Craftsman cordless tools made by Dewalt ???

[Traildust]

Maaa-Keee-Taaa

[tx_basser]

Chicago Electric from HF.

[CityLimitSlayr]

Maaa-Keee-Taaa

Yup

[cfortner]

TTI seems to be Becky's mom...

[kmitchl]

I have owned two sets of the Craftsman tools since 2014. In the last several years I’ve bought a few DeWalt. The DeWalt seem to be a little beefier but the Craftsman tools still get the job done. If I used them every day all day long the DeWalt would be my choice. Most of the guys who built my house used DeWalt. Right now there is little difference in price between Craftsman and DeWalt but the Craftsman are more likely to be on sale.

[Radar]

So Porter Cable is owned by B&D now? Interesting..

Yes sir for many years.

Makita is the only company that is still independent and so is Hilti. I own all Makita stuff for my personal use except for the cordless grease gun and its a Dewalt.

Milwaukee has dominated the cordless line for a while now, they are very innovative and have expanded their line into the hand tool market as well. They have the best warranty on the market with 5 years on the tool and 3 years on the battery. Keep purchase receipts!

Had a customer last night trade in all his Snap on cordless for Milwaukee, I typically do not take cordless trade ins unless its Snap on, Makita, Matco, Mac or Milwaukee. I keep the Makita for my self.

[Huntindad]

thanx for the info folks.

[Artos]

So Porter Cable is owned by B&D now? Interesting..

They owned Porter even before the Stanley Merger...the purchase of the Craftsman name made Stanley / B&D the largest maker of hand tools I read.

I used to make the wire harnesses for Porter a long time ago before Stanley jumped in.

[Huntindad]

I'll be looking for some black friday deals...

[RattlesnakeDan]

DeWalt is the commercial line of Black and Decker. I used to interchange batteries because the B&D were cheaper.
Surprised at the Makita guys, I have ruined every Makita I owned w/in weeks, especially switches/cords coming apart. But I used my stuff hard building traps full time for a while.

[haas0311]

I own Hitachi brand and the batteries are awesome! This is the exact set I have..

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hitachi-18-Volt-4-Tool-Power-Tool-Combo-Kit-with-Soft-Case-2-Batteries-Included-and-Charger-Included/1000162721

[E.TX.BOWHUNTER]

Building a cabin I burned up my Rigid and Dewalt hammer drills. Replaced with Porter Cable set and it has not slowed down a bit. Battery even lasts longer.

[TeamAmerica]

I do like that craftsman are made in america - they (B&D) are building a big factory in Fort Worth supposed to create 500+ jobs. I know some of the parts will be chinese though.

for me, i won't buy anything that doesnt start with an M (Makita and Milwaukee). i have makita 18v and my wife has the 12v compact set. both are great. i may even buy the makita lawn mower (already have the weedeater and love it). my brother and dad both love their milwaukee sets - and i would like to add the 12v milwaukee ratchet to my tool bag.

remember, warranties are great. but having a broken tool in the field is a HUGE pain even with a great warranty!

[Ramball36]

Their bigger batteries with xr tools are awesome now. The little 20v batteries are terrible and I am about to just throw them in the trash. Flex volt and 5ah batteries run for AWHILE! I think the black thin ones are 1 or 2 ah


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Listen to this guy. Get you 2 of the 60 volt 9ah batteries and they'll run your stuff literally all day long.

[texan4ut]

I have Porter Cable cordless tools I have bought at Lowes. Haven't had any issues.