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migmag
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I use dewalt cos the gear I have was cheep at the time (five or six year ago)
It gets abuse just like the rest of my gear.
I use it cos it aint broke.......................
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I only mentioned Dewalt and Makita cos it was the first two premium brands that sprang to mind. I had an aldi corded hammer drill once, £20, the chuck was pretty awful, lots of grunt though. Gave it loads of use and abuse, finally the trigger packed up, stayed on when I was using it so had to try and stall it with one hand and unplug it with the other. Needed one in a hurry so up to B and Q for an emergency replacement, took it back two days later, the chuck wouldn't do up and it was eccentric. Replaced it with a Bosch blue one with a fantastic Rohm one-handed chuck. Superb drill! I also had an aldi 4 1/2" grinder that I used a lot until about two weeks ago when it literally went up in flames! Needed one in a hurry so up to B and Q again for a cheapy til I could get a better one, £17, lasted about 20 mins! Looked like the aurora borealis was going off inside it! Back up to B and Q for a refund then over to my local fastener shop the next day for a Hitachi one. Hmmm, what do they say about once bitten??
I will NEVER buy another 'performance pro' power tool from B and Q as long as I live!
I will NEVER buy another 'performance pro' power tool from B and Q as long as I live!irondarren
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I had a matabo grinder that was abused daily for about 8 yrs until it packed up. I didn't think that was bad for a 4.5 inch grider. If i remember correctly it cost me about £80 when bought new, so thats £10 a yr
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I'm a Dewalt user, I did use Bosch blue but there batteries for there cordless tools are crap. (Only lasted about a year) My dad was/is the same, Bosh blue and found that batteries were going duff right left and centre, so we both moved onto Dewalt gear. And I can honestly say, I'm really happy with it. As for Bosch corded tools it's totally different, the only fault I could find with Bosch was batteries, which doesn't effect corded tools... So I don't mind buying them.
As for grinders... It's weird, I know there's much better out there but when I bought my Dewalt grinder (4.5") it felt most comfortable in my hands so I went with it. It's had quite a bit of abuse and is still going strong.
As for Makita, I haven't got anything from them myself but my dad has quite a few bits, Suppose it's just as good as the Dewalt, maybe better but I can't really say, Although... has anyone found the switch on there 4.5" makita grinder really fiddly? My dad's is.
And as for cheap tools... Buy cheap buy twice.
Danny
As for grinders... It's weird, I know there's much better out there but when I bought my Dewalt grinder (4.5") it felt most comfortable in my hands so I went with it. It's had quite a bit of abuse and is still going strong.
As for Makita, I haven't got anything from them myself but my dad has quite a few bits, Suppose it's just as good as the Dewalt, maybe better but I can't really say, Although... has anyone found the switch on there 4.5" makita grinder really fiddly? My dad's is.
And as for cheap tools... Buy cheap buy twice.
Danny
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Fully agree with the positive comments about Makita, we have a 9", a 7", 4x 4" and 6x 5" grinders. Vary from 8 years old to a year old. All work great despite the abuse they get on a daily basis, all except one of the 4" ones that gets red hot and you can stall the disc with fairly light pressure. Would always go for Makita if they ever have to be replaced.
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My next door neighbour has a Makita 4 1/2" grinder, he's had it for the 12 years he's lived here and I know he brought it here when he moved. Not much heavy use but regularly used nevertheless and still going strong. I've just bought my 5th in 12 years but then I use mine a lot more.
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Is that drums of cable in the background Hitachi? I need around 70m of 16mm 3 core SWA if anyone just 'happens' to have some knocking around
Looks like armoured flex to me?
From next monday, Lidl have some "motoring" items in...
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070730.index.ar11
I bought a pair of the fire extinguishers last time they had them, aint used them but they seem ok quality! Got them both fitted in my van
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070730.index.ar11
I bought a pair of the fire extinguishers last time they had them, aint used them but they seem ok quality! Got them both fitted in my van
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The fire extinguishers from Lidl seem fine, I had one in my open-top car for emergencies. I crashed and had to leave it parked outside a school while I arranged transport, when I came back, schoolkids had nicked it and set it off all over the inside of the car
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^At least we know they work fine then!
(sorry to laugh at your misfortune....I just had to!)
Don't apologise, it's funny
(now).It was annoying at the time, 'cos when I was a kid I'd never have dared mess with someone's car, 'cos if I'd have been caught, the owner would've kicked my **** ! If I'd caught some teenage **** messing with my car, I'd not have been able to do owt for fear of being arrested myself, the worlds gone mad.....
