasks around the home and garden. I really wish I had bought the tire inflator years ago, it makes its so easy and portable. The vanon fake batteries are great as well. I have loads of the 5ah and 5.5ah ones now, and more on my xmas wish list. Though not so much a wish seeing as I was asked to share a link of where to buy them in my family whatsapp group :woohoo:
They say they aren't robust enough for heavy use but our 3 year old drill at work is still going strong.
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Another addition to my Ryobi tools, the RLP18 panel light, PCL631B on the US side of the pond. It hasn't been used in anger yet, but it looks like its going to be very good.
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I recently bought an 18V Ryobi SDS hammer drill and was very impressed with it.
I had quite a few 8mm holes to drill in our house's baked clay bricks. These are quite hard and always took a lot of drilling with any of my regular (non-SDS) hammer drills, (including my 1000W corded Metabo drill), but this new Ryobi SDS drill just drilled through really quickly.
https://www.ryobi.com.au/products/details/18v-one-hp-brushless-sds-rotary-hammer-tool-only-rsds18x
From what I've been reading Ryobi has been moving upmarket recently by adopting tech from just superseded Milwaukee products, so it looks like they are trying to re-position from home consumer to pro-sumer usage (not full time pro user, but more serious usage than occasional home usage) with minimal re-design and tooling costs. If it results in better tools at cheaper prices I'm all for it.
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Picked up a preowned 18V Trimmer/Edger. Its a nice bit of equipment. I need larger capacity batteries so no fault on the tool. I am looking for the 18V mower now. I've seen some 40V but I'd like to stay with the 18V and not move to a new battery.
I have been pretty happy with my Ryobi. Glad to hear your thoughts Greg. Interesting the play Ryobi seems to be making in the prosumer segment. While lines are blurred for me I think Ryobi positioned themselves well.
I was not spending the money on tools I only use periodically. If needed every day tools then sure. Ryobi is accessible plus the battery and selection of tool it can run is wonderful.
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I just picked up the OLT1832 Trimmer the other day, the short cable on my plugin finally broke me with frustration last weekend (looks like the closest US model to it is the P20015BTLVNM), I'll give it a workout this weekend to see what it is like as I've only had a quick play with it so far.
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and it continues, I have the pole chain saw on the way for trimming my neighbours trees overhanging my yard a long way now.
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Ryobi, why do you do this to me. I was weak, they had the lawnmower I've wanted for ages in their buy a lawn mower, pick another garden tool free.
40cm dual 18v battery mower on the way, and the decking power brush, along with a wire brush head and yard brush head. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230710/7f337de7e0d3b5550fa3ead309b5ef82.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230710/1970d3a5b0e758d982bc3565685fb004.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230710/dfcd797034584acda1866fe87b8d4b0e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230710/412ebfdbcffb4b206fdb9cba2b11e99d.jpg)
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More additions to my ever growing Ryobi tools. It was my birthday the other day and got a couple of Ryobi things for it. The new 6 way fast charger and a hand cultivator. The charger I asked for when prompted what I would like for my 50th, the cultivator was a surprise and will come in handy on my raised beds.
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and another :D, I've just spent my birthday money and treated myself to the spotlight seeing as Halfords had it on offer and were throwing in a free 2ah battery.
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Much Happy belated Birthday wishes. That hand cultivator is really neat. Congrats on the ever expanding Ryobi tools.
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Much Happy belated Birthday wishes. That hand cultivator is really neat. Congrats on the ever expanding Ryobi tools.
Thank you :cheers:
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Another addition to my Ryobi tools, the power file/mini belt sander.
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Santa arrived with 2 new additions to my Ryobi tools, heat gun and USB lithium screwdriver, the updated version of the ergo that will fit my ergo heads.
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You are assembling quite a nice assortment of tools. Congrats on the newest ones.
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You are the Ryobi King :D
Congrats :tu: