Yes, I know: “Friends don’t let friends buy Ryobi.”
Yes, I have sinned. Bought their grinder and a sander for the boat this year.
I must say that it was the first 4.5″ grinder that came in a carrying case that assumed you owned more than one piece of media for the tool. It had three velcroed pockets for stuff. You usually get a box that can hardly fit the tool and the cord. This from the big boys.
Now, at the HD, here is a rather nice looking miter saw stand by them for $99. Tube stock. Sturdy. Firm. Looks better than my $99 Portamate. Does more. Big problem with these stands is adjusting for repeat cuts without having support.
The saw stand fixture, with clamps, slides left and right on the tubular rails. Outfeed tubes at either end have stops that drop on demand and adjust in and out. Rulers on both tubes. Just lift the clamps and easily slide the saw over to a stop or away to adjust for a short or long repetitive cut.
I am tempted. I need an intervention. Help me before I Ryobi again.
The ToolBear
“Never met a man who couldn’t teach me something.” Anon.
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I like the look of the ryobi stand too. to bad I paid $200 for my DW stand. I have had great luck with the ryobi tools I have purchased. 2 drills and a planner. My first drill is 8 years old and still going strong. The jig saw was vary disappointing took it back for the yellow one
I saw that yesterday and was impressed. I had been lusting after the DW stand to get if I get a big slider but could not justify 100% upcharge.
Guess you cold scrape the lable off and still be seen around here(:-).
Have the Ridgid MSUV and love it but it is a bit much for small jobs. Has anyne tried the Skil workmate knockoff? Saw it in Lowes today, looks pretty solid for $59.
Edited 11/20/2005 10:12 pm ET by rasconc
Got to get over to Lowes for a looksee. Also looking for a manly shovel, not the POS they carry at the Depot. Since I need to try them out, I will hit White Cap and Orco. It's like buying a gun. Gotta heft it.Talked to a plumber on a job with a Ryobi kit. He had two years on it and was happy. The way stuff gets stolen, you feel less pain than if it were a Bosch.Their contractor saw got a Best Buy in a FHB review. Something is going on there. They have interesting ideas. They might start eating someone's lunche.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
I've had the Ryobi saw stand for about a month and it seems well made and folded up it easy enough for an old F*** to carry around.If I'd known it was harmless I'd have killed it myself.
I saw the unit here as well, at $129.00 Canadian. Looks good, but I have the DW for my Hitachi, so I just looked.
BTW, I have a Ryobi electric plane, a belt sander and an angle grinder, all 220 V I got when I lived in South Africa. I use a transformer here and they have never let me down. I've used them for 20 years.
Quality repairs for your home.
AaronR Construction
Vancouver, Canada
Ryobi may be coming back around to some quality. Some of there older stuff was pretty good ( my Dad's got a circ. saw thats been as good as my Milwaukee, there hand planer and thickness planer where pretty decent).
I have both there 3x21 belt sander and random orbit sander. No real complaints from either of them.
-m2akita
I doubt that. You guys might as well be buying Black and Decker mice sanders.Make no mistake, the new Ryobi (last 3-4 years) is not close to the decent old stuff)No matter what - if you buy a Ryobi - you will be disappointed. And if you are not -like the plumber - than you and he are the type of person that doesn't recognize good tools to begin with.Am a tool snob? No. Don't own any Festool powertools, Euro shop tools or Lee Valley planes and gadgets.But, Ryobi stuff is crap.You want a good deal on a Miter stand, HD is clearing out the Stalemate for about $45, or, I picked up my Dewalt stand from Amazon for about $180 with a $50 rebate from that. Or, guaranteed, the Ridgid stand will be back down to $99 very soon. (it's a beast - it weighs about 85 lbs.)Although I'll admit that Portamate's stands have looked like crap - they seem to have a new mono-beam style model that would seem to have done a lot of stuff right - you might check their website for details.In fact, all tool buying, if possible, should be put on hold for a few weeks due to holiday deals starting up.JT
You're right on the deals. Let's see what they trot out.ToolBear is a terrible tool snob - but lacks the budget for the really nice stuff <g>. Sort of a Festool appetite on a DeWalt budget. Of course, looking at the crew playing in the sand as we do the rebar for this cell site pour, you gotta wonder - do I want to expose my Bosch cordless recip to these conditions? Naaa. Now, Ryobi...The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
I would have to agree with you, while I'm sure ryobi tools are fine for occasional use, bird houses, jewlery boxes ect. they have no place on a job sight.Because they are disposable tools and are manufactured as such.I too have the dewalt and have been extremely pleased with it.I have a buddy who always buys crap tools,(blue and red) It kills me to watch him stumble through a job, be it the sound of his circ, choking through lumber,or the smell of his drill burning up as it is grinding the head off a 3" screw.As with most things in life, you get what you pay for! And there are deals out there.
I saw it today but didn't see the name at first. I was shocked when it said Ryobi.
Headstong, I'll take on anyone!
They are worth watching. Their designers have some interesting ideas.
That is the best looking set of features in a $99 stand that I've seen.
Seems sturdy. I leaned my 250# of formerly Adonis-like body on it. Sure not much give.The ability to easily move the saw fixture arcoss the rails to adjust for repetitive cuts of various lenghts is an attractive capability. It answers a major problem with these stands - you can't do a lot of r-cuts without fabricating a table for support of short pieces.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
You have to buy piece by piece. Ryobi built some great tools before they started building to Sears' specs, and, it looks like they're turning another corner. I have a couple of Ryobi RE600 routers + a 600 in Sears' clothing that are rock solid. I also have an early ROS.
Phill Giles
The Unionville Woodwright
Unionville, Ontario