Well CLINT… I know the only other time you’ve seen an r and a y next to each other is in the word “rye”, but in the Japanese language ry=ree, lol. And after they just gave you a track saw… sheesh, Can’t take some folk anywhere 😬
Well, you said it all when you said "hobby", low powered, low RPM, perfectly safe for a Soccer Mom to cut scrapbook materials with... Just about anything you can cut with it you can cut with a utility knife in about 1/2 the time.
I use this and like it alot. It’s not perfect and definitely isn’t the most powerful or fastest tool but I can cut a whole lot of blister packs or cardboard with much less effort then a utility knife or scissors. There actually is a battery charge level indicator right next to the top switch. Definitely not a pro tool but far from useless and I do like it a lot.
Been waiting to get the new ryobi lithium usb tools and that led light, bought the new ryobi brushless hp ez-clean portable pressure washer last Sunday and it's awesome
I just bought the 12v Makita "Power Cutter." The cutting head end looks the same as this Ryobi. I bought the Makita tool because I thought less power would exempt the cutter from several jobs that I wanted out of it. The 12v works well. I'm glad I got the 12v cutter; I don't think a 4v or 6v cutter would be good for anything but small jobs.
@@VCGConstruction I have the Worx version of this and it's absolutely terrible. It takes forever to charge and it gets extremely hot to the touch when in continuous use. I'd like to see a head to head competition between these products!
This tool and tools like it are trying to create void and fill it but scissors and knives already fill that space. To me, I'll stick to scissors and knives for package opening or cutting cardboard and fabrics. This seemed like a cool idea and I almost purchased one of these during one of the Christmas sales till I stepped back and thought about it for a minute. This thing is either an impulse buy or you'll use and abuse it (then its not for you anyways).
I have this for mainly keeping in garage to break down cardboard and other recyclable materials. This is significantly better than using a regular box cutter. Especially if you have a lot of cardboard that I tend to get each week.
Black & Decker has had one of these FOREVER. I use snips on blister packs. The one time I instead used a grinder (because it was right next to my Christmas gift battery charger I was trying to open on the bench), I cut right through the electrical connection next to the unit. It was hidden from the front under an insert.
This is one of my most used Ryobi tools. I use it weekly to break down boxes to fit into my recycle bin. I always challenge myself to see how much I can fit into my bin and haven't failed yet! lol While most people who get large boxes from TVs, etc just put them out to the curb, I break it down to fit into my recycle bin. Love this tool!
Aldi supermarket been doing a USB cutter like this in the UK for 2 years retails £12 about 15$ US price. I have 12v one from Parkside £20 (with charger & 2ah batter) & I've eaten zillions of Amazon boxes with it & it has an adjustable blade space for material of different widths
Define irony. A product whos selling point, among others, is to make opening clamshell packaging easier is packaged itself in a ridiculously robust clamshell package. If I only had this tool to open.....um.....this tool. Cheers!
Just got one of these for Christmas. It looks like a great tool. I wish I opened it first- would have helped with opening all the plastic clamshell packaging. I destroyed my scissors and cut my fingers up. And I think this is perfect when you're trying to dispose of old carpeting and garbage co says you have to have it cut down into smaller rolls.
I wish i would have seen this before i bought mine a few hours ago. I needed one just to open the package and was quite frustrated. I thought it was a small skillsaw type thing in which i was happy to have but then what i realized what it was. Im returning it here in a few. No need for this and it doesn't work well anyway. Sorry RI-obi.
Thanks for this video. You have saved me from even considering this 'tool' if I could loosely use the term to apply to this. Disappointed in the performance. It would have been nice if the battery could have been used as a power source to recharge your phone.
Ryobi can't modify how the English language works. If they wanted to be pronounced Reoby they should have spelled their name properly. Same goes for Brett Farve.
Except it's a Japanese name spelled with English (technically Roman) characters. The capital city of Japan, Tokyo, is pronounced Tok-ee-o, not Tok-eye-o. The letter y when used in a Japanese word or name is pronounced ee, not eye. Always. And Brett Favre (don't know who Brett Farve is), says hi.
