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!
My wife got me three blue Ryobi tools at a yard sale for 8 bucks each. That was 5 or ,6 years ago and they still work fine today. For the light use I give them, my Ryobis never have let me down!
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.
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
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.
Did the exact same and still have the same tools as you except the stapler (which broke) and the wife (which I upgraded to a newer model). Tools still work pretty well...new wife works great. 😜
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.
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.
Not as old but I got the drill and impact screw driver nearly 8 years ago, had some serious abuse over the years at home and commercial use and each battery and tool still work flawlessly the one+ range is certainly good value!
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.
I feel the same. After I bought a few Ryobi tools I was then committed to their battery line so kept buying more (all tool makers' intent , surely) and now have a great selection of Ryobi and I love all of them. But I use them as needed for home DIY, not 8hrs every day.
Fully agree. Ryobi gets crapped on quite often but for the DIY'er Ryobi is good enough and the price point allows DIY'ers to buy more tools that they may otherwise not be able to afford. Milwaukee and the other brands are great tools but unless you are using them every day for work or hobbies, they aren't needed for the normal DIY type of person when Ryobi can do the job. My dad and myself have both bought into the Ryobi line of tools and the One + HP line is phenomenal and the One+ tools are good for those tools that you only use once in a while. Neither of us have had a tool fail to work or fail to do what we needed it to do.
Agreed....... Finally bought an 18v Ryobi drill/driver with two 1.5ah Li-Ion batteries and it's perfect for my DIY requirements. Was looking for 2ah or 4ah battery but 1.5 lasts for ages and I have a backup.
@@fabianmckenna8197 Yeah they work fine for a device that has on-demand 'here & there' power needs, like a drill/driver. Not so long lasting for a light or a fan.
Scored a set of blue Ryobi tools and a battery and charger about 10 yrs ago at an estate sale, thats what got me started with them. Fifty buck for drill, small circular saw, flashlight, dust buster battery and charger. Drill did 8 years good service before dying. Now its a green one.
Porter Cable was sold years ago to Stanley Black & Decker (2007?) who have basically parked the brand. Porter Cable as a company is long gone. Yes you can still buy some tools branded Porter Cable but it's just a label now. Although there have been some recent rumors that S B&D have plans on reviving the brand? We'll see.
@@1pcfred you can all the tools named porter cable they are sold at Menards, tractor supply and ace hardware yes they were bought by Stanley who also owns DeWalt. The tools are still manufactured today meaning the company is still around.
@@AnubisRLDD no Stanley Black & Decker is around. Porter Cable is just a brand name they own and use today. S B&D doesn't use the brand name much today either. That's caused some speculation what S B&D plans on doing with the name.
My first set of 18v tools was the kit of blue Ryobi tools that came in a bag and a great start. I still have all of them and they work! Those NiCd batteries were where they started. Once they changed to lithium I was locked into all 18v Ryobi tools and they have served me very well!
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.
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.
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(?).
Probably a bit off topic, but: I saw a comment that made me laugh about "a guy started a trade and only could afford a Ryobi brand drill, so his boss took him to Home Depot/wherever, returned it and bought him a Milwaukee drill/driver kit" and the comment below was like: "I love my Ryobi tools, no one wants to steal them"... I literally busted out in laughter!
Bought a Ryobi Power Head 6 years ago and a couple of attachments. Have a half acre yard which can be like a jungle and that thing fires up every time easily and I couldn't be happier
If you look at the 19:20 mark you can see that the jack is already bent coming right out of the box. You can also see it is bent when it is rolled under the truck before evening jacking. I don't know that jacking up the truck did that.
Are they the same as the old blue tools, or are they newer designs just in the old color? Some companies use different colors in different countries. Milwaukee Packout is black instead of red in the UK, for example. Some of them even have the same tool but with different brand names. Ridgid is AEG in Australia, for example.
@@RoryVels One nifty detail about Ryobi and Ridgid: both of them kept the same battery connector when they switched from NiCd/NiMh to lithium ion. Lithium ion batteries get damaged if you drain them too much. Newer tools will turn off when the voltage is low. But NiCd batteries don’t get damaged so older tools will just keep running. Ryobi (and I’m pretty sure Ridgid) batteries actually turn off automatically *in the battery* so that the batteries can be used in older NiCd style tools. No other power tool battery does that.
John, get us some over-glasses Shop Shades! I love this series, as useful as user reviews are, there's a LOT of them that you just can't trust(some people have some really odd expectations sometimes) Sam was killing me with the Napoleon Dynamite breath😂
When I was in my '20s, the calendar was in it's 90s. The internet existed, but it was new. Nobody was checking the internet to look for reviews before making a purchase, that's for sure. No matter, I'm sure I owned every product that would today get one star. I was young, I was broke, I was trying to beat the system... And I was replacing tools every couple of years. I learned the hard way. You kids today can learn the easy way, if you just listen. Wait an extra paycheck before buying the tool. Save up for the tool. The old saying is "buy once cry once." At 54 I now have a closet full of DeWalt XR power tools that will last me the rest of my life. This is not true with every product on the market. But when it comes to power tools, it usually is: if it's cheap, there's probably a reason for that.
