cruiserweight14 Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 (edited) If anyone has to buy any power tools don't buy dewalt they are rubbish, unfortunately i learnt the hard way now i have racked up my plastic to get by, sorry but had to share with someone.Has anyone else had problems with them? Edited October 5, 2006 by cruiserweight14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 All the experience I've had with them (a couple of drills and various cutting equipment) has been sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Get makita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserweight14 Posted October 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I used them practically everyday and have nacked, 2 drills supposed to be good ones, a mitre saw, cordless kit batterys are crap, routers dying slowly and know loads of people to have same problem. Better options if your think about buying are bosch, makita, milwaki, thestool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I used them practically everyday and have nacked, 2 drills supposed to be good ones, a mitre saw, cordless kit batterys are crap, routers dying slowly and know loads of people to have same problem. Better options if your think about buying are bosch, makita, milwaki, thestool. he speaketh the truth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i have never had anything dewalt go wrong ever.. probably the best quality tools i have come across. i think you have just been very unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on that? u must be joking Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I haven't had a massive amount of experience with DeWalt but they are suddenly appearing at low prices in places like B&Q. Methinks the quality might be going downhill on the lower end stuff. I like Makita meself, but for normal DIY you don't really go that far wrong with some Performance Power stuff - it's not always right first time, but the guys at B&Q seem perfectly happy to get them out and check them before you buy.Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hardman Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 of you want power tools should go with hilti, our whole company use them and we hardly have any porblems with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 All of B&Q's branded tools are seconds.. fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Dewalt make great radios, mines been going for years and is still quality! Never had any power tools from them though. a lot of joiners i know recommend Makita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 its horses for courses really. a dewalt £90 cordless from b & q is just that, its a £90 cordless drill. its meant for d.i.y, not heavy duty carpentry. however a £450 36v dewalt cordless. now thats a heavy duty drill, will probably outlast the joiner/carpenter. if your diy'er dont go spending 450 on anything like that. but if your a joiner, dont expect a £90 drill to last you too long. at home with me seems to be makita through and through, which is overkill, but we got them on the cheap, so its all good. although the high end bosch stuff does seem good for d.i.y use. as for hilti, great bit of kit, but for anything other than professional joiners and carpenters, why bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 We don't really get many Dewalt items been returned as faulty. Maybe 6 or 7 a month.I work at Toolstation by the way. Which sells lots of power tools, especially Dewalt. Seems to be quite popular.Just in case someone thinks i work in a place like B&Q where they won't sell as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26inch Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i broke the cluch on a 12v dewat that was less than a yeah old just cleanin out threads, theyre pretty shit really as are bosch now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 another big up for makita, i cant fault any of thier tools that we have had, infact we have a grinder thats gotta be 20 odd years old now (its been around since i can remember)annnywhooo, dewalt, ive never really heard anything bad about them, just nothing goodreally...all the chaps i know who use power tools regularly, tend to use makita or bosch as they seem to just be the bestthe rise in popularity of budget dewalt tools is probably due to the fact that they supplied all the power tools for alot of those diy shows on tv, so all the budding home diy enthusiasts want them-so i guess maybe they have a new target market which expects a lower price? and so lower quality follows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onzaallen Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I have never got any myself but a couple of guys i work with say that they are really rubbish battery, they wear really quickly and are like £90 for a new one so you are as well buying a new drill or jigsaw or whatever. I have heard that makita are the best, so i would say go for some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Buy Cheap Get Cheap that's what I say.Cheap speakers sound shite, expensive ones don't.The old phrase of "get what you pay for" is 100% true...People moan about DVD players for £30 "Oh i've only had it 4 months"... you paid £30. What do you expect?Buy a Harman Kardon one for £200 and you might never need to replace it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserweight14 Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Dewalt make great radios, mines been going for years and is still quality! Never had any power tools from them though. a lot of joiners i know recommend Makita. All the old dewalt stuff was great i spoke to some older chippy's who had theirs for years and never had a problem, but since black and decker took over they have turned into b n q specials.And by the way i know 4 people with new dewalt radios and they are all held together with tape thats the truth.sorry but they are disgust me.out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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