So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?

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All the best,

Chris

On 28/03/2011 15:39, Chris Wilson wrote:
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?


In my experience (heavy duty DIY use), they *are* worth the money. They
have outlasted cheap shed own-brand equivalents several times over
(angle grinders mainly) and the cut accuracy is excellent (mitre saws &
table saw) vs cheap ones. I've burnt the motor out of a cheap table saw
fairly quickly (and then couldn't get spares!) but the makita just keeps
on going.
I also have a fair number of Ryobi battery tools* which seem to be
lasting well, and are well built, so also worth considering.

*Their One+ range that share the same batteries throughout.

On Mar 28, 3:39*pm, Chris Wilson wrote:
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?

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All the best,

Chris

Prices are pretty much the same as all the other pro tools.

Apart from the *elite* brands like Festool. Now they're expensive.

In article , Chris Wilson
scribeth thus
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?


Build quality, reliability, performance..

Next?...

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Tony Sayer

On 28/03/2011 18:35, tony sayer wrote:
In 53, Chris Wilson
scribeth thus
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?


Build quality, reliability, performance..

Next?...

Batteries, chargers,after sales service, parts availability, ergonomics.....

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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mar 28, 3:39*pm, Chris Wilson wrote:
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools,

I don't think they are. Compared to some tools they're expensive, but
compared to the same quality, they're the same or cheaper.

In article ,
Chris Wilson wrote:
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there
a reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?

Which other 'quality tools'?

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*Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?

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

Chris Wilson wrote in
:

So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is
there a reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money
and why?


Thanks for the replies folks, I was just curious and I suppose I should
have asked first as I've been re-equipping my workshop over the last few
months and am now nearly finished.

I was looking at Makita but in the end for my "cordless" catagory I bought
Bosch blue 18V Li Ion based around a GSR drill/driver that came with two
batteries. Comparing prices with Makita they were coming out at between 5
and 10% less expensive than the Makita equivalents.

And I have to say that having had a play with the new drill/driver
yesterday in the garden driving *big* wood fixings into big lumps of wood
(emergency fence repairs!) I wa very pleased with the performance being
akin to the sort of power I'd only previously experienced with mains tool

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All the best,

Chris

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:21:14 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Chris Wilson wrote:
So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there
a reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?

Which other 'quality tools'?

A little story (close your eyes if you're not into sadism and torture of
defenceless tools).
Makita 12V drill, 6x6mm holes in thin stainless, with some smoke, followed
immediately with removing 2 pressed-in nuts in 1.5mm stainless then 2x22mm
holes with a hole-saw [1]. Even more smoke, some slowing down, stopping if
the teeth caught a bit but not much trouble.
First time I've got warm air out this particular tool, which was a bit
worrying, but it did the lot on less than 1 1.3Ah Nicad battery - the
Powercraft 2Ah would have stalled and then run flat.

[1] Very impressive, the hole-saw. Workzone set from Aldi and it cut the 2
holes in the stainless and the teeth are still sharp - most unexpected.
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Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On 29/03/2011 09:18, Chris Wilson wrote:


And I have to say that having had a play with the new drill/driver
yesterday in the garden driving *big* wood fixings into big lumps of wood
(emergency fence repairs!) I wa very pleased with the performance being
akin to the sort of power I'd only previously experienced with mains tool

Oh just wait until you try an impact driver :-)




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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote in
:

On 29/03/2011 09:18, Chris Wilson wrote:


And I have to say that having had a play with the new drill/driver
yesterday in the garden driving *big* wood fixings into big lumps of
wood (emergency fence repairs!) I wa very pleased with the
performance being akin to the sort of power I'd only previously
experienced with mains tool

Oh just wait until you try an impact driver :-)

Can't you mump one of those together with an angle grinder and a hammer?

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All the best,

Chris

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Chris Wilson
saying something like:

So damned expensive, even when compared to other quality tools, is there a
reason (other than greed), that is, are they worth the money and why?

Not expensive at all, unless you're used to buying pikey specials.