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There is a Snap On truck that cruises by my shop, I need a new die grinder.

 

Craftsman sold out hard to the "do it yourself" crowd, everyone has, except HF

 

 

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HF this o'k ^^^^^      ?????????         I prefer original orange color

in my experience, no stay away. i have bought several die grinders from h.f. and they are all shit even for h.f. they were all on the low end of the shit scale. 

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I had Air Cat 1/4inch and 3/8inch air ratchets, and iirc an Air Cat die grinder. All of them were powerful and super quiet. The 1/4" HF air ratchet i origionally had was louder than the 3/8 air cat. And the 3/8 would break knuckles if you weren't careful.

 

I love my matco 1/2" impact, but I did have a HF impact that lasted FOREVER. No oil for a year and a half and it kept truckin' till I got my first snap off.

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I have owned my IR 1/2" Titanium gun for over 10 years. 

Rebuilt 3 times. Never oiled or greased. Beats nuts over any gun in my shop. 

 

MAC die grinder's. Straight and 90*. Again, never oiled. Been screaming for almost 10 years each. 

1/4" and 3/8" IR air ratchets. Again-no oil. 15 years a piece. I'd put these against anything out there. 

 

 

BUT-I've bought a lot of Milwaukee tools lately. 

1/2" 18V gun. 3/8" 18V gun, 3/8" 12V gun. 1/4" 12V ratchet. 

Hardly touch my air tools anymore. 

AND-more power, longer battery life, lighter weight, better warranty, and cheaper than anything comparable to what Snap-On offers. 

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My ninety year old Swedish immigrant grandfather from St. Paul MN swore by the stuff back when quality meant something. I remember my mom being all pissed because he chewed her out for buying Makita ( this was 1980 or so) and saying that Japanese made shitty stuff. I disagree aboot their cars  but modern Makita seems to burn out  and their batteries are finicky.

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Its funny, two of the guys at my work have Milwaukee tools. Impacts and drills overheat with about 20 seconds of use.

The guy I work with just bought a ryobi set- drill, impact, circular saw, fan, light, and sawzall. 30 minute charger and the fan ran for about 7 hours on high today before dying.

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I have a black and decker matrix. Drill and circular saw in one. Also has a ton of other attachments. I beat the hell out of that drill every day. Unless im drilling into concrete the battery lasts forever and the circular saw attachment will cut thru 3/4" plywood like butta. Everyone at work ragged on me for buying it. Until they realised the saw attachment will fit into some tight places and the battery lasts forever.

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