wayneburgess

Some Lenox things are available over here. It is a pain though that if I didn't go looking on the internet I would probably never know about half the gear out there. That is one of the great things about this forum finding out about new things.

Cool that you only need one.Not cool that I can't find one over here in the U.K. The other two are the type we have had for ages and they are a pain. lol

Over in the U.K it is only 5 amps because we are on 240v supply

Panasonic I.P range are awsome if you just want to keep working when the heavens open and it rains bucket loads they just do not miss a beat.

Then will you adopt me you must be loaded? LOL

Dewalt or Makita flip over saw would be my solution.Safe and just about as compact as it gets.

No Worries Howard, I have to go down the safety route. I get what you mean but you also get why I had to mention it.

The frustration over here is things like the Milwaukee quick release arbour both sizes are not available over here in the U.K yet they look a great tool. The other is I wish manufacturers would call things by the same bloomin name both sides of the Atlantic( Are you reading this DEWALT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Hi Howard, I would think the saw should cut exactly the same timber as it did before. Just be careful though pal I have seen some very dangerous looking efforts on the Internet with switches taped in the on position and all kinds of crazy stuff. I would always recommend buying one that is made for the job.They are rated properly and the switch on a factory built is in a safe position.They also have the guards to prevent injury. If it is a cost issue take a look at some of the great used tools out there.

Armeg.co.uk

Don't be shy folks get involved and have a laugh, as well as swapping ideas and information. Have any of you folks out there used the Armeg WoodBeaver drill bits? I want to try some of these, they look like real competition for the Irwin blue groove.

Same here Mine are marked up too.But would be very handy feature to have all the same.

It was not the diagnostic element that I mean.Just the ability to know how many times the battery has been charged so you can spread the cycles over all your battery packs.

Makita made a a D.A.B digital radio it is available over here.Bloomin heck not something else that is only one side of the pond!!!?? BMR101 is the DAB radio.

Love comedy If you can stand a bit of potty mouth then watch a very funny show from over here called Mrs Brown's boys it will have you rolling about laughing.

My question is why they don't put it on the charger? As it is a genuine selling point for anyone wanting to get the most out of all the battery packs they buy. Why is it my Missus can borrow my super expensive multi-bladed razor to shave her legs, but, when I borrowed her hair straighteners to warm up the felt for the shed roof,she went mental? LOL

That's the thing though, without the counter being fitted to the charger how will folks now when that number is reached,or if it really lasts that long at all?

Now you guys might get what I mean when i say we have many things we are forced to do differently. That is one of the reasons I think we get shorter warranty over here, I see guys all the time going at drilling holes you blokes would use a hawg to drill and they are using an 18v. Don't get me wrong we have right angle drills, but nothing as big as the hawg tools you guys have.They said at one time it was because over here we did not build using timber for walls we used bricks for virtually every wall and we use slate, stone and thick tiles on our roofs not shingles. But these days timber framed buildings are much more widespread yet still no hawg tools.

O.K so we now have batteries with lights to tell us how much charge is in them, but what about how many cycles they have done? You might think "what's this idiot going on about?" but stick with me on this because there's a point to it. The manufacturers of modern batteries brag how they will go 1500 0r 2000 cycles before they are dead for good, but with sometimes 4,5,6,7 or more batteries in your kit if you are a pro,how do you know if you are hammering only 2 of them instead of spreading the usage over them all? And how do you know when you are reaching the number where the damn thing is going to peg out and die for ever? Manufacturers already have the technology for this, and it can't be too difficult to build it into the chargers so a number is displayed when you put a battery in.

Just a word of caution on batteries guys. There seems to be an influx of folks on sales sites ( you know the ones I'm on about but just in case the lawyers are watching lol) there are factories in China churning out these things by the bucket load and a lot f them are utter rubbish that if you fit them to your power tool can kill it in seconds. Or as in the case of someone I know they went to pull the battery out of the tool and were left with half of it in hand and half still in the drill.I know this because muggins here had to get it out for them. Its worth a few extra coins to get an original or as my learned friend has recommended find a quality company to refurbish your existing battery to better than new.

Amen to that

Yep you are spot on there.

At least in the U.S you get a decent amount of food at a fast food outlet.We get a burger the size of a shirt button, and enough fries for a decoration in your breast pocket. There is a real chance that there is more nutrition in the box.lol

Sawzall seams to be the tool that everyone associates with Milwaukee and is regarded worldwide as the best,like other manufacturers just said O.K you win.

That annoys the heck out of me.It should be the same everywhere,not just some things available in one place.Or only available in U.S or U.K voltage and not both. You can't buy those big hawg drills over here either.