The Ridgid addiction thread

[Fly YX]

I know I'm not the only one. It's a love hate relationship.

 

[Fialaja]

Love my drill and my 2 R5010 hammer drills but then again they are made in Germany ���� by Metabo so maybe I suffer from Metabo addiction as I also have their angle drill....

The other tool I have by Ridgid is the one handed reciprocating saw that is too cool ��
Obviously I love their tubing cutters and the orange handled screwdrivers that were sold in home desperate a few years back.

 

[Fly YX]

I know wish they would bring back the screwdrivers was disappointed when I went to HD and did not have them anymore I need a new set.

 

[Fly YX]

 

[Fialaja]

Yup those are them. Wonder who sourced them, western forge, Pratt reed?

 

[mikebaker1129]

WF would be my guess. They are very similar to the black handled Craftsman Professional series.

 

[Fly YX]

Got the new 1/2 impact to go along with my other two.

 

[Handyandy23]

Ridgid has some winners for sure.

I've got their brad nail air gun, and it's shot a few thousand trim nails and I can't remember a single jam or issue.

Also have the 7" tile wet saw setup, got it on sale, and I've done a few tile jobs with it. Much nicer to use than the little table top ones and cuts are fairly accurate.

 

[k1rodeoboater]

13" planer
Corded random orbital
Gen 4x drill and driver
Octane 1/2" impact (not the big dawg one)
18V flood/spotlight combo that can hook onto 2x material
radio

Haven't had a lick of trouble from any of them. Keep waiting for a good deal on the octane circular saw, jigsaw, and recip saw.

 

[Ton ton]

You can still get the tube cutters from plumbing supply businesses. Very expensive.

 

[Augus7us]

I'm a rigid fan. All my cordless tools, 7 now I think, are all Rigid. I have a few corded tools, tools boxes and a 10" sliding mitre saw. No issues with any of them and they come in my favorite color black/orange.

Just make sure you register them

 

[vavet]

2 Shop vacs (corded and cordless)
Table saw
Low speed, high torque corded drill
Corded belt sander
X5 18v recip saw
5X 18v circulon saw
5X impact driver
5X hammer drill
5X flashlight ( better than I expected)
4X Impact driver

2 4 ah batteries
1 1.5 ah battery
2 chargers

I think that’s it....for home.

I have nearly the same with some duplicates at work.

Except for the corded shop vac, it’s all covered under LSA, but the process hasn’t always been pleasant. Until recently, I had to go to the HD rental counter to have them ship it off. I found a local service center when I recently had a need. The process was much easier and faster.

 

[Drive-south]

10" table saw
Chop saw
1/2" corded drill
3/8" corded drill
Sabre saw
Reciprocating tool (like Dremmel)
Palm sander
Orbital sander
Air Brad nailer
5 gal compressor
2 Shop Vacs
Various hand tools

 

[dogdog]

my 6" orbital sander is super smooth... changed out the padding to 4.5" for more common sanding pads...

 

[stokefire7]

Don't get me started.

 

[stokefire7]

Playing cards with chicks in bikinis, ashtray, Zippo with a 1500 on it. Pipe threader that does 4".

 

[stokefire7]

Not including the 8 I use on the job or my 48", 36, 24, 18's, 14's. Not including offsets.

 

[stokefire7]

Or benders.

 

[stokefire7]

Wrenches.

 

[stokefire7]

How about threaders ?

 

[stokefire7]

Taps and dies maybe ?

 

[stokefire7]

I don't have a hat.

 

[wrenchguy]

Then,



Now,

 

[stokefire7]

Nice !

 

[metaldad]

every size pipe wrench, in multiples, aluminum and steel.
regular, offset, end, spud, chain, compound, hex. no gimmicky 'rapid'
00 threaders, 12r threaders. 65 threader, 141 & 161 threader - with drive shaft.
pipe dies to 3''
reamers to 4''
2 and 4 wheel cutters - to 4''
chain vise tripods
clamp vise tripods
300 machine
700 machine
oilers
numerous tubing cutters
benders to 3/4
18v vsr 1/2 drill
18v impact driver
18v 'snake' flash of light

 

[Augus7us]

Great timing on this. America the great! Awesome photo and awesome vice!


I know we have more Rigid guys on here. We're not even two pages yet.

Come on, free batteries for life? Awesome pipe threaders? Playing cards with chicks in bikinis (pics btw)?

I'll take some photos of my stuff to help thread.

 

[Augus7us]

10" table saw
Chop saw
1/2" corded drill
3/8" corded drill
Sabre saw
Reciprocating tool (like Dremmel)
Palm sander
Orbital sander
Air Brad nailer
5 gal compressor
2 Shop Vacs
Various hand tools

Nice first post. Welcome to the forum. Lot of great folks here!

Edit: I wanted that five gallon compressor for my collection but I got a deal on a dewalt I couldn't pass up. So there are a few yellow and black tools still around.

 

[Packard V8]

I've got regular and heavy duty Ridgid pipe wrenches from 6" to 36" I inherited from my dad; a Steelworker's Union member and US Steel pipefitter for more than forty years. They're more than sixty years old and still as useful as ever. However, use them all day overhead on iron pipe and you'll know whether you're a man or not.

Here's a 25' x 75' garden fence built from oil field sucker rod casing. The 36" Rigid pipe wrench got its latest workout on this project. Irrigation water comes up through the left door post, around through the top rail and back to the right door post. This enables sprinkler heads to be tapped into the top rail as needed.

jack vines, who still can, but is thankful he doesn't have to very often anymore.

 

[Ton ton]

Did Ridgid make adjustable wrenches?

 

[jeffmoss26]

Made by Western Forge.

 

[Ton ton]

Much appreciated, Jeff Moss.

 

[Fly YX]

Just pick this up with a battery and charger at Tools Direct for $75.

 

[Kodiak]

Just got the 1/2 inch Octane impact wrench, charger kit and battery. I'm very happy with the power it has even with the two amp battery (for home use). I might pick up one of those small cordless vacuums soon and another battery. Not sure if I need more than the two amp version. I registered everything. Pretty easy.

 

[Fialaja]

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[Fialaja]

Picked up the drill impact combo on clearance for 190 I also have these pliers in my turd chaser toolbox

 

[DIWhy]

Seen the title and was hoping to find some tube cutters. Any recommendations on what the most versatile one would be? Looking to add one to my plumbing kit.

 

[metlmunchr]

I assume everyone knows there's no relationship between Ridgid sold at HD and Ridge Tool Co who manufactures pipe tools other than a licensing agreement to use the Ridgid name.

Ridgid at HD is just one more TTI brand like Milwaukee, AEG, and Ryobi.

 

[metlmunchr]

Seen the title and was hoping to find some tube cutters. Any recommendations on what the most versatile one would be? Looking to add one to my plumbing kit.

Ridgid model 104 close quarters cutter, about $15, and Ridgid model 150 cutter, about $27. The 104 will handle up thru 3/4 copper and the 150 up thru 1". These two should handle any residential plumbing cutting needs including cutting in tight clearance places.

If buying just one cutter, I'd go with the 104 for around the house repairs and similar work as there's lots of places where a full size cutter can't swing.

I'd avoid the quick release cutters like the model151. I've got one of those as well as the larger 2" capacity quick release cutter, and have found that the least bit of wear in the nut will cause them to slip now and then under load. No need, IMO, to pay substantially more money for a tool that's less durable than a cheaper one.

 

[oldmachinenut]

I may have a slight addiction, the tri-stand, flare tools and oiler are not in this pic.

 

[Fly YX]

I have the close quarters cutter but only use it for 1/4 in lines.