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I bought a Ridgid impact driver. Seems pretty well made. Wish it wasn't made in China but oh well. I signed up for the Lifetime warranty. Next thing I'll be getting is the drill. I actually have a Black and Decker cordless drill and actually, I've been pretty happy with it. Very powerful, battery lasts a long time (NiCad), and well made. I probably won't buy the Ridgid cordless until I kill my Black and Decker.
I'm also going to be in the market for a new circular saw soon and I'm probably going to be looking at the Ridgid line for that as well.
I've never been too impressed with Rigid power tools. If you are talking about getting a corded circular saw look at a Bosch.
Most of the info I've read on Ridgid is very positive and the lifetime warranty on their batteries is pretty cool. I guess I'll see.
A while back there was a discussion here about the best cordless tools. Ridgid got very high recommendations around here.
Many people who recommended them are homeowners. A bunch of us here do this day in and day out. The ONLY benifit of Rigid cordless tools is the lifetime battery waranty. But I would rather use a tool that I like, that works better, has a better design and buy new batteries every few years than make due with a tool I don't like just to save on batteries.
I guess I'll see. I've used my B&D hard and while it can't be remotely considered to be a professional grade tool, I have abused it and it still runs well. Was away from my tools for a year. When I came back, the B&D battery still was fully charged sitting on the tool. So, if the Ridgid works better than that, I'll be happy.
I actually know a few people who use Ridgid professionally and they all like them and they last well. Of course, in my area most of the builders use Dewalt. So, I don't know too many professionals who use Ridgid. But, the ones who do like them a lot.
As mentioned above though, it probably comes down to personal preference for most of the better quality tools. Then, just like AR15 brands, there are a few terrible ones and lots of good ones. Everyone pretty much agrees that the terrible ones are terrible. But, we certainly like to argue Colt vs Bushmaster.....Makita vs Ridgid.....or you name it!!