It isnβt.
Itβs a tool. Not a fashion accessory.
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Iβm more of a Slytherin myself
cries in Hitachi
And bosch
TIL they make more than just ~~vibrators~~ massagers
they don't make those anymore, they didn't want to be associated with the image so they sold it off. they do make excavators and submarines though, in case your mom is looking for a replacement
I like the philosophy of buying the cheap color first and then buying the sturdier color β if the first one breaks.
Same! I have a ton of harbor freight and Ryobi tools that work great. I've replaced a few over the years with fancier versions as they wear or break.
I want a makita impact driver. Deeply. Tho that teal thrills me not at all.
Teal is my favorite color and yet I own no Makita. I'm very agnostic otherwise. Have things in all the other "houses" plus Harbor Freight brands and Kobalt.
Cheap > breaks > upgrade is my motto
I am sticking to one house to limit how many batteries and chargers I need to worry about. Ryobi has had the same battery format for like 20 years, so I'm less worried about obsolescence.
Here's the thing. There's more to good tools than breaking less. They also work better. Stronger motor. Smoother action. Longer battery life. Less stripping.
Dropping $300 on the makita impact driver kit is worth it. And I intend to do it.
A deep impact desire you say?
"Uga Uga" - the movie
I always insist on colors within the visible spectrum.
I personally prefer tools that exist in the fourth dimension. It really makes blind-hole taps a thing of the past.
Wise.
Colors you can differentiate from one another by type (power vs hand vs misc) and see from a distance so they hard to misplace. I use dewalt for powertools, kobalt for hand tools, and bright, but different colors for everything else e.g. pony clamps, neon craftsman levels. This makes it easy to put everything away, and spot when you are looking for them in the middle of working and you don't know where you put something. Several thumbs up for a random, but interesting question!
needs to be an opposite color to whichever drawer they'll be stored in.
I like Bosch green and KΓ€rcher yellow. Not really pretty, but kind of iconic.
All the bosch here are blue. I keep hearing about the green but never saw it. Maybe it's a European thing. Or maybe our eyecells differ.
Okay I looked it up. Holy shit. Yeah there's green ones I never saw them before
I never knew there are places where only one of them is available.
Here in germany Bosch Green is the Consumer line while Bosch Blue is the Professional line
I'm in usa. No green at the local hardware stores. Never saw it on usa amazon either. Hmmm. Maybe it's a marketing thing.
My only rule for colour is that I should be able to spot it immediately if I drop it in a narrow, unlit crevice. I've got some bright red and safety orange tools.
The batteries that are other colours of the rainbow don't fit in my red tools so that's a big deciding factor there. As far as corded or hand tools it doesn't matter to me. Sometimes I spraypaint tools bright colours so they don't get lost as easy.
Dad, I have somthing I've been meaning to tell you.
Doesn't matter. Long as the tool lasts and does its job.
I feel like it's a set up for a joke.
One replier derived racial implications, another harry potter school houses, and politics. It's a ripe field.
[extremely space orc voice] Gotta be red to build faster.
For power tools- very important, if they're the wrong color they don't work with my batteries. I'm pretty sure that's how it works.
Otherwise, not very. Color is pretty much the last thing on my mind, weird colors are kind of a bonus so my tools can be easily identified and so they're less likely to get lost by blending in, but not a primary reason for me to buy anything.
I'm considering painting on some colored rings around the handles of some of my tools to easily identify them at a glance. Stuff that's somewhat likely to end up in a pile of similar-looking tools when I'm working with friends. Be nice to say that my hammer is the one with a purple ring around the handle or whatever.
i don't want anything to have colors on it i want it made of metal and electrocuting me constantly
Not at all in itself. But the blue bosch (professional grade, as opposed to the consumer grade green) is generally pretty high quality, so I stick with that lineup for tools that I need beyond the stage where any cheap brand will do.
I do like Bosch. Tho that blue never did much for me.
I have one of their little 12 v driver combos. Impact and drill. It's pretty sweet.
Is that the flexiclick system thingy where you can switch out the head?
I've been looking at buying that myself when I finally need a drill for myself but I keep being tempted by the 18V version which has the same system but also has battery compatibility with a larger range of their other tools (at a much higher pricepoint...)
Not flexiclick. 2 separate drivers sold together (with 2 batteries and charger). One drill, the other impact. I recall it not being too crazy expensive. But ya, only 12v.
Their green lineup is fine. But as someone who used to go through multiple drill batteries every day at work, I've learned to appreciate the 18V stuff. So when I needed to replace my cheap drill at home, it was a simple choice. And I later bought a circular saw, and it's nice to have interchangeable batteries and only one charger: All of my tools have their own battery, and I always have one extra in the charger that is good to go when needed.
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I really like chartreuse, and am drawn to Ryobi for that reason. But I get most of my tools secondhand or as gifts, so I rarely pick.
I usually don't care what color the person that sells them to me is, but I could become concerned about their health if they have blueish or purple hues and might refuse to purchase products from people who are orange.
You're going to have to answer to the blue man group.
I just bought an 8V USB-C chargeable drill set off AliExpress. It just happens to be bright pink. Not sure if I'm giving the right impression at the men's shed.
I like power tools with bright purple because they are shit but cost more
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