On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:53:03 GMT, mike wrote:

In article ,
Andy Hall wrote:


But, Andy, Kress have previously rebadged their products for
Porter-Cable and Mafell

I don't feel, and I don't think that I have ever said that *all* tools
from a particular manufacturer or brand are automatically good or for
another that they are automatically bad.



With respect, it appears that's what you're doing he

With respect, that is precisely what I am not doing.





I basically almost ignore the Power Devil, JCB ... Poor comfort, longevity and so on for
serious use. I see B&Q, PPPoo, Ryobi, Kress and these others as
slightly, but perhaps only slightly better than these others. The
distribution model and backup is the same.



As I've said before, I think your dislike of Kress is more to do with
your relationship with IMM than any objective assessment of their
tools. This is a long-established German company, manufacturing in
Europe, who've supplied Porter Cable and Mafell amongst others, still
controlled by the founding family who will respond personally to
e-mails, FWIW. I'd've thought that was the sort of service that would
impress you. And it's not as if they're cheap.

Nope. Opinions are from looking at the products. I couldn't find
anything that impressed me.

Do you really think in your wildest dreams that I would base opinion
of a product that I might or might not buy on the input of IMM?
Please.





When I wanted a 125mm angle grinder, I looked at Makita and DeWalt and
decided I'd sooner pay the same for a Kress model. One or both of the
others needed a tool to reposition the shield but the Kress was
tool-free; the Kress came with variable speed, detachable cable and a
curved side handle (like 230mm grinders). That might seem like
unnecessary frippery but, after you've used it for a while you realise
how much more ergonomic and comfortable it is than a traditional stick
handle. I'm not convinced that the safety ring switch is any
improvement over a traditional push switch but it's no worse. It's had
some hammer over a period of years and, touch wood, it's till going
strong.

I haven't got exclusively Kress tools but the ones I have got, I've been
happy with.

That's fine and doesn't cause me a problem. As I said, I found
nothing that they made that impressed me. However, it's entirely
possible that they make a nice angle grinder. I haven't been in the
market for one of those for some time.






- Pneumatic nailers. I have bought only two brands - Porter Cable
and Senco. However, I wouldn't dream of buying a Porter Cable
sander. They are junk.

...although, in fairness, this opinion is apparently not shared by that
cheap-skate cowboy wood-butcher, Norm Abram.

Nobody of sentience would base a buying decision on the whims and
recent handouts of Norm, or anybody else in a TV program for that
matter






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..andy

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