"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Yes, but perhaps the majority are either impulse buys, or bought as
presents. And at the cheaper end, the majority of decent DIYers - IMHO -
will find them sadly lacking. If they persevere with them. I've lost count
of how many 'budget' tools I've bought only to replace them with decent
ones - after discovering just how useful a 'proper' one can be. Jigsaw,
router, compound mitre saw, cordless drill spring to mind.


Yeah, in a fit of "Wow ... that's cheap" I bought a three piece 14V kit of
drill, jigsaw and detail sander (home brand Homebase for about £15-20). The
sander gives you a fuzzy feel all over but doesn't really do anything. The
drill is ok for screwdriving, but a bit on the slow side. The jigsaw ... oh
the jigsaw! It umm ... gets about 5cm into a piece of 18mm ply and then the
battery dies. And it has no guide. And it has crap blades. And it's
uncomfortable to use.

Waste of money. Got a B&D Mouse as a detail sander instead, which has done
quite well in recent re-decorating. Still use the drill for screwdriving,
but back to my corded 10 year old B&D for proper drilling. I did use the
jigsaw with the fine blade for cutting some plaster coving recently, but
that's it (looking for a new one soon, but I realise a bit more money needs
to be spent on them and I need a power planer first!).




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