Hi
I saw a thread about drills. Thought I should point out a deal I came across.
Marcrist PG750 drill set for £35.99 + VAT(£43.19)
Set contains 6, 8, 10mm drills, spray bottle and steel drill guide.
Comes with a free 20mm drill.

For £41.66 + VAT we supply SEVEN diamond cores which works out at £5.96+VAT per drill at 365-Drills with PORSADRILL.



There is no 10mm core in the pack because we have yet to be convinced there is a use for that size.

It also contains a 16mm and 30mm which we also think is more useful than a 20mm.
There isnt much that a 20mm is good for. 15mm rad pipes look to big in a 20mm hole. Its too small for 22mm bath pipes.

We also do a set of five packs for £82.50+VAT


TWENTY diamond cores for £4.13+ VAT each !!!!

If you need a 20mm core then we do stock them as a seperate item.


We also stock the 10mm as a seperate pack






All cores come with a FREE guide plate to stop them slipping.




Video of how robust our stuff is.

Please remember the prices above quoted
DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR FORUM DISCOUNT

Yes thats right.... You will be buying them EVEN CHEAPER!! so you get fantastic savings.

For the most up to date codes just PM or email us and aks what your code is.




The Free anti-slip guideplate we supply STICKS to the tile.
Unlike suction clamps which can fall off the tile.

I reckon a 10mm drill could be used for electric cables access for lighting or mirrors if you want to be picky about it. I see my post was edited to remove the link, but it is possible to google marcrist and the price which will get you there.
I'm not meaning to rile anyone, it just seems pointless.
I was trying to be helpful to those who maybe prefer a different make.
Have a nice day

Ken

I was trying to be helpful to those who maybe prefer a different make.

Ken your posts are very welcome and dont worry nobody is riled with your comments!!

What the moderator has done is trim yours to balance information useful to the reader (other tilers)
but with consideration to our position as a paying sponsor of this forum.

We pay to help keep the forum free for everyone to use but in return hope readers will consider benefits our products make both in value for money plus time reduction on the job.

Its a delicate mix for site owners to make sure everyone is happy. They have vetted every sponsor here and want a mix of promotional information but also want sponsors to get involved in the site. As you can see from our active postings we have racked up more than 2000 posts - not all "Buy our stuff" postings but genuine help for blokes (and women) trying to make a living as a tiler.

Ken your post is useful not only to forum readers but also to us as a factory.

We actually like to know what the competion is up to! Should we sit back and be run over on price, quality and product inovation? Of course not. When we find out information either via the forum or from our many other routes to market like trade shows, on the job, tile shops then it gives us a chance to act on it.

Real Example:
Over the summer of 2011 as a direct result of customer feedback we have been putting together and exciting new product launch for a new diamond core that we believe will be able to get more holes into C5 grade porcelain tiles. We will launch it Jan or Feb 2012 but only after rigourous testing by end users. There are twenty members of this forum taking part in agressive product testing on behalf of all tilers. At the end of this testing it will be their claims that we print on the pack. Not ours. So for example if they state that the core is good for 50 holes thats what we will use. We are also busy running them into the ground ourselves at the factory but its not a substiute for real life.

But we do have to be a bit careful. Case in point. This pack of 8mm cores at £29.99 (including VAT)


In the hardest C5 porcelain its capable of about 40 to 50 holes per pack with the 4x cores for the £29.99
Our competitors are making claims of 30 holes for a single dry core at £32.50 in C5 grade porcelain.

It can get a bit confusing! Is it better to spend £29.99 on four PORSADRILL drills and achieve better results than a single alternative core from a competitor making claims of cutting 30 holes but costs more at £32.50

Something our testing this winter will do is clarify life expectancy for cores and as I said that information WONT come from us but will instead come from the 20 forum members trusted to test the prototypes out.

More details of the new product and its testing as we get it... (That will probably all happen in another seperate post)



Not all product testing is done so seriously though...

I look forward to trying them out.
Many thanks for your post and information. It's taken me many years to find tools that I am confident with through, mostly, trial and error. This forum has helped me tremendously already, even though I am a new member. Wish I had found it years ago!
Ken

Actually thats a good point - yes send me a PM with your address and I can add you as an extra person to the 20 testers.

Having 21 wont make much difference. I will send you one of the new cores and you can give a bit of feedback.



First glimpse of the finished item...

You've got to love a hexagonal shaft......
oooer missus

Just as well TZ.... because you are on the list to get one for Christmas!
(By the way if you PM a postal address I can get yours out too)

are you taking everyone's address now richard? in case i've missed a post somewhere

Mike you missed nothing! This is probably the wrong thread / topic (my fault) to sort out the logistics of the 20 testers.
I wasnt planning contacting anyone until we had the goods prepared so I need to get on with private messaging all 20 to get the details.
I will do that Friday (tommorow). I think I went a bit off track on this one !!!

Originally Posted by 365drills

Mike you missed nothing! This is probably the wrong thread / topic (my fault) to sort out the logistics of the 20 testers.
I wasnt planning contacting anyone until we had the goods prepared so I need to get on with private messaging all 20 to get the details.
I will do that Friday (tommorow). I think I went a bit off track on this one !!!

no probs richard , i'll wait for the p.m.

By the way, how did you get a picture of my wife with a drill?

Thanks for the code Richard will be ordering Friday, Topman