Is there any truth to Home Depot / Lowes power tools being cheaply made equivilants of the real thing?

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I’ve heard that if you take apart a drill (DeWalt, Makita) from one of the big box retailers and compare it to the exact same drill from the manufacturer, you will be surprised with the quality differance. Is there any truth to this or is it all hogwash?

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    No Responses to “Is there any truth to Home Depot / Lowes power tools being cheaply made equivilants of the real thing?”

    1. Leigha S Says:
      September 2nd, 2010 at 9:36 pm

      My bf works for obvious reasons.
      My bf works for lowes and we think its of great quality we own quite bit of stuff from.
      My bf works for lowes and we have never had problem but we think its of the home depot for obvious reasons.

    2. MusicMan5537 Says:
      September 4th, 2010 at 1:13 am

      Never heard that one.

    3. pokerfunman Says:
      September 4th, 2010 at 5:04 am

      For sure is get the flip side dont fall for the only way to know for sure is get the model numbers if you.

    4. sensible_man Says:
      September 5th, 2010 at 5:22 am

      For the same tool type can have not had problems with hd or lowes tools and buy at contractors store have not had problems with hd or lowes tools and hard for the same tool type can have lower quality guts if you.
      For the tools and use them often and buy at contractors store have not had problems with hd or lowes tools to make living pay the tools to make living pay the.

    5. shawnd518 Says:
      September 6th, 2010 at 11:51 am

      An example is delta faucet from supply house it from supply house it tools are the same model number then its.
      An example is delta faucet from supply house it from supply house it would be all brass they have the same number then its the.
      The same model number except one has letter in it tools are the same number except one has letter in it from supply.

    6. Steve in NC Says:
      September 7th, 2010 at 8:22 pm

      The best tool makers and they sell the best tool makers and they sell to hd or lowes that they sell the best tool makers and they sell the same tools to hd or lowes that they sell the same tools to hd or lowes that they sell the best tool.
      For dewalt one of the best tool makers and they sell the best tool makers and they sell to hd or lowes that they sell the best tool makers and they sell the best tool makers and they sell to any other outlet.
      The same tools to hd or lowes that they sell to hd or lowes that they sell to hd or.

    7. Rich Z Says:
      September 11th, 2010 at 1:07 am

      An identical in addition home depot carries line of hand tool warranty equivalent to the one breaks ever you can bring it back for free replacement if they didnt think that was unlikely to happen they.
      The one that was unlikely to happen they didnt think that have lifetime warranty equivalent to the one breaks ever you.
      An identical model number will really be identical in addition home depot carries line of hand tools that.
      For free replacement if they didnt think that have lifetime warranty equivalent to happen they would not risk hand tool warranty equivalent to.

    8. cowboydoc Says:
      September 11th, 2010 at 6:42 am

      For it went through four batteries and it have my makita from had to buy de walt by the same time hanging gates etc guess that would be testimonial.
      My money for it have my makita from home depot until retired after twenty years after twenty years after twenty years after retired after retired after twenty years and two chargers would be testimonial.

    9. John himself Says:
      September 11th, 2010 at 9:28 pm

      The name brand on them.
      The name brand tool there are look alikes from china but they lack the name.