v8kid
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:09 AM |
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Which power tool is best?
My brother in law swears by Bosch, I prefer Makita and my pal will only buy DeWalt. On the other hand a professional blacksmith I work with will only
use Bosch jigsaws but will happily use Silverline drills.
Is there a best make or does it vary with the appliance?
Cheers
David
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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RIE
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:15 AM |
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Clarke
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:32 AM |
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I find the free ones are the best 
Edited to say sorry, I'm in a really unhelpful mood at the moment 
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Wadders
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:34 AM |
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I think it does vary depending on what the tool is.
I used to swear by dewalt for everything, but have recently switched to makita for 18v cordless drills, they are streets ahead.
small, light, long battery life etc etc.
On the other hand i prefer the old dewalt chop saw over the newer makita one.
Don't think Iv'e ever used a cheap power tool that i liked, although for hobby use i'm sure they would be fine.
Al.
Originally posted by v8kid
My brother in law swears by Bosch, I prefer Makita and my pal will only buy DeWalt. On the other hand a professional blacksmith I work with will only
use Bosch jigsaws but will happily use Silverline drills.
Is there a best make or does it vary with the appliance?
Cheers
David
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Krismc
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 07:45 AM |
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Agree dewalt are behind the times and still a bit over priced.
I originally liked makita power tools and dewalt cordless, My cordless dewalt hammer and mains makita hammer both packed up so just bought a 36v Bosch
cordless hammer SDS(£699) and its replaced both- its a absolute beast and chews brick for fun, batterys charge in 40mins and its really well made, and
most importantly unlike dewalt all the stuff goes easily back into the box!!
Then my 18v dewalt packed in, so i went a bought a 14.4v bosch replacement (yes it was £110) but its light and really powerful and batterys last a age
BOSCH now for me (oh and work buy them not me)
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Krismc]
Built, Ivaed, Drove and now Sold - 2011 MNR VORTX RT+ 2000cc Zetec on R1 Throttle boddies.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 08:11 AM |
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DeWalt used to be good (all the old 110v angle grinders and drills we have at work are DeWalt) but then they started making them cheaper and they
don't last anymore 
Makita are top notch for most stuff and still afordable
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scootz
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 08:18 AM |
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Makita for me!
And I've stopped buying cordless 'anythings'...
It's Evolution Baby!
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thunderace
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 08:48 AM |
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hilti by miles
nothing comes close to there stuff
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 08:51 AM |
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Ive had cheap grinders, and they work fine, but not for heavy use as it wears them out.
Ive also had Bosch, Makita and DeWalt kit, and i still say that Bosch was the best for the trades.
Now i tell other people what to do, i just buy cheap tools fo rthe garage, but for work, i always buy them quality kit.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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balidey
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
Is there a best make
No.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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l0rd
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:12 AM |
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Hitachi every day for me.
The specifications are miles better than the rest.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
hilti by miles
nothing comes close to there stuff
agreed, but only if you don't have to pay for them 
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Fred W B
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:37 AM |
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For me, best cost/quality ratio for domestic/car building use is Bosch.
For cordless drillls, I've "standardized" on the 14.4's
Fred
 
drills
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:48 AM |
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From memory, Bosch Skil and Dewalt are all Siemens brands...as is Dremel....
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 09:56 AM |
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Makita 18v lxt for me all day long.
Milwaukee is very good but weighs a ton, we use them for some jobs.
Dewalt id heavy and not good.
Bosch are not to bad, but still to heavy.
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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greggors84
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 10:02 AM |
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Another vote for Makita from me.
I have a 18v LXT too, lasted me 4 years of everyday (ab)use so far.
Few of the lads at work have had different brands, Bosch, Dewalt, Snap-On and now half have Makita drills.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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dave
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 10:35 AM |
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Makita cordless, Hitachi cordless sds anything with a cord usually Bosch, but if i could afford them i would buy Hilti.
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Bart69
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 10:53 AM |
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Another vote for Makita specifically there angle grinders.
I would burn out any make grinders in about 6 months in my garage until I got a 110v Makita wich is still going strong after 3 years.
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Toniq-r
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 10:59 AM |
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Sorry guys the best is Panasonic as the cordless impact driver is a must for putting in screws
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Stott
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
From memory, Bosch Skil and Dewalt are all Siemens brands...as is Dremel....
Skil is a cheap Bosch brand, Dremel is a Bosch brand but Dewalt are Black and Decker as far as I'm aware
Also, ATCO Qualcast were aquired by bosch a few years back (garden power tools)
Bosch make appliances under siemens / neff / bosch brands 50/50 with siemens but they don't have anything to do with other sectors of each
others businesses AFAIK
EDIT: I've got B&D, Bosch, Dremel, Snap On, DeWalt and a B&Q cheapy chop saw and the only one I've ever had break on me was a
cordless DeWalt drill in which the gearbox went so it can't give any usefull torque anymore, it just about drills holes now.
Working for Bosch we exclusively use their tools and apart from some dodgy motors in 14v blue cordless drills I can't remember throwing out or
repairing any other power tool in the last 12 years, and they don't get looked after as you can imagine.
[Edited on 4/9/10 by Stott]
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NigeEss
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 11:25 AM |
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Should have polled this thread.
Bosch for me.
20 year old heavily used angry grinder still going strong and the cordless drill
has outlasted a B&D and a Makita. Fisrt Makita died under warranty and the second
is so far ok.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 11:27 AM |
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Makita, closely followed by........
Ann Summers
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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mark.s
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 01:20 PM |
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festool 
makita all day long (18v LXT)
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greggors84
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 02:04 PM |
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Also depends how much you spend on a certain brand.
The makita 18v li-ion stuff is great but cheaper ni mh stuff is average and for the money you can get hitachi li ion drills that are probably
better.
As usual depends how much you want to spend!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/9/10 at 08:38 PM |
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I have tools by dewalt, makita, ryobi, bosch, powerbase and supatool. The only tools that have broken on me, is one dewalt router that fell apart and
then blew up (it was running when it came apart), a dewalt flipsaw that has had the same part break twice, a dewalt chopsaw that has a few oddities
(worse being it vibrates in the middle of a cut), another dewalt router where the handles have snapped off, and a dewalt 18v cordless where the chuck
started spinning loose, and then eventually the smoke escaped from the batteries.
See a common theme?
Oh, and a dewalt jigsaw where the blade release snapped...
Those tools add up to (240, 450, 240, 200, 230, and 130) roughly £1500.
On the other hand, those are the tools that get most use, and id probably re-buy them as dewalt when they go terminal.
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