the normal ryobi £100 twin pack but with a £15ish bonus bit set
http://www.******.co.uk/ryobi-cck18/2 ... TTER080909

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Is that not the same set that screwfix were selling for £80

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didnt the screwfix one have a sander and a pack off jigsaw blades!!!

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Yes, it did.

I'd rather have the sander to be honest, especially for £20 less

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yes but off course specials come and go so keeping informed is important so people can make there own choices

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I'm not keen on Ryobi to be honest. I know lots of people on here like them, but that is because they have never tried anything better

I just tried using a ryobi chop saw in the garage that a friend left and I must say that I had to leave the job and will complete it tomorrow with my Dewalt.

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I bought a ryobi 240V jigsaw about 6 years ago, baseplate was so thin it used to bend as you used it. Got so annoyed one day I smashed it into little pieces and bought a bosch blue.

From comments on here they seem to have improved but never again for me

Yay..A man with sense!

Other than my portable morticer, every Ryobi tool that I have foolishly bought, has either broke almost immediately, in the case of a drill the 1st hole, with the replacement drill managing 2 holes before burning out!
Or they just simply don't do the job! Taking their 4" belt sander as an example, the equivalent size Makita, is twice as fast and easily out performs and out classes the Ryobi in every single respect.
Ryobi would be my last possible choice next to the Chinese rubbish that's sold in the two leading mail order catalogues.

bosch and dewalt are much better imho

I bought a Ryobi twin pack, cordless drills about 3 or 4 years ago (18volt I believe), they both lasted one afternoon. All I had to do was screw a Bathroom floor down, by the end of it, they weren't charging.

I don't even think they are up to DIY use let alone by a tradesman.

Makita Lithium for me now

if you use them for diy or light to medium trade the do the job perfectly without fault

for the money they are great value they will do 80% off the big boys toys at less than half the price

i have loads off ryobi mainly one plus it performs extremly well i dont overload it i go for my dewalt 18v or bosch 24v for the heavier jobs

ryobi chargers have protection where the batteries wont charge if they are too hot this may be set a bit low compared to other manufacturers this is desined to extend battery life and some people have taken this as battery failure when in fact wait 10 mins and the batteries should charge

just remember this is mainly a diy forum so ryobi tools are perfect for most people on here

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Being a Diyer it is mostly Ryobi tools that I have. They have never let me down. I have used them on several big projects like 100ft by 6ft high fencing. Several major decking projects. Kitchens.

Granted they would not last in a tradesman case for long. However Ryobi have never said that they are for the tradesman who wants to pound the tools constantly.
My only gripe as mentioned before is that the batteries don't seem to last long on the recip saw. I was only using their 1.7ah batteries right enough.

As Big All has said 1,000,000,000,000 times, it is for DIY use


I have tried De-Walt, Makita, Bosch Blue and Panasonic tools tools on a regular basis whilst working with tradesmen, and I have too say that In my opinion Panasonic tools are fantastic. The battery life lasts forever. Their 14.4v Drill driver was much better than a De-walt 18v Drill Driver. The only down side about Panasonic tools is that their range is limited.

Only my opinion.

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It may seem difficult at first! But everything is difficult at first.

I did that with 2 black and decker products. Bought a cordless screwdriver, total sh#t, had the strength of a baby and battery would run down very slowly. Smashed it with a lump hammer: felt angry then fantastic

Bought a bosh green, nice little bugger but broke eventually, was asking too much from it. Wouldn't buy a cordless screwdriver again, Cordless drill/driver does all I need to do, albeit a bit bulky

1,000,000,000,001 now

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Yes, they are suitable for DIY use.

Let's hope a DIYer will never need to use the drill drivers for drilling or screwing otherwise the only market for Ryobi tools will be childrens Toys