I’ve used my 3/8 inch ryobi on everything. Lawn mower, car, bike. It does a solid job for most small to medium jobs. Lowkey the first tool I go to grab off my rack when doing work.
Although I do know if you don’t use the One+ battery it does have less power, so a lot of people probably stuck reg batteries rather than the One+ batteries
I have a very recent and fond memory of freezing my ass off on top of MD11 wing, begging and pleading with that exact Milwaukee heat gun to please shrink some heat shrink so I can go back inside where it's warm and dry. Somehow the heat gun could not put out enough heat to even warm my hand, yet the metal nozzle was scalding hot.
I have the Ryobi Heat gun and use it exclusively for heat shrink and solder melt shrink wiring terminals. I have had no performance issues with it in 4 years. Runtime depends on battery size. I have used it to heat and remove the vinyl coating on a steel exterior door.
I had a blue Ryobi drill press. The first time I used it one of the black knobs broke off the handle (the locking clip at the metal rod to knob cracked under VERY little pressure). I called Ryobi's 800 number, got a lovely woman with a southern drawl (❤❤❤) and she sent me 3 more knobs for free. The rest the knobs kept breaking the same as the first and I used that press for 15 years without knobs on the handles until I sold it second hand and it's still running to this day... knobless.
I had a blue ryobi mitre saw. After probably a million cuts she died. It wouldn’t turn off and at that point I retired her. Loved it and made me lots of side money. My battery tools are all lime green ryobi now and they’ve never let me down!
If you look closely at the portion of the video with the jack you can see the left front wheel isn’t level with the ground before you even start using it. So it looks like it was already bent before you used it.
My Ryobi palm router did the same thing; wouldn't turn off unless I unplugged it after two weeks! I bought it in a 5 tool bundle and Home Depot refused to exchange it unless I returned all 5 tools. I was a loyal Ryobi customer, because I am stuck in the battery platform, but it will be my last Ryobi tool. The rest of the tools work great. Also, great and fun video!
I have the old 14.4 cordless ryobi saw and drill set. I used the drill for sheet rock all day for days. the saw for cutting plywood for hours on hours depending on batteries and never had issues. Works great and has worked great for years. Have not bought any of the newer stuff but the old blue's worked great and the price was great
I have a "blue" Ryobi battery run circular saw, jig saw, router, and drill. Still running great. All of my bench top tools are Ryobi blue too. All still running strong. I do have an older yellow driver that is still holding up.
I own 2 of these tools (Ryobi circular saw and Ridgid Sander). No major complaints with either one. This is the only random orbital sander I've ever used and I just accepted all the negatives in the reviews as common to RO sanders. Circular saw is just a convenience as I have a good table saw for straight cuts.
I remember buying a ryobi blue 1/4 impact back when an impact was like 300 bucks. Showed it to a guy who never seen an impact before. Blew his mind. Those blue impacts changed everything
I actually bought a used 10" blue Ryobi miter saw from a patient of mine for $50. I messed up the arm that controls the blade shroud, so I have to be extra careful to adjust it manually. It works great and is accurate though. Best 50 bones I ever spent.
I use the Milwaukee heat gun daily for electrical heat shrink applications. It works great for field work. Yes, I have to carry 7 batteries and a charger for all of my tools; however, it gets the job done.
My first cordless tools was a blue Ryobi kit. I still have them. The batteries and charger have all died and been replaced with LiIon ones but they still work. I use the circular saw regularly still. The drill has seen better days, but i did a lot of work with those tools over 20 years.
Have had a blue Ryobi drill for going on probably 20 years, and still going. I've got newer Ryobi tools as well and some Dewalt, but when I just need to drill something quick, old Blue comes out for the job.
My blue Ryobi tools still work! Except for the cordless drill. However, it did last for quite a while. I still use the circular saw, table saw, router, and recip saw. No issues to report.
I am totally team blue Ryobi. The main reason I stuck with Ryobi for all these years is because even when they went to lithium batteries, the old the batteries fit the new tools and the new batteries fit the old tools and nothing was ever wasted... I still have a couple blue Ryobi tools that still work with the new OnePlus lithium batteries... You said drop a comment if you remember blue ryobi, so here's my contribution LOL. Side note, I have that exact same corded Ryobi saw and I just can't use it because it feels like it's left-handed or something I don't know it just feels wrong... Never had the trigger stick on me but I also haven't really used it much...
Blue Ryobi was the first kit I ever bought all the way back in 2006. Just used the blue drill again today (8/12/24) to drill a pilot hole to mount a tv in my shop. Still use the blue air compressor, recip saw, circular saw, and I would still use the flashlight if I could find a replacement bulb. Long story short, John…I fucks with Ryobi!🙋🏼♂️ However, the OG yellow stick box batteries have not survived…
I have that ridgid sander. It eats batteries at full speed, but turning it down to 3 seems to make it not only remove material faster, but also the batteries last faar longer. Aside from being non-ergonomic it’s a great sander for the price.
Porter cable is still around. I have a few of their nail and Brad nail guns. Battery and air powered. One of my Brad nail battery powered guns broke. They rushed out an new one. Free of charge. And it was 5 years old. They been very reliable for me.
