The Hater's Guide to Ryobi Tools | What To Buy and Avoid

this is the hater's guide to Ryobi tools listen I know a lot of you walk into Home Depot you're walking down the aisle you see the Ryobi tool display and you turn your nose up as you walk back some of you even when you're walking by accidentally get too close and skirt away as fast as possible scared you're going to catch Ryobi cooties I know your Milwaukee batteries wouldn't be caught dead near a Ryobi tool listen they're not that bad let me tell you about it before we get started you should know that I am not sponsored by Ryobi or anybody else in this video I purchased every single one of these tools myself with my own money from Home Depot so these are my thoughts so I put a poll out on my YouTube Community Tab and ask which brand of power tools was your least favorite or the most hated Raul we come out on top with like 38 percent of the vote festival with a close second but I really thought Festival would win out just because of their price but for some reason there was an unnatural hatred for Ryobi in my opinion I've never used their tools until I purchased this set and I thought I got to do some digging on where they come from and why this hatred exists so I went way back to the beginning to find out where Ryobi started they started in Japan in 1943 as a die-cast component company then they evolved over time bringing their very first power tool which was a drill in 1968. not this drill but a regular corded 1968 model of course over time they evolved and now half of what you see today in August of 2000 they were actually acquired by a company called TTI and if you don't know TTI actually owns Milwaukee rigid heart and several other power tool Brands why is that important well it's important because being backed by a larger Corporation I think gives them a little bit of an advantage over some of the other tool companies that are out there there's an article in Forbes called The Business of power tools from way back in 2016 but I think it's still relevant and in that Oracle has stated TTI launches 300 new products every single year and it only takes them about six months to develop and launch a new tool where other tool companies take up to 18 months for that same process I think that puts them ahead when they think of something new they can get it out faster what I found interesting though about TTI is a lot of times when you have a holding company like that they control all the companies under them where this is a little different because Milwaukee rigid Ryobi all of those have their own individual product development teams their own engineering teams their own sales teams so it's basically operating as an independent company even though it's held by a larger company and Ryobi has a North America division in Anderson South Carolina and if you've ever seen this place it's quite impressive they have a garage set up inside there so they can see how their tools will be laid out in the garage they can 3D print these type things just to kind of get an idea before they send them off to be manufactured it's very impressive the setup that they have there I think the number one thing that sets Ryobi apart from most other tool Brands is the price these are extremely reasonably priced for most people people who just want to do some DIY projects around the house or a beginner woodworker I purchased this entire set for 400 dollars and then I added the Ryobi router that's extremely good price for everything I would need to do beginner woodworking projects I've got a drill I've got a driver I've got a sander I've got a jigsaw a circular saw and a couple of other saws that I could basically build almost anything that I wanted to with just this set especially starting out as a beginner if you look at similar combo kits like this from Milwaukee rigid DeWalt you're going to be spending several hundred dollars more and I think that's what attracts most people the price the next thing that I think attracts a lot of people to Ryobi is the fact that they have so many tools just in the 18 volt one plus platform they have over 260 products that you can use the same battery for that in and of itself will attract a lot of people because if you're the average homeowner and you're going to Home Depot and you pick up a drill and driver you could also use the same thing on a string trimmer or a leaf blower like that's super powerful to have that much stuff under one one tool brand or One battery platform and that interoperability that's a big word for a redneck of this battery system is what a lot of people are going to buy into just this in the power tool World Ryobi is actually known for making some Innovative products and have actually received a lot of design and Innovation Awards over the years for their products I did not know that I thought it was impressive Robbie has received the Red Dot design award several of those actually they've also received a good design award the if design award the if product design award the Cs Innovation award just to name a few another thing that attracts people to various brands of power tools is warranty these have a three year limited warranty limited meaning free from defects things like that I mean if you run over the truck they're not going to Warrant it but just like any other tool brand this is very compatible with the DeWalt warranty it's also kind of similar to the Milwaukee while Milwaukee has a five-year warranty on their tools they have a three year warranty on a lot of their batteries so ryobi's competing in that area another huge reason that people choose Ryobi availability of tools they have so many like we talked about before if you live close to a Home Depot relatively close and something comes up you got a project you want to get done and you need a drill or you need a sander or even a jigsaw you can literally walk into any Home Depot it's going to be available to you immediately in other words you don't have to wait on it to be shipped but you can have