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Originally Posted by AtlanticWBConst
What we have:
Dewalts: They do the job, easy blade changes.
Porter Cables Tiger Saws: Good, powerful and reliable saws - one in my personal work truck.
Milwaukees: Have 2 that have various parts from a cannabilized third saw = obviously lots of issues.
Sears: ha, ha - 21 year old industrial version saw - kept in the drywall truck, not used much, but still works.
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I have an old Sears Craftsman industrial, not used a lot either but I had another one I used the crap out of (stolen) and I loved it.
I've got a Makita as well, pretty happy with it.
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05-01-2008, 05:08 PM
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I have a Ridgid corded. It sucks. Not as powerful or as versatile my old Dewalt cordless, (stolen).
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05-01-2008, 09:12 PM
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I saw at Home Depot today the new 15amp makita AVT recip saw for $169... not too shabby
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05-02-2008, 06:29 AM
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Plus, you can get a cupon that if you spend over $150 on power tools, you get $30 off, so the actual price would be $139.
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05-02-2008, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TempestV
Plus, you can get a cupon that if you spend over $150 on power tools, you get $30 off, so the actual price would be $139.
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That sale was over two nights ago for our region, but I managed get:
2-Bosch Angle Grinders
1-Bosch PS40 Impactor
1-DeWalt Hammerdrill
1-DeWalt Impact Ready Bit Kit
2-Bostitch Roofing Nailers
2-Botitch Roofing Staple Cap Nailers...
...all for less than $800.00.
That's with their sale prices but the $200. off they gave me for making purchases over $500. at the time. The tools at regular price (outside of the sales and promotions) would've cost me about $1,600.
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05-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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The milwaukee is out of the picture as it's just too expensive here, unless I can find someone else who stocks milwaukee tools in the uk. That's been the main problem as power tools here cost a kidney  |
Holy poop! I see you're in Norway. How's the king?...and how's the oil?
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05-02-2008, 07:32 PM
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Been using 2 DeWalts for the last 10 years, hope one will break so I can get an AVT by Makita.
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05-02-2008, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CJKarl
Holy poop! I see you're in Norway. How's the king?...and how's the oil?
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Hows the Petrol prices????
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05-04-2008, 01:13 PM
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Holy poop! I see you're in Norway. How's the king?...and how's the oil?
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The king is ok, he said to say 'hello' 
As for the oil, going up every day unfortunately. We are paying 2.6 USD a liter. Add that to the ridiculous cost of tools and materials and it becomes obvious that life for the little guys like me is getting harder .
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05-04-2008, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by samthedog
The king is ok, he said to say 'hello'
As for the oil, going up every day unfortunately. We are paying 2.6 USD a liter. Add that to the ridiculous cost of tools and materials and it becomes obvious that life for the little guys like me is getting harder . |
Don't feel too bad.
Tools you buy once.
Gas you get weekly.
Here, in the U.S., it's up to about $3.70/Gallon and that's the low end.
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05-04-2008, 08:18 PM
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Had a Bosch, and 2m Milwaukees but I have been using the Porter Cable Tiger. Its the second one I have and its a smooth balanced saw. I would recommend it to anyone.
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05-05-2008, 04:05 PM
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Aussie in Norway
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I gave the DeWalt a burl today. I am pretty happy with it. It blew through a row of floor boards like they were nothing at all. I am not sure when I'll need more power than what it has but if it comes at the expense of extra weight I am happy with what I have. Most of my cutting is above my head so I am happy with the DeWalt I have due to it being quite light.
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05-08-2008, 03:41 PM
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Well as for the recip blades.... I was at an open house last week and saw the folks from Lennox use their Gold blade to cut a car in half good stuff
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05-10-2008, 11:21 AM
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Absolutely love that Makita. We joke that it almost cuts fast enough to get rid of the circ saws and only use the recip saw :-)
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05-14-2008, 07:19 PM
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I have had Bosch, Dewalt and PC... I am currently using the PC tiger saw and it is by far the bast I have had.
Last edited by Tattoo; 05-14-2008 at 10:09 PM.
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05-14-2008, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by samthedog
The king is ok, he said to say 'hello'
As for the oil, going up every day unfortunately. We are paying 2.6 USD a liter. Add that to the ridiculous cost of tools and materials and it becomes obvious that life for the little guys like me is getting harder . |
wow... almost $10 a gallon is outrageous
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05-15-2008, 12:49 AM
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Aussie in Norway
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Yeah I know. To make things worse people live sprawled out all over the country side and expect quotes to be free. You kidding me???? I just spent $25 one way to get here plus 45 minutes of my time. This makes amendments to job quotes a very expensive process when you have to pick up different materials.
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05-17-2008, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TempestV
I haven't used that particular saw. Maybe it's better as a general purpose saw than the regular one. I've hated all the regular PC saws I've used, but I could see where that particular saw would turn out to be the only saw for the job at times.
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I am generally a fan of PC, but I'm with you here. I just replaced my PC Tiger with a Milwalkee. It is only about a year old (only used by me, so not abused) and has so much slop in the blade that it is almost impossible to start a cut on a line. I bought it because of my positive experiences with other PC tools I have, and was dissapointed from the first time I used it, expecting a lot quicker cutting from a saw so heavy and with a long blade stroke. This is actually the first Milwaulkee electric tool I have ever owned; but they are the chosen brand of plumbers, and I figured if a plumbing crew cannot kill them, they must be tough.
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