I know the Milwaukee is made in China now and not nearly the tool from 15+ years ago when it was USA product. Likely most of them are today. I have a Dewalt that I have had for over 10 years and it works great, but when I wanted to add to my collection, I just bought the Harbor Freight model. NOT the cheap one but the one with a paddle switch and higher amp motor and it has worked well. I also have a HF model with slide switch but it is hard to turn on with gloves on. I keep different grinder / brushes / Sander blades on each one so I dont have to switch out, just grab another grinder.