For the low low price of $49.97

[Drum Thumper]

I picked up 229 pieces of modding equipment!

I can hear the cases screaming mercy as I type this!

[Spawn-Inc]

is royal a cheapo brand or did you get a good brand on a good sale? my dad has a dremal and some acceries which is contain basically exactly what you got. i think everything were gifts though. happy modding though!

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It's a Ryobi, and it's powerful. And if it's built anything like their line of drills and reciprocating saws (think Sawzall), it'll take one helluva beating before it goes belly up on me.

I took it for a bit of a test drive just now. Cranked it up all the way and made a cut on a side panel that's gonna get a window soon. Cut through it like a hot knife through butter.

And, it's a lot noisier than my old cordless dremel. So other than etching, I don't think I'm gonna be using it here @ my apartment all that much--got a sweet little old lady living above us and I don't wanna tick her off, cause the landlord is a bit of a jerk.

Good thing the wife and I moved all her crap out of her parent's garage--they said they would be more than happy to let me use their garage as a workspace.

[Spawn-Inc]

It's a Ryobi, and it's powerful. And if it's built anything like their line of drills and reciprocating saws (think Sawzall), it'll take one helluva beating before it goes belly up on me.

ahh i guess it helps to tilt your head and read it properly. home hardware or home depot are using that brand now for tools. i heard there pretty good too.

[Drum Thumper]

If you were to ask me to rate power tools, my list would be small:

1. DeWalt
2. Ryobi
3. Craftsman

Everything else, in my book, is junk. I'll use it in a pinch if I have to, but I'd much rather have the proper tool for the job at hand.

Yes, you can build a house with a clawhammer and a rip saw, but you'll get it done alot faster with power tools!

[Eclecticos]

Makita, Milwaukee,
Followed By Dewalt, Craftsman.
Snap On, Ryobi.

I'm sure the rotary tool is great, I mean really what is the difference?
Thats on hell of a Kit for that Price!

I have a Black and Decker Rotary Tool.

Makita Hammer Drill
Milwaukee Hammer Drill

[Andrew1977]

Dewalt, Bosch, Porter-cable, dremel here.

[rendermandan]

ryobi is allright for the average user, but if you're going to use it for more than 5 minutes a week, then I'd suggest something else.

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ryobi is allright for the average user, but if you're going to use it for more than 5 minutes a week, then I'd suggest something else.

If I wanted to use something for only 5 minutes, I would have just kept plugging along with my poor old dremel.

At first, I wasn't sure if I would like the bulkiness of the unit. But after some work on Frankenstripe this afternoon, it became second nature instantly.

Rendermandan, your comment would have been valid about 5 years ago, when Ryobi tools were bottom dwellers. They've improved immensely.

[SgtM]

Ryobi really has stepped it up in the last few years. My dad has a circular/reciprocal saw, drill, flashlight that's really kick @$$. I have a Milwaukee 14.4V hammer drill that's about 4 years old. I wouldn't even think of getting rid of it.