I still have a few blue Ryobi. The 1/4” impact works like new after 15 years. 1/2 drill only has one speed left but keeps going. I’ve used them on the job as a shop iron worker and at home.
Old ryobi blue tools were my first cordless stuff i could afford in the 90s and will always have a soft spot. I do think you cant beat ryobi 1 stuff for diy. One battery eco system is a great idea
Once he pulled out that Ridgid sander I was so damn excited to comment. The battery doesn’t sit correctly in that sander and the vibration and noise is insane. That was the first Ridgid tool I was flat out disappointed by.
I still have a blue Ryobi 10 inch miter saw. I've had it for over 20 years now, and it still works like new. I've also got an old school Ryobi planer from the 80's back when it was made in Japan. That also still works like new.
My only blue Ryobi, was a corded drill/driver which I bought for doing face frames, and they were the only manufacturer still selling corded drill/drivers with a clutch. Battery life on the battery tool didn’t work well in heat yet, and I was in Vegas. Milwaukee, Bosch, and others catalogs listed corded drill/drivers with clutches, but none of them were actually shipping them.
To add to the jack segment, it was on a solid concrete surface, on flat ground. So the best possible conditions, I can see how that jack could easily fail in the wild, on even the slightest uneven conditions. The body bent on a simple up and down, now image a slight side slope of ground as well, that jack would have buckled.
I own the ridged sander, and it’s pretty much accurate, my 9ah octane battery gives me 10-15 minutes of runtime. And it loves to run away. It’s like it has a mind of its own. No matter what I do it just Jolts away.
I've been using my blue Ryobi, tools going on 20 years. Sure, the original batteries are long dead, but they work with the modern batteries, so no complaints here.
Two things first I have the rigid sander and vibrates a lot, but it does what it’s supposed to do second thing the Jack was bent before you even used it. You could see the wheel off the ground.
I still own a Blue Ryobi cordless drill, and the battery. The batter is long dead, but the drill still works. It is not the new brushless so it smells pretty bad when used, likely needs new brush contacts. Best part is it uses the same battery format as all the new Ryobi tools.
I'm a professional handyman and I still use a blue Ryobi drill and impact, my blue circular saw just crapped out on me so I had to replace that but I already have a newer set of drill and driver that I use when I have a second worker with me and plan to replace the blue ones when they crap out on me but they are atill going good and I use them all the time, even mixed concrete, drywall mud, self level and other things with the drill and its still going.
I had the 18v 5-1/2 circular saw from a cheap Ryobi tool kit, the best thing to do is toss out the factory blade and buy a Diablo one. You'll notice less bogging down and the cut quality increases.
I had the blue Ryobi set circular saw, reciprocating saw,flashlight and drill and if I remember correctly the tools worked ok but the batteries lasted about 2 weeks and wouldn't charge again lol it's amazing how far battery powered tools have came
I have a blue Ryobi miter saw (inherited from my dad). Preset stops and markings are slightly off, so I have to manually check and set. It works well enough that I can't justify investing in a new one. Yet.
All my Blue Ryobi's still work until yesterday the Curcular saw smoked on me. After MANY years, Cuts and Blades. I started with the Ni-cad batteries too.
Hey John, Home Depot Hardware Associate here. I still have an entire set of Blue Ryobi tools that are older than me, still work great! Have the portable table saw and everything.
I still have blue ryobi tools that work. The circ saw is fine, just a small blade, the drill is dead, the recipe saw still works fine, and the little vacuum still works when I can buy filters.
The first tool I purchased in college was blue Ryobi drill for putting together student furniture and hanging pictures on the wall. The damn thing was amazing until the battery just DIED and refused to hold a charge for more than 10 minutes of use.
I got the old blue combo set with circ. saw, drill, & light on sale at one of the big box stores long ago. They helped me build a shed and did quite a few other projects. The saw eventually broke. I don't remember what happened to the drill. The light I never used. For the cost they were actually fine, but newer tools have gotten a lot better.
In October 2004, the Pentair Tools Group - comprising Porter-Cable, Delta Machinery, DeVilbiss Air Power, and others - was purchased by Black & Decker, now Stanley Black & Decker. Porter-Cable is headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. Manufacturing in the United States has mostly ceased; tools are now made primarily in Mexico and China. 16:47
The very first power tool set I ever got was the blue Ryobi jobsite set. I'm in IT and was having to do construction stuff for new offices, so my boss set me loose with my corporate Home Depot card in 2004 and that's what I ended up with. He let me keep it after I left, and it served me well for years afterward. I've since upgraded to DeWalt, but I still have some nostalgia for the blue Ryobi tools. My 17-year-old still uses the Ryobi stuff as a beginner electrician and carpenter almost 20 years later.
LOL the Milwaukie heat gun works just fine, the one stars are because people try to use one of the non-"red lithium" batteries under the 9ah on it. It eats power, I run a 12ah on it, and it heats up just fine, I get about a hour run time. To note I build 3 wire and 5 wire kits for cars (12v high amperage systems) It also does a lot better with heat shrink, if you use the stepdown nozzle for it.
my dad used to use blue milwaukee tools. i remember a dremel by them being his main tool for helping me build matchbox cars for cub scouts. good memories
I STILL have my blue 18v Ryobi drill! I also have the neon yellow/green/whatever drill. You cannot make me believe the new green one is stronger or tougher than the blue! Now, because the blue one is an old man, it doesn't get used as much as it used to, but if I have a bigger project, I'm TOTALLY grabbing for the blue one.
