On Jul 24, 12:49*pm, Robatoy wrote:
Bought one of these combos. I am very impressed with the fit and
finish. Runs smooth, gobs of power. Light enough for everyday on the
bench kind of work.
Helluva deal at 159 Canuckistani dollars.
Happy.

http://www.ridgid.com/Router/index.html

As I did with Harbor Freight, I am going into some of the Ridgid tools
with a lot of hesitation. I have bought four to date: 2 - 5" orbital
sanders, on 1/4 sheet rattle sander, and the 12V Li drill driver kit.

All have been great. The reason I bought two of the 5" orbitals is
that they have lifetime warranties on them, and when we get to
sanding.... well.... we can can a lumberyard of stuff doing prep. One
of 5" jobs has never had anything finer than 120 on it, and has spent
most if its life with 80g or even 60g. It is used for heavy paint
removal and sometimes runs for 10-15 minutes without stopping (doesn't
sound like much, but try it with the tool in hand!) and only turned
off to move the ladder or adjust material.

It has been almost too hot to hold more than a few times. That one
has been going for almost 6 years to date.

Pretty sturdy stuff.

Love that little 12v mini drill driver for my kitchen refits. Really
does charge in an hour, and it lasts a long time.

I hear their heavy duty corded drills are good, but no personal
experience with them.

BTW Rob, when you said you sold everything, you really meant
EVERYTHING, didn't you? =^0

Robert