Good news! The Devour sweeper may not actually be discontinued. It's not available for sale anywhere official, but Ryobi's website has it listed as "coming soon" to Home Depot. I don't know what coming soon means on a thing they've already been selling for years, but it's a glimmer of hope. www.ryobitools.com/products/details/33287175499
Hey Robert I have a question about the Yugo are you getting aftermarket parts are you getting parts set would come from the factory like New Old stock parts just wondering
Yes, I could do with getting one of those for the growlery (as seen in Bleak House by Dickens) I tend to call mine the angel grinder or the crap welding disguising tool.
@@soberhippie Angry grinders are truly terrifying things - I'm almost scared to touch mine again after I shattered a cutting disc the very first time I used it.
Naturally. Exposure to tools stirs the primal urge to buy more tools. Bit too many times 💸 Does your currently sunny southeast corner of London have a Home Despot?
@@mjc0961 I did the same and if anything the LEDs have been brighter BUT this is the third set I bought, the first two were total garbage and either looked like side lights or were not even across the cluster. The third set do give a close enough to 360 effect so it works and bonus of that is it's not blinding because it doesn't have any that shine directly at the lens (which in my car is just coloured plastic, not fresnel lensed)
@@NaokisRC The main problem with LEDs usually isn't brightness but focus/aim. A lot of the times they end up blinding other drivers instead of properly focusing light on the road. Probably not as big a deal without the Fresnel lens and aiming it towards the back also helps a lot.
I see we have the same mantra of buying tools. Step one: Buy a 10" angle grinder because you need to cut up two pavement slabs for the back yard. Step two: Now you have a 10" angle grinder. Just in case you need it. You probably won't, except for those 1-2 times a year you need to cut someting slightly bigger. But you have it.
Yes, the whole "I need this specialized tool to make something not take an entire day or longer, so I bought it, used it for that one time, and now I have it in case I need it"
I bought the Black + Decker equivalent on a whim a while back, and it has proven surprisingly useful during an ongoing bathroom remodel--particularly when we decided to go with paneling that screwed to the wall, and the grown-up drill-drivers were punching the heads right through the paneling. :)
I agree, I have the same thing, as well as the Ryobi drills he has as well, and I find myself using the little Milwaukee for most just.. driving.. and the Ryobi for any actually drilling.
Given your prediliction for extremely odd machines, I'm surprised you haven't found yourself needing a set of Whitworth wrenches. Not quite metric, not quite SAE, ALL British!
I have Whitworth tools for my Landy, it's a confusing version of Imperial It's still measured using fractions of an inch (e.g. 1/4, 3/8) but the sizes are different. A 1/4" Imperial is different to a 1/4" Whitworth
@@lr_s3102 there’s a really easy method for dealing with the whitworth to imperial conversion for old British vehicles. Take all your whitworth wrenches, double the nominal size, next divide by 1.3, finally, take the wrenches and the Land Rover and throw them in the dumpster.
The 3D printer thing is spot on. You get one, have to justify buying it for the handful of things you initially got it for, make like 50 decorative prints with intermittent useful ones like conveniences and upgrades, and run out of things to print in 2-3 months until you either learn to make stuff or just say "ah to heck with it" and make more decorative stuff as desired. The new justification midway is all those filaments and colors. You can easily spend more than the printer on that.
Same. What is worse is deciding you want to change the color of the mods you made. I went from Black to Blue to Orange. I recently got a Creality Halot-One resin printer and designed and printed a 2.5 inch duct to vent the fumes outside.
My buddy has a 3d printer, and every year he has his daughter pick out a filament for her birthday, with the idea that instead of buying her a toy for her birthday she chooses her favorite color and he makes her virtually any toy she wants until the filament runs out.
Wow. I wish I had known about those Bendpak things 20 years ago, and that I had the means to get a set now for my father, who will be 70 next year and could really use an alternative to the old floor-jack-and-jackstands shuffle every time he has to do something under a vehicle (which is often because he's that kind of guy). Edit to add: Upon review, god damn. Sentence structure, what is it?!
As wonderful as your tool tour has been, I'm mostly intrigued by the paper hanging on the door at the 19:32 mark, where "Blink Blonk" is crossed out, but "Stance" and "Speedo" are still listed. I look forward to the video where you explore different stances, in a Speedo. Blink blonk, indeed. :)
I believe that's in reference to his Yugo. He fixed the turn signals (blink blonk) but still needs to adjust the front wheels (stance) and get the speedometer (speedo) working.
First of all, nobody wants to see Robert in a speedo. Second, that is from the Yugo project. A fact that all of us regular viewers recognize instantly.
@@ModelA My apologies. I didn't realize I should have directed my question to you, as the spokesperson for the channel, it seems, since you know that "nobody" wants to see him in a Speedo. I suppose it's a common mistake for those of us who are not "regular viewers". :|
Bosch is nice, and you can actually buy parts. I work at a hardware store, and Bosch machines rarely come in defective, but when they do, Bosch will actually repair then under warranty. Broken Ryobi tool on the other hand come in all the time, and are just thrown away. The quality is just too low imo.
Thank you SO MUCH! I tweeted at you and you responded. Gave me info on tools. Then this wonderful thing came out and you’ve made my decisions MUCH easier. I’m so excited to do this brake job on my GF’s car. Thank you so much for your videos.
Having bought the 1 gallon portable aircompressor for small work/vehicle jobs, I somehow ended up with a bunch of neon green tools. Am actually pleased with how good they are. I kinda regret not getting one of the 40v push mowers when I bought my house, but that's in the future.
I bought one this year. Great mower, nice and quiet in comparison to a gas mower, but they don't like wet or damp grass all that much. If you can, wait for them to come back on promotion. I got a free leaf blower when I got mine.
about your free power supply. I've heard of this happening. An otherwise unscrupulous seller (or I suppose one trying to build some reputability), typically from China, will send unrequested items to an address, thus generating a verified delivery. This bumps them up on the Amazon foodchain. A couple years ago, there was a huge number of people talking about being sent packages of unrequested seeds. I guess they've moved on to other things.
