I need to take down about a billion old wall and floor tiles, so I
planned to buy a cheap SGS+ with rotor-stop. But I got seduced by the
Makita HR2470, which isn't cheap. Boy! am I glad I got it.
The tile adhesive might just as well be butter.

R. (the happy demolition man)

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TheOldFellow wrote:
I need to take down about a billion old wall and floor tiles, so I
planned to buy a cheap SGS+ with rotor-stop. But I got seduced by the
Makita HR2470, which isn't cheap. Boy! am I glad I got it.
The tile adhesive might just as well be butter.

Trouble with most of the cheapies is the weight - and for something like
this you don't need much power. Heavy cheapies can be fine for working on
a floor but get a real pain when it's walls.

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*The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up *

Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
TheOldFellow wrote:
I need to take down about a billion old wall and floor tiles, so I
planned to buy a cheap SGS+ with rotor-stop. But I got seduced by the
Makita HR2470, which isn't cheap. Boy! am I glad I got it.
The tile adhesive might just as well be butter.

Trouble with most of the cheapies is the weight - and for something like
this you don't need much power. Heavy cheapies can be fine for working on
a floor but get a real pain when it's walls.

There is a massive difference in finesse as well. The Makita lets you
lock off a chisel at any orientation of your choosing, and then you can
control the hammer action very precisely - anything from a gentle
tapping - say just enough for scoring through wallpaper and skim coat as
you outline a socket backbox cutout, to full on breaker mode for rapid
demolition. My 2450 is still one of my favourite tools - puts a smile on
my face each time I use it ;-) (I know, easily pleased!)

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Cheers,

John.

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In article ,
John Rumm wrote:
Trouble with most of the cheapies is the weight - and for something
like this you don't need much power. Heavy cheapies can be fine for
working on a floor but get a real pain when it's walls.

There is a massive difference in finesse as well. The Makita lets you
lock off a chisel at any orientation of your choosing, and then you can
control the hammer action very precisely - anything from a gentle
tapping - say just enough for scoring through wallpaper and skim coat as
you outline a socket backbox cutout, to full on breaker mode for rapid
demolition. My 2450 is still one of my favourite tools - puts a smile on
my face each time I use it ;-) (I know, easily pleased!)

My old Dewalt does all that too - including the smile on face. ;-) IIRC,
it was the first DIY affordable lightweight one. Similar model now costs
less than half what I paid. But I'm not complaining.

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*Is there another word for synonym?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.