When palm nailers leak air, rust depress the tip on something let it run for a second and it stops leaking. Every brand palm nailer I’ve used has done that.
Never had experience with blue Ryobi, but when I was younger, my moms boyfriend of the time had a grey Ryobi leaf blower with the red logo and that thing ran like a tank for a long time. It was a and heald blower and leaf vac and had a super nice capacity mulch bag. It did eventually die, and he replaced it with a troybuilt. That piece of garbage didn't even come close to the Ryobi.
porter cable still makes tools ( primarily cordless) but now is exclusive to Tractor Supply Company. I used to have several Porter Cable tools, and they were pretty good. after the house fire, I have been very limited in tool replacement, so even after 28 years I still do not have a very complete tool collection.
I've still got blue Ryobi 4x36 belt sander and a a drum sander. Lots of iron in those things, and they're both going strong after 25 years. But back then, Ryobi's purpose in life wasn't to just be the cheap option in someone's "good better best" scheme. There was a pretty big range of quality and price.
I still have my old blue ryobi drill and halogen light. They still work well. I am happy to see that the current Ryobi One batteries work on the older tools as well.
I own a 30 year old Ryobi ariable speed router. I use it to this day as my router for leveling wood with my router sled. It's a hoss and runs a 2" leveing blade like butter.
my dad has been a hardcore ryobi man my entire life. those blue tools bring me back to those childhood days of getting screamed at covered in sheetrock dust while i was just trying to help 😂
I remember when Ryobi was getting rid of their corded blue drills, one of the cheapest you could buy with metal gears they were on clearance for less than 20 i bought 4 drills all still working.
My 2005 blue Ryobi drill is still in heavy use. It's torn up, but still 100% functional. Thinking back at all the things I've built with it, it's staggering.
Blue Ryobi corded Circular Saw owner here. Was one of my first power tool to own. Still in it's chunky hard box case. Still use it when the project I'm working on won't work on the table saw or chop saw.
i still use my blue Ryobi impact, drill, circular saw, sander, palm router and dust buster on the regular!!! the reciprocating died 2 yrs ago with an off brand battery in it... the set was a fathers day gift from my wife 20 yrs ago!! i have built 2 houses and an insane amount of other projects with these tools!! GOAT TOOLS.
11:00 What you're feeling is called (if I remember the name correctly) the conservation of angular momentum. It means that the motor is rotating a pretty hefty flywheel.
My 18v hammer drill blue ryobi was my first power tool I bought myself as an adult. I used it to install cable TV and drilled thousands and thousands of holes with it. It was a great drill and I eventually gave it away after buying a Makita, the tool ecosystem I use to this day.
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.
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!
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That's where my Ryobis? went she said she wasn't married! 😂 Jkjkkjk for real I wish I could find a woman like your wife she sounds amazing
Is she single..
My wife got me three blue Ryobi tools at a yard sale for 8 bucks each. That was 5 or ,6 years ago and they still work fine today. For the light use I give them, my Ryobis never have let me down!
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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.
Are you sure they weren't Ni-MH?
@@PANZERFAUST90 that could be too. I just know that even new they diddnt hold a charge very well.
@@63Turtle63 definitely
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 🤣
Yeah all they had to do was look back at unboxing footage. Haha 😅 had to give something one star, I guess? 🎉 🐨 🍔
This is one of my new all time favorite comments. Thank you good sir for the unexpectedly great laugh.
1 star out the box
@@mattrinne If it's bent out of the box then it's still a one star.
I came here to make this same comment.
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
I believe they are owned by Stanley Black and Decker now.
@@Amenhir1Yes they are owned by Stanley Black & Decker now
Its just the brand name now; all their original manufacturing got outsourced after they got bought out.
Porters been part of Stanley since 2004
Wouldn't say they're well, but they're still alive. PC has to compete with DeWalt even in Tractor Supply
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.
"and wife" lmfao
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Congratulations on keeping your marriage alive ❤
It is neat the new batteries work in the blue tools.
Congratulations on the marriage.
I got hitched in 04
Did the exact same and still have the same tools as you except the stapler (which broke) and the wife (which I upgraded to a newer model). Tools still work pretty well...new wife works great. 😜
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.
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.
Not as old but I got the drill and impact screw driver nearly 8 years ago, had some serious abuse over the years at home and commercial use and each battery and tool still work flawlessly the one+ range is certainly good value!
I bought that Ryobi saw to cut a gap in our sidewalk to install a drain system. It never gave me a problem. Best $69 I ever spent.
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.
I feel the same. After I bought a few Ryobi tools I was then committed to their battery line so kept buying more (all tool makers' intent , surely) and now have a great selection of Ryobi and I love all of them. But I use them as needed for home DIY, not 8hrs every day.
@@AimingWanderously This exactly!