This reminds me of a friend that was getting shipped random electronics from Amazon a while back. At one point she'd gotten an M.2 SSD which I think went for about 200 bucks for no clear reason, she didn't even have a computer to put it in at the time, eventually just sold it.
This allows them to write their own review with verified purchase stamped on the review. Not a fan of amazon allowing the reviews to go unchecked as in positive reviews mentioning something not related to the product
I had curiosity. I love seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing about tools. I love tools! I love to see what tools you have. Thank you, for showing us your tools.
One concern about Direct Tools Outlets is that many of the tools you buy from their may be discontinued or discontinuing soon, so be wary of investing in a new tool+battery system as those batteries could end up being discontinued soon and never available again.
@@888johnmac You're joking, right? I hope. You can buy air tools today and give them to your great grandchild. Every tool in this video will be totally obsolete in 10 years;. As for power, nothing beats air. Corded tools cannot hold a candle to air (because good air tools require a large 240v compressor) If you're going to complain about money, well, cheap air tools are cheaper and dude has a lift and air-conditioned shop (not even a garage, the thing is enormous)
@@tarstarkusz Considering how many of his tools are cordless, including some that frankly don't need to be like the soldering station, it might be a matter of preference more than anything.
Great video with honest opinions. You make some great observations on power and usability of some of the tools. Also you pointed out the exact reason I have avoided buying a 3D printer. My house would be full of 3D printed EVERYTHING
If I wanted to jump into the ryobi ecosystem, Id probably just walk out the side door of my house, and grab one of my fathers. That brushless impact, Thats a great tool. Broke the crank bolt free of the pully of my riding mowers engine.
I bought my Ryobi 21" 40V lawnmower in 2018 and it had the grace to drop its motor along with a chunk of the body, a month before the warranty was up. The replacement is absolutely lovely.
I got a back brace like that, but more weird. It arrived on its own from Amazon, fully addressed to me specifically. I asked everyone I could think of if they ordered it and had it shipped to me by mistake, but no one did.
That was… sublime. Alex’s videos are the only other 30+ minute videos on a mundane topic I can enjoy. Ryobi… I have a collection acquired over the past few years (lawn mower, leaf blower, weed eater). My 40V 5amp battery died suddenly a few weeks ago. I wrote to Ryobi and asked if I could use a 4amp battery (I never use a single charge in Z weeks worth of lawn care despite have a ¼ acre lot). They emailed right back, and despite my battery being beyond the warranty limit, they sent me a brand new 40v 5 amp battery! They were generous, kind, quick, and very professional! I have RIGID tools as well (drills, shop vac. etc). But I can say that Ryobi’s customer service was top notch.
I'm also into Ryobi. Why Ryobi, well I had no tools, I saw a combo and I've been buying their stuff because it all works with the same batteries. Also got the soldering station because I needed one, and they had one that worked with the battery and bonus, you can plug that one in as well. Assuming they sell the small glue gun here (Canada, also Home Depot exclusive) I might get one.
You are Ryobi's target market. Consumers who have no point of reference and hence no experience in anything better. Ask people who own "higher end" brands and they will say that Ryobi tools are "chintzy"... to me they just feel like cheap rubbish, gutless and flimsy like they would break if you gave them any stress. I own a few 18V Ryobi, most have broken during use, rather than worn out, and have been replaced with better devices. Actually, now I think about it the only 18V Ryobi that I own that still works is one battery charger (the other one is dead). The 18V batteries are also REALLY poor, since the BMS kills the first cell in the pack so you have to buy a complete new one (I refuse to buy any more of their shit). And Ryobi 18V aren't really that cheap anyway, so I reckon there's better choices.
@@johncoops6897 my stepdad dropped a ranger on his sawzall that was on fire 7 times and it was fine, wasn't even the nice brushless tools. Never had a ryobi battery fail, although the 40v batteries are complete shit.
This description felt very therapeutic. You poured at us all your tool-related pain and all your tool-related joy. Now you can happily chunk broken tools in the recycle and live again
I normally don't comment, just silently judge, but this video was great so here you go, a boost to your engagement and hopefully mood! You previously talked about the 0-turn in one of the videos with your chickens and now you're teasing us with a dedicated video again... Really looking forward to it 😊
We don't watch just because of the subject matter, we watch because it's you. You're entertaining as hell no matter what you're talking about. Keep up the fantastic work!
I was just recommended this video and I'm not into working on cars and have never seen your channel, but I'll check out more of your videos! You seem like a cool, genuine guy!
You do get into an ecosystem with cordless tools. I am in the Ryobi ecosystem, more expensive here in Australia but isn't everything. The finger sander is a great thing. We use the hand vac as a kitchen vacuum, so much better than the weak ones sold for the purpose, and with a 1.5 Ah battery, not heavy. The inflator/deflator is another thing I recommend. From pumping up my Van tyres to 75 psi, to inflating and deflating a pool lounger, it's terrific!
Aug 2021: Of the 18V Ryobi tools used since 2017, my most useful so far are the telescoping chain saw, oscillating tool, and impact wrench. Sure, the hammer drill works well too. :)
Thanks to your channel i've learned if a tool works, Then it works and name brands mean nothing being they are just mass produce in (often) the same factory. Thank you.
I have never watched one of your videos. I generally ignore new tool stuff and videos this long. I found this very inforative and I agree with you on many shared experiences with the same tools. Thumbs up for sure.
I'm an 18 year old that has known nothing but cars for my entire life. I absolutely love working on them, and I love working on mine. I'm definitely gonna keep that Ryobi Mini drill/impact set in mind, because I have the skill to fix stuff, just need the tools to do it lol. Great video, please keep it up!
