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After having borrowed a friends tools to produce this yet to be finished chicken palace:
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I'm now looking to spend some inherited money on some tools for myself (be a nice way to remember my Uncle) to finish the palace and for some other future projects.
My friend tends to buy the best and i borrowed Matika & DeWalt tools which are his recommended buy.
After a quick browse on MachineMart i've spotted these which fit my budget:
Mitre Saw
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/dw-dw777-230v-mitre
Jig Saw
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/dewalt-230v-550-w-top-handle-compact-jigsaw
Circular Saw
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/dewalt-65-mm-depth-of-cut-tradesman-circular-s
Plus i like yellow!!!
Any advice or other recommendations ❓
Ta
If you go cordless then I'd suggest that you pick one brand and go with it - that'll give you one type of battery and one charger to deal with, keeping things simple.
I have a whole bunch of DeWalt stuff that I am very happy with ( drill, cordless angle grinder, drill, inspection light and hoover ). That said it only gets hobby type/Land Rover fettling usage, rather than being used day in day out.
From what I understand Makita also make good stuff.
It's for home use only, not trade.
I'd rather keep to 240v to avoid any battery issues and increased costs.
Your home DIY budget is bigger than mine 🙂 I'd say you could spend half that and end up with tools that are plenty good enough for home use. That said, if you've got the cash then go for it as good quality tools are a joy to use. Makita and Dewalt are nice, I'd add Hitachi, AEG and Bosch Blue to that list.
oh - and stupid question = "max cross cut" for eg 89mm x 162mm, doesthat mean i could cut a piece of timber 89mm x 162mm?
and apparently DeWalt is now owned by Black & Decker and i've been advised to now buy Matika instead
Dewalt are good. We use their cordless 12v drills for our furniture making courses. The batteries don't seem to last that long before they degrade though.
I prefer makita stuff for my own but I guess for no other reason than that's what I initially ended up with.
I would agree though, for more occasional home use you can get away with spending less than that.
Mind you, dewalt do a radio/charger unit, but the yellow offends my aesthetic sensibilities.....
Go into screwfix or somewhere and see what deals they'll do you.
Yeah, the smaller dimension will mean the capacity from blade edge to centre, then the larger one is how much you can actually slide the saw out towards you in use. Handy feature...oh - and stupid question = "max cross cut" for eg 89mm x 162mm, doesthat mean i could cut a piece of timber 89mm x 162mm?
Your home DIY budget is bigger than mine
yea i know, i have considered the cheaper route, but have been advised to buy top brand, i've been stung with buy cheap / buy twice before, plus its a momento with the inherited cash, not totally ruling out cheaper kit - i think i need to get into a store and get hands on with some items
Makita for cordless (but I wouldn't want a cordless skill saw).
Bosch blue (the professional stuff) for corded. thread closed.
[url= http://www.toolstop.co.uk/ ]Toolstop usually has pretty good prices[/url]
Festool for the lot...Bosch are a good runner up 😉
Festool for the lot...
£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$
😯
Festool, the Chris king of the power tool world..
I bought a cracking circular saw on Ebay.
Aeg Blue. They are the German made ones before they moved production to China (new orange ones).
Top quality, easily as good as the usual 'premium' brands.
£55-60 Highly recommended.
I use the Dewalt pull saw version
maybe cheaper in Screw Fix
Cordless saw would cost you a fortune regarding a descent quality Battery