them shipped too but I think that's what sells most homeowners slash diy-ers on Ryobi is just because you can just run in and grab it and again when you run into grab it you're paying a very reasonable price for these tools because they're just not expensive another great reason that a lot of people choose Ryobi is the fact that this battery right here that I just bought fought in 20 in late 2022 will fit any tool that they made dating back to 1996. and vice versa if you still have a battery that actually works from 1996 it will plug into this impact driver just like that one did that's huge for a lot of people because that tells everybody that's buying this set of tools these batteries have been around for so long they've invested so much in that battery connectivity compatibility that it's not going anywhere anytime soon where some other tool companies have swapped over the years they're types of connections and things like that especially as Battery Technology has in improved or Innovative so why do people hate Ryobi tools so much or have so much dislike for them for a lighter word than hate I think a lot of it has to do with you're picking the wrong tool for the wrong job in a lot of cases I know in the comments of that poll a lot of people cited durability as one of the reasons why they didn't like Ryobi and also I think a lot of it came from years past before Ryobi started kind of improving their brand and or tool quality a lot of their older tools were a little bit lesser quality in my opinion but now these are on par with the ridgids that I have they're nice with that said I think a lot of people if you're working a construction type job that these are going to be dropped and banged around and used by a bunch of different people who absolutely do not respect your tools because I've worked on job sites before they people just if it's not theirs they're not going to treat it like it's theirs these tools probably won't hold up as well as some of the upper Brands Milwaukee and things like that Makita those that are meant to go on job sites these are meant for beginners and homeowners doing occasional projects now while they will last for people who use them a lot a lot of times if you start abusing them in a way that they're not supposed to be or not meant to be made or used a lot of times then you're going to start seeing tools break down it really doesn't matter what brand it is but in my opinion these aren't made for that reason however if you're a beginner woodworker who's only working on projects on the weekend or if you're a homeowner looking for DIY tools just around the house to do the honeydew list these will be just fine for years to come you will not have any problem with them and if you do they've got a three year warranty I think one of the reasons Ryobi is popular too is they have a strong marketing team again they have not sponsored this they don't know my name but they sponsor a lot of other channels that I've seen as well as those DIY Network type shows where people are building things in their home you'll see these Ryobi tools used all the time those don't get there by accident what that does is put this brand front and center in the mind of the homeowner when they go to Home Depot they see it they're like oh Joe used it on such and such show it's got to be great so they'll pick them up I picked this set up for 400 bucks plus the router was another I think 60 70 dollars so all in on less than 500 for all of this however if I was going to be using these a lot then I would actually have went with the brushless models and what that means is these are all brushed motors and they just are not as efficient as a brushless motor so Ryobi has a line of brushless tools you can pick those up you're going to pay a little bit more for those but those are going to run more efficient in other words your batteries are going to last longer and they're going to generate more power in other words your saws your drills things like that are just going to have more power just because of the brushless motor so if I'm giving you a buying advice on a Ryobi system I would absolutely steer toward the brushless motors if you're going to be using a lot if you're the occasional DIY or beginner woodworker on a budget these will be perfectly fine you're going to get a sander and all this stuff I'll drop a link to this set that I bought if you're interested in checking those out in the shop here I have Milwaukee rigid and Ryobi and they all just happen to be on my TTI but they all have their own strengths and weaknesses I think I'm gonna give you a quick comparison of some of their tools just to kind of show you how Ryobi stands up against system so the Milwaukee this is a 12 volt driver but kind of similar to the impacts quarter inch impact and it's lighter weight that's why I want the 12 volt system but for the most part you can see there's LEDs here there's also variable speeds here that's one of the things I like about that driver whereas on the Ryobi the light is down here I don't really care for the light being there but the driver itself is just fine it's just not a variable speed like the Milwaukee or even the Ridgid Ridgid has three speeds and the lights are up here that makes a big difference because when the lights are mounted around the Chuck area it makes it easier to see especially when you're working in tight areas as far as the drills go man they're very similar really they are I mean the original Ryobi this Ridge is a few years old so it's a little bit bigger but there is so little difference in those two drills there's just it's not really a whole lot to say about them they both have settings one and two for slower and faster drill speeds they both have the adjustable Chuck so that you can adjust the how much torque you're putting on your drill bits or your or your screws they're just really not a whole lot of different than drills for the most part just for regular everyday use the Milwaukee is a 12 volt one it also has the one and