Jason, I was using HD and Ridgid interchangably, since it is HD's signature brand.

The downside to "It's broken, gimme a new one," is that, sometimes, you're back with the "new one," 'cause it crapped out in 1/2 the time your first one did.

I'm over their lithium drills, but that's a battery/battery contact design flaw that doesn't apply to their 15 amp stuff, which has all held up very well.


Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.