On Friday, June 13, 2014 7:08:12 PM UTC-5, Morgans wrote:

Now, would I take a Milwaukee line over these? You bet. Not anything else

though, and not if I had to pay for it!

I understand. That's why my old Makita is going nowhere. I know what it will do, how hard it will work, and how dependable it is.

I had not looked at anything Ryobi in too many years to count as I thought of them as casual user tools, not anything to depend on. Again, if it hadn't been for my electrician, I still would not have bothered to take a look. I wouldn't mind a light weight drill though, one that could run up a few screws, drill a couple of holes as needed in routine small repairs. I don't always need to kill an ant with a sledge hammer.

And while the name of Milwaukee has come up, it might interest folks to know the drills are made in the same factory by the same folks that make Ridgid. I found this out from the Milwaukee tool rep, confirmed it later with another Milwaukee tool rep, then had it confirmed by the tool specialist working for Home Depot.

Robert