I feel like people don't talk about your thumbnails enough, but I really like them. they're enticing, fun, distinctive, and make me want to watch the video without being misleading :)
I am always entertained with your videos. I am not in a place anywhere near your capacity to do stuff, and I am humbled by the huge volume of stuff that you do, along with making entertaining videos about it. That you come across as genuine is a HUGE attractor. Huge, Bigly, Vast.
Cool tip for frugal or classical mechanic. Go to a thrift store or look in classified for dressers and other furniture. Then put wheels on the bottom. Boop, mobile storage. Worked great with sewing machine, fabrics, and the such for the wife. Also shop has beautiful wood stained tool storage.
I'm glad I found your channel a few years ago. It was a vid about your homemade campervan shell. It seemed uninteresting for a minute or two ... until your sense of humour kicked in. Have been watching every vid ever since.
Nice start with the Ryobi, I use their yard tools also, made me lol. Tool cart is the only way to go. I try to only go to my big tool box maybe 5% of the time each day as a professional mechanic.
Excellent video Robert. Entertaining and informative as always. A little arm chair quarterbacking here……I’m a retired sparktrician and it sounds a little odd that sparky number 1 did not do a five minute assessment of your house/shop service before adding a heavy load to an already loaded up service. My personal tool hierarchy, Good stuff in the service truck, Milwaukee, Klein, and so forth, no so good in my own shop, Rigid, harbor freight etc, tool bench in basement, dollar bin crap, no name Menards. Gotta the have the good stuff to work with all day every day but not necessarily for hanging curtain rods or working on Yugos. (Sorry. Couldn’t resist)
I bought a Ryobi set back in 2006, They are still kickin' and use the same battery. I love them. Thanks for the review of other Ryobi tools, as I've been interested about many of them.
That is the same reason why I went with them; I have a couple of their 'blue and yellow' color tools from the old days of Ni-Cad batteries, and with one exception, they still run just fine. (that one exception was the oldest drill I had, which I literally smoked trying to bore a hole through a stump I was trying to pull.)
You just seriously reminded me of Tim Taylor hawking Binford tools. Especially when you note the deficiencies. Acknowledging deficiencies is the mark of a true tool aficionado.
my dad is a (semi-retired) professional cabinet maker, and most of his stuff is bosch and makita, but when it came to us getting our own tools for around-the-house stuff, ryobi was the brand he pointed us towards, as the best quality for DIY tool money. they're reasonably light which is good for mum's arthritic hands, and as a bonus we can use the same batteries for our drill-driver and the lawnmower and whipper-snipper! unfortunately the big set of drill and drive bits we got for that drill are nearly useless because they're far too soft, which was pretty disappointing as dad thought they were the best we could get before moving into the pro brands. we'll replace them eventually with something better once we finish destroying them.
THIS- the brushless angry grinder will gulp down a 3Ah HP+ battery in no time; I feed mine the 6 Ah ones and it does what I need it to do without complaint.
I agree 100% about the lift. Before I had my hoist all I could think about was how easy the job would be if I had a hoist, now I don’t even think about it! I bought a 10,000 lbs Wheeltronics 2 post hoist used for $1800 cdn and it was $600 cdn to install it, very reasonable. I did do my own electrical, pretty easy.
Blow molder tool cases are useful for specialty tools, but you cannot tell what they are on a shelf as the labels are only on the top. PAINT PEN. Mark the ends of those things! So much easier to find now. Also, lateral office cabinets are fantastic with the lids. I have several with drawers below and shelves with lids/covers on top. Strong, not horribly expensive, and really clean up a space. They also serve the function of hiding my glasses I know I just had in hand a few minutes ago.
I’ve owned Ryobi tools for over 25 years and I feel the same way. Their first blower didn’t last long, but the new 2 speed high volume QUIET blower, I’d put up against the best gas ones. My Sears half inch drive niCad battery drill is about 20 years and still working. For the price and quality, Ryobi can’t be beat. And in conclusion; Great Video
Thanks for talking about them! I've been looking for more info on entry level tools. Not enough people talk about their tools in a "real" way. You telling me: "This is alright here, not so alright there" (Or something to that effect) Can be more useful than a pile of statistics you get on many tool review channels. The info is appreciated!
11:12 I actually have the PCL500 5.5" circular saw, and I love the thing. Sure it's not the sort of tool you want for ripping full sheets of 3/4" plywood, but it is great for laminate flooring planks and trim work. I've also used it for chopping up Dricore subfloor tiles for a basement project. For transparency's sake, I bought it used off of eBay for half the price of new and installed a 100 tooth finish/OSB blade.
Funny thing, I am currently designing a case for the ender3s main logic board, the lcd and a rpi4. I moved all the components outside of a "printing chamber" I quickly hacked together from two ikea "LACK" qube tables and some acrylic sheets as sidewalls. It is just astonishing how good this works to keep the temperature constant while printing.
I have a few Ryobi tools, a mini impact, leaf blower, and hedge trimmer. They are decent enough but when I had to make a massive tool investment for my Scout restoration project I settled on Dewault and they have been very good to me. I do have that same Milwaukee cordless ratchet since Dewault doesnt make one, that thing is incredibly useful. I also bought a full set of the tite-reach extensions the first time I saw your video with them and they have saved countless hours of frustration.
This is why I like you. For some reason it seems like a lot of technical youtubers have all sorts of big tools and equipment and then they use some stupid hand tool like a hacksaw. Like they can't buy a $40 Harbor Freight sawzall, but they can buy several thousand dollar metal lathes and Bridgeports.