Fully agree. Ryobi gets crapped on quite often but for the DIY'er Ryobi is good enough and the price point allows DIY'ers to buy more tools that they may otherwise not be able to afford. Milwaukee and the other brands are great tools but unless you are using them every day for work or hobbies, they aren't needed for the normal DIY type of person when Ryobi can do the job. My dad and myself have both bought into the Ryobi line of tools and the One + HP line is phenomenal and the One+ tools are good for those tools that you only use once in a while. Neither of us have had a tool fail to work or fail to do what we needed it to do.
Agreed.......
Finally bought an 18v Ryobi drill/driver with two 1.5ah Li-Ion batteries and it's perfect for my DIY requirements.
Was looking for 2ah or 4ah battery but 1.5 lasts for ages and I have a backup.
@@fabianmckenna8197 Yeah they work fine for a device that has on-demand 'here & there' power needs, like a drill/driver. Not so long lasting for a light or a fan.
Still have a set of blue tools. Amazingly enough, they still work. They live at home, and I use Milwaukee for work.
Scored a set of blue Ryobi tools and a battery and charger about 10 yrs ago at an estate sale, thats what got me started with them. Fifty buck for drill, small circular saw, flashlight, dust buster battery and charger. Drill did 8 years good service before dying. Now its a green one.
Porter Cable is still in business John. Thought you might like to know.
yep around here they are sold at the farm type stores like fleet farm and tractor supply are where i see them at.
@@steveherr450same! I always thought it was weird, but they are super cheap compared to Milwaukee and DeWalt.
Porter Cable was sold years ago to Stanley Black & Decker (2007?) who have basically parked the brand. Porter Cable as a company is long gone. Yes you can still buy some tools branded Porter Cable but it's just a label now. Although there have been some recent rumors that S B&D have plans on reviving the brand? We'll see.
@@1pcfred you can all the tools named porter cable they are sold at Menards, tractor supply and ace hardware yes they were bought by Stanley who also owns DeWalt. The tools are still manufactured today meaning the company is still around.
@@AnubisRLDD no Stanley Black & Decker is around. Porter Cable is just a brand name they own and use today. S B&D doesn't use the brand name much today either. That's caused some speculation what S B&D plans on doing with the name.
My first set of 18v tools was the kit of blue Ryobi tools that came in a bag and a great start. I still have all of them and they work! Those NiCd batteries were where they started. Once they changed to lithium I was locked into all 18v Ryobi tools and they have served me very well!
I don't think this was accurate. I definitely did not see Sam breathing on Corian for 30 seconds.
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.
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.
I believe from what I'm told, Ryobi hasn't changed their battery design so they can work with the old Ryobi blue tools from the old times
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I'll try it. I hope you're right.
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(?).
Probably a bit off topic, but: I saw a comment that made me laugh about "a guy started a trade and only could afford a Ryobi brand drill, so his boss took him to Home Depot/wherever, returned it and bought him a Milwaukee drill/driver kit" and the comment below was like: "I love my Ryobi tools, no one wants to steal them"... I literally busted out in laughter!
You should have sander races
This is exactly the kind of irresponsible tomfoolery we would expect from John! 😂 (I second this thought!)
I wanted to see a robot battle course set up between the Dewalt and the Ridgid
Bought a Ryobi Power Head 6 years ago and a couple of attachments. Have a half acre yard which can be like a jungle and that thing fires up every time easily and I couldn't be happier
The jack was twisted before it went under the swolled Mazda B Series.🧐
he tweaked it getting it out of the box💪
If you look at the 19:20 mark you can see that the jack is already bent coming right out of the box. You can also see it is bent when it is rolled under the truck before evening jacking. I don't know that jacking up the truck did that.
In South Africa you can still only buy the blue Ryobi.
The yellow ones aren't available locally at all. And probably have the worst reputation.
Are they the same as the old blue tools, or are they newer designs just in the old color?
Some companies use different colors in different countries. Milwaukee Packout is black instead of red in the UK, for example.
Some of them even have the same tool but with different brand names. Ridgid is AEG in Australia, for example.
@@gf2e honestly they appear to be the same. But I totally get what you're saying, and I have no real idea.
@@RoryVels One nifty detail about Ryobi and Ridgid: both of them kept the same battery connector when they switched from NiCd/NiMh to lithium ion.
Lithium ion batteries get damaged if you drain them too much. Newer tools will turn off when the voltage is low. But NiCd batteries don’t get damaged so older tools will just keep running.
Ryobi (and I’m pretty sure Ridgid) batteries actually turn off automatically *in the battery* so that the batteries can be used in older NiCd style tools. No other power tool battery does that.
@@gf2e we don't get Ridgid here. At the moment Einhell and Caterpillar are the two brands being heavily promoted by the large chain store
John, get us some over-glasses Shop Shades!
I love this series, as useful as user reviews are, there's a LOT of them that you just can't trust(some people have some really odd expectations sometimes)
Sam was killing me with the Napoleon Dynamite breath😂
When I was in my '20s, the calendar was in it's 90s. The internet existed, but it was new. Nobody was checking the internet to look for reviews before making a purchase, that's for sure.
No matter, I'm sure I owned every product that would today get one star. I was young, I was broke, I was trying to beat the system... And I was replacing tools every couple of years.
I learned the hard way. You kids today can learn the easy way, if you just listen. Wait an extra paycheck before buying the tool. Save up for the tool. The old saying is "buy once cry once."
