Advertisement Thank you Chris for the great question! A look at our, and you might think that I’m not much a fan of Ridgid power tools.

On the contrary, I’m actually quite fond of their offerings. You might not seem very many Ridgid reviews for two reasons – they don’t release as many new tools as other brands, and because reader interest isn’t always as strong as for other brands.

I have limited time and resources, and cannot test every product of potential interest. I consider Ridgid, at least in regard to power tools, in the same light as Hitachi. That is to say, they’re more budget-friendly professional-grade options. Ridgid’s cordless selection might not be as vast as other power tool brands’, but they do have great corded and benchtop tool offerings that help to make up for this. As you might know, Ridgid’s power tool division is handled by TTI for Home Depot, under an agreement with Ridgid’s parent company, Emerson.

A couple of other OEMs manufacture some of Ridgid’s benchtop and floor-standing tools. A lot of times, someone will ask whether I like or dislike a brand, based on the number of posts about their tools. But quantity is not always a good indicator of whether I like a brand or not. In my experience, Ridgid tools are quite good. They’re often well designed, and durable. Some tools might not have the latest and greatest features and specs, while others might offer unique functionality. My 5″ random orbit sander and hole saw set come to mind, as well as their new.

It’s easy to sometimes forget about Ridgid, which is why I thought it would be good to springboard Chris’s question into a post and hopefully comments section discussion about the brand. In my opinion, the brand is a little under-advertised, except maybe around the winter holidays and Father’s Day. Home Depot’s marketing efforts tend to focus on their Ryobi offerings, which sometimes pushes their Ridgid power tools even further from immediate attention.

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Many Ridgid power tools are also found under TTI’s AEG brand as well, although there are many AEG tools that aren’t available in the USA under Ridgid branding. AEG came out with a brushless hammer drill, a brushless impact driver, and a brushless angle grinder, but there don’t seem to be any immediate plans to release these tools in the USA. Overall, I think Ridgid makes top-notch tools at mid-range prices. Again, I’m strictly talking about their Home Depot-specific power tools. What are your thoughts about the brand, at least in regard to the power tools and related accessories?

Love my Ridgid 18V NiCD set, but its getting a little old and heavy. Just got the battery packs replaced (considering they are now 8 years old, its pretty impressive) If weight is any indication, the tools are built pretty well.

Ive put them through a lot of work since I bought the set 8 years ago and Ive had no trouble with anything. One of the ports on the dual port charger no longer works, but everything else in the kit is great. Ive picked up a few peripheral tools as well (jigsaw, caulking gun) and they work well too. The warranty is great (new batteries to replace my 8 yr old ones, no questions asked!) but Ive read of issues with all the hoops that you need to jump through to actually register the tools. Also seen some people complain about the lithion battery packs, but those complaints seem to be limited to the older 1.5ah packs not the newer 2 and 4ah packs. I still love my Ridgid stuff, but Im realizing maybe I dont need a 7 lb hammer drill at all times, so Im looking to replace (or supplement) with a lighter tool setup. It very well might be another Ridgid kit! Download Emulator Ps2 Windows 7 32 Bit.

I looked back over my old business tool inventory (2005-2012) to refresh my memory about our Ridgid power tool buys. What I kind of remembered was true – that is: we bought a few (actually only 3) items at Home Depot to try out. Once tried – I believe that we continued to occasionally use them but found that they were not so compellingly productive or game changing to merit buying a second of its kind. We bought them because they seemed unique for the Ridgid brand at the time we purchased them. Compared to the hundreds of other corded and cordless power tools we probably purchased over the same 8 year period – we did not give much business to the Ridgid brand. This was not so much that we found the quality lacking – but more because for cordless tools (most of our small power tool buying) we had standardized on Makita and Milwaukee tools. There probably was another factor in that we bought few tools at Home Depot or other Ridgid Power Tool outlets on any regular basis.

For my home use – I bought a Ridgid Oscillating Belt/Spindle Sander – (EB4424) quite a few years ago – and I think it is excellent. FYI – the 3 items we bought for the business were: YEARTOOL TYPEPART # 2008ONE-HANDED RECIPROCATING SAWR3030 2009FIBER-CEMENT SAW KIT R3400 2012PNEUMATIC ROOFING CUTTERR040SCA. Daxter Psp Iso Free Download Torrent. I think your slotting of them is about right. Better than Ryobi, Skil (except the superlative Skilsaw) and Black & Decker. Their product range here in the US is more consistent than the other “big house brand”, Craftsman.