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lambert.the.farmer



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New phone or new power tool?
Err help.... Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
Post #664986 17th Nov 2017 6:40am
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Rashers



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That will depend on how bad your old phone is (battery life, locking up, just generally no love for the phone) and what job you need to do with a power tool that would be a real P.I.T.A. to do without.

I used to change my phone at every opportunity after each contract ended. I, well Me and the current Mrs. Rashers decided about a year ago that there was very little wrong with our phones and the next model, excepting that the camera was better and it had a faster processor, wasn't going to do much more than the one we had. Monthly bills have quartered (or more) and in this instance I would choose the new power tool. If looked after, it will out live your phone by many years.
Post #664988 17th Nov 2017 6:54am
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lambert.the.farmer



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Either will be a toy simply for the joy of having it. My current s5 is a great bit of kit does everything i want and is cheap to run but the s8 is both new and exciting. The makita would be for saving energy working on cars undoing wheel nuts and everything because breaker bars and ratchets are so 5 minutes ago. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
Post #664990 17th Nov 2017 7:03am
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AMBxx



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Save yourself a decision. Just send the money to me.
Post #664992 17th Nov 2017 7:13am
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AJC



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Don't buy the Makita, but Milwaukee instead Very Happy
Post #664993 17th Nov 2017 7:14am
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lambert.the.farmer



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AMBxx, no.

AJC sorry i thought you just said buy millsucky. Too much of a makita fan boy for the red peril. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
Post #664996 17th Nov 2017 7:21am
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What puddle?



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Been a fan of Screwfix's Erbauer range for some time - until just bought a cordless circular saw that had no carry case and no blade in the box. My 4 Ah battery from my Erbauer impact driver doesn't fit, either, so now less impressed with them. To be honest, I've had my share of Makita and DeWalt tools over the years, and didn't think they justified the extra expense. My Makita cordless circular saw packed up under guarantee, then so did the replacement! Never bought another Makita until five years ago, but still don't think it performs any better than my Erbauer. The chuck on my DeWalt had a tendency to jam, too. A builder I once worked with always bought the cheapest tool he could get and ran it into the ground - says it made economic sense. Now left.
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lambert.the.farmer



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Not wanting to be unable to move for different chargers i I have always been a makita fan, hell I even named my cat makita. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
Post #665007 17th Nov 2017 8:25am
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AJC



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I use impact guns all day every day in my line of work and the Milwaukee absolutely beats the Makita hands down
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^^ What he said! Thumbs Up

As a general rule I work on the principle that if you can buy it at Screwfix it probably isn't very good. Time was when SF sold good stuff, but now it seems to me to be all budget or loss-leader.
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AJC



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Very true Blackwolf

My own DIY stuff at home is Makita as I am a Makita fan, but the work equipment is all Milwaukee. about 25 1/2 impact guns, and 4 cordless hammer drills.

My own personnel impact gun is Snap On, just to match the tool box Cool
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blackwolf



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AJC wrote:
... just to match the tool box


I am disturbed that you say "box" (singular) not "boxes" (plural). Probably just a typo. Either that or a good start! Rolling with laughter
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...and here's me thinking Galaxy was a chocolate bar. Next you'll be telling me that Apple now make phones and no longer make vinyl records. I'd go for Makita, anything as long as it's not Android Whistle Defender 90XS SW
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lambert.the.farmer



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Loving that the phone option hasn't got a vote yet.

Been on the milwaukee site looking for a comparable wrench to the 258 and unless I am missing something there's nothing like the makita or rather there's some as small but none that kick like the 258. Or they kick as or harder but are huge? Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
Post #665113 17th Nov 2017 4:07pm
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I'm a makita fan, my tools are and in all our rebuild stuff all the trades have been using them.

That and dewalt.. Mike
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