Matty F wrote:

You just don't realise the difference until you use the kit every day. It's
not just the longevity, its the way they do the job.

I will never buy a Makita product.

Your loss I guess.

This recall notice is a lie. A user in New Zealand lost an eye when
his sander pad broke apart, and Makita didn't want to compensate him
until forced to by public opinion..
Losing an eye is NOT a "minor injury".

You need to read it a little more carefully. It says "Makita U.S.A. Inc.
has received 13 reports of pads coming apart, including three minor
injuries". It seems unlikely that a New Zealand user would have
reported a problem to Makita USA. So it is probably true, that they have
only had minor injuries reported, and that the recall is voluntary in
the USA.


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Cheers,

John.

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