Power tool manufacturers and who owns them

Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them by culturestate on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @04:53AM (#23232768)

Brands like Festool and Hilti are aimed squarely at professionals doing high-volume work. You're paying for the warranty, spare parts guarantee, and system compatibility as much as you are for the tool itself.

In both cases I get the impression that if it were financially viable, they'd prefer to only do fleet sales and maintenance.

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Re:Power tool manufacturers and who owns them by jschwartzi on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @05:56PM (#23240768)

Hitachi nailers are another tool I'd add to the "strictly professional" category. Their framing nailers are built like light boat anchors and you can use them the same way you'd use a sledgehammer in some applications. We would routinely use the back of the nailgun to move the wall around if it wasn't quite on target.

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