You are correct about Elu/Dewalt. And again it does depend on the tool. I
don't have an all Dewalt shop, but I do have *some* Dewalt, because *some*
of their products are excellent and I'd not want to be completely
Dewalt-free.

Brian.


"Wally" wrote in message
...
Yes it applies. I compare apples with apples. Most of the other
companies don't have such a high ratio. My experience with DeWalt
products is very simple: they don't hold up when put into demanding
applications. Period.

Take a DeWalt grinder and put it in a steel production shop... Take a
Bosch or a Milwaukee... which one you think will hold up longer?

Take a DeWalt hammerdrill and make a few thousand of holes per day...
you'll see how many you'll do before it dies. You'll do 100 times more
holes with a Bosch, Milwaukee or a Metabo.

DeWalt is a consumer grade quality thus not meant for demanding
applications. This is why I say the DeWalt tools are holding up very
well when gathering dust, not when working.

Sure, you'll find a few DeWalt tools that can hold up well but you'll
quickly realized they aren't true DeWalt tools but actually their
other company "Elu" which is a European company. Their own products
share too much stuff with Black&Decker their sister company.

The worst part is if DeWalt was priced accordingly like the Skil's and
Ryobi's are, I would say OK, that's fine... The problem is exactly
that. DeWalt isn't a professional grade line of products but they're
priced as if they were...

If you have time to weed out the P.O.S. out of their line of products
and pay a premium for it so they can afford a better advertisement
campaign, well that's perfect with me. You end up being the sucker
paying for all this. I prefer to have the money I paid for in my hands
with a quality product than having an overpriced tool and a pile of
nice magazine ads...

You make your choice, I made mine long time ago and I appreciate the
benefits everyday...


Wally



On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:50:58 -0700, "Brian"
wrote:


"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:03:22 -0400, Wally wrote:

DeWalt spends more money in advertisement than in R&D. That alone
should talk by itself...

So does Coca-Cola, and I'm not sure your global statement applies.


Exactly. It depends on the tool. I've burnt out many a Porter Cable ROS
but I still consider them a quality tool maker. :-)

Brian.