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Rigid. I'm not in construction and it's a good price/quality ratio. Better than Ryobi and cheaper than "deluxe" brands. Perfect for me

Dewalt for table saw, circular saw and corded drill. Black and decker for cordless drill and jigsaw. I don't like ryobi because I bought a sander and lasted only a project.

I’ve got Ryobi battery tools and Bosch Professional corded tools (vacuum lock-in…). The Bosch tools are nice to have but at least for me Ryobi is good enough for most applications.

I use bauer tools from harbor freight. They're not the top of the line, but they're nicer than a lot of the cheaper tools you'll find at Home Depot and Lowes. Basically, they're good value for money. The only worry is the battery lifetime, since they could wind up being ewaste in the long term. I've been happy with them though

I was a tradey for a decade, my heart belongs to Milwaukee and it'll stay there.

I needed a lawn mower for my tiny patch of grass so I went with Ryobi. I've since bought/been gifted Ryobi for every yard tool I have.

My drills and impact driver are DeWalt. Way better than the shitty Black & Decker drill that I got in a free gift from work.

Milwaukee 12v Lithium for battery powered Dewalt for plugin/bit items like table saws.

10 years ago it was DeWalt, now it’s Milwaukee. Was excited to see them come out with a battery powered lawn mower, until I realized it costs over $1k!

Cordless-wise, I have B&D, Porter Cable, and Bostitch (drill and impact driver that they used to sell at Wal-Mart) because they are all electrically compatible SB&D products, requiring only a few kisses from a Dremel to interoperate like a single system. Also made an adapter for my ancient Ridgid X2 anchor, I mean DRILL; it was a gift and just sits on the shelf with a countersink in it, but it still works.

Got a little bit of everything for the woodshop, Wen jointer, Shopsmith planer, band saw, scroll saw, and Mark V, Sawstop Contractor saw, Harbor Freight Dust Collector.

Ryobi.They're cheap and work fine --no problems yet. Their bits and blades are garbage tho.

I used to used Makita, but when they changed the battery to make it incompatible I switched to Ryobi. Cheaper tools means more tools for me.

Use makita at home and bosch at work. Wouldn't recommend bosch. Makita's fine, though.

SKIL pwrcore 12V. They are great feeling, from an awesome company, great price and warranty.

Makita has always impressed me.

Milwaukee 12V is ok for me, to tinker in the house

Milwaukee but only Because I am an electrician. Their tools are a little over kill for diy stuff. At least their fuel line is anyway

Still have a fairly well stocked of "still sears" craftsman gear, (not yet chinesey-um) including some old pneumatic impacts/etc, a few Matco/Cornwell tools mixed in there as well. Detailed for a lot of years and Makita made great (if not terribly impressive) stuff for rotary grinders/buffers.

Basically whatever my dad lets me steal for a few weeks. From newer and cheaper black and decker analogs to old old DeWalt tools.

Alot of non electric tools have no names for me to appreciate anymore. Might even be pass me downs from my grandfather.

They all work perfectly well for most home DIY stuff.

Dang. Am I the only one that uses Craftsman? It's more affordable and the performance has been adequate for me.

Cryob. Makita, to be honest i got cus of the color.

I use Dewalt since it was gifted, I like then a lot so far.

Torque test channel is a goldmine of information if looking to buy.

I have both DeWalt and Milwaukee. Mainly Milwaukee now.

Look up Torque Test Channel on YouTube, great independent test information.

Milwaukee is slightly above the rest for impacts, especially the bigger automotive ones, and their nailers.

But DeWalt also has some options that are slightly superior. Their battery grease gun is the best by far.

Most of my hand and yard tools are Craftsman. All my battery powered stuff is Dewalt.

I've been happy with the combination of those over the past few years of homeownership