I bought that same Ryobi kit with the drill and driver to replace some stuff that came in one of those combo kits, love them, best buy in a long time, now all I need is a new recip saw, again to replace one that came in a kit when Ryobi was still blue
We just picked up a 21in brushless push snow blower yesterday, as our old Craftsman gas snow blower didn't want to start again, and I was too lazy to spend another half hour figuring it out. It's our first 40v tool, and I've already messaged a seller to buy some used ones with batteries (a (lower end) leaf blower, string trimmer, expand-it head, 2 6ah batteries, and a charger all for $175 asking price!) I've got quite a few of their 18v tools. The main ones I use being that 600ft-lb brushless impact wrench, and a brushed impact driver. Last year I bought a used brushless string trimmer and hedge trimmer. As well as a new circular saw (I forget what size. Was rarely gonna use it anyways, and just got it cause of some deal Home Depot had at the time) I was interested in some of their USB lithium tools. But I don't think I'll get any. If the 40v string trimmer is brushless and has a variable speed trigger, I'll resell the 18v one. If it's brushed and/or has a switch as the trigger, then I'mm stick with the 18v one, and resell that. But I'mma hang onto the expand-it head, to see if I can find an edger attachment for it. I use the string trimmer as an edger, but it's not perfect of course.
"what do you give a person that has everything?, a place to keep everything" dude, that just opened my eyes, now io know exactly what kind of gif give to my dad, a toolbox with wheels.
I've been using ryobi tools for years hanging gutters and have been really happy with them I've even meat a ryobi sales rep who has helped me out with some specialized bits I'll keep my ryobi tools over most other brands
Loved the video Robert being a bit of a Tool......er Tool Nut myself. I even have a full set of Whitworth sockets and wrenches from way back when I was working on old British Motor Cycles, not had a lot of use over the past 40 years.
In case you did not know, you should not turn a lathe on without anything in the chuck. There is a chance it could throw a jaw out if its not clamped on to a piece of material.
Team Green over here checking in. Sometimes the tools you have are the tools you got for your wedding in 2010, and that's how we became a Ryobi Family!
The best tool you have there is the space, and a roof. Trying to do anything outside on a sloping driveway, or more frequently, waiting a month for a rain free weekend sucks!
Two tools that I didn’t spot in this video, but I have quite recently acquired; cordless die grinder (with decent tips). Man this thing makes deburring, chamfering and grinding down inside corner welds amazingly easy, if you can stand the shower of hot metal chips all over your body and the workshop. Second tool is a cordless metal cutting circular saw. This thing chews through thick and thin metal like it’s no problem. With a rail you can cut up sheet metal. With a speed square you can cut 100x100x10mm angle iron in a few seconds. You just have to put up with a shower of burning metal flakes all over your body and shop…. Is this a theme..?! 😎👍🏻👍🏻
Good news! The Devour sweeper may not actually be discontinued. It's not available for sale anywhere official, but Ryobi's website has it listed as "coming soon" to Home Depot. I don't know what coming soon means on a thing they've already been selling for years, but it's a glimmer of hope. www.ryobitools.com/products/details/33287175499
Oh, I thought this would be something about the Dacia Sandero
nice to see a new vid mate still love the intro! and im kinda still waitin for the mower vid , keep going bro love you
I don't know, I am still waiting for the second Buckaroo Banzai movie.
Looks like we got it in Canada this time already. I think they made it part of the ONE+ HP line this time
Hey Robert I have a question about the Yugo are you getting aftermarket parts are you getting parts set would come from the factory like New Old stock parts just wondering
"Anger Grinder" is definitely accurate
Yep. That is how I release my anger in my shop. I just edit that out of my videos.
Yes, I could do with getting one of those for the growlery (as seen in Bleak House by Dickens) I tend to call mine the angel grinder or the crap welding disguising tool.
I call it an angry grinder. That and nothing else
*aggressively grinds paint random car
@@soberhippie Angry grinders are truly terrifying things - I'm almost scared to touch mine again after I shattered a cutting disc the very first time I used it.
I want to buy more tools Now
Well I certainly didn't expect to see you here. Why hello.
Wow! It's Plainly Difficult.
Maybe Robert is storing some plutonium in his shop. =D
U can never have to many
Just want to say. I love your videos.
Naturally. Exposure to tools stirs the primal urge to buy more tools. Bit too many times 💸
Does your currently sunny southeast corner of London have a Home Despot?
"it doubles as a heat pump"
I see why Alec likes you
I got it
I dunno, Alec may not like him anymore after the last video where he put LED replacement bulbs in his car designed for incandescent bulbs. 😋
@@mjc0961 TRUE
@@mjc0961 I did the same and if anything the LEDs have been brighter BUT this is the third set I bought, the first two were total garbage and either looked like side lights or were not even across the cluster. The third set do give a close enough to 360 effect so it works and bonus of that is it's not blinding because it doesn't have any that shine directly at the lens (which in my car is just coloured plastic, not fresnel lensed)
@@NaokisRC The main problem with LEDs usually isn't brightness but focus/aim. A lot of the times they end up blinding other drivers instead of properly focusing light on the road. Probably not as big a deal without the Fresnel lens and aiming it towards the back also helps a lot.
I love that "My other car is a Trabant" sticker on the Yugo.
I'd love to see that sticker if he ever gets a Lada.
@@Dcc357 Your wish is now one step closer to being granted!
I see we have the same mantra of buying tools.
Step one: Buy a 10" angle grinder because you need to cut up two pavement slabs for the back yard.
Step two: Now you have a 10" angle grinder. Just in case you need it. You probably won't, except for those 1-2 times a year you need to cut someting slightly bigger. But you have it.
Yes, the whole "I need this specialized tool to make something not take an entire day or longer, so I bought it, used it for that one time, and now I have it in case I need it"
Same here
Rotary turkey carver
I actually really like that Milwaukee electric screwdriver. Makes assembling Ikea furniture a snap, among other things.
