At 07:09 PM 3/26/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>As a tradesman, I couldn't possibly recommend ANYTHING by Ryobi or
>Black & Decker.
>
>You get what you pay for.  Go with Porter-Cable, Rockwell, Bosch,
>Milwaukee or Makita.

Sure -- but you don't necessarily need to get industrial quality to
have a good tool, a lot depends on how much you'll use
it.  Porter-Cable and Black & Decker are made by the same people,
incidentally.  I've used my Porter-Cable $200 battery drill a good
deal for many years and it's in great shape.  The bearings on my $35
Black & Decker "skilsaw" I'm pretty sure are rated for an operating
life of about one hour, which is about what I've put on it in ten
years.  I bet I can buy a set of bearings for it for $10.  And it's a
bunch lighter than a worm-drive Milwaukee, too.

  --
David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"