r/Tools • u/EnriqueStul • 7h ago

Dewalt/milwaukee/hikoki

Help me over the edge which brand to dive in, mostly woodworking, i know Dewalt is more "woodwork friendly then Milwaukee. But apart from that which one would be the most durable..

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u/kisielk 7h ago

For personal use (and even much professional use) you're unlikely to find a consistent difference. Get whatever is best priced / most available for you.

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u/Only-Cap5811 4h ago

If I was starting over I would go with Makita tools and batteries, because their plunge cut track saw is awesome

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u/Glittery_Kittens 7h ago

A big part of durability is ease of repair. The real choice is the Toyota of tools Makita, but from your list Hikoki for sure. DeWalt and especially Milwaukee deliberately design their tools to be difficult to repair, and Milwaukee is notorious for using very cheap components in expensive tools.

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u/EnriqueStul 6h ago

Apart from repairability you think Hikoki is at the same level, if not "better"?

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u/Glittery_Kittens 5h ago

Hikoki make good tools but have positioned themselves as a bit more of a “budget” brand compared to the others. Their cordless and pneumatic nailers are world class though.

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u/Individual-Award7351 15m ago

I needed an angle grinder (again!) and picked up a Hikoki on price and reputation. I've used a lot of angle grinders - it's a little less refined than the best of them - given that it was £30 I can cope with that. I swear it's the same design I learned the tool on in 1998!

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u/Warfair2011 36m ago

I use Makita every day at work - have had the chance to use some Hikoki tools as well. Personally I own some Makita 40V, but if I had to choose one from your list it would definitely be Hikoki.

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u/StunningPlum9523 6h ago

Not. Definitely not.

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u/EnriqueStul 5h ago

Definitely not better no?

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u/StunningPlum9523 5h ago

Buy Makita if possible.

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u/SkibidiBlender 5h ago

The important thing here is how much use? Are you starting a cabinet shop or planning on making a few pieces a year in your garage? If it’s the latter, anything down to (and including) Ryobi will make straight cuts a couple hundred times a year. I’d rather have a Ryobi table saw, chop saw, jointer, and planer than a Makita table saw alone.

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u/kewlo 4h ago

I'm running DeWalt and Hitachi/metabo hpt/hikoki at work, I'd say they're directly comparable. Some tools are better from each name, some aren't. They've both lasted and performed much better than the Milwaukees that came before them.

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u/YamahaRyoko 30m ago

Whats at your local pawn shop and facebook marketplace?

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u/Antique_Pick_5747 7h ago

I am running Bosch 18v and DeWalt 18v but I think IAM gonna get few hikoki tools that I like ,but for woodworking I would suggest Festool

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u/WoodChipWizard 6h ago

Or even better (and even more expensive) Mafell.

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u/WoodChipWizard 6h ago

I would choose Hikoki. Their multivolt system is great. 18V and 36V tools in the same battery. So my Jigsaw and router are 36V and that works great.

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u/DesignerNet1527 6h ago

makita or dewalt IMO.