Reply by knotscott

The Bosch 1617 is nice, and has those great hardwood handles, but it needs an adaptor to accept standard bushings…wish they’d change that. I’ve got currently two Milwaukees (5625/5615) and both run really strong…not much in the way of extra features, but are very well built. The Hitachi is light, quiet, has variable speed, and is often a good bargain.

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