The certainly are, I got their oscillating spindle sander from HD. It = sat unopened in my shop for maybe 6 months before I even opened the = box(caught it on sale). When I finally fired it up it ran maybe 5 = minutes before making the loudest screeching noise, like a dry bearing, = before I shut it down. It will now run a few seconds before repeating = the noise. No place to oil it and it claims no serviceable parts. Am I = suppose to throw it away. I will not be buying more ryobi stuff. I do = have a corded drill, with clutched chuck, that still works great tho.
--=20 SwampBug
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I have one of the older Ryobi surface planer (12-5/16"). In fact, I = believe=20 this is one of the first on the market. Even after several years it is = a=20 great machine, solid and still works great. Problem is Ryobi has quit=20 providing knives directly to customers and the aftermarket prices are =
2-3=20 times original price (thankfully Delta's fit it too). Some of their = older=20 sanders just keep going too.
I has recently helping my daughter shop for routers for a gift to her=20 husband. You could depth-lock a Ryobi and yet move the body in the = mount=20 with moderate hand pressure. Talk about built-in frustration.
A new hand grinder I bought a year or so ago lasted one day.