I have a lot of Craftsman hand tools- some older than I am, but I wouldn't buy a Craftsman power tool today or even accept it as a gift.

For power tools I look for particular brands depending on the tool. For tools with a cord, Milwaukee makes the best drill, sawz-all and porta-band. For cordless tools I prefer Dewalts. Many people prefer Hitachi for a circular saw but I've had great luck with my Makita. Also had great luck with a Makita reciprocating saw (generic sawz-all).

I would absolutely not buy anything electric- corded or battery powered with a Craftsman or Black and Decker label on it these days with the exception of a Craftsman table saw.

I have too many tools and I have people using them daily and I see what employees can tear up and what lasts and what is easy to repair.

None of this applies to Alex though, as he is just going to assemble crap furniture from Ikea as his most challenging project and that shit comes with the metric allen wrenches needed anyway.