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Hi
I posted this above in another thread but it may not be seen, so will try here. I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Thanks Jim |
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"Jim White" wrote in message
does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? I have a nice little Hitachi router it is quite old but hasn't been used all that much. Most Japanese stuff is first class. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:03:58 +0100, "Jim White"
wrote: Hi I posted this above in another thread but it may not be seen, so will try here. I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Thanks Jim I have a Hitachi circular saw which is relatively new - has a diecast base, electric brake and good adjustment. I also have a quite old Hitachi rechargeable drill which has stood the test of time. I went on a jigsaw search a few months ago and eventually settled on a Bosch GST100BCE. This has been well reviewed and works very well. The main point that I've found is that it's possible to cut very well controlled lines that are not possible on DIY grade jigsaws. THe price point is similar to Hitachi and Makita in the £100-110 range ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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I have quite a few hitachi power and cordless tools,and recentley purchased
this jigsaw,bad news it really is just about the worst jigsaw I have ever used.returned it to dealer and he replaced it without question for bosch model,and then rold me had quite a few returns on this model,it would not cut straight on 30mm worktops so did not evem try on 40mm |
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Well, thanks for the replies folks.
I guess I was rather hoping for a good review on the Hitachi 'cos I've been led to believe that they really are the puppy's privates. Now, of course, someone else has told me that Atlas Copco are the best of the lot! I think I need to just make a decision.... Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. And then there's a circular saw in the wings! |
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"Jim White" wrote in message
... Well, thanks for the replies folks. I guess I was rather hoping for a good review on the Hitachi 'cos I've been led to believe that they really are the puppy's privates. Now, of course, someone else has told me that Atlas Copco are the best of the lot! I think I need to just make a decision.... Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. And then there's a circular saw in the wings! I have an Atlas Copco BSPE100XL jigsaw and it really is a good piece of kit. Not easy to source, though, I only came across it because local tool shop is D&M Tools and they sell quite a lot of A-C stuff. The Milwaukee brand is now being rolled out here, and it is in many cases the identical tool to Atlas Copco. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message
I think I need to just make a decision.... Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. And then there's a circular saw in the wings! I have an Atlas Copco BSPE100XL jigsaw and it really is a good piece of kit. I can remember back in the dim and distant when AEG was the dog's banana then my boss bought one and I being green and the first to use it was somewhat discomfitted-up to find it was about the worst piece of some other part of the dog that I have ever seen. Steer clear of expensive kit. OK good kit is VFM whatever the price if you can make it pay. Buying into a name is like wearing Nike when you can get the same thing probably from the same sweat shop for a lot less. When all you want is a comfortable shoe, buy a leather one that fits. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Well, that makes a lot of good sense, but I have to think in broad terms
here. Whatever I buy right now will be through my company. I shall give it fairly light use for a year or so, then retire, taking the power tools with me. (I can sell them to myself for the written down value which would be fairly nominal.) I don't suppose anyone else will ever see them, so I don't need to buy for the brand, but just want to make sure that I buy the *best* tools that I can. Easiest to use, best results, spares availability, after sales service, you know... The people I have spoken to have all told me that the cheapest jigsaws, circular saws, chisels and so on have all been the worst they've ever bought. there's no point in me saving a few bob now, if I'm going to want to buy something better when I retire when it's out of my own pocket, rather than getting some help from the tax man! Jim "Michael Mcneil" wrote in message news:b01d457dbe6f917e2dd5566e8de9829f.45219@mygate .mailgate.org... "RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message I think I need to just make a decision.... Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. Bosch; Makita. And then there's a circular saw in the wings! I have an Atlas Copco BSPE100XL jigsaw and it really is a good piece of kit. I can remember back in the dim and distant when AEG was the dog's banana then my boss bought one and I being green and the first to use it was somewhat discomfitted-up to find it was about the worst piece of some other part of the dog that I have ever seen. Steer clear of expensive kit. OK good kit is VFM whatever the price if you can make it pay. Buying into a name is like wearing Nike when you can get the same thing probably from the same sweat shop for a lot less. When all you want is a comfortable shoe, buy a leather one that fits. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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"Jim White" wrote in message
I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Can you give us some idea what you want to do with them and what financial switch games you might be able to play with them vis a vis the tax man? It would be a terrible shame to waste your time giving serious consideration to finding the best vaue for money items, if you are the sort of prick that can get someone else to fit the bill then cheat on the paper work so that money is no object. For in such a case "****ing well **** off and buy the most expensive piece of kit you are not going to pay for you jerk" would be the consumate response every time. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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In message , Jim White
writes apropos nothing, Well, that makes a lot of good sense Nothing generally does make a lot of sense. -- dave @ stejonda |
