I’m rebuilding my workshop. All my power tools are in a terrible state, so I’m basically going to buy new everything - cordless drills, angle grinder, jigsaw, belt sander… the lot.
So it makes sense to invest in one quality power-tool “ecosystem” to share batteries and chargers. But this time I will abstain from buying American for obvious reasons (so absolutely no Milwaukee or DeWalt) and I’d rather spend my money on European brands (so preferably no Makita or Ryobi).
I think I can’t go wrong if I buy Bosch tools, but maybe other brands are better? I’ll get tools mostly for metalworking, and I’ll get some woodworking tools also, but the main focus will be metalworking, if that’s a factor.
What’s your preference?
Bosch pro is very good. While not european, Makita is very valuable too.
Do I understand from your comment that there’s a pro line of Bosch tools? Are pro tools compatible with non-pro ones?
Yes and no respectively
The blue bosch tools are from the professional line. The green ones are the “hobby”/homeowner ones. Batteries and chargers are not directly compatible between the two lines, Which is a dick move in my opnion. But the “green” batteries are compatible with products from Gardena and some other garden equipment manufacturers.
Blue bosch tools are very good quality but generally too expensive compared to their competitors, in my opinion. The green ones are alright but you could just as well buy some Einhell or Metabo tools then. They are alright as well and a bit cheaper from my experience.
I sugggest you to check out Torque Test Channel on youtube. They do a lot of testing and they have hard numbers to prove if one tool is better than another. They have tested Bosch ProFactor tools as well.
Edit: and they refuse any sponsor out of integrity. They buy and test all of the tools.