I prefer the 12v Bosch pocket driver, but they're both super useful
I bought the Black + Decker equivalent on a whim a while back, and it has proven surprisingly useful during an ongoing bathroom remodel--particularly when we decided to go with paneling that screwed to the wall, and the grown-up drill-drivers were punching the heads right through the paneling. :)
I agree, I have the same thing, as well as the Ryobi drills he has as well, and I find myself using the little Milwaukee for most just.. driving.. and the Ryobi for any actually drilling.
Ikea has those electric screwdrivers with in built torque limiters. Liked it, really simple tool, but was handy
I have a ryobi Screwdriver. It'd really really nice. The stupid wiring broke however and I had to solder in a new wire.
Given your prediliction for extremely odd machines, I'm surprised you haven't found yourself needing a set of Whitworth wrenches. Not quite metric, not quite SAE, ALL British!
And a set of Bristol wrenches!!
I have Whitworth tools for my Landy, it's a confusing version of Imperial
It's still measured using fractions of an inch (e.g. 1/4, 3/8) but the sizes are different. A 1/4" Imperial is different to a 1/4" Whitworth
@@lr_s3102 yes, I hate it, of course thanks to galvanic corrosion and the joys of British road salt they're all stuck anyway
@@lr_s3102 there’s a really easy method for dealing with the whitworth to imperial conversion for old British vehicles. Take all your whitworth wrenches, double the nominal size, next divide by 1.3, finally, take the wrenches and the Land Rover and throw them in the dumpster.
@@batterybuilding You are hilarious.
The 3D printer thing is spot on. You get one, have to justify buying it for the handful of things you initially got it for, make like 50 decorative prints with intermittent useful ones like conveniences and upgrades, and run out of things to print in 2-3 months until you either learn to make stuff or just say "ah to heck with it" and make more decorative stuff as desired. The new justification midway is all those filaments and colors. You can easily spend more than the printer on that.
As a 3D printer owner this is spot on. And I don't regret it a single bit!
It is a maker's best friend, and a maker of makers ;)
Same. What is worse is deciding you want to change the color of the mods you made. I went from Black to Blue to Orange. I recently got a Creality Halot-One resin printer and designed and printed a 2.5 inch duct to vent the fumes outside.
But now, he can design and 3D print some Aging Wheels doo-dads and sell them!
My buddy has a 3d printer, and every year he has his daughter pick out a filament for her birthday, with the idea that instead of buying her a toy for her birthday she chooses her favorite color and he makes her virtually any toy she wants until the filament runs out.
2:45 "My other car is a Trabant" cracked me up. Nice one.
That shirt is for sale.
Wow. I wish I had known about those Bendpak things 20 years ago, and that I had the means to get a set now for my father, who will be 70 next year and could really use an alternative to the old floor-jack-and-jackstands shuffle every time he has to do something under a vehicle (which is often because he's that kind of guy).
Edit to add: Upon review, god damn. Sentence structure, what is it?!
As wonderful as your tool tour has been, I'm mostly intrigued by the paper hanging on the door at the 19:32 mark, where "Blink Blonk" is crossed out, but "Stance" and "Speedo" are still listed. I look forward to the video where you explore different stances, in a Speedo. Blink blonk, indeed. :)
I suspect that's the door to the Bus Dungeon so maybe that's Bus related?
I believe that's in reference to his Yugo. He fixed the turn signals (blink blonk) but still needs to adjust the front wheels (stance) and get the speedometer (speedo) working.
From fixing his Yugo
First of all, nobody wants to see Robert in a speedo. Second, that is from the Yugo project. A fact that all of us regular viewers recognize instantly.
@@ModelA My apologies. I didn't realize I should have directed my question to you, as the spokesperson for the channel, it seems, since you know that "nobody" wants to see him in a Speedo. I suppose it's a common mistake for those of us who are not "regular viewers". :|
I know nothing about tools and yet somehow I still enjoy watching these videos
Your tool collection has grown a ridiculous amount in the last few years. Bosch user here :)
Bosch is nice, and you can actually buy parts. I work at a hardware store, and Bosch machines rarely come in defective, but when they do, Bosch will actually repair then under warranty. Broken Ryobi tool on the other hand come in all the time, and are just thrown away. The quality is just too low imo.
I never thought i'd watch a half hour of a guy talking about his tools, but im happy i did
Thank you SO MUCH! I tweeted at you and you responded. Gave me info on tools. Then this wonderful thing came out and you’ve made my decisions MUCH easier. I’m so excited to do this brake job on my GF’s car. Thank you so much for your videos.
Need to get the complimentary 'I wish I was driving my YUGO' sticker for the Trabant.
There is something very personal about going through another man's tools. Thanks for the tour.
If you don't get sponsored by Ryobi after this they are simply mad.
They probably don’t because what else could they provide him?
NOep htey are smart. WHy pays someone who advertise their tools for free ?
They're already benefiting immensely from this "discount tier" branding arrangement.
He is somewhat blunt about the shortcomings.
Having bought the 1 gallon portable aircompressor for small work/vehicle jobs, I somehow ended up with a bunch of neon green tools. Am actually pleased with how good they are. I kinda regret not getting one of the 40v push mowers when I bought my house, but that's in the future.
I bought one this year. Great mower, nice and quiet in comparison to a gas mower, but they don't like wet or damp grass all that much.
If you can, wait for them to come back on promotion. I got a free leaf blower when I got mine.
about your free power supply. I've heard of this happening. An otherwise unscrupulous seller (or I suppose one trying to build some reputability), typically from China, will send unrequested items to an address, thus generating a verified delivery. This bumps them up on the Amazon foodchain. A couple years ago, there was a huge number of people talking about being sent packages of unrequested seeds. I guess they've moved on to other things.
This reminds me of a friend that was getting shipped random electronics from Amazon a while back. At one point she'd gotten an M.2 SSD which I think went for about 200 bucks for no clear reason, she didn't even have a computer to put it in at the time, eventually just sold it.