At 54 I now have a closet full of DeWalt XR power tools that will last me the rest of my life.
This is not true with every product on the market. But when it comes to power tools, it usually is: if it's cheap, there's probably a reason for that.
This man is risking his life for our entertainment!
Keep it up John! :)
I’ve used my 3/8 inch ryobi on everything. Lawn mower, car, bike. It does a solid job for most small to medium jobs. Lowkey the first tool I go to grab off my rack when doing work.
Although I do know if you don’t use the One+ battery it does have less power, so a lot of people probably stuck reg batteries rather than the One+ batteries
I have a very recent and fond memory of freezing my ass off on top of MD11 wing, begging and pleading with that exact Milwaukee heat gun to please shrink some heat shrink so I can go back inside where it's warm and dry. Somehow the heat gun could not put out enough heat to even warm my hand, yet the metal nozzle was scalding hot.
I have the Ryobi Heat gun and use it exclusively for heat shrink and solder melt shrink wiring terminals. I have had no performance issues with it in 4 years. Runtime depends on battery size. I have used it to heat and remove the vinyl coating on a steel exterior door.
I had a blue Ryobi drill press. The first time I used it one of the black knobs broke off the handle (the locking clip at the metal rod to knob cracked under VERY little pressure). I called Ryobi's 800 number, got a lovely woman with a southern drawl (❤❤❤) and she sent me 3 more knobs for free.
The rest the knobs kept breaking the same as the first and I used that press for 15 years without knobs on the handles until I sold it second hand and it's still running to this day... knobless.
….whoever edits for you is a major cinephile, and I appreciate it.
I had a blue ryobi mitre saw. After probably a million cuts she died. It wouldn’t turn off and at that point I retired her. Loved it and made me lots of side money. My battery tools are all lime green ryobi now and they’ve never let me down!
I get it, Sam. I have a 2003 Ford Ranger. It is a top tier truck. I would never trade for a $70,000 pavement princess.
If you look closely at the portion of the video with the jack you can see the left front wheel isn’t level with the ground before you even start using it. So it looks like it was already bent before you used it.
My Ryobi palm router did the same thing; wouldn't turn off unless I unplugged it after two weeks! I bought it in a 5 tool bundle and Home Depot refused to exchange it unless I returned all 5 tools. I was a loyal Ryobi customer, because I am stuck in the battery platform, but it will be my last Ryobi tool. The rest of the tools work great. Also, great and fun video!
I have the old 14.4 cordless ryobi saw and drill set. I used the drill for sheet rock all day for days. the saw for cutting plywood for hours on hours depending on batteries and never had issues. Works great and has worked great for years. Have not bought any of the newer stuff but the old blue's worked great and the price was great
I have an older porter cable skill saw, saws all, jig saw and orbital sander and for the price I paid back then, I’m still happy with them
3:11 thank you for that caption at this moment. I got a good laugh.
I have a "blue" Ryobi battery run circular saw, jig saw, router, and drill. Still running great. All of my bench top tools are Ryobi blue too. All still running strong. I do have an older yellow driver that is still holding up.
I own 2 of these tools (Ryobi circular saw and Ridgid Sander). No major complaints with either one.
This is the only random orbital sander I've ever used and I just accepted all the negatives in the reviews as common to RO sanders.
Circular saw is just a convenience as I have a good table saw for straight cuts.
I remember buying a ryobi blue 1/4 impact back when an impact was like 300 bucks. Showed it to a guy who never seen an impact before. Blew his mind. Those blue impacts changed everything
I actually bought a used 10" blue Ryobi miter saw from a patient of mine for $50. I messed up the arm that controls the blade shroud, so I have to be extra careful to adjust it manually. It works great and is accurate though. Best 50 bones I ever spent.
Just a few days ago, I was actually eyeing the jack for my little truck. I'm glad I noticed this first.
They're legitimately dangerous. And this is coming from someone that uses sketchy stuff all the time.
I use the Milwaukee heat gun daily for electrical heat shrink applications. It works great for field work. Yes, I have to carry 7 batteries and a charger for all of my tools; however, it gets the job done.
My first cordless tools was a blue Ryobi kit. I still have them. The batteries and charger have all died and been replaced with LiIon ones but they still work. I use the circular saw regularly still. The drill has seen better days, but i did a lot of work with those tools over 20 years.
Have had a blue Ryobi drill for going on probably 20 years, and still going. I've got newer Ryobi tools as well and some Dewalt, but when I just need to drill something quick, old Blue comes out for the job.
My blue Ryobi tools still work! Except for the cordless drill. However, it did last for quite a while. I still use the circular saw, table saw, router, and recip saw. No issues to report.
I am totally team blue Ryobi. The main reason I stuck with Ryobi for all these years is because even when they went to lithium batteries, the old the batteries fit the new tools and the new batteries fit the old tools and nothing was ever wasted...
I still have a couple blue Ryobi tools that still work with the new OnePlus lithium batteries...
You said drop a comment if you remember blue ryobi, so here's my contribution LOL.
Side note, I have that exact same corded Ryobi saw and I just can't use it because it feels like it's left-handed or something I don't know it just feels wrong... Never had the trigger stick on me but I also haven't really used it much...
