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chippymike
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| As Hitch says for big bolts and heavy use you need to spend then extra ££. the ryobi i have is spot on for screws but not used it on anything bigger then m10 coach screws yet |
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Hoovie
Devon DIYer
Joined: 27 Jul 2007
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Location: East Devon
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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In B&Q the other week looking at the discounted tools and they had a Macallister mitre saw there that some customer was asking one of the B&Q guys about.
Heard the B&Q guy say to him "I can't think of a single thing about this saw that I like"  I presume they are not on commision 
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Hitch
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Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: Somerset
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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I was suprised today, i heard a young lad telling the customer the difference between a singe and double poll switch :o
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skiking
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Joined: 13 Sep 2006
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Location: Cheshire
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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McAlister are a Canadian company. My missus bought me the nailer (not the traditional ones) a couple of Christmases ago then having discussions about it on UHM I decided to get my money back  .
The only place I've seen McAlister sold in the UK is in B&Q so they can't be beaten on price which gives then the opportunity to overprice it  |
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chippymike
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| imo McAlister seems less quality then ryobi for the money but ive only used the battery drill |
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Trojanhorse11
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Joined: 20 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi again everyone,
Sorry for not replying sooner - I didn't get any emails telling me I had responses!!
Anyway, Hitch, I want to do up bolts which range from 14mm heads, to M10's, to bolts with 19mm heads (don't know the actual bolt sizes). But the thing is they go in quite easily (into metal that has been tapped, ready for the bolts to go into). The onlt reason I want to use an impact driver is simply to save time, instead of using a manual hand tool (ratchet etc) to put them in. (I'm on piecework!)
I'm using a B&D cordless drill at the moment, which just about does it, but hasn't quite got the power to tighten them up properly, so I still have to go round them again with my ratchet
It's only got 9Nm of torque!!!!!
The MaCallister has 176Nm of torque, which is really impressive. It looks good and feels good (there's one on display with the cordless drills), but after reading the posts on here, I'm doubting it now!
B&Q also do a cheaper one (Performance Power - never heard of them. B&Q's own brand again). It was £50, but today I noticed it's been reduced to £39.99! It's got 120 Nm of torque.
About the more expensive ones, I also need to weigh up the cost of it versus how much it will earn me each time I use it, which makes an expensive one probably not worth it (would take years to pay for itself)..
it's tricky
Oh decisions, decisions..... |
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Hoovie
Devon DIYer
Joined: 27 Jul 2007
Posts: 8036
Location: East Devon
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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How about buying what you think may ok from B&Q and try it out on a set of bolts that would normally take you 30 minutes for example.
If you can do them in 15 mins with the driver, you can double your workload (or half the time spent). Working out your piece-work rate will then will tell you the ROI (Return on Investment) i.e. Will it take you 3 months to pay off or 3 years.
If the tool has a two year warranty, and it will pay for itself in less then that, probably onto a winner 
And if the maths don't add up in your favour, just return it back to B&Q for your money back 
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