two it also has a Chuck it feels a little better in the hand but it is a 12 volt and it's lighter so it's really not a comparison there as far as oscillating tools go I have the rigid and the Ryobi these things are so handy to have in the shop if you don't have one you'll use them a lot I actually prefer the Ryobi brand one it's lighter weight than this rigid and it's a soft start and it's a trigger pull whereas the Ridgid is just a switch and it vibrates a ton more than this one I think this one's more ergonomic it just feels better made to me and the last comparison is a router I've got three different routers here from each of the brands my personal preference is the Milwaukee one but this Ryobi fairly nice the only thing I don't like about it is how top heavy it is with this battery on there the way it's made it has that giant whatever that is coming off of that and it just it is really heavy on that end where the Ridgid and the Milwaukee both have a similar profiles all the way down and it makes them more balanced now I got this is an older model they have a newer model out this variable speed but was sold out when I bought this one so that's why I got this one but for the most part it does what a router is supposed to do it's just a little more Awkward to hold but as far as features adjustability they're very very similar all three of them and one of the reasons I went ahead and bought the Milwaukee router is because my rigid router keeps doing this Smokey so it's literally just caught on fire on camera check that out so we're fixing to see if the lifetime service agreement works on this thing like it's legit on fire can't believe I caught that on camera what I was trying to show you was when I turned this on it would only run for a second or two and then when I turn it and I have to turn it off back on it's been doing that for a while I thought it was an overload switch but apparently something burned up so a big question that a lot of consumers have is why should I spend more on Milwaukee or DeWalt or anything like that when you can buy these Ryobi tools well you have to understand you're going to give up some certain features as well as some durability for the most part on the budget minded tools like Ryobi we're the Milwaukee and things like that will have a little bit better features a big fat for instance the Milwaukee router has two LEDs in there where the Ryobi rigid have one and that's not a huge deal but it does give it a little better sight variable speed on this router versus the cheaper Ryobi router that I have here a little things like that will help your overall experience with the tool and have it just be more convenient for you whether that's worth it to you or not is absolutely a personal decision do I think the hate or dislike of Ryobi is Justified absolutely not I think it's kind of silly for somebody to dislike a tool company if you especially if you've never used them now if you've had a bad experience that's a little different I'd like to know your thoughts on Ryobi let me know in the comments below love hate dislike don't care let me know in the comments one thing you will give up as far as price goes when you're getting budget tools things is the size of these tools like this saw here is a five and a half inch saw which is very small for a blade you're going to cut through a two before and not much more as far as the thickness goes so you're going to give up that when you look at other kits available from DeWalt Milwaukee their saws are a little bit bigger sometimes even full size seven and a quarter sauce I will say this about Ryobi though what I've noticed immediately is when you put them in your hands they're very ergonomically made in other words they fit well in your hand everything from this circular saw to the sander drills drivers router every the router is not scratch the router everything else is well made the router is just too top heavy I don't care for it everything else even the little flashlight it's a nice feel in your hands it's not all sunshine and green rainbows here I think there's a few tools for Ryobi that I personally would avoid you can let me know in the comments if you agree or not number one is the table saw no I haven't used it but I have used one similar to this that had a fence just like this and these fences are notorious for not being able to stay Square to the blade or to the slot and they're very difficult to move and with any accuracy or speed I hate this fence literally and I've had a lot of people tell me that to avoid the Ryobi table saw in comments emails and things like that when I'm asking around you use your own judgment I personally think this 300 ish dollar DeWalt saw is a much better option for you if you're wanting to look for a budget saw that's got a very nice fence and it's plenty powerful to do what you needed to do the second Ryobi tool I personally wouldn't buy is their miter saw now some people may be happy with this saw but personally I think for the price point where this is at you could get a much better quality saw such as the DeWalt or other models that are in the similar price range is going to give you better features and an all-around better saw again in my opinion all right now that you've been educated on Route OB did I change your mind at all do you still dislike them or do you think you might consider them in the future if you needed one of these tools let me know if you'd like to see me build something with all these Ryobi tools and only Robbie tools nothing else let me know in the comments what you would like to see I'll pick out the best one build it with these has to be reasonable though if you like this video you'll love the haters guide the Harbor Freight you got to check it out click that box go watch it click in the Box to get to the big old virtual fist bump also another one of my favorite videos right 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Length: 16min 28sec (988 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 08 2023