For those interested, the search term for this type of scam is "brushing".
This allows them to write their own review with verified purchase stamped on the review. Not a fan of amazon allowing the reviews to go unchecked as in positive reviews mentioning something not related to the product
I bought a pioneer mini split last year, And your discount from your pioneer video still worked.
I like this video because it gave genuine consumer advice. Ryobi tools are pretty cool!
I had curiosity. I love seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing about tools. I love tools! I love to see what tools you have. Thank you, for showing us your tools.
I plan to buy a quick jack system, now! Thanks for the recommendation. I wasn't sure how much use I'd get from it, but you've convinced me, now.
One concern about Direct Tools Outlets is that many of the tools you buy from their may be discontinued or discontinuing soon, so be wary of investing in a new tool+battery system as those batteries could end up being discontinued soon and never available again.
Not an issue if they use the same battery as tools you already own.
He shouldn't be buying any of this crap. He should buy a compressor and air tools.
@@tarstarkusz ... naah , air is so last century ( unless you've a 3/4 drive impact for stubborn wheel nuts/lugs )
@@888johnmac You're joking, right? I hope. You can buy air tools today and give them to your great grandchild. Every tool in this video will be totally obsolete in 10 years;.
As for power, nothing beats air. Corded tools cannot hold a candle to air (because good air tools require a large 240v compressor)
If you're going to complain about money, well, cheap air tools are cheaper and dude has a lift and air-conditioned shop (not even a garage, the thing is enormous)
@@tarstarkusz Considering how many of his tools are cordless, including some that frankly don't need to be like the soldering station, it might be a matter of preference more than anything.
Dropping literally everything to watch this now
now do it again!
Great video with honest opinions.
You make some great observations on power and usability of some of the tools.
Also you pointed out the exact reason I have avoided buying a 3D printer.
My house would be full of 3D printed EVERYTHING
My friends shop uses those exact us general tool carts. They take the gas struts off the top so they can roll it under a car on the lift.
Aging Wheels! I don't want to click Like, I want to click Love. Because I LOVE it!
If I wanted to jump into the ryobi ecosystem, Id probably just walk out the side door of my house, and grab one of my fathers. That brushless impact, Thats a great tool. Broke the crank bolt free of the pully of my riding mowers engine.
I bought my Ryobi 21" 40V lawnmower in 2018 and it had the grace to drop its motor along with a chunk of the body, a month before the warranty was up. The replacement is absolutely lovely.
I got a back brace like that, but more weird. It arrived on its own from Amazon, fully addressed to me specifically. I asked everyone I could think of if they ordered it and had it shipped to me by mistake, but no one did.
That was… sublime. Alex’s videos are the only other 30+ minute videos on a mundane topic I can enjoy.
Ryobi… I have a collection acquired over the past few years (lawn mower, leaf blower, weed eater). My 40V 5amp battery died suddenly a few weeks ago. I wrote to Ryobi and asked if I could use a 4amp battery (I never use a single charge in Z weeks worth of lawn care despite have a ¼ acre lot).
They emailed right back, and despite my battery being beyond the warranty limit, they sent me a brand new 40v 5 amp battery! They were generous, kind, quick, and very professional!
I have RIGID tools as well (drills, shop vac. etc).
But I can say that Ryobi’s customer service was top notch.
I got so excited for that sweeper thing only to find out it's discontinued 10 secs later
I'm also into Ryobi. Why Ryobi, well I had no tools, I saw a combo and I've been buying their stuff because it all works with the same batteries.
Also got the soldering station because I needed one, and they had one that worked with the battery and bonus, you can plug that one in as well.
Assuming they sell the small glue gun here (Canada, also Home Depot exclusive) I might get one.
You are Ryobi's target market. Consumers who have no point of reference and hence no experience in anything better. Ask people who own "higher end" brands and they will say that Ryobi tools are "chintzy"... to me they just feel like cheap rubbish, gutless and flimsy like they would break if you gave them any stress.
I own a few 18V Ryobi, most have broken during use, rather than worn out, and have been replaced with better devices. Actually, now I think about it the only 18V Ryobi that I own that still works is one battery charger (the other one is dead). The 18V batteries are also REALLY poor, since the BMS kills the first cell in the pack so you have to buy a complete new one (I refuse to buy any more of their shit).
And Ryobi 18V aren't really that cheap anyway, so I reckon there's better choices.
@@johncoops6897 my stepdad dropped a ranger on his sawzall that was on fire 7 times and it was fine, wasn't even the nice brushless tools. Never had a ryobi battery fail, although the 40v batteries are complete shit.
This description felt very therapeutic. You poured at us all your tool-related pain and all your tool-related joy. Now you can happily chunk broken tools in the recycle and live again
I normally don't comment, just silently judge, but this video was great so here you go, a boost to your engagement and hopefully mood! You previously talked about the 0-turn in one of the videos with your chickens and now you're teasing us with a dedicated video again... Really looking forward to it 😊
We don't watch just because of the subject matter, we watch because it's you. You're entertaining as hell no matter what you're talking about. Keep up the fantastic work!
I was just recommended this video and I'm not into working on cars and have never seen your channel, but I'll check out more of your videos! You seem like a cool, genuine guy!
You do get into an ecosystem with cordless tools. I am in the Ryobi ecosystem, more expensive here in Australia but isn't everything.
The finger sander is a great thing. We use the hand vac as a kitchen vacuum, so much better than the weak ones sold for the purpose, and with a 1.5 Ah battery, not heavy. The inflator/deflator is another thing I recommend. From pumping up my Van tyres to 75 psi, to inflating and deflating a pool lounger, it's terrific!
