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Best European alternative to Milwaukee / DeWalt? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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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?

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[โ€“] 2 points 3 months ago

AEG were originally that, AEG. German quality. They were bought by Atlas Copco, and stayed top notch. They are now TTI, which has positioned as prosumer(ish) level, and they don't make a marketing effort, so they are somewhat rare. I own an Atlas Copco era router that is simply great.

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