which cordless drill

[afright]

My corded drill, corded SDS, Jigsaw, angle grinder, rip snorter & detail sander are all Ryobi. They are all good robust pieces of kit & they get frequent use. They've not let me down yet (touch wood)

Had a Ryobi grinder was a powerful tool used it everyday, burned out after five years use only cost me £30.

 

[AliGage]

Had a Ryobi grinder was a powerful tool used it everyday, burned out after five years use only cost me £30.

The grider i still use today is a 240v ryobi. I bought it to cut some small uncalibrated slate. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. The corded SDS a bought around the same time gave up on me last week. Proberbly fixable, but i got a Mkita instead.

 

[cam_low]

I would not bother with the Ryobi.

Are you speaking from experience?

Just that my ryobi batteries finally gave up today! I've had them since new on the drill driver, hammer drill and jigsaw. They have been used to do ply floors predominantly. Other use has been with my 365 hole cutters and numerous DIY jobs as well as mixing all my grout. It tends to mix better than using my dewalt.

ive had them just over four years and the units are still going strong. Debating whether to buy new batteries or just get some flashy new makita gear.the batteries in all honest have been going for around the last 6 months. 18v, they have served the 100 I paid for them!

 

[AliGage]

One+ batteries Cam? In vest in these if you're going to continue using them.

Ryobi Direct
Ryobi Direct

The drills are cheap enough to replace. Thes batteries are far better than the one+ batteries. Like i say i just replace the drills every so often.

For mixing as well Rubi have a basic line mixer for around the 80-90 quid mark. Far better than using a paddle in a ryobi drill. Chucks are renowned for being a bit poor in their drills.

 

[peteablard]

One+ batteries Cam? In vest in these if you're going to continue using them.

Ryobi Direct
Ryobi Direct

The drills are cheap enough to replace. Thes batteries are far better than the one+ batteries. Like i say i just replace the drills every so often.

For mixing as well Rubi have a basic line mixer for around the 80-90 quid mark. Far better than using a paddle in a ryobi drill. Chucks are renowned for being a bit poor in their drills.

Cheers for that link Ali, cheapest I've seen and will defiantly be buying some. Got lads of Ryobi gear, most of it 18v and IMO it's decent quality. It gets used and abused and has never let me down

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.