re: Favorite Power Tools Brand?

Having been at this for a long time both professionally and hobby I have seen so many company changes it’s hard to figure out who owns who and where it’s really made anymore. At one time I would prefer a brand but then they would change something. Now I believe the best tools can be bought by the cost, for hand tools if it’s over $40 a pound it will probibally last. If it’s a hand power tool and it’s over $300 and it fits your hand well and runs smooth then it’s probibally going to work well and stand up to abuse. For shop table top or bench top tools they are cheap for a reason they are trying to give you a shop tool for a small space and low cost, so anything under $200 avoid. For the full sized pro or commercial tools I would have to recommend any that you have a good report with the sales person you trust and they back it up with in house service department that has a real person answering the phone when things go wrong because you can expect to pay over $1000 for a quality piece of shop equipment.