Buy only American made tools. Shop around for a good used wet saw like a Rockwell or Delta. He’ll never be sorry.
Stay away from the Chinese Communist crap and you’ll only have to buy the tools once.
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Is DeWalt chinese communist crap?
Good timing on this post.... Last night I stopped at Home Depot and picked up a 3/16" drill bit made by Bosch that stated on the packaging that it was for 'tile and glass' (with a note on the back that it was not suitable for porcelain tiles which we all know are harder). I wanted to drill two holes in a ceramic tile and by the time I drilled approximately 1/4 inch, the drill was done... and I mean done. Twenty minutes after buying the bit, I was back at Home Depot returning it. When the lady at the desk asked me what the problem was, I pointed to the back of the package... "Here's the problem right here.... Made in China".
I find that just about everything I buy at Home Depot (that isn't things like lumber) has to be returned because of simply not being 'fit for purpose'.