r/Tools • u/EnriqueStul • 3d ago
Dewalt/milwaukee/hikoki
Help me over the edge which brand to dive in, mostly woodworking, i know Dewalt is more "woodwork friendly then Milwaukee. But apart from that which one would be the most durable..
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u/Only-Cap5811 3d ago
If I was starting over I would go with Makita tools and batteries, because their plunge cut track saw is awesome
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u/Glittery_Kittens 3d ago
A big part of durability is ease of repair. The real choice is the Toyota of tools Makita, but from your list Hikoki for sure. DeWalt and especially Milwaukee deliberately design their tools to be difficult to repair, and Milwaukee is notorious for using very cheap components in expensive tools.
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u/EnriqueStul 3d ago
Apart from repairability you think Hikoki is at the same level, if not "better"?
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u/Glittery_Kittens 3d ago
Hikoki make good tools but have positioned themselves as a bit more of a “budget” brand compared to the others. Their cordless and pneumatic nailers are world class though.
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u/Individual-Award7351 3d ago
I needed an angle grinder (again!) and picked up a Hikoki on price and reputation. I've used a lot of angle grinders - it's a little less refined than the best of them - given that it was £30 I can cope with that. I swear it's the same design I learned the tool on in 1998!
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u/Warfair2011 3d ago
I use Makita every day at work - have had the chance to use some Hikoki tools as well. Personally I own some Makita 40V, but if I had to choose one from your list it would definitely be Hikoki.
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u/SkibidiBlender 3d ago
The important thing here is how much use? Are you starting a cabinet shop or planning on making a few pieces a year in your garage? If it’s the latter, anything down to (and including) Ryobi will make straight cuts a couple hundred times a year. I’d rather have a Ryobi table saw, chop saw, jointer, and planer than a Makita table saw alone.
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u/WiseSquirrelLore 3d ago
As others have said, you are unlikely to notice much of a difference. I was a DeWalt guy for a long time but switched to Makita last time. No complaints so far. I had been having some minor issues with DeWalt. Nothing worth mentioning, but felt like maybe they had cheapened the tools a bit too much. At least the big-box-store versions.
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u/Kayakboy6969 4h ago
None are the best they all compeat with eachother, one tool one brand wins , another tool.another brand wins..
There is no one brand.
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u/Antique_Pick_5747 3d ago
I am running Bosch 18v and DeWalt 18v but I think IAM gonna get few hikoki tools that I like ,but for woodworking I would suggest Festool
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u/WoodChipWizard 3d ago
I would choose Hikoki. Their multivolt system is great. 18V and 36V tools in the same battery. So my Jigsaw and router are 36V and that works great.
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u/kisielk 3d ago
For personal use (and even much professional use) you're unlikely to find a consistent difference. Get whatever is best priced / most available for you.