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carpmart - 21/1/09 at 10:23 AM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WORX-POWER-TOOL-HAMMER-DRILL-CORDED-710W-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ360121159742QQihZ023QQcategoryZ50208QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksi dZp1742.m153.l1262

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOSCH-PWS-600-GRINDER-CORDED-POWER-TOOL-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ330291848938QQihZ014QQcategoryZ20778QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksid Zp1742.m153.l1262

I got one of each of these and they are both proper 'billy bargains'

Just thought I would share the 'love' with my fellow locost builders!

Daddylonglegs - 21/1/09 at 10:44 AM

Sounds pretty good

Bought one of those £19.99 grinders from Lidl last week. 1010Watts so a bit more punch than my old one (which is now relegated to being a fixed 'chop saw' affair)

So far it seems pretty damn good, but we'll see how it fairs after much grindin/re-welding/grinding of all my C**k Ups!!

dhutch - 21/1/09 at 12:10 PM

Same angle grinder is £35.29 here :-
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=133460


Daniel

carpmart - 21/1/09 at 12:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dhutch
Same angle grinder is £35.29 here :-
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=133460


Daniel


As I said, its a proper tool (bosch) and a proper bargain!

D Beddows - 21/1/09 at 02:41 PM

I used to have an allegedly 'proper tool' Bosch one - the button to lock the wheel so you can remove the disk broke 2 weeks after the warranty ran out - I've got a £20 Netto Chinese made one at the moment which I expected to last 2 weeks for the price..... been a year now and it's still working perfectly

carpmart - 21/1/09 at 02:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
I used to have an allegedly 'proper tool' Bosch one - the button to lock the wheel so you can remove the disk broke 2 weeks after the warranty ran out - I've got a £20 Netto Chinese made one at the moment which I expected to last 2 weeks for the price..... been a year now and it's still working perfectly


This is the best of both worlds, a supposedly superior manufacturer Bosch for Netto prices!

I think if you gave most people on this forum the choice between a Bosch grinder and a Netto one for the same £20, a significantly larger percentage would take the Bosch tool.

My original post was merely to let people know they are available for £20 from that source!

Still think its a bargain! If you don't, then do not buy one!

Daddylonglegs - 21/1/09 at 03:05 PM

Sorry if you thought I was poo pooing your thread, I certainly wasn't

Just put my tuppence worth in as I was bored

Threads like this are what it's all about, finding bargains for fellow builders.

Sorry if I offended

JB

carpmart - 21/1/09 at 03:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Sorry if you thought I was poo pooing your thread, I certainly wasn't

Just put my tuppence worth in as I was bored

Threads like this are what it's all about, finding bargains for fellow builders.

Sorry if I offended

JB


Don't be silly my good man!

I welcome all (most) input, thats what makes the forum interesting!

Daddylonglegs - 21/1/09 at 03:10 PM

Why thank you knid sir!



Hugs and kisses all round, I feel better again now

D Beddows - 21/1/09 at 04:28 PM

Me neither, I was just suggesting that people should perhaps consider 'too cheap to be any good' Netto/Lidl/Aldi power tools as they're not always as rubbish as you expect them to be (for DIY type purposes anyway) - conversely, and from experience, lower end Bosch etc tools aren't always as good as you expect them to be either