It’s New tools tuesdays - Tile Advice

[Old Mod]

Cordless tools are getting better and better every year, Metabo are now doing 8amp batteries. I wont be suprised when sites are cordless as a rule and we’re all geared up like F1 pit crew members with our helmets and fire suits on

There’s sites here already on battery only Lee.

 

[Flintstone]

Are you feeling left out Andy?

Yes!!

 

[Old Mod]

Yes!!

Big investment for a decent bit of battery kit.

 

[Flintstone]

How much was the Metabo? Are the dewalt flexvolt grinders any good ?

 

[Old Mod]

How much was the Metabo? Are the dewalt flexvolt grinders any good ?

My metabo with two 5Ah batteries was £390.
Don’t know about flex volt tbh, Lee might.
But let’s be fair, they’re just flush Stanley tools.

 

[Flintstone]

You get tied in don’t you, my radio and laser and drills are all dewalt.
Fair cost, but if it lasts then it’s worth it.

 

[Old Mod]

@LEE MAC

 

[LM]

You get tied in don’t you, my radio and laser and drills are all dewalt.
Fair cost, but if it lasts then it’s worth it.

Dewalt etc are decent mid market tools that do a good job for the ‘3 years’ under normal use, they do have products which for the money are way and beyond anything else on the market such as the DCE089. Hilti are in a world of their own but it’s a heavy investment and they don’t cover all the bases for our trade. So for me I went for a well reviewed brand (German) that delivers under a heavy work load that cost more than the Makita/Dewalt range but can cope with serious usage and lasts. Flexvolt for now at least suits the carpentry trade etc more than ours in a practical sense because what tools do we use that the weight of those batteries wouldn’t be a hindrance apart from a mixing drill perhaps and you realistically still won’t get 10-15 mix’s a day out of that unless you’ve an almighty pounds worth of batteries in the van.

 

[LM]

How much was the Metabo? Are the dewalt flexvolt grinders any good ?

The cordless Dewalt grinder design is terrible for our trade imo, the balance and switch position are so awkward.

 

[Italy]

there is a new version

 

[Albert]

Best gauger on the market

 

[Bill]

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Best gauger on the market

only one I use.

 

[Albert]

only one I use.

This is only my third one in all my working life

 

[Bill]

This is only my third one in all my working life

I have had about 5 but at least one was nicked.

 

[Flintstone]

On the dewalt grinder, and possibly others you can unscrew and rotate the head to make the trigger in a better place for the job in hand