Tradespeople/Craftworkers - Help please
- Thread starter Spymaster
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spitfire
Walty McWaltface
I've never really used them, always been Makita, but it depends on what they are going to use it for.
Putting up shelves and pictures round the house. Probably fine.
Working on site. Probably not so fine.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Yes, good balance between price/quality.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Having said that, I was a light user on site so would probably have worked for me. Not so much for a chippy or dry waller.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
They're fine for normal use.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Would that friend be your partner for when they lock themselves in the loo
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Makita's a better brand?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Ok spy get another brand
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
A speaker do you mean?
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
It's been a while since I needed to buy a drill and looking at the prices alone I reckon there's not much in it TBH.
I reckon if Saul Goodman rates them then you should be golden with Ryobi.
eta: he knows his way around a tool! fnar fnar etc.
Cid
Proper break this time
The low and mid end of power tools has got very complicated... established brands outsourcing to China (not in itself bad), and more budget brands like Ryobi upping their game. I'm pretty much fully on Festool, so been ages since I compared any cheaper stuff. But there are definitely Ryobi advocates out there, and it's likely to be fine for DIY stuff.
Cid
Proper break this time
High volts, and high Ah on the batteries.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Also I think the batteries lock you in once you've bought a set with 2 or 3 batteries. First (non B&Q) drill I got was a lovely Makita with 3 batteries, the drill was killed at some point a few years later but I still had 2 live batteries. So got a body only replacement. Now I have a Makita saw as well so I can swap the batteries between. I'm locked into Makita world.
Mmmm, Festool.....
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Makita are better, IMO.
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
I see these appearing more and more often on sites though, usually in the form of a mitre saw. Maybe they make decent enough versions of those (and at a fraction of the cost of the big brands) to make them worth it.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
I’m sure you’re right. I’ve been away from that world for a couple of years now so my experience is a little out of date.
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
I’m a makita fan boy, skill saw, angle grinder hammer drill
Nothing more helpful than a cordless angle grinder in the back of your van
Nothing more helpful than a cordless angle grinder in the back of your van
Cordless power tools have come a long way since the introduction of lithium batteries.
When I started the only cordless drill on site was the old ‘coffee grinder’ hand drill and a ‘Yankee’ screwdriver.
Generally the more you pay the better the quality, but I must admit I’ve had some budget end power tools over the years that have outlived stuff twice as expensive. Although my my favourite powered hand tools in the past have been compressed air tools and attachments in the garage. Though you need a decent compressor.
It was all Black & Decker for DIY though until Stanley Tools did a rebrand and introduced the DeWalt range.
Horses for courses I know, but any cordless power tool as a gift is always welcome.
My recent Multi-tool being my current favourite. Made by Screwfix own brand Ebauer.
When I started the only cordless drill on site was the old ‘coffee grinder’ hand drill and a ‘Yankee’ screwdriver.
Generally the more you pay the better the quality, but I must admit I’ve had some budget end power tools over the years that have outlived stuff twice as expensive. Although my my favourite powered hand tools in the past have been compressed air tools and attachments in the garage. Though you need a decent compressor.
It was all Black & Decker for DIY though until Stanley Tools did a rebrand and introduced the DeWalt range.
Horses for courses I know, but any cordless power tool as a gift is always welcome.
My recent Multi-tool being my current favourite. Made by Screwfix own brand Ebauer.
Back in the seventies I worked maintenance for a large car manufacturer near London. I managed to remove a large selection of Desoutter air tools which lasted for the next 30 years. Ford didn't fuck about when it came to quality tools.Cordless power tools have come a long way since the introduction of lithium batteries.
When I started the only cordless drill on site was the old ‘coffee grinder’ hand drill and a ‘Yankee’ screwdriver.
Generally the more you pay the better the quality, but I must admit I’ve had some budget end power tools over the years that have outlived stuff twice as expensive. Although my my favourite powered hand tools in the past have been compressed air tools and attachments in the garage. Though you need a decent compressor.
It was all Black & Decker for DIY though until Stanley Tools did a rebrand and introduced the DeWalt range.
Horses for courses I know, but any cordless power tool as a gift is always welcome.
My recent Multi-tool being my current favourite. Made by Screwfix own brand Ebauer.
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
They were amazing though. I don't think you can buy them new now (at least not a proper Stanley one)
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
They just save the "quality fuck about" for the end product.
Good for giving apprentices blood blisters too!They were amazing though. I don't think you can buy them new now (at least not a proper Stanley one)
