"elbow" wrote in message
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I just now accidentally found this topic while "googling"and although
the forum happened months ago, I have to add my comments. I have a
Ryobi AP-10 planer that I bought when they first hit the market years
ago. I have run literally thousands of feet of rough cut lumber as
well as dimensioned, through it....no that's NOTan
exaggeration.....and have never replaced a single part. It's been
used and abused. I have rarely even sharpened the blades and most of
the time they needed it. But due to my laziness, I just wanted to get
the boards planed. This of course, adds to the strain on the planer,
but it just keeps on "hogging" it's way through. It has been
probably the most reliable tool in my shop. In recent times I find
myself "drooling" on the new wider planers. That is until I look at
the quality, price tags and disposable blades. I wish it was wider
than ten inches, but it's not. But I have never been sorry that I
bought it.

At the same time I bought a Ryobi orbital jig saw. Although it hasn't
seen nearly as much use, I can say the same for it.

No. In my opinion, no, they haven't always been junk.






I wish my Dewalt planner is as good - went through three of them all had
problems with the feed rollers, whish I bought a Delta floor model instead.
I have the Ryobi table saw BT-3000 with most of the extra options for about
14 years and its still going strong after 6 houses - change belts three
times (PIA), crank handle came off (replacement no good either, I finally
welded that sucker in and its ok ever since). Just don't rip 4x4 with it. I
have two of the Ryobi cordless combo packs, good drills and saws but ****ty
batteries, lasted only two years. Come to think of it my batteries on my
Panasonic cordless drills only lasted about two years too and its highly
regarded. The Ryobi weed wacker I have over 12 years and went through 6
houses as well, replace primer bulb once. I'm not a contractor but I
maintain properties and Ryobi is ok by me - if I have money to burn I go
with something like Hilti or some precision European power tools for sure.