Thanks Fred, I love that 5 piece set of Ridgid Cordless tools. My cousin Paul was thinking about ordering the set and came pver the morning to see how they perform.

We ran them through their paces on a piece of 4/4 dry maple, which was fairly hard.

1. Drilled a 1 1/2" hole through the board,no problem. cut like butter.

 

2. Drilled a 2 1/4" hole , cut real good,caught one time and about twisted off my wrist. Made it all the way til the pilot was through and stopped, my wrist wouldn't take another grab.

 

3. Crosscut with circular saw, couldn't even tell it was cutting so smooth. very smooth,no tear out cut.

 

4. Did a rip full depth blade, free hand, didn't phase it one bit, cut smooth no bogging down or stopping, cut straight as an arrow. I did not notice any sawdust in my face either.

 

5. Cross cut end with the Reciprocating saw , cut nice and square, cut better at slow speed with this particular blade, than at high speed.

6. Drove some some exterior screws with star driver bit. Went in like butter, no resistance at all, the driver would have walked them through the board if I wanted to.

 

I am a happy camper with this set, it will do any thing I want to do, my cousin just called and said that they are now $100. more than what I paid for them. 

Nice review Herb. I also saw in a circular this past weekend the set had gone up $100.

Is the circular saw a 7-1/4"? If so, that really sweetened the deal since most are only 5-1/2". That certainly gives some insight into the torque and battery life capability.

Thanks for the post.

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Nice review Herb. I also saw in a circular this past weekend the set had gone up $100.

Is the circular saw a 7-1/4"? If so, that really sweetened the deal since most are only 5-1/2". That certainly gives some insight into the torque and battery life capability.

Thanks for the post.

I used the same battery fresh off the charger for all operations First the drilling then the cross cut and rip then the Sawzall,then the drill driving, and still showes full charge.

Yes the circular saw blade is a 7 1/2" W/5/8" arbor hole, my old Bosch cordless is a 5 1/2".

Herb

I read a Consumer's Reports review of cordless drills.   Of course, by the time you read those reviews, technology has often changed or new models are out.  And they don't really test long term durability.

 

score

excellent

85 DeWalt DCD991P2 Recommended  $280

83 Milwaukee 2705-22 Recommended $330

very good

68 Kobalt (Lowe's) KDD 1424A-03  Recommended  $180

67 DeWalt DCD791D2 Best Buy $200

63 Makita XFD12R Recommended $210

62 Ridgid R86116K Recommended $180 (but noted LSA an advantage)

good

62 Hercules HC91K1 Recommended $110 HF

58 Panasonic EY 7441 LR2S $270 (I recall this brand used to always be tops in the WW magazine reviews)

57 GreenWorks CK24B220 $100.00 (this brand at Costco)

 

33 models all together, descending ratings on Porter Cable, other DeWalts, Bosch,  Bauer, Ryobi, Hitachi, Worx, B&D, Buffalo, etc., 12V and 1/4" chuck models.

Excellent review, Herb. 

For sure a 4.0 Ah battery is going to last a while...sounds like everything worked out well.