I Bought 1 Star Home Depot Tools

My wife found 8 blue Ryobi tools at a yard sale. She bought them because she remembered me telling her about their commitment to keeping the same battery format, so she knew they would work with our modern Ryobi tools and batteries. I was so proud!

The jack was twisted before it even lifted the truck, you could see the wheel up in the air like a dog taking a piss 🤣

John, bought my Blue Ryobi set and extra tools in 2005 as a wedding gift. To date I still have and use the sander, job light, jigsaw, palm router, stapler, and wife. I have made multiple epoxy clocks, tables, and even home remodeling projects over the years. Not the greatest tools but functional for being 19 year’s old.

Years ago, my dad bought a blue Ryobi set with the vacuum, drill, chainsaw, recip saw, circular saw, and jigsaw. We STILL use them, over the year have gone away from the big Ni-Cad batteries and replaced them with modern Lithium ones. The fact that you can go to the store today, buy a brand-new battery, and throw it in a 20-year-old drill, THATS support. We both love them, and I have even bought myself a brand-new set of Ryobi tools and batteries. I love my Ryobi tools, much more bang for your buck than any red. blue. or yellow tools.

Pretty much all my tools are the Ryobi One+ or corded. I'm not a contractor- I'm a guy who does DIY, some woord working, and yard work. The worst that's happened is that a couple batteries have crapped out. But that's been years ago, and I walked into Home Depot and they took care of it no problems. The other day I went from the angle grinder for dealing with some aluminum railing, to the mini chainsaw for some bad weeds and small limbs, to the drill for putting togather some shelving, and BACK to the yard for some trimming. 4 hours of work between different tools- no failures, and a combined 4 bars down between 2 large batteries. I get it, they aren't the most beastly tools. But reading some reviews and watching some of these videos, it seems like people expect ANY tool to just do the job for you. I don't buy Ryobi to build the Ark- I just gotta take care of the yard and do some projects.

Porter Cable is quite alive and well. They are at Tractor Supply and steadily building up their lineup with new brushless tools. One hand recip, grease gun, mid and high torque impacts, circ saw, drills full recip etc

Bought the blue Ryobi kit 20 years ago. Most tools long gone but the impact and drill are still hard at it. I am no light user either, the little 1/4 inch impact with the new batteries is a beast. Built a second story on my house and currently turning my old barn in to a garage / man cave. been dropped from 10 feet dozens of time and from top of the 30 ft scaffold for roofing the barn once. holds a spot close to my heart.

That jack is definitely will end someone.. Husky needs to recall that crap.

Just a few days ago, I was actually eyeing the jack for my little truck. I'm glad I noticed this first.

Still have a set of blue tools. Amazingly enough, they still work. They live at home, and I use Milwaukee for work.

I worked for a sign shop in the early 2000s and my boss was a self made entrepreneur. I was 16 then and 37 now. I now know he probably bought all those blue ryobi tools as a DIYer and then brought them over to his brick and mortar business. He had every major tool they sold: Mitre Saws, drills, circular saws, impacts, lights, heat guns, you name it. I worked there for ten years and say what you will but those blue Ryobis, battery or corded, never let us down. A big reason why my garage is filled with green to this day.

Hi John, this is an Associate at Home Depot Hardware. Even though they are older than I am, my whole set of Blue Ryobi tools is still in excellent condition! Possess the folding table saw and everything else.

Amazing people that do palm nails. Indeed, they exhibit sensitivity. And slap them on the back if they leak. You have to lubricate them. I use it to hang joist hangers when building decks. After pounding the tabs, nail it. keeps your fingertips safe.

John, Porter Cable is still in operation. I thought you should be aware of this.

Started woodworking after Iraq in 2006. Tried to be brand loyal with Craftsman, but Sears went away and the brand kind of died. When I needed to do some home construction, I tried Ryobi. Some were good, some got returned; but the price point was nice. Fast forward almost 20 years and I still have and use those Blue Ryobi tools, of course I'm not doing everyday work, so for the sometimes or hobby use they're not bad. I'm also still old school, haven't jumped too far onto the battery tools wagon. I can see the use and ease of batteries, but sometimes a good corded tool seems to have more power. I also have a mixed bag of tool brands, finding what works best for me. Love the content, keep up the good work, and thanks for the inspo(?).

Porter Cable is still in business John. Thought you might like to know.

You should have sander races

I have a "Blue Ryobi" cordless screwdriver/flashlight combo. So, so on torque for the screwdriver, never used the flashlight. Since I do electronics work it was sufficient for the time, but not amazing. Then the batteries refused to accept a charge and they were relegated to the "forgot about it" pile. I switched to the Milwaukee version and never looked back. 20 years later, the Milwaukee batteries still accept a charge. As an aside, I have the Ryobi "one +" line of cordless tools and they work great. I smoked a 18v cordless drill and figured it was toast in the torque department. Bought another and finished the job. After the smoked drill cooled off, i tried it and it worked fine. Still have it, and use it, 15 years later. I really like the Ryobi "one +" line of cordless tools.

In our home, we too began with the blue Ryobi tools! When my husband was in the Navy, he constructed our daughter a loft bed with bookcases and a desk underneath!

I still have a blue Ryobi 3/8" drill, and the battery for it. No charger though! ☹ You can still get Porter Cable power-tools at Tractor Supply! Not gone! But on Life Support, if I'm being honest. Stanley Black&Decker wants you to buy Craftsman, instead; if you're looking at Porter Cable.