[Northendzone]

great topic, who does not like talking tools.

i have gone all in on ryobi - the simple genius of the one battery system. i have a drill, impact gun (i love the feel of this versus the drill), a right angle drill, palm sander, 51/2 inch circular saw and a sawz-all and a string-trimmer for the lawn. i also wish i had their wet-vac as cords suck

for my needs as a homeowner they have been great.

after years of foot dragging i recently picked up a ryobi table saw for $140 (i was looking at a ridgid for $400; however, it was massive to store but came with a built in cart) - the unit i bought will work for those 4 or so times per year when i need a table saw because my circular saw skills are not always good when i need to cut a long straight edge.

The price of the tools is decent; however, the batteries seems to be painful. i try and stock up when there is a sale. Although i just bought two 4 mh batteries for $130. They finally make my circular saw more useful

as an aside, a guy at home depot recently told me that milwakee and dewalt merged (i think it was those two companies) and the quality of one is apparently not as good as it used to be - anyone have any insight into this?