DIYbanter - View Single Post - For peer review, new FAQ section: Power Tools. Draft 2

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Chris Bacon wrote:
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ok. This can be said in one sentence. Normally no replacement parts
or repair are available for budget tools.

They're cheap. They will do the job. If they blow up before their
guarantee is up, get a refund or replacement. If they don't blow up,
they may well be OK for a long while. **** This is uk.d-i-y, not
uk.i.come.over.my.expensive.tools!**** This really does need to be
born in mind. Deriding someone who buys an adequate £30 tool for
a little bit of DIY where a £300 one is available is ridiculous.

did someone do that?

No, NT, not really in the FAQ - however the group is, I have noticed
rife with such comment, and I detected a spill-over of hoity-toityness
in the FAQ which is up for review. No offence, but it's a bit long-
winded and pompous for my taste, too.

And all this cock about "Ooh-er, if it goes wrong, you won't be able to
get spares or service". If you're doing a bit of DIY, it won't matter
much. If you're a tradesman (don't forget this *is* uk.d-i-y) and
your expensive tool breaks, you will be able to get it serviced. If
it's the only one you've got, though, you'll be fsck'd, which is why
the tradesman has two expensive tools, or at least some sort of backup!

BTW what on earth are you using for posting these days?