06-08-2020, 04:03 AM
A buddy of mine is a contractor, and I listened very carefully to his advice....
He uses a mix of DeWalt and Milwaukee cordless tools. His "heavy use" tools are Milwaukee, except for a few that are DeWalt because Milwaukee's offering in that tool don't quite fit his work habits, or they take a different battery. He's big on as few different battery types as possible (which I totally get...).
I bought a set of DeWalt tools (Sawzall, Circular saw, impact driver, and drill), all 20v.
Single best tool investment I've ever made except maybe my metal lathe.
If I was looking to replace 'em all, I might go with Milwaukee, because since I bought the DeWalts, my friend has raised his opinion of the Milwaukee tools.... I gathered his mentor had some problems with early generations of their cordless tools, which kept my friend away from them. The current generation are worlds better. Hey, let's face it, the early generations of MOST cordless tools kinda sucked!
He uses a mix of DeWalt and Milwaukee cordless tools. His "heavy use" tools are Milwaukee, except for a few that are DeWalt because Milwaukee's offering in that tool don't quite fit his work habits, or they take a different battery. He's big on as few different battery types as possible (which I totally get...).
I bought a set of DeWalt tools (Sawzall, Circular saw, impact driver, and drill), all 20v.
Single best tool investment I've ever made except maybe my metal lathe.
If I was looking to replace 'em all, I might go with Milwaukee, because since I bought the DeWalts, my friend has raised his opinion of the Milwaukee tools.... I gathered his mentor had some problems with early generations of their cordless tools, which kept my friend away from them. The current generation are worlds better. Hey, let's face it, the early generations of MOST cordless tools kinda sucked!