Who buys their power tools in 110volt?
I try to avoiding doing site work (because its ****) not done any for over a year, but is it worth buying all power tools in 110v just on the off chance that i might have to do a site job?

Mostly 110 volt, you never know & most sites will not allow 240 volt. Also safer if cutting outside in rain, if you get a shock less likely to kill you

was just curious, i'v just sold a cheapy 240v and still got another cheapy 110v but i'm gonna sell that too and get a half decent one, but unsure as to get a 110v just in case of some site work, my transformer weighs a ton!!

Yep, going 110V all the way, most of my tools are and the ones that are not will be soon.

110v for me too, always have the option then. Transformers are great for holding the other end of the string line too

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

110v for me too, always have the option then. Transformers are great for holding the other end of the string line too

How do you get them to ping it ?

Originally Posted by Alan.P

How do you get them to ping it ?

Think he means one of the Transformers off the movie !!

Originally Posted by Alan.P

How do you get them to ping it ?

I have long arms

Originally Posted by Leatherface

Think he means one of the Transformers off the movie !!

Isn't that what were on about, I don't know, soooooo confused

nah !! all my gear is 240 volts , sod having to carry that transformer every where, ive never lost one job in my career through not having 110 volt equipment..

Originally Posted by andy-p

nah !! all my gear is 240 volts , sod having to carry that transformer every where, ive never lost one job in my career through not having 110 volt equipment..

I take it you stick with domestic stuff and no site work ? The site we're 'meant' to be starting won't hear of anything else, ffs, even the lighting has to 'safe' no halogens and all 110 V again.

Most tools 110v but a few which I just use on domestics are 240v

Only really do domestic work now, So 240v for me. I have a most basic tools (Hammer drill, Jigsaw, rip saw...)in a cordless versions anyway to be able to get by on site. Most sites I've been on let me use a 240v charger and if they don't, I hide it!

Did anybody else think Andy P was talking to himself for a minute?

if your only doing domestics then your prob better with 240v,as you say you don't want any more site work!

110v for me, made the mistake of buying 240 a few years ago 'cos I didn't wanna buy a transformer. Re-bought just about everything now in 110
240v

Surely the point of 110v is about safety, not whether it's site work or domestic?

Yes it's a hassle lugging a blooming great transformer about, but at least you've got more chance of telling the tale about when you "accidentaly" dipped the frayed grinder cable in your washboy bucket!!!

i have all 240 v gear mainly caus i never touch site work anymore really

the silly thing is tho', it's the amps that kill you and not the volts!!

There was a post on here quite a while ago, the talk was that 240v was going to be used on sites again

easier to stick with 110 then you never have to turn work down, which at this oresent time would be hard to do. So 110 all the way.

Originally Posted by whitebeam

There was a post on here quite a while ago, the talk was that 240v was going to be used on sites again

It isn't that you can't use 240V on site, it's just the safety measure that go with it IIRC it would have to be protected by an RCD / RCOBD with a max lead length of 1m to the socket, BUT, it is all site specific, as everyone knows, different rules for different sites depending on the main contractor / client I suppose.

110v all the way,i'd buy nothing else.Safety first.

Originally Posted by Alan.P

I take it you stick with domestic stuff and no site work ? The site we're 'meant' to be starting won't hear of anything else, ffs, even the lighting has to 'safe' no halogens and all 110 V again.

no !! in the past i have done a lot of commmercial and site work and used 240 volts ,never once been asked to use 110 . its mostly domestic i do these days though..

i think we need to use a lot less tools on site work as we're just required to do the tiling bit. so i guess all we need is a cutter and drill thats 110v

oh yea, i do site work and use 240v. never been asked

hey burncross, 110v all the way, safer and and an all round contender. Cover you for all eventualities and builds ya muscles....