Are you a Ryobi 18V One+ cordless power tool fan? We spied some new tools in their latest One+ promo video. Do you see any additional new tools that we missed?
A new bluetooth radio? Cool! It seems like every brand is coming out with Bluetooth radios these days, which should help drive innovation up and hopefully prices down.
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The new Ryobi radio looks a lot like Craftsman’s new C3 Bluetooth radio, which shouldn’t come as a shock since TTI, which manufacturers power tools for Ryobi’s North American markets, also produces some cordless power tools for Craftsman.
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There’s also a new sander. It’s hard to tell if this will be a detail sander or round-pad random orbit sander. Which do you think it is?
You might also notice that its form factor resembles that of Ridgid’s new Gen5X sander, although the front grip isn’t as narrow.
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Is this a new Ryobi One+ circular saw? Or is it an existing saw with a makeover?
Here’s the promo video. Are there any new tools that we missed? There’s also the new LED worklight, which we’re currently testing for review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLYaGWPlatI
Brett
The work light looks handy.
Having just recently bought the current Ryobi cordless circular saw I would like to note that lacks the sawdust “exhaust” port that my corded circular saws have always had to direct the sawdust out the back of the saw. As a result sawdust goes flipping everywhere when I use it. I can’t tell too well but it doesn’t look like the new saw has one either.
Jimmie
I noticed a similar lack of exhaust port on the pics of the new Milwaukee M12 circular saw. I wish companies other than Festool would start to take dust management more seriously. Granted a vacuum hose taped to a dust port won’t catch all the dust a la Festool but it makes breaking down sheet goods (especially MDF!) indoors much more tolerable.
pete
From what I read on this site, if I remember correctly- the reason these cordless saws(Ryobi and m12) don’t have a dust port is because the north american market doesn’t “want” them. But in the European market they usually seem to have the dust ports. Kind of stupid if you ask me just give us the same thing. It’s like an bonus feature that they’re not giving us.
Kind of stupid
Cory.rime
It is a detail Sander.
Kyle
Agreed. There’s a pretty clear shot of it from a high (top-down) angle right at the start of the video. The sander is in the foreground, to the bottom left of the array of tools.
Rascally
The work light is fantastic! I hooked it under the hood of my truck while I was changing some coil packs. REALLY Bright light! Plus if the battery went dead, you can connect an extension cord to it! No wonder everyone gives it 5 stars on the HD website. It’s a flood light, so very handy with construction projects. Easily light up a whole wall or room.
Benjamen
I would snatch the worklight up in a second if it wasn’t $70. Maybe it’s worth $35 — I can bought a similar halogen plug in light for $10. The only thing that keeps me from using my plug in light more is the cord.
firefly
The work like does look awesome. After reading the raving reviews I can see that Ryobi have put a lot of thought into the design of this thing.
Added to my shopping list 🙂
firefly
I mean work light, too sleepy 🙂
DanG
Never had much luck with Ryobi but this look like a real cool setup.
Chris
Ol blue or the new green line?
Jon
Some of the old blue models were far superior to the new green. In particular when I burned up an 18v blue and gold drill I picked up one of the green ones thinking it would be nice to have the new model. Nope. I immediately noticed that the dual onboard bit storage at the back was gone (now they use the inferior one at the front just above the battery, which suffers from more vibration and the bits fall out; I never lost one from the old setup), as were the spirit levels. But it wasn’t until some time later that I noticed that it isn’t even a 1/2″ drill anymore. How did I notice? I tried to chuck a true 1/2″ bit. I can’t explain how irritated I am that they made a 3/8″ drill that looks just like the 1/2″ drill. I don’t believe I ever saw an 18v blue 3/8″ drill. It was always 1/2″. They do make the 1/2″, but that’s not what comes in the big kits. The chuck doesn’t even go as deep as the old one, so bits are held closer to their base and are therefore more likely to wobble or flex, and break.
The new, green reciprocating and circular saws are better, particularly because of the better battery placement. Weight balance is improved, but in particular you can actually check the charge on the battery while it’s mounted on the reciprocating saw, whereas you had to remove it to check on the old model.
I got 8 years out of my blue set. These new ones don’t feel as well made, but we’ll see.
Jerry
I just got a new green drill, and it is a full 1/2 inch chuck. Haven’t had it near long enough to tell about it’s durability yet, but so far, so good. I noticed at HD they had a smaller 3/8 drill, that was less expensive, but felt lighter, which made me lean towards the 1/2 inch one, which is the one I wound up getting.
Matt
You may have purchased a promotional kit during a Christmas special. Many tool manufacturers offer less expensive options as special buys.