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"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message news:2a1eddc02eb69b4708f8b164fc105127.45219@mygate .mailgate.org... "Jim White" wrote in message Can you give us some idea what you want to do with them and what financial switch games you might be able to play with them vis a vis the tax man? It would be a terrible shame to waste your time giving serious consideration to finding the best vaue for money items, if you are the sort of prick that can get someone else to fit the bill then cheat on the paper work so that money is no object. For in such a case "****ing well **** off and buy the most expensive piece of kit you are not going to pay for you jerk" would be the consumate response every time. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG No one else will be either fitting or footing the bill, whichever you meant. I own the company and will be making use of the tools for the company's purposes. I envisage retiring around the time that the tools will be written down for tax purposes, at which time I would like them to still have some life in them. Then, in accordance with standard accounting practises (hard sums, to you), I shall sell them to myself for a nominal sum. I really think that if you don't understand this sort of thing you should avoid comment. Or get an accountant. Either way, displaying your poor English by resorting to the pitiful outburst here should be avoided. People might stop taking you seriously. Oh! I didn't mention value for money. Perhaps if you read posts a little more closely, you might not end up jumping to conclusions. If you have a reading problem, I apologise for thinking harshly of you, but feel you should make more of an effort. Jim |
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 11:56:45 +0100, "Jim White"
wrote: Well, that makes a lot of good sense, but I have to think in broad terms here. Whatever I buy right now will be through my company. I shall give it fairly light use for a year or so, then retire, taking the power tools with me. (I can sell them to myself for the written down value which would be fairly nominal.) I don't suppose anyone else will ever see them, so I don't need to buy for the brand, but just want to make sure that I buy the *best* tools that I can. Easiest to use, best results, spares availability, after sales service, you know... The people I have spoken to have all told me that the cheapest jigsaws, circular saws, chisels and so on have all been the worst they've ever bought. there's no point in me saving a few bob now, if I'm going to want to buy something better when I retire when it's out of my own pocket, rather than getting some help from the tax man! Jim For what you want to do, it is eminently sensible to buy something of good quality, use it in the business and write it down; then purchase from the company at the end as appropriate. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 18:21:32 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Mcneil"
wrote: "Jim White" wrote in message I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Can you give us some idea what you want to do with them and what financial switch games you might be able to play with them vis a vis the tax man? It isn't a financial switch game. It's perfectly legitimate to purchase tools via the entity of a company, use them for a reasonable period on company business, depreciate them and sell to the individual at the end of the write down period. Provided that the company has been trading legitimately, this is perfectly reasonable. It would be a terrible shame to waste your time giving serious consideration to finding the best vaue for money items, if you are the sort of prick that can get someone else to fit the bill then cheat on the paper work so that money is no object. In the context that Jim is considering, the best value for money is to buy a good quality product that will do the job and last well. For in such a case "****ing well **** off and buy the most expensive piece of kit you are not going to pay for you jerk" would be the consumate response every time. This is an unnecessarily offensive, stupid and unhelpful remark. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Jim White" wrote in message ...
Well, that makes a lot of good sense, but I have to think in broad terms here. Whatever I buy right now will be through my company. I shall give it fairly light use for a year or so, then retire, taking the power tools with me. (I can sell them to myself for the written down value which would be fairly nominal.) I don't suppose anyone else will ever see them, so I don't need to buy for the brand, but just want to make sure that I buy the *best* tools that I can. Easiest to use, best results, spares availability, after sales service, you know... The people I have spoken to have all told me that the cheapest jigsaws, circular saws, chisels and so on have all been the worst they've ever bought. there's no point in me saving a few bob now, if I'm going to want to buy something better when I retire when it's out of my own pocket, rather than getting some help from the tax man! Jim, Have a look at www.ukworkshop.co.uk for more info and opinion on all aspects of tools and woodworking. Rgds Noel noel dot hegan at virgin dot net |
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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jim White" saying something like: Now, of course, someone else has told me that Atlas Copco are the best of the lot! I have a 110v Altas Copco SDS drill - on closer examination, it's actually an AEG. I wonder if AC actually make any kit, or just rebadge stuff. |
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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Michael Mcneil" saying something like: For in such a case "****ing well **** off and buy the most expensive piece of kit you are not going to pay for you jerk" would be the consumate response every time. Bit of a ******, aren't you? |
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Michael Mcneil wrote:
For in such a case "****ing well **** off and buy the most expensive piece of kit you are not going to pay for you jerk" would be the consumate response every time. How the hell did you make it out of my killfile? replonk -- Grunff |
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"Jim White" wrote in message
... Hi I posted this above in another thread but it may not be seen, so will try here. I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Thanks Jim Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Jim |
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"Jim White" wrote in message
... Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... -- Richard Sampson Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Jim yup - I was surprised too. It does just appear to be the top-end tools though. Pictures of assembly lines with rows and rows of alloy gearbox castings. 4340 specifically mentioned as one of the UK models. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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In uk.d-i-y, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