Blue Ryobi was the first kit I ever bought all the way back in 2006. Just used the blue drill again today (8/12/24) to drill a pilot hole to mount a tv in my shop. Still use the blue air compressor, recip saw, circular saw, and I would still use the flashlight if I could find a replacement bulb. Long story short, John…I fucks with Ryobi!🙋🏼♂️
However, the OG yellow stick box batteries have not survived…
I have that ridgid sander. It eats batteries at full speed, but turning it down to 3 seems to make it not only remove material faster, but also the batteries last faar longer. Aside from being non-ergonomic it’s a great sander for the price.
As a Porter Cable fan and owning Porter cable tools I’ve had zero problems with any of their tools . Sad to hear about the brand closing
Porter cable is still around. I have a few of their nail and Brad nail guns. Battery and air powered. One of my Brad nail battery powered guns broke. They rushed out an new one. Free of charge. And it was 5 years old. They been very reliable for me.
I still have a few blue Ryobi. The 1/4” impact works like new after 15 years. 1/2 drill only has one speed left but keeps going. I’ve used them on the job as a shop iron worker and at home.
I literally still use a blue Ryobi quite often. Thing has been abused to hell and back and is 20 years old or w/e and still works like a champ.
4:00 make them race to see how long it takes each to shrink some heat shrink.... like an actual test of the tool doing what it's meant to do😂😂
“I ain’t no lift truck, I ain’t no stranger, I know that truck, it’s a Ford F’ing Ranger!”😂
Old ryobi blue tools were my first cordless stuff i could afford in the 90s and will always have a soft spot. I do think you cant beat ryobi 1 stuff for diy. One battery eco system is a great idea
Once he pulled out that Ridgid sander I was so damn excited to comment. The battery doesn’t sit correctly in that sander and the vibration and noise is insane. That was the first Ridgid tool I was flat out disappointed by.
I still have a blue Ryobi 10 inch miter saw. I've had it for over 20 years now, and it still works like new. I've also got an old school Ryobi planer from the 80's back when it was made in Japan. That also still works like new.
John today: I love reading 1☆ reviews.
John tomorrow: Why does my Shop Shades have a bunch if 1☆ reviews saying "notice me sempai?"
My only blue Ryobi, was a corded drill/driver which I bought for doing face frames, and they were the only manufacturer still selling corded drill/drivers with a clutch. Battery life on the battery tool didn’t work well in heat yet, and I was in Vegas. Milwaukee, Bosch, and others catalogs listed corded drill/drivers with clutches, but none of them were actually shipping them.
To add to the jack segment, it was on a solid concrete surface, on flat ground. So the best possible conditions, I can see how that jack could easily fail in the wild, on even the slightest uneven conditions.
The body bent on a simple up and down, now image a slight side slope of ground as well, that jack would have buckled.
I own the ridged sander, and it’s pretty much accurate, my 9ah octane battery gives me 10-15 minutes of runtime. And it loves to run away. It’s like it has a mind of its own. No matter what I do it just Jolts away.
I've been using my blue Ryobi, tools going on 20 years. Sure, the original batteries are long dead, but they work with the modern batteries, so no complaints here.
My dad has a blue Ryobi skill saw, that's my age (or older; I'm not sure the year he bought it). It still runs great and I use it all the time.
Two things first I have the rigid sander and vibrates a lot, but it does what it’s supposed to do second thing the Jack was bent before you even used it. You could see the wheel off the ground.
I still own a Blue Ryobi cordless drill, and the battery. The batter is long dead, but the drill still works. It is not the new brushless so it smells pretty bad when used, likely needs new brush contacts. Best part is it uses the same battery format as all the new Ryobi tools.
I'm a professional handyman and I still use a blue Ryobi drill and impact, my blue circular saw just crapped out on me so I had to replace that but I already have a newer set of drill and driver that I use when I have a second worker with me and plan to replace the blue ones when they crap out on me but they are atill going good and I use them all the time, even mixed concrete, drywall mud, self level and other things with the drill and its still going.
I’ve had that saw for years. Works great. Much better than the skil it replaced.
Seeing the $150 price tag on the Milwaukee heat gun, with no battery, makes me quite happy I bought mine from harbor freight for less than $20.
I had the 18v 5-1/2 circular saw from a cheap Ryobi tool kit, the best thing to do is toss out the factory blade and buy a Diablo one. You'll notice less bogging down and the cut quality increases.
I had the blue Ryobi set circular saw, reciprocating saw,flashlight and drill and if I remember correctly the tools worked ok but the batteries lasted about 2 weeks and wouldn't charge again lol it's amazing how far battery powered tools have came
I have a blue Ryobi miter saw (inherited from my dad). Preset stops and markings are slightly off, so I have to manually check and set. It works well enough that I can't justify investing in a new one. Yet.
Still have a blue Ryobi impact, 20+ years and still kicking. Also have a blue Ryobi jobsite tablesaw that gets the work done.
All my Blue Ryobi's still work until yesterday the Curcular saw smoked on me. After MANY years, Cuts and Blades. I started with the Ni-cad batteries too.
