I can’t resist bright orange plastic.

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    12 days ago

    The batteries that are other colours of the rainbow don’t fit in my red tools so that’s a big deciding factor there. As far as corded or hand tools it doesn’t matter to me. Sometimes I spraypaint tools bright colours so they don’t get lost as easy.

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      13 days ago

      Same! I have a ton of harbor freight and Ryobi tools that work great. I’ve replaced a few over the years with fancier versions as they wear or break.

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          Teal is my favorite color and yet I own no Makita. I’m very agnostic otherwise. Have things in all the other “houses” plus Harbor Freight brands and Kobalt.

          Cheap > breaks > upgrade is my motto

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            11 days ago

            I am sticking to one house to limit how many batteries and chargers I need to worry about. Ryobi has had the same battery format for like 20 years, so I’m less worried about obsolescence.

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            12 days ago

            Here’s the thing. There’s more to good tools than breaking less. They also work better. Stronger motor. Smoother action. Longer battery life. Less stripping.

            Dropping $300 on the makita impact driver kit is worth it. And I intend to do it.

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      13 days ago

      You are obsessed with race. It’s very popular in the usa right now. Sometimes I do it ironically.

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    I like Bosch green and Kärcher yellow. Not really pretty, but kind of iconic.

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      12 days ago

      All the bosch here are blue. I keep hearing about the green but never saw it. Maybe it’s a European thing. Or maybe our eyecells differ.

      Okay I looked it up. Holy shit. Yeah there’s green ones I never saw them before

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        I never knew there are places where only one of them is available.

        Here in germany Bosch Green is the Consumer line while Bosch Blue is the Professional line

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          I’m in usa. No green at the local hardware stores. Never saw it on usa amazon either. Hmmm. Maybe it’s a marketing thing.

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      13 days ago

      One replier derived racial implications, another harry potter school houses, and politics. It’s a ripe field.

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    13 days ago

    Not at all in itself. But the blue bosch (professional grade, as opposed to the consumer grade green) is generally pretty high quality, so I stick with that lineup for tools that I need beyond the stage where any cheap brand will do.

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      13 days ago

      I do like Bosch. Tho that blue never did much for me.

      I have one of their little 12 v driver combos. Impact and drill. It’s pretty sweet.

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        11 days ago

        Is that the flexiclick system thingy where you can switch out the head?

        I’ve been looking at buying that myself when I finally need a drill for myself but I keep being tempted by the 18V version which has the same system but also has battery compatibility with a larger range of their other tools (at a much higher pricepoint…)

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          Not flexiclick. 2 separate drivers sold together (with 2 batteries and charger). One drill, the other impact. I recall it not being too crazy expensive. But ya, only 12v.

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        Their green lineup is fine. But as someone who used to go through multiple drill batteries every day at work, I’ve learned to appreciate the 18V stuff. So when I needed to replace my cheap drill at home, it was a simple choice. And I later bought a circular saw, and it’s nice to have interchangeable batteries and only one charger: All of my tools have their own battery, and I always have one extra in the charger that is good to go when needed.

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          I just recently broke my craftsman impact driver. It was 20v. Good for the $80 tho it didn’t carry a charge too well. Strong enough. Lasted 5 years. Snapped something inside it 4 days ago. Crass, cheap red with black detailing.