DIY Have got a bosch jigsaw 18v and Drill. These were expensive tools.Jigsaw lasted 2 days before burning motor out which is crap so wont consider bosch ever again
Looking at one of the 4-6pce packs 18v
grangies,
Feb 18, 1:49pm
Most builders seem to swear by De-Walt and Festool.
Bloody expensive though.
A friend of mine has bought some good second hand De-Walt tools on Trade Me, from various pawn brokers.
mugenb20b,
Feb 18, 1:54pm
DeWalt is crap. Metabo, Makita and Hitachi are the best in my opinion. But I think you can get power tools in professional and home handy man range, so choose the right one. Like Bosch for example, green ones are OK, but those with orange casings are miles better.
gammelvind,
Feb 18, 2:11pm
For the home user, I have had a really good run with Ozito from Bunnings. They come with a 2 year warrenty, home use only. For pro use festool and metabo.
mrfxit,
Feb 18, 2:14pm
The older DeWalt batterys are rubbish, don't know about the latest. A quick search shows up a lot of tools with stuffed batterys
dansue,
Feb 18, 2:22pm
We use mainly DeWalt tools in our workshop.I would highly reccomend them.They have heaps of grunt and dont give us any trouble at all.(tractor repairs) So they get a hard time!
stevo2,
Feb 18, 2:28pm
I have Makita 18 volt lithium and have had a great run with them but a collegue has the same kit and its the opposite for him. His batteries dont hold their charge long and his 3 speed drill only has the slow speed left. I have had a great run with all my Dewalt gear and would recommend that. Another workmate has Milwaukee and he is over the moon with that. Yet another workmate has Hitachi and he doesnt like it at all. Cheers Stevo
henderson_guy,
Feb 18, 2:28pm
I'm divided on this one. From a end-user point of view, I really like DeWalt tools, and they are great when they are going. BUT I have also worked the other side of the counter, and when you have problems, it turns into a major hassle. So for that reason, I don't think I will buy another DeWalt tool.maybe 240v tools, but not cordless. From what I have seen, Hitachi are the forefront when it comes to cordless technology, but heres a thought for ya. Milwaukee tools are just coming into NZ, they seem to be a lot of tool for the money and those 4pce-6pce tool combos can be gotten pretty cheap. They have a 5 year warranty on the tool, and I THINK a 3 year warranty on the batteries.maybe 2 years. I'm actually considering a Milwaukee set myself.
kazbanz,
Feb 18, 3:01pm
maybee things have changed in the last few years but when I was selling makita/.hitachi product the rep from japan explained that ALLthe battery tools for both brands came from the same factory.--just slightly different color on the plastics
74nova,
Feb 18, 4:20pm
Nothing wrong with Bosch. Theres more to the story than 'it lasted 2 days'. I've had DeWalt, Hitachi and Makita battery drills overs the years and would pick a Bosch over them anyday. DeWalt batteries would crap out over time, Hitachi chargers would die and the Makita went through 3 gearboxes.
morrisman1,
Feb 18, 4:27pm
take it to a service centre, chances are they will still replace the box free of charge as it is a very well recognised fault.
As my pick of the power tools, It would be Bosch or Hitachi, depending on what stuff you need and which brand offers the better package for you. I dont even consider Makita unless its for a 240v tool. Bosch cordless have a 3 year trade warrenty now, you just have to register your tool online within a month to get it, otherwise it is just the standard 12 month warrenty
pollymay,
Feb 18, 4:38pm
Hitachi is what I like
electromic,
Feb 18, 4:54pm
Bought my first battery drill in 1996, replaced the batteries in 2009 still goes well. Brand = Makita "tools not toys". If the new suff is as good you won't go wrong. Thats IF.
jason18,
Feb 18, 4:56pm
Honestly if there was more to the story I would have told you. Im not here to bullshit. I can say in all honesty that the bosch jigsaw lasted less than two days use. It shit its motor out.
jason18,
Feb 18, 4:59pm
We have huge amount of bosch stuff thats good but the jigsaw really disappointed me.
r15,
Feb 18, 5:09pm
I still use my de walt every day since 2002.Its getting a li ttle tired on it's 2nd set of 2 batteries. The tool itself is as good as new
drew2009,
Feb 18, 5:10pm
I would be happy with any one of those brands in 18v. Would probably get a 240v plug in jigsaw though unless you really need the portability, I avoid battery tools if i possibly can.
grangies,
Feb 18, 5:12pm
What sort of $$ figure are looking at spending!
jason18,
Feb 18, 5:17pm
600-700 I have a good drill so looking at circ saw etc
We have been selling Milwaukee for at least 10 years, they were re-branded from the black Atlas Copco tools, the cordless tools and grinders were German made until Techtronic Industries who manufacture Ryobi took it over and now they are made in China, the quality is still better than most brands but getting parts can be a mission (some parts take about 5 weeks out of Australia), I would look at Hitachi which are far superior to Dewalt or Makita and they have the best record with their Lithium batteries, Bosch blue is good quality but their 18 volt batteries can cost as much as the complete tool and the cordless drill switch is in the region of $300.00 to replace once it is out of warranty, Dewalt is overpriced with the quality being overstated by Black and Decker who incidentally are the second worst at parts supply in NZ, As above re Makita gearbox failures, the problems have all but gone now but if you open the drill and check the back of the gearbox it will be marked with either a black or blue felt pen line, if it is blue Makita will replace the gearbox free of charge no matter how old the drill is
henderson_guy,
Feb 18, 7:04pm
Gotta agree largely with this post. Techtronic Industries I haven't had much dealings with since Ryobi went exclusive to Bunnings, plus the fact that I am back off the counter now means I don't see what I used to. I only know that a few issues with Milwaukee tools that customers had were sorted out pretty smartly. All under warranty however. The gearbox issues with makita were with the Li-Ion 18v hammer drills with the 3spd gearbox I understand, and as mentioned, Makita have come to the party with sorting the issues. I also agree that for battery tools, Hitachi is one of if not the best, only reason I mention Milwaukee is again, since they are relatively new to the market in the 4pce and 6pce combo kits, they have been priced extremely competitively and are good buying at the moment.
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