Mike Dodd wrote:
Mike Dodd wrote:
dennis@home wrote:


Why choose dewalt when they are just up rated B&D?


I've owned a B&D and now a Dewalt. I can assure you from real life
experience, the two are very, very different beasts.



...and in case there's any confusion - I'd buy Dewalt anyday. I would
not buy B&D again.

(in fact, I'm looking for an excuse to buy a DW Jigsaw, to replace the
pile of crap that is the B&D that I have, except there's few jobs
that I would want to use a jigsaw for. Maybe I'll keep the B&D for
any random (and I use the word deliberatly) cutting that I'll do)

I'm not a Dewalt-is-king type of person, I do have a Makita 1/2"
router (bought before the drill was received as a present) and I'd
have no qualms in recommending Makita as a solid tool maker, based on
my experience of that. That replaced a 1/4" Black and Decker Router
(my first) with similar satisfaction.

The Makita jigsaw is simply brilliant, worth looking at. No disrespect to
the DeWalt, never used one.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk