bq tools performance power, macallister

[cardiy]

Are bq tools anygood macallister and performance powertools ?

 

[studips]

you only get what you pay for

they are for occassional / disposable use. see also the screwfix budget brands

 

[Monkeh]

They're great if you want them to shake themselves apart or start a fire.

 

[opps]

as studips says they are probably only designed for light use, ie the motor might burn out if used for 40 minutes continuously.

I adhere to the "buy the best you can afford" maxim

 

[iep]

They vary a lot. I've used a Performance cicular saw that was just downright dangerous but the £16 Performance drill/driver I bought from them 7 years ago has outlasted my bosch one and is still going strong.

You pays your money and you take your chances though.

iep

 

[cardiy]

They vary a lot. I've used a Performance cicular saw that was just downright dangerous but the £16 Performance drill/driver I bought from them 7 years ago has outlasted my bosch one and is still going strong.

You pays your money and you take your chances though.

iep

What was dangerous about the circular saw?

 

[iep]

Basically the guard kept sticking. Besides that though it was very difficult to set up to get a decent 90 degree cut and the base was buckled so the saw rocked as you fed it along the cut.

Maybe some examples are better but I returned it to the guy I'd borrowed it from and saved up and bought a light ryobi that has been great (and is actually cheaper than the macallister ones).

iep

 

[big-all]

if you want to build up a reasonably priced very reliable set off kit with many many tools and 30 tools for the house and garden to fit the same batteries i would recomend ryobi

http://ryobi-oneplus.co.uk/index/flash/p/12

 

[muggles]

I've got a macallister circular saw that I use occasionally and it's fine, good power per £pound, three year warranty when I bought mine too

 

[lymmranger]

I still have 2 of the original "performance power" 18v cordless drills...

- they are still in fine fettle having done a lot of work and suffered alot of abuse, the batterys dont hold as much charge as they used to and one of the chargers is kaput. Overall they still are brilliant tools!

More recently I bought an 18v macallister hammer drill/driver. I have treated it really carefully,but have been disapointed with the fact that it has decided to stick permanantly on hammer

I have also purchased a macallister double bevel sliding mitre saw (the biggest one) - so far so good it will easily cut 14 inch and possible with care bigger. It was set up pretty accurately (apart from the laser which i dont bother with). I have not used it too much yet, but have compared it with a similar sized dewalt, the guy who owned the dewalt seemed quite impressed. I suspect it may not be suitable for daily trade use, but then again i needed one this big and compared with hiring charges I now have a free saw which still works.

So over the last 15 years I would say that I have 3 good and one poor experience of these tools

Overall I do not think anyone makes "long lasting" tools anymore, By the way "big-all" is correct I also have a Ryobi oneplus, which I have owned for about 2 or 3 months it is superb and the batteries seem to go for ever between charges and at trade point prices it was actually cheaper than the macallister (the one stuck on hammer) it even came with a free cordless driver, only downside was no box but they are cheap enough

 

[opps]

Overall I do not think anyone makes "long lasting" tools anymore,

Festool do but then thay ain't cheap.

The only tool that I have had to replace was my RO150 random orbital.

The gears wore down and I will replace them one day but I love my new rotex too much to fix the old one.

7 years of nearly daily use/abuse at £450. Well designed and a dream to use.

I also like the fact that they guarantee to make the spares available for at least 10 years.