Aug 2021: Of the 18V Ryobi tools used since 2017, my most useful so far are the telescoping chain saw, oscillating tool, and impact wrench. Sure, the hammer drill works well too. :)
Thanks to your channel i've learned if a tool works, Then it works and name brands mean nothing being they are just mass produce in (often) the same factory. Thank you.
I have never watched one of your videos. I generally ignore new tool stuff and videos this long. I found this very inforative and I agree with you on many shared experiences with the same tools. Thumbs up for sure.
I'm an 18 year old that has known nothing but cars for my entire life. I absolutely love working on them, and I love working on mine. I'm definitely gonna keep that Ryobi Mini drill/impact set in mind, because I have the skill to fix stuff, just need the tools to do it lol. Great video, please keep it up!
I feel like people don't talk about your thumbnails enough, but I really like them. they're enticing, fun, distinctive, and make me want to watch the video without being misleading :)
I am always entertained with your videos. I am not in a place anywhere near your capacity to do stuff, and I am humbled by the huge volume of stuff that you do, along with making entertaining videos about it.
That you come across as genuine is a HUGE attractor. Huge, Bigly, Vast.
Cool tip for frugal or classical mechanic. Go to a thrift store or look in classified for dressers and other furniture. Then put wheels on the bottom. Boop, mobile storage. Worked great with sewing machine, fabrics, and the such for the wife. Also shop has beautiful wood stained tool storage.
I'm glad I found your channel a few years ago. It was a vid about your homemade campervan shell. It seemed uninteresting for a minute or two ... until your sense of humour kicked in. Have been watching every vid ever since.
Nice start with the Ryobi, I use their yard tools also, made me lol.
Tool cart is the only way to go. I try to only go to my big tool box maybe 5% of the time each day as a professional mechanic.
Excellent video Robert. Entertaining and informative as always. A little arm chair quarterbacking here……I’m a retired sparktrician and it sounds a little odd that sparky number 1 did not do a five minute assessment of your house/shop service before adding a heavy load to an already loaded up service.
My personal tool hierarchy, Good stuff in the service truck, Milwaukee, Klein, and so forth, no so good in my own shop, Rigid, harbor freight etc, tool bench in basement, dollar bin crap, no name Menards. Gotta the have the good stuff to work with all day every day but not necessarily for hanging curtain rods or working on Yugos. (Sorry. Couldn’t resist)
My dad is also a big Ryobi guy. This is actually giving me gifts ideas for him.
We have the same mower, and after 2 years still working great.
I actually enjoyed that. More tool ramble rants please!
Still want that tool tour for the woodshop.
I bought a Ryobi set back in 2006, They are still kickin' and use the same battery. I love them. Thanks for the review of other Ryobi tools, as I've been interested about many of them.
That is the same reason why I went with them; I have a couple of their 'blue and yellow' color tools from the old days of Ni-Cad batteries, and with one exception, they still run just fine. (that one exception was the oldest drill I had, which I literally smoked trying to bore a hole through a stump I was trying to pull.)
So excited what you are going to create with the CNC! Love your videos!
I love your shop and entire set up, I hope to one day have a shop like this myself
You just seriously reminded me of Tim Taylor hawking Binford tools. Especially when you note the deficiencies. Acknowledging deficiencies is the mark of a true tool aficionado.
my dad is a (semi-retired) professional cabinet maker, and most of his stuff is bosch and makita, but when it came to us getting our own tools for around-the-house stuff, ryobi was the brand he pointed us towards, as the best quality for DIY tool money. they're reasonably light which is good for mum's arthritic hands, and as a bonus we can use the same batteries for our drill-driver and the lawnmower and whipper-snipper! unfortunately the big set of drill and drive bits we got for that drill are nearly useless because they're far too soft, which was pretty disappointing as dad thought they were the best we could get before moving into the pro brands. we'll replace them eventually with something better once we finish destroying them.
tool overviews, shop tours and shop furniture builds are some of my favorite videos. now. do the wood shop!
I've also got a Ryobi angle grinder, and it works quite well as long as a 5Ah battery is used.
THIS- the brushless angry grinder will gulp down a 3Ah HP+ battery in no time; I feed mine the 6 Ah ones and it does what I need it to do without complaint.
I agree 100% about the lift. Before I had my hoist all I could think about was how easy the job would be if I had a hoist, now I don’t even think about it! I bought a 10,000 lbs Wheeltronics 2 post hoist used for $1800 cdn and it was $600 cdn to install it, very reasonable. I did do my own electrical, pretty easy.
My comprehensive toolkit consists of 2 adjustable spanners; 1 for metric and 1 for imperial.
They both also double as hammers...
Every tool is a hammer, except if it's a screwdriver - then it's a chisel.
I gave the 40v weed trimmer and mower from ryobi and they're great. It's so much more convenient than gas for my lawn.
Always good content spoken with a flare of fun and whimsy. Love all your videos and keep them coming.
Totally should be sponsored by Ryobi, totally sold me on buying Ryobi tools now.
Good to hear Marius mentioned in your video. I love his shop videos.
Blow molder tool cases are useful for specialty tools, but you cannot tell what they are on a shelf as the labels are only on the top.
PAINT PEN.
Mark the ends of those things! So much easier to find now.
Also, lateral office cabinets are fantastic with the lids. I have several with drawers below and shelves with lids/covers on top. Strong, not horribly expensive, and really clean up a space.
They also serve the function of hiding my glasses I know I just had in hand a few minutes ago.
Half an hour of showing off, I love it
I haven't seen that screensaver in 20 years!
I’ve owned Ryobi tools for over 25 years and I feel the same way. Their first blower didn’t last long, but the new 2 speed high volume QUIET blower, I’d put up against the best gas ones. My Sears half inch drive niCad battery drill is about 20 years and still working. For the price and quality, Ryobi can’t be beat. And in conclusion; Great Video
Can't wait for that Under Dunn equivalent to this video featuring the Might Mite!
