What power tool lines do you like?

[Trailer Park Casanova]

I would wager no one has all the same brand for their power tools.
Some companies build certain tools better than others.
My Sawsall is a Porter Cable multi-swivel head and it is tits.
Power drivers De Walt, and they're ok, not spectacular.
Drills all Millwalkie cordless whole Haugs.
My sheet metal working power tools are Bosch. The Krauts like heavy bulky power tools.
Makita seems to be rarely seen anymore.
What line for what tools do you find is "Da Kine"

[Tom Brown]

Makita make a really sweet angle drill. None of the other brands I looked at could get into as small a space as the Makita.
There are a ton of really good cordless tools on the market these days. Both of mine are 15 year old DeWalts from the univolt era. I've had to have two battery packs rebuilt. They cost $35 each to rebuild with new Sanyo cells. I'd replace the drills but these work perfectly.
There are a lot of great tools available these days. A buddy of mine sells DeWalt so most of my tools are yellow but I've got about every good quality brand going in one tool, or another. I love tools. I spend way too much on tools.

[RitcheyRch]

I like Makita and DeWalt.

[Jbb]

Brown is a tool.....

[YeLLowBoaT]

For skill saws I like "skill saw" I picked up a mag 77 last year. it has a magneizm housing. its a coulpe pounds lighter then other worm drives and has the same power.
mikita makes one of the most durable cordless drills( only one that does not have a plastic clutch.)
Dewalt make a very nice sliding combound miter saw that beats every thing under 1500. very good corded drills( none hammer), They have a great drywal rotary saw, good sawz all and some other odds stuff.
Bosch makes a great hammer drill.( every thing else is kind of funky, but thier hammers rock.)
PC makes good routers.
Alot of the power tool company are inbread.
for example dewalt, pc, (most) craftsmen, a couple other brands that will come back to me as soon as a submit this post are all owned by B&D.
Skill, mikita and milwaki are the only ones that are independent.

[Tom Brown]

Brown is a tool.....
If I could be any tool, I'd like to be a bottoming tap.

[YeLLowBoaT]

When it comes to the bigger stuff I like powermatic/jet. There are better things out there, but they are 2x the price.
I really, really hate delta. had all kinds of probs with a uniasaw. It would not stay square, had 2 diffrent techs come out and a rep. one or 2 pass thru and it would be off again. went thru 3 arbors. in the end they would not give me my money back, so i sold it.

[rerfert]

Home tools...
Bosch compound slider/miter saw AWESOME
Craftsman metal chop saw/Dewalt blades No complaints yet
Dewalt just about everything else,1/2" drill, saws all, grinders...All get a good work out and are still working good.
Miller Mig welder AWESOME also
Air tools are Craftsman and some harbor freight 1/4" ($10)angle grinders.
I would buy the same brand when they finally take a dump.

[Jbb]

If I could be any tool, I'd like to be a bottoming tap.
Lubricated.....?

[Tom Brown]