It's a nightmare deciding what to get. Do you have a particular brand you already own batteries for? I liked the look of the dewalt DCS365N-XJ.
Ive also had my eye on the evolution R255TBLX+ table saw which everyone raves about. Looks great.
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It's a nightmare deciding what to get. Do you have a particular brand you already own batteries for? I liked the look of the dewalt DCS365N-XJ.
Ive also had my eye on the evolution R255TBLX+ table saw which everyone raves about. Looks great.
I'd even go as far as saying 99% but