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Where ever the best deals are Macka . Ebays good for a deal or 2 .
 
I know but it's the trusting there legit that's what bothers me. I'd like warranty.
 
Just remember Macka just because it's ebay doesn't neccassarily mean it's second hand, all I buy are brand new from companies selling on eBay and all come with the normal warranty,
 
kris said:
Just remember Macka just because it's ebay doesn't neccassarily mean it's second hand, all I buy are brand new from companies selling on eBay and all come with the normal warranty,
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Use the ask a question option to check this before buying and keep the reply incase the warranty doesn`t arrive. Not everything you get on fleabay is as described.
 
As said where ever the best deal is,
I normally use Screwfix or tools station as I know I can just go in and pick it up that day or next day and it's easy if anything missing or broken/brakes
 
Been buying on eBay for years but try to stay away from people as I tend to buy off companies who simply use eBay as a selling point, I've had some great deals , some companies I'm a regular too, like folkstonne fixings and transtools, if anything goes wrong ebay WILL always pay u and honour your buy, had couple of dealings with pure fannys and ebay always paid me back,
 
Would you all say the Dewalts carry more oomph than the makita 18v???
 
dewalt and makita are much of the same.
they get the job done and are priced fairly well.

you can start paying a premium and going for panasonic, milwakee or hilti.

although i noticed tool station are doing some nice deals on milwaukee, as are plumb centre
 
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Would you all say the Dewalts carry more oomph than the makita 18v???
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As with anything theres all pros and cons
If you buy a middle/top of the rang drill brand shouldn't make to much difference

Where as I've got the original battery dewalt 18v £100 and my boss has got the Li-on Makita £100
There much the same although I've always found the Makita chuch slackens off when the drill gets a good bit of use/age
 
Chalked said:
I'm thinking about renting some of my power tools from hilti.
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Expensive! Guess it is okay for the big companies, where they can see the costs & not pay out thousands all at once, plus servicing, replacements all in the cost. But you are buying the tools a few times over.
 
use a local powertools
CNS Powertools
always great service.
and will match/beat other prices
 
Just buy the best you can afford pal, build up slowly ....unless you have money to burn.
 
Buy off ebay but if you can pay cash on collection go with that. Its just a case of keeping your search at a local distance or up to x amount of miles you want to travel. That way you can see the tools in person.
 
Any recommendations for a twin pack? Combi drill with impact driver? 18v
 
I usually work out what I want and then just go to the cheapest place I can find.

I find the working out what I want the hardest bit, it took me about 3 weeks to decide what drill I wanted, another 4 to decide what saw I wanted, I just kept changing my mind.

I've bought tools before in a rush and I've always bought the wrong one.
 
At work we use makita 18v but they don't seem to be as powerful as the Dewalt
 
Hilti are worth taking a look at. You will get them at a deal price & probably a few things thrown in. Trouble is, as with any top of the range tools, they just have "steal me " wrote all over them!
Millwaukee also do seem very nice. You could also take a look at Metabo, which are decent.
 
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I've got £450 and the only power tool I own is a Bosch sds drill
 
Your £450 will get you top of the ranges combi & impact kit.
Millwaukee Fuel kit (it is brushless - lighter, more powerful, uses less power, long life motor) is about £450 inc vat.
Hilti kit is actually 22 volt & is probably about the same cost if you go to a Hilti shop or rep.
 
I've got the dewalt DCK250D2 brushless combi drill and brushless impact driver 2x2amp batteries, had makita before which last ages and got a lot of abuse but I find the dewalt a lot better especially on hammer.
 
Yer I noticed the difference in hammer between the 2. I would like 4amh batteries.
 
I've got to get a couple of 4amps as I've got other tools in the range and they eat up the 2amps to quickly. You can get that kit with 4amp batteries aswell
 
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The new makita combi drill throws out a massive 105nm of torque wich is biggest in range the new compact impact driver also is highest rpm in its class and all new makita gear has overload protection similar to milwaukee redlink all be it not quite as good. New milwaukee fuel combi drill hasn't got good reviews with many former usesrs wishing they kept the old combi drill.

hang on a minute I'll go find the makita kit and link it
 
macka09 said:
Thanks for that. There pricey aren't they?
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Thats what I was referring to earlier - all the top of the ranges of the professional tools are very expensive. Expect to pay near £400 upwards for a combi & impact kit with 2 batteries. I am not pushing Hilti, but their prices are much cheaper than the above Makitas.
Dont worry too much about the amp hours rating of batteries as this only means how much time the battery runs - it's 'fuel tank' capacity if you like. A 3 or 4 amp/hr will last long between charges & all are same power output
 
The reason I say 4amh batteries is because there's a noticeable difference in run time between our dewalts to the makitas
 
Metabo are VERY GOOD tools but thermal protection can inhibit them.

that Bosch drill recently got voted the best 4 pole drill ever seen.

the dewalt kit is becoming ever more popular plenty of guys here use it and love it.

in fairness your not going to go wrong with any of them and unless your an oath you'll never truly exceed their limits in day to day use.

your far better off picking a platform you are comfortable with tools these days get you hooked on one battery platform once you buy one tool seeing you have the battery you'll buy their body only gear bassed on that. Get to a shop and hold them feel what's comfortable just don't rely on b and q etc they aren't the quality you'll find in proper tool shops
 
Where's best to go in the Midlands? Screw fix don't really have a wide variety
 
I can't seem to find an outlet for power tools that's local. I'd like to be able to have a proper look at various drills and drivers.
 
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