Thanks for talking about them! I've been looking for more info on entry level tools. Not enough people talk about their tools in a "real" way. You telling me: "This is alright here, not so alright there" (Or something to that effect) Can be more useful than a pile of statistics you get on many tool review channels. The info is appreciated!
11:12 I actually have the PCL500 5.5" circular saw, and I love the thing. Sure it's not the sort of tool you want for ripping full sheets of 3/4" plywood, but it is great for laminate flooring planks and trim work. I've also used it for chopping up Dricore subfloor tiles for a basement project. For transparency's sake, I bought it used off of eBay for half the price of new and installed a 100 tooth finish/OSB blade.
Man, I love your content... Your humour is on point and I laugh an giggle all the time with your "perks" ! Keep up the good work.
As someone who also uses Ryobi garden tools. that electric expand it weed wacker is glorious.
This is one of the funniest videos I have watched in ages... thank you for every minute! LOL
I choise the Bosch blue 12v parts, got 3 batteries now. Really like them. For home use more then enough.
Funny thing, I am currently designing a case for the ender3s main logic board, the lcd and a rpi4. I moved all the components outside of a "printing chamber" I quickly hacked together from two ikea "LACK" qube tables and some acrylic sheets as sidewalls.
It is just astonishing how good this works to keep the temperature constant while printing.
I have a few Ryobi tools, a mini impact, leaf blower, and hedge trimmer. They are decent enough but when I had to make a massive tool investment for my Scout restoration project I settled on Dewault and they have been very good to me. I do have that same Milwaukee cordless ratchet since Dewault doesnt make one, that thing is incredibly useful. I also bought a full set of the tite-reach extensions the first time I saw your video with them and they have saved countless hours of frustration.
That was great! I loved all of it, and the convenience stuff is honestly my favorite part of any shop. You're 100% right about AC and a lift.
My mini split gets delivered tomorrow. I can't wait!
This is why I like you. For some reason it seems like a lot of technical youtubers have all sorts of big tools and equipment and then they use some stupid hand tool like a hacksaw. Like they can't buy a $40 Harbor Freight sawzall, but they can buy several thousand dollar metal lathes and Bridgeports.
I bought that same Ryobi kit with the drill and driver to replace some stuff that came in one of those combo kits, love them, best buy in a long time, now all I need is a new recip saw, again to replace one that came in a kit when Ryobi was still blue
We just picked up a 21in brushless push snow blower yesterday, as our old Craftsman gas snow blower didn't want to start again, and I was too lazy to spend another half hour figuring it out.
It's our first 40v tool, and I've already messaged a seller to buy some used ones with batteries (a (lower end) leaf blower, string trimmer, expand-it head, 2 6ah batteries, and a charger all for $175 asking price!)
I've got quite a few of their 18v tools. The main ones I use being that 600ft-lb brushless impact wrench, and a brushed impact driver. Last year I bought a used brushless string trimmer and hedge trimmer. As well as a new circular saw (I forget what size. Was rarely gonna use it anyways, and just got it cause of some deal Home Depot had at the time)
I was interested in some of their USB lithium tools. But I don't think I'll get any.
If the 40v string trimmer is brushless and has a variable speed trigger, I'll resell the 18v one. If it's brushed and/or has a switch as the trigger, then I'mm stick with the 18v one, and resell that.
But I'mma hang onto the expand-it head, to see if I can find an edger attachment for it. I use the string trimmer as an edger, but it's not perfect of course.
Just got to this video. I knew I recognized your sense of humor when you mentioned Technology Connections. I love your other channel in particular.
"what do you give a person that has everything?, a place to keep everything" dude, that just opened my eyes, now io know exactly what kind of gif give to my dad, a toolbox with wheels.
I've been using ryobi tools for years hanging gutters and have been really happy with them I've even meat a ryobi sales rep who has helped me out with some specialized bits I'll keep my ryobi tools over most other brands
I have that exact same tool cart. Same color too. BUT I got the optional side tray that folds up and the paper towel holder. Both very nice additions.
"Where I got is should be Pattonly obvious"
That was a solid pun
Loved the video Robert being a bit of a Tool......er Tool Nut myself. I even have a full set of Whitworth sockets and wrenches from way back when I was working on old British Motor Cycles, not had a lot of use over the past 40 years.
In case you did not know, you should not turn a lathe on without anything in the chuck. There is a chance it could throw a jaw out if its not clamped on to a piece of material.
Team Green over here checking in. Sometimes the tools you have are the tools you got for your wedding in 2010, and that's how we became a Ryobi Family!
This video convinced me to get Ryobi 18v stuff. Wall mounted chargers are a bonus.
The best tool you have there is the space, and a roof. Trying to do anything outside on a sloping driveway, or more frequently, waiting a month for a rain free weekend sucks!
Hey it’s me @kdosik lol thanks for the shout out Robert!
Two tools that I didn’t spot in this video, but I have quite recently acquired; cordless die grinder (with decent tips). Man this thing makes deburring, chamfering and grinding down inside corner welds amazingly easy, if you can stand the shower of hot metal chips all over your body and the workshop.
Second tool is a cordless metal cutting circular saw. This thing chews through thick and thin metal like it’s no problem. With a rail you can cut up sheet metal. With a speed square you can cut 100x100x10mm angle iron in a few seconds. You just have to put up with a shower of burning metal flakes all over your body and shop…. Is this a theme..?! 😎👍🏻👍🏻
Why? Because, if Ryobi made a car, it would be powered by 30 drill batteries.
lol you reminded me of Rich Rebuilds doing an EV swap using batteries from Home Depot.
I think Robert still needs to sort out a replacement battery for the Wheego. Maybe the answer is to just use every Ryobi battery he owns :-)
@@MrDuncl He's got plans to use cells from one of his parts Codas
The Direct Tool hint caught me off guard, had no idea these existed. Thanks!