Arc weld
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There used to Ridgid bumper stickers that said, "Keep your Ridgid tools is working order"....
The calenders sure helped.
The calenders sure helped.
Ridgid Brand Tools
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mikehaugen
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Many of the older ridgid power tools were made by metabo. German made and excellent tools. I have a 1/2" hammer drill and angle grider from that era. I also have some cordless tools with bad batteries, I wish I had been a little more responsible and registered them. They are decent tools and I will probably replace the batteries.
bullbreaker
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I have close to 12 older Rigid pipe wrenches from largest to smallest. Of the new stuff I have their frameing nail 21 degree ,3 1/2 inch air gun which has never giving me a lick of trouble. I really like it got it on special and it came in KUBOTA ORANGE ! I just use it it for personal estate use not a contractor (everyday).
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Unless your niece was living on a leaky submarine, you raise a great point about "warranties".
Rgds, D.
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Milwaukee, Ryobi and Ridgid power tools along with other brands such as Homelite, are owned by TTI Group. The company has an official address in Hong Kong, but they also have a good sized facility in South Carolina and another in Milwaukee. The CEO is an American and lives in SC. The Hong Kong thing is likely a result of our ridiculous corporate tax structure.
They still do most of the development of Milwaukee brand in Milwaukee. Most of the Ridgid and Ryobi development is done in SC or China. Almost all of the tools are built in China.
The Milwaukee stuff is considered the premium brand and sometimes gets better motors, etc., than do the other 2 marques. All of the power tools are actually pretty good, and are a good value from what I've seen. The Ridgid and Ryobi power tools are only available from Home Depot. I don't believe the Ridgid pipe wrenches are affiliated with the power tools anymore.
TTI has focused hard on the Milwaukee cordless tools over the last year. They've apparently come up with some very good stuff. They had record sales last year.
They still do most of the development of Milwaukee brand in Milwaukee. Most of the Ridgid and Ryobi development is done in SC or China. Almost all of the tools are built in China.
The Milwaukee stuff is considered the premium brand and sometimes gets better motors, etc., than do the other 2 marques. All of the power tools are actually pretty good, and are a good value from what I've seen. The Ridgid and Ryobi power tools are only available from Home Depot. I don't believe the Ridgid pipe wrenches are affiliated with the power tools anymore.
TTI has focused hard on the Milwaukee cordless tools over the last year. They've apparently come up with some very good stuff. They had record sales last year.
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I just went to Home Depot and bought her a new $70 battery... she is 12 years old.
Bet I know who her favourite uncle is !
I probably need to chase down some good sarcasm smileys..... last I knew, women didn't serve on subs, but that may have changed by now....
While companies have to guard against blatant abuse, the old bait and switch game on warranties is pretty irksome.
I'm sure she'll have fun with that set.
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You can still buy Stihl calendars -- I have one in my workshop every year.
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I think the most fun is now her Dad has to ask her if he can borrow her cordless drill driver!
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I hate to be a downer, but I am not to happy with the Ridgid warranty. I bought a Ridgid shop vac from HD. A few weeks later, it quit. HD will not take it back. The local warranty center for Ridgid is not authorized to fix it. About the only thing they will fix is the drills. He doesn't have any ability to get Ridgid to do anything, in fact he asked me to do whatever I could to make noise there, as he had other customers that couldn't get different tools fixed. The shop does warranty work for all the brands. I tried to call the 1-800 number, but I just get referred to the local guy, who tells me he can't do anything. I threw the vac in the trash, I simply don't buy ridgid stuff anymore. I think HF has a better warranty, at least you can take stuff back to their store, and get it exchanged or money back. Any warranty that requires you to go to a 3rd party, IMHO, worthless.