wayneburgess
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I like this one
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I think most manufacturers are guilty of overlooking the internet and it's power as far as the worldwide community now being able to communicate and compare notes on products and services.
I am a big Metabo fan as I find them pound for pound to be the best I have used. BUT and it is quite a big BUT they are to marketing and distribution about as good as throwing a drowning man an anvil.
Over here if I didn't go looking on the net I would never know about new products and even when I do I find the people who sell them are still in a state of ignorant bliss that they exist so buying them is nigh impossible.
Add to this that in the U.S.A some products are lower spec and lack some of the features European buyers DO get and it is fair to say they may make a great tool but as far as marketing products they are still in the dark ages.
Take this to the other extreme and you find Dewalt you can hardly move in any trade outlet, D.I.Y store or virtually any publication without seeing what Dewalt offer.
You will fail to find a site that does a review on tools that does not contain the entire Dewalt package and the shear volume of marketing is a site to behold.
Milwaukee may be the same in the U.S but over here I have never ever seen a t.v advert featuring a Milwaukee product, they are unavailable at our biggest D.I.Y stores and have a reputation as being utterly crap with distributors and after sales as being a bit like sending your 8 year old round to see Mr and Mrs Grizzly bear to see if they can have they're ball back.
Makita are just there,they don't seem to disappoint too much but neither do they set the world on fire with exuberance.
And Bosch as far as Europe is concerned just seem to be a big blue giant of a company who do what they want when they want and you either like it or lump it.
In short sites like this that allow us all to read and chat and tell each other our experiences allow everyone to make informed choices on what REALLY does the job and what is all promotion and no motion.
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I have only ever bought one of these makes and everyone who reads the forum knows what I thought of that LOL
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Take a look at these.
I think these are a great idea.
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Great review spot on Bud and very informative without being too long and boring.
Easy reading that gets everything across you need.
Well done
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The ones you show there are very very similar to my Rothenberger set which are very good at what they do, but the jaws are not very deep and wish they made other models with deeper jaws.
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Magnets where needed are fantastic.Where not needed are a bloody pest. LOL
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Shark bite are the same as some fittings we have over here and they are great.
Just follow the manufacturers instructions to the letter and you will have no problems.
And never ever use on gas of any kind.
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Me thinks I will be carrying on using copper fittings
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Is it a snowball maker?
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How can it be legal to force everyone to have to have something the patent for which is owned and controlled by one individual?
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The trouble is the Milwaukee is not easily available over here.In fact I can't find one.
I love the look of the compact sds Milwaukee for over head work.
I think it is a trip to somewhere where i can try before I buy to see how they perform.But again that is as rare as hens teeth over here as well (they don't do try before you buy)
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The Bulldog is a cool drill but the 2 I was looking at have quick change chucks and will turn core bits through concrete up to about 3 inch which covers most of what I do.
The Metabo also has a long nose and no D handle which can get in the way drilling for red head anchors in tight spaces when we run pipework at high level on site.
I am not happy about the made in China, but these seem to be the only 2 that do all need.
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O.K which one is not made in China? LOL
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Torn between two drills now guys and can't decide which one.HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Stanley high velocity framing hammers look cool even more so if you work a lot over head.
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The first of the slide in battery type.
By today's standards they were crap but back in the day it was like Mr Armstrong brought it back from the Moon.
But if you were putting in a lot of short screws they were great.
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If you have access to a generator with 240v outlet, buy a Metabo 18v LTX on e bay one went for under a hundred quid as a used drill and they are bullet proof.
The only drill I have not killed inside 6 months.
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It was a little over the top LOL but the amazing part is the 18v which I used to get a good 7 or 8 inches through while my Pal went to get the leads and set up the corded drill.
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The original Makita cordless drill was mine chuck key and batteries that lasted slightly longer than a sneeze but I felt like a screwdriving God. LOL
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It seems the way it is going is to have it made in China but watched over, designed, and marketed by someone from your own country.
I hate it but short of everyone saying NO I only buy from us and our allies,the trend will continue.
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Metabo fixed my drill No quibble and no charge.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
Oh sod it 3 inch core bit 2 foot thick wall 24v drill ooooooooops LOL.
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