"John" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:


The total cost for 42ft of Axiom gloss laminate worktop and the tool
hire came to £550,

Just out of interest who did you hire the router and jig from, one of the
nationals or a local company, what was the cost and for how long, and did
they charge for the cutter or just a resharpening charge?


The tools came from a local independent - I'd probably never have known
about them if it hadn't been for a plasterer we had in once who told me
about them. They have always been excellent - they've always had everything
I've needed, and they are extremely helpful - pointing out things to avoid
etc. They are very different from the likes of HSS (and a lot cheaper
too!).

Because I had the tools from Friday morning until Tuesday morning, I ended
up paying the weekly rate (which with these guys is the cheapest option for
hires of more than 3 days). The jig was £44, the router £24, the
transformer (for the router) was free and the cutter was had replaceable
blades, so only cost £1.50 for a brand new one :-)

So I paid roughly £70 for the tool hire. If I'd done the job in one day,
the cost would have been about a third of that.

Bob