I can’t resist bright orange plastic.
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The batteries that are other colours of the rainbow don’t fit in my red tools so that’s a big deciding factor there. As far as corded or hand tools it doesn’t matter to me. Sometimes I spraypaint tools bright colours so they don’t get lost as easy.
Dad, I have somthing I’ve been meaning to tell you.
I like Bosch green and Kärcher yellow. Not really pretty, but kind of iconic.
All the bosch here are blue. I keep hearing about the green but never saw it. Maybe it’s a European thing. Or maybe our eyecells differ.
Okay I looked it up. Holy shit. Yeah there’s green ones I never saw them before
I never knew there are places where only one of them is available.
Here in germany Bosch Green is the Consumer line while Bosch Blue is the Professional line
I’m in usa. No green at the local hardware stores. Never saw it on usa amazon either. Hmmm. Maybe it’s a marketing thing.
i don’t want anything to have colors on it i want it made of metal and electrocuting me constantly
I always insist on colors within the visible spectrum.
I personally prefer tools that exist in the fourth dimension. It really makes blind-hole taps a thing of the past.
Wise.
is a dildo a tool
cries in Hitachi
And Bosch
and my axe!
Only when used correctly
Doesn’t matter. Long as the tool lasts and does its job.
Aesthetically appealing tools are important to me, I like tools that are good to look at and work with and I will pay more for the privilege.
When I have a set of tools I prefer that they are coloured differently as it helps identify different sizes without having to read labels once you worked with them for a bit. I am particularly partial to Swiss Tools rainbow sets for this reason.
Obviously if you are only using the tool once in a blue moon then you really do not need to spend big money on it, but if you are spending more can get you a significantly better tool, so it might as well look cool in the process.
Even things like screwdrivers a better quality one like Vessels Megadora range cam out a lot less than the cheapest supermarket screwdrivers so you have less frustration with stripping screw heads. Plus they are A LOT more comfy to use all day.
Power tools I am on the DeWalt batteries, so cordless I stick with DeWalt. Anything corded or hand powered I buy whatever is best bang for my buck, but if its reasonably close I will stick with DeWalt where I can.
All my storage boxes are either Stanley or DeWalt as its the same system and same colours. I like my storage to match as much as possible as I have a lot of it and it looks better matching. Even the foam in my storage is black and yellow, lol.
I just bought an 8V USB-C chargeable drill set off AliExpress. It just happens to be bright pink. Not sure if I’m giving the right impression at the men’s shed.
Pink is fine. 8V power tools from AliExpress is not.
Sounds useful as a screwdriver. I needed a low powered one to run the crank attachment on my knitting machine. It’s entirely plastic and the gears inside get horribly worn if any kind of serious speed or torque is exerted on it.
needs to be an opposite color to whichever drawer they’ll be stored in.
For power tools- very important, if they’re the wrong color they don’t work with my batteries. I’m pretty sure that’s how it works.
Otherwise, not very. Color is pretty much the last thing on my mind, weird colors are kind of a bonus so my tools can be easily identified and so they’re less likely to get lost by blending in, but not a primary reason for me to buy anything.
I’m considering painting on some colored rings around the handles of some of my tools to easily identify them at a glance. Stuff that’s somewhat likely to end up in a pile of similar-looking tools when I’m working with friends. Be nice to say that my hammer is the one with a purple ring around the handle or whatever.
I feel like it’s a set up for a joke.
One replier derived racial implications, another harry potter school houses, and politics. It’s a ripe field.
My only rule for colour is that I should be able to spot it immediately if I drop it in a narrow, unlit crevice. I’ve got some bright red and safety orange tools.
[extremely space orc voice] Gotta be red to build faster.
Not at all in itself. But the blue bosch (professional grade, as opposed to the consumer grade green) is generally pretty high quality, so I stick with that lineup for tools that I need beyond the stage where any cheap brand will do.
I do like Bosch. Tho that blue never did much for me.
I have one of their little 12 v driver combos. Impact and drill. It’s pretty sweet.
Their green lineup is fine. But as someone who used to go through multiple drill batteries every day at work, I’ve learned to appreciate the 18V stuff. So when I needed to replace my cheap drill at home, it was a simple choice. And I later bought a circular saw, and it’s nice to have interchangeable batteries and only one charger: All of my tools have their own battery, and I always have one extra in the charger that is good to go when needed.
I just recently broke my craftsman impact driver. It was 20v. Good for the $80 tho it didn’t carry a charge too well. Strong enough. Lasted 5 years. Snapped something inside it 4 days ago. Crass, cheap red with black detailing.
I love Bahco cause it’s orange and Ox cause it’s blue.