Hey John, Home Depot Hardware Associate here. I still have an entire set of Blue Ryobi tools that are older than me, still work great! Have the portable table saw and everything.
I still have blue ryobi tools that work. The circ saw is fine, just a small blade, the drill is dead, the recipe saw still works fine, and the little vacuum still works when I can buy filters.
The first tool I purchased in college was blue Ryobi drill for putting together student furniture and hanging pictures on the wall. The damn thing was amazing until the battery just DIED and refused to hold a charge for more than 10 minutes of use.
I got the old blue combo set with circ. saw, drill, & light on sale at one of the big box stores long ago. They helped me build a shed and did quite a few other projects. The saw eventually broke. I don't remember what happened to the drill. The light I never used. For the cost they were actually fine, but newer tools have gotten a lot better.
In October 2004, the Pentair Tools Group - comprising Porter-Cable, Delta Machinery, DeVilbiss Air Power, and others - was purchased by Black & Decker, now Stanley Black & Decker. Porter-Cable is headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. Manufacturing in the United States has mostly ceased; tools are now made primarily in Mexico and China. 16:47
The very first power tool set I ever got was the blue Ryobi jobsite set. I'm in IT and was having to do construction stuff for new offices, so my boss set me loose with my corporate Home Depot card in 2004 and that's what I ended up with. He let me keep it after I left, and it served me well for years afterward. I've since upgraded to DeWalt, but I still have some nostalgia for the blue Ryobi tools. My 17-year-old still uses the Ryobi stuff as a beginner electrician and carpenter almost 20 years later.
LOL the Milwaukie heat gun works just fine, the one stars are because people try to use one of the non-"red lithium" batteries under the 9ah on it. It eats power, I run a 12ah on it, and it heats up just fine, I get about a hour run time. To note I build 3 wire and 5 wire kits for cars (12v high amperage systems)
It also does a lot better with heat shrink, if you use the stepdown nozzle for it.
my dad used to use blue milwaukee tools. i remember a dremel by them being his main tool for helping me build matchbox cars for cub scouts. good memories
There ought to be Sander races.
I STILL have my blue 18v Ryobi drill! I also have the neon yellow/green/whatever drill. You cannot make me believe the new green one is stronger or tougher than the blue! Now, because the blue one is an old man, it doesn't get used as much as it used to, but if I have a bigger project, I'm TOTALLY grabbing for the blue one.
When palm nailers leak air, rust depress the tip on something let it run for a second and it stops leaking. Every brand palm nailer I’ve used has done that.
Never had experience with blue Ryobi, but when I was younger, my moms boyfriend of the time had a grey Ryobi leaf blower with the red logo and that thing ran like a tank for a long time. It was a and heald blower and leaf vac and had a super nice capacity mulch bag. It did eventually die, and he replaced it with a troybuilt. That piece of garbage didn't even come close to the Ryobi.
porter cable still makes tools ( primarily cordless) but now is exclusive to Tractor Supply Company. I used to have several Porter Cable tools, and they were pretty good. after the house fire, I have been very limited in tool replacement, so even after 28 years I still do not have a very complete tool collection.
I've still got blue Ryobi 4x36 belt sander and a a drum sander. Lots of iron in those things, and they're both going strong after 25 years. But back then, Ryobi's purpose in life wasn't to just be the cheap option in someone's "good better best" scheme. There was a pretty big range of quality and price.
I still have my old blue ryobi drill and halogen light. They still work well. I am happy to see that the current Ryobi One batteries work on the older tools as well.
I own a 30 year old Ryobi ariable speed router. I use it to this day as my router for leveling wood with my router sled. It's a hoss and runs a 2" leveing blade like butter.
my dad has been a hardcore ryobi man my entire life. those blue tools bring me back to those childhood days of getting screamed at covered in sheetrock dust while i was just trying to help 😂
I remember when Ryobi was getting rid of their corded blue drills, one of the cheapest you could buy with metal gears they were on clearance for less than 20 i bought 4 drills all still working.
My 2005 blue Ryobi drill is still in heavy use. It's torn up, but still 100% functional. Thinking back at all the things I've built with it, it's staggering.
Blue Ryobi corded Circular Saw owner here. Was one of my first power tool to own. Still in it's chunky hard box case. Still use it when the project I'm working on won't work on the table saw or chop saw.
i still use my blue Ryobi impact, drill, circular saw, sander, palm router and dust buster on the regular!!! the reciprocating died 2 yrs ago with an off brand battery in it... the set was a fathers day gift from my wife 20 yrs ago!! i have built 2 houses and an insane amount of other projects with these tools!! GOAT TOOLS.
I was literally looking at that jack a couple days ago for my small truck. Good thing I saw this first. 😮
I still have and use: blue yellow Ryobi, reciprocating saw, drill, hammer drill, & mouse sander. They have far outlived a DeWalt & Ridgid drill.
11:00 What you're feeling is called (if I remember the name correctly) the conservation of angular momentum. It means that the motor is rotating a pretty hefty flywheel.
My 18v hammer drill blue ryobi was my first power tool I bought myself as an adult. I used it to install cable TV and drilled thousands and thousands of holes with it. It was a great drill and I eventually gave it away after buying a Makita, the tool ecosystem I use to this day.
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.