Dale
I think the green hand vac is new.
KaHuNaZ
Looks like some kind of new 3 speed impact wrench at 0:25 seconds
JakeZ
Agreed, like the looks of that one.
jason. W
That drywall “zip” saw is new. If the price is right I will be picking it up.
adam
That is their multi-tool that takes different heads, the same heads Ridgid uses in their job-max system. It just has a drywall blade on it.
jason. W
I didnt know they had a drywall attachment for that. I will look into that
allen
It’s awesome!!
jason. W
I didnt know they had a drywall attachment for that…
I looked at the video again…I’m pretty sure that’s a new tool. Its very similar to the job max multi tool…..but slightly different
Dave C.
I think what you’re talking about is the “Speed Saw Rotary Cutter”, model P531.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18-Volt-ONE-Speed-Saw-Rotary-Cutter-Tool-Only-P531/205626511
This is one of the ones that got slightly updated when they switched it to green – the P530 was the old blue one and the P531 is the newer green model. (There are a few things where they just changed the color of the plastic without updating the internals and just added ‘G’ to the model number – I have a P270G 2-speed drill for example that is is green but otherwise identical to the older blue P270.)
jason. W
Hmmm….not sure how I missed this guy. Now that you mention it I do remember the blue guy but passed on it. I didn’t know they gave it an update.
Well now I have a tool on my radar that I will have to get.
Chris
Yup. Ridgid heads, Ive handled a few ridgid drills and I suspect Ridgid is the same as the new green Ryobi just with a hugher price tag. The multitool unterchangeability confirmed my suspicion.
John
The detail sander, radio and vac are lime green versions of the current on-shelf items that are the old dark blue (the only ones still left from that era.) Radio will most likely have some upgrades. Don’t forget to get your batteries as they are fire-saling their holiday special 2-packs for $75. Amazing bargain.
And the work light IS worth $70. Especially compared to the M12 at $59 and the Dewalt 18V @$39.
Adam
John – Do you have a link for that sale on batteries? All I can see is the two pack of the 4ah for $99…. – TIA
John
In store. While supplies last. One store had 10. Another had one. You can check stock on-line, but go to store to get sale price.
Colin
Just picked up a 2 pack yesterday for $50 on clearance. There were 5 left at my local HD…at that price I’m sure they’ll sell out quickly everywhere.
adam
The M12 rotary tool has also been marked down to $50.04 & Ridgid 12v battery 2-pack is $35.
Dave C.
The detail sander looks a bit different than the blue P400 “Corner Cat” Finish Sander (https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/90).
I can’t find this on Ryobi’s or Home Depot’s website yet by name or model number, but my guess is that it would be the P401 (since from what I can tell they generally add one to the model number if they update the form factor and/or internals slightly when switching to green, or just append ‘G’ to the end of the model number if they just switch from blue plastic to green plastic).
Not in the video, but the power caulk gun also recently finally got switched to green (I made another comment about this guy).
A while back I put together a Google Docs spreadsheet of all the Ryobi One+ tools ever made to help me keep track of them. I’m in the process of buying a house and the One+ line seems like it’s pretty decent quality and has a pretty wide selection of tools, so I’m building up my own collection of tools for the remodeling and other DIY projects I’ll be taking on in the next few years – I see a lot of Ryobi 18v tools (and even some Homelite things) at thrift stores and yard sales, so I wanted a list of things to look for. I’ve also picked up a couple packs of the 4.0 Ah batteries already when they went on sale around Christmas and later, so I should be in pretty good shape.
Chris
Ive been hunting the ryobi 18v shop vac, not the hand vac (awesome btw). Its rare but I saw it with my own eyes on craigslist, unfortunately he would only sell as a bundle.
Dave C
I would love to get my hands on one of those, too. I haven’t seen anything like that on CL in my area at all (been monitoring for a few months).
I’ve been planning to just buy the Craftsman 19.2v wet/dry vac and mod it to take Ryobi batteries – most/all of the Craftsman C3 stuff is built by TTI anyway. The position of the battery stems are a bit different, and so is the actual electrical connector, but the latch is the same and it wouldn’t be too much work to either build some kind of adapter or just permanently mod the Craftsman shop-vac to accept Ryobi batteries.
http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-c3-wet-dry-vac/p-00917598000P
Been thinking about doing the same thing with several of the other Craftsman C3 tools that either never had a Ryobi version or where the Ryobi version is rare/discontinued (auto-ratchet, fluorescent light, etc).
