Matty F wrote:

Some people in here are glowing in their praise of Makita tools. I am
saying that some of those tools have design problems which in some
cases are dangerous and need to be recalled, just like most brands. In

Which if you read carefully, you will note we agreed with. I would not
suggest any one brand is perfect, and no one brand has a monopoly on the
best tools. However I would say that you could quite comfortably get
away just buying one quality brand for all your tool requirements and
you will end up with a collection of tools that should last well, and
will do the job. more careful research may however identify alternative
tools that will outperform some of them, however if you don't want to
invest the time required to do that research the "buy one brand"
solution seems quite workable at this level.

Going for Makita seems to be a reasonable choice since they are usually
better value than blue Bosch, and seem more consistent in quality than
DeWalt. The range of tools they make is also bigger than most of the
others.

the case of the sander, the part that the sandpaper is attached to
simply fell apart and shot out at high speed. That probably would have
broken safety glasses. The operator was not misusing the tool, it

If the user had maintained the sander correctly then it should not have
been spinning at high speed. The instructions for random orbit sanders
typically explain that the maximum rotation speed is limited by a
friction clutch. Should the speed rise too high when not in contact with
the work, then it is time to replace the clutch.

NZ Accident Compensation law means that nobody can be sued for damages
in an accident. There's not time to explain it all here. The State
will compensate for injury. But the State will often prosecute people
who caused an accident and fine them heavily, which did not occur with
Makita.

Which would suggest the state supported the notion that Makita did not
contribute to the accident by there (in)actions.

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Cheers,

John.

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