I have a 110v Altas Copco SDS drill - on closer examination, it's actually an AEG. I wonder if AC actually make any kit, or just rebadge stuff. A bit of Googling around, comparing PDFs of "owners manuals" and the like, followed by acquiring two-of-one and one-of-the-other, was enough to persuade me that AEG-AtlasCopco-Milwaukee are multiple brands/sources for the very same thing, in the case of the "PES-12" non-impact drivers at the very least. I seem to remember that AEG owns Atlas Copco, while Milwaukee (apologies to both original inhabitants and fans of Alice Cooper's cameo appearance in Wayne's World for misspelling ;-) is the brand under which they're sold in the USA, but also (possibly against the intent of the European marketing people) at sometimes-keener prices in the UK. Regardless of the brand, I've been *very* happy with the build quality and the decently-managed charger on these; but cheap they weren't. HTH - Stefek |
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:02:58 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "Jim White"
strung together this: Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Quite right, I used to get some of my Makita stuff direct from the factory as I only live 20 mins down the road. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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... In uk.d-i-y, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: I have a 110v Altas Copco SDS drill - on closer examination, it's actually an AEG. I wonder if AC actually make any kit, or just rebadge stuff. A bit of Googling around, comparing PDFs of "owners manuals" and the like, followed by acquiring two-of-one and one-of-the-other, was enough to persuade me that AEG-AtlasCopco-Milwaukee are multiple brands/sources for the very same thing, in the case of the "PES-12" non-impact drivers at the very least. I seem to remember that AEG owns Atlas Copco, while Milwaukee (apologies to both original inhabitants and fans of Alice Cooper's cameo appearance in Wayne's World for misspelling ;-) is the brand under which they're sold in the USA, but also (possibly against the intent of the European marketing people) at sometimes-keener prices in the UK. Regardless of the brand, I've been *very* happy with the build quality and the decently-managed charger on these; but cheap they weren't. HTH - Stefek Think it's the other way round - Atlas Copco owns AEG Electric Power Tools (completely separate from other AEG appliances, I think). AC are a pretty big company. Although the casing looks identical for some AEG and AC products they are often different specs, AEG aimed at the "Trade" market, AC aimed at "Industrial". Milwaukee and AC products seem to be identical in spec. I've got an AC 9.6v cordless drill and a mains jigsaw. Can't fault either of them. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message . .. "Jim White" wrote in message ... Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... -- Richard Sampson Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Jim yup - I was surprised too. It does just appear to be the top-end tools though. Pictures of assembly lines with rows and rows of alloy gearbox castings. 4340 specifically mentioned as one of the UK models. Sounds like,me an assembly plant rather than manufacturing plant. |
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"IMM" wrote in message
... "RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message . .. "Jim White" wrote in message ... Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... -- Richard Sampson Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Jim yup - I was surprised too. It does just appear to be the top-end tools though. Pictures of assembly lines with rows and rows of alloy gearbox castings. 4340 specifically mentioned as one of the UK models. Sounds like,me an assembly plant rather than manufacturing plant. Nope. According to the article,it's "Makita Manufacturing Europe Ltd" and there is a and engineered production area and a separate assembly area. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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Sounds like,me an assembly plant rather than manufacturing plant. Nope. According to the article,it's "Makita Manufacturing Europe Ltd" and there is a and engineered production area and a separate assembly area. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk Even if it's "just" an assembly plant, it employs people and some of the money I pay for it will go into our economy. I have to admit to shopping around for the best price, but my locally owned tool store almost met that so has an order and I should be seeing the saw on Friday. Thanks everybody for all your help. Those who have a shed full of tools prolly think the purchase of a new jigsaw a fairly mundane subject, but it helps to be able to get a feel for what others use and think; and it's hardly an easy subject to broach in the pub. Jim |
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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like: Regardless of the brand, I've been *very* happy with the build quality and the decently-managed charger on these; Same here - I'd buy more AEG/AtlasCopco. but cheap they weren't. Heh. 15quid at a bootsale. |
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 09:33:09 +0100, "RichardS" noaccess@invalid
wrote: "Jim White" wrote in message ... Hi I posted this above in another thread but it may not be seen, so will try here. I'm about to buy a new jig-saw and had pretty much settled on the Makita 4340, when I noticed an Hitachi CJ120V in Bradford's. does anyone have any experience with Hitachi power tools? are they as good as/better than Makita/Bosch? Thanks Jim Probably a neutral factor in the decision, but this quarter's edition of Axminster's "Review" magazine landed on the doorstep this morning, containing an article about Makita's manufacturing facility in Telford - apparently the last power tool manufacturer in the UK. The 4340 is made there... They make quite a lot of the sanders there as well.... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 14:14:04 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
. Sounds like,me an assembly plant rather than manufacturing plant. It doesn't matter. Value is being added and hence there is a contribution to the economy. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Lurch" wrote in message ... On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:02:58 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "Jim White" strung together this: Makita are made in the UK??? If that's the case, I'm old fashioned enough to say it makes the difference and that's where my money will be going. Thanks for that. Quite right, I used to get some of my Makita stuff direct from the factory as I only live 20 mins down the road. Mr Pole, Bean, you live in Telford? |
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 23:24:26 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "IMM"
strung together this: Bean, you live in Telford? No, I live 20 minutes away from the Makita factory in Telford. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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