Jon
Another vote for the hand vac. That thing is way more powerful than you would expect, and the filter actually catches drywall dust. I love mine. Best $30 in the entire system.
Dy
Interesting, I kept a Excel spreadsheet for similar reasons. I have made a Google spreadsheet and supposedly it is shared by all on internet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ao7TdO0n4hIW2_0P23ust8Py-mzR1GJxzfp7c-27OhQ/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
Adam
I’ve had the worklight on my radar for the past few weeks – looks to be a great addition to the line of innovative, niche products from Ryobi I’ve grown to love. I’ve been using their dual powered fan for the past six months or so with great success.
I would like to purchase the bluetooth radio, but if the am/fm reception is the same as the old/non-bluetooth version (which I currently own), I’ll probably bow out. Bluetooth is a nice addition, but if the radio reception is bad, it wouldn’t be enough to persuade me to buy it.
jason. W
Weird. I’ve found my radio to pick up stations that other radios can’t.
Then again, there’s other times that it has to be in just the right spot to work at all. Its a moody little bugger.
Fantastic deal for $30 though
Jon
Bluetooth audio sucks if either the transmitter or receiver is moving relative to the other. Even on paper bluetooth is only designed to reach 33 feet without obstacles. I tried using a bluetooth system on the job so I could play music and podcasts from my phone, but even on a roof with absolutely nothing between the receiver and me it would cut out around 20 feet, especially if my body was between the phone and the receiver.
Bluetooth was not designed for this kind of data either. Music has to be compressed to the point of degrading the quality to stream over bluetooth. These issues are why most manufacturers of audio equipment have abandoned it in favor of AirPlay and DLNA. My wife bought me a Pioneer A4 for Christmas and it’s very cool. I was skeptical of using wifi for an audio system, but it is far more reliable than bluetooth ever has been, and if I want to use it somewhere that there isn’t a wifi network available the A4 creates its own network and my phone can connect to it.
Bluetooth audio works well enough for headphones and office environments, but in my experience it is useless for a jobsite.
Dave C.
Not shown in this video (that I can see), but the cordless caulking gun has also gotten a green update (but just a cosmetic change – the new one is the P310G; the old blue one is the P310). I’ve started seeing the green versions in the Home Depot stores in Seattle in the last month or so. In boxes, anyway – I seem to recall the displays still having the blue model out for show, last time I looked.
Chris
I just noticed that this week myself! The old blue gets good enough revues I wonder what improvements are in the new green
Dave C.
What I want to know is when Ryobi will put out some brushless products. TTI just put out some non-FUEL brushless items under the Milwaukee brand (https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/milwaukee-compact-brushless-drills-impact-driver/%3C/a%3E%29 – I hope those trickle over to the Ryobi line sooner rather than later – a brushless impact driver would be a nice addition to my One+ tool set.
Adam
If that happens, my M12 lineup may become obsolete…. a brushless Ryobi lineup may be a homeowner market segment killer…… in a good way. 😉
Hell – it may be a contractor segment killer as well – I’d be willing to try….
Chris
It is. I know ryobi got a bad rap because of the old blue stuff but the new green one+ line is as tough as nails and gets some serious jobs done for less $$. Gotta make sure you get atleast one high cap Lithium+ battery though. They kick the run time and power up to an amazing level. I sold all my 18v dewalt..just sayin.
Jon
I’ve used Ryobi on the job for a couple years now. I inherited a big set of blue tools from my brother-in-law who had switched to Ridgid for his business because the Ryobi batteries sucked. I just bought a couple of lithium batteries and they worked beautifully. The drill, circular saw, and reciprocating saw all died over the past 6 months or so. They’re almost 8 years old. That’s incredible. Most of my green tools are at least as good, but not all. The drill (picked up on craigslist from a guy who bought a new kit but didn’t need another drill) sucks. Nowhere near as tough or strong as my old blue one, the ergonomics are poor, and they took away the dual bit storage at the back that never failed me and replaced it with the single front one by the battery, like my P236 impact that I otherwise love, which always loses bits. It seems the front suffers from more vibration than the back.
As it is I find myself using my M12 FAR more. And that was even before the nightmare with a warranty claim on my P236. The bit got stuck in it (the chuck was probably worn down and rounded and would not release the bit no matter what I or the crew at Home Depot tried), so they sent it off for warranty. I had the original box, receipt, and the extended service plan agreement. Ryobi refused to honor the warranty because they couldn’t read the serial number. Duh! You put the serial number on an adhesive label on the broad side of the tool where it gets scratched every time it’s laying down.
The HD crew apologized and said there was nothing they could do because it’s a Ryobi issue, not HD. I told them they should have put up a big sign that says, “WARNING: Ryobi doesn’t actually honor their 3 year warranty, so you probably shouldn’t buy these tools expecting to have a warranty.” The extended service plan doesn’t kick in until the Ryobi warranty expires. I finally got a manager over and I asked him if he actually expected me to wait another year and a half for the warranty to expire before HD honors the extended plan they sold me, or if he would do the right thing and replace the tool as the service plan promises. He immediately understood and not only traded it out for a brand new tool (sending the broken one back to Ryobi on an RTV, so screw them), but also processed a return on my extended warranty plan and the tool, then re-rang them so that I would have new warranty and extended service times starting that day.
While I appreciate that service, I am ultimately convinced that I should focus on the M12 system in the future, and maybe even M18.
Chris
All I know is im excited. The one+ line has changed my life profesionally and at home. Im just sad the 4v line flopped. BUT they do have some awesome smart phone enabled tools ive been dying to try out.
Dave C
Hey, this looks interesting…
Compare the image of the circular saw in this post to the image of the Craftsman C3 6 1/2 Circular Saw (also made by TTI): http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-c3-19.2-volt-6-1-2-in-circular/p-00941662000P
http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/i/spin/image/spin_prod_961363812?hei=600&wid=600&op_sharpen=1&qlt=90,0&resMode=sharp&op_usm=0.9,0.5,0,0
Pay particular attention to the position of the label, the orientation of the battery, and the shape of markings on the blade cover: they’re practically identical, especially the blade guard.
I’d be willing to bet that this a new 6 1/2″ saw. The largest Ryobi has right now is 5 1/2″ (P506).
Ariel
I run a small contracting crew and we use Ryobi cordless tools exclusively, everyday. I can tell you for certain that the Lithium + batteries have more power to the same tool vs their older Nicad. We have damn near every One+ tool theyve made, Nicad, regular lithium and lithium+ batteries. Ive heard other pros talk smack about Ryobi but for their price to performance they are hard to beat. Someone above mentioned the new LED work light we got it and ill tell you it is a beast. Seemed a little pricey vs their other lights, but no regrets, it is BRIGHT! Ill probably be buying the 6.5″ saw too.
adam
According to a HD associate, per his Ryobi/TTI rep, there is going to be a new nailer in March. He indicated it would be an angled finish nailer, and would replace a Ridgid 18v in their lineup.
adam
same associate showed me the light mentioned in the above post, and its quite amazing. Even with the bright HD lighting, he shined the light up at the ceiling (still mounted to their wall) with the factory sticker still over the cover and I could still see the a distinct increase in light. I really didn’t want to test staring right at it. On my short wish list.
Also heard they are working on some brush less tools, but are still working things out. I guess Milwaukee has apatent on their brushless motor design, but Ryobi won’t use that for their implementation, even though they are both TTI.
Dave
I was real bummed when toughtunes was discontinued; I was holding out for the price to come down.. I’ll pick up the little radio with bluetooth though!
I was really shocked at the TEK4 being discontinued. I have the MP3 player, micro USB charger, headphones, the big and little flashlights, etc.. I love those things. I should probably stock up on the batteries while they still have them.
Biggest complaint with Ryobi so far is that they stop making the things I want to buy!
SteveW
I just picked up the worklight Friday night and while I have only played around with it for a few minutes, and as good as it is, there are a couple things that would make it better.
1. It is a searingly bright floodlight which is great, but if it were close to what you were working on, it’s too much. The ability to use it at lower brightness would help that situation and lengthen battery time. If my flashlights can do this, why not this lamp.
2. There is supposed to be a spot to thread in a tripod mount, the hole is there in the plastic, but no metal threads inserted. I don’t get it.
3. Many videos online show the base being slid onto a two-by, while I tried this on my basement joists and it stayed, I wonder what’s going to happen when the plastic gets old and brittle. Should I try to get a replacement base now just in case? And what if you wanted to do it on a one-by? A clamping mechanism would work nice.
I still like it and it’s absolutely worth $70 so far.
Nicole
Hi my name is Nicole and I’m from Washington Pennsylvania. Was just wondering if anyone knows when the new Ryobi Bluetooth radios with usb port are coming out? My husband and I want to get one for camping. And loves Ryobi tools.
dan
Im a plumbing appreciate and use ryobi tools I would really like a large radio yo compete with the biggest Milwaukee radio. I do like my little ryobi radio and get alot of complments on it
James Alford
Why is it that no one can find the Dust Collection attachment for the RYOBI P401.