@@robertjoseph1592 I didn't know that. Thanks. I was referencing the international alphabet which is different apparently. Google Bret Favre and you'll see he thinks his name is pronounced Farve.
Type C was such a smart choice. Milwaukee is sucking so bad in the last few years... No track saw, no type C batteries, no 4th gen drill and impact. what the heck! I'm turning red with anger!
I like ryobi and I own some ryobi tools, but those 4v lithium tools are not worth the money due to the fact that you have to remove the cap each time you want to charge the battery, and you have to put the cap back each time you put the battery back in. Ryobi should have give us the ability to charge the battery from the tool so then it will be worth buying. As for now there are many great 4v tool on amazon that is cheaper and better. For example, for the price, I would rather buy the worx snip zip instead of this ryobi cutter.
If you need this $70 tool to cut those packages open there's something wrong with you. I've been cutting those packages open with high quality scissors for years with no problem. There's no need for a tool like this for those types of packaging.
@@Tool_Addicted_Carpenter Boxes not clicking in properly, possibly warped lids. I have 2 videos on my channel. Pt 2 shows the common issues. If you decide to purchase, do it in store and make sure it clicks in by pushing down in the middle. All it should take according to Ryobi. I love the design and how it is supposed to work but the issues are there.
You got me all excited that someone finally made a cutting tool that was fast and easy to use to open those $%^&@! blister packs, but what a complete let down! That Ryobi tool is more frustrating then it's worth. It bogs down so often, I'm surprised you didn't throw it across the room. It reminds me of some of the similar tools, Black and Deckar comes to mind, that I actually purchased 10 - 15 years ago that never really worked. It's always back to the box cutting tools for me.
I would assume the makita is better. It is on there 12 volt plat form. We use these for card board all the time. Some of have sucked and some done really good. The ryobi looks like it sucks.
EVEN REOBIE SHOULD REALIZE IT'S THEIR FAULT PEOPLE SAY RYOBI!! NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY IT THE WAY YOU JUST SAID IT. Not contractors not anybody.. is the company's fault for spelling it a dumb way people will say things the way it's spelled THERE IS A ( Y ) IN RYOBI THERE IS NO ( E ) IN RYOBI SO IN EVERYBODY'S OPINION ALMOST EVERYBODY WHO HAS THESE TOOLS WILL NOT CALL IT THE WAY THAT THE COMPANY WANTS YOU TO OR THE WAY THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED!! IF THEIR OWN FAULT FOR THEIR STUPID SPELLING.. THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE WAY THEY SAY IT TO THE WAY EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD SAYS IT!! AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE SAID THAT WAY..
Ryobi: "We have a new multi-material cutter on a usb-c 4v battery that has no charge indicator and won't charge other usb-c devices. Isn't that handy?" Skil, holding their 12v PwrCore multi-material cutter with integrated device charger: "Hold my beer."
Definitely a miss on the battery indicator. I'm guessing they couldn't package the boost converter to allow charging other devices without making the batteries larger/more costly to produce. If someone knows better, feel free to correct me.
Did I miss it? It’s laboring because it’s needs to be charged. No one expects something to be fully charged out of the box. This is not a fair review. Not even close.
Sorry, looks like junk. Also I do like the 4v screwdriver tool, awesome on installing electric outlets. Makita 12v and Milwaukee 12v systems sounds so much better.
A box cutter knife will cut everything this POS will cut. Garbage! I love my ryobi crap but this sucks, their rotory tool sucks. I stand by their grinder though, and the 5 1/2” saw, I cut through nails with it, and its awesome. The little vacuum, awesome. These 4 volt tools though:/ 4 volts is just not enough for most things. I’d rather buy their larger cordless glue gun, unless you’re only using a little glue at a time. I make RC airplanes with my corded Walmart glue gun and I will it held more heat. A rotory tool needs a bit of power for most things. The engraver might be okay, but tbh I don’t know how much power you need for that. Those cutters will only cut things scissors would cut.
I have Skil's version of this tool. The blade keeps snapping behind the built in sharpener, and it's a PIA to get out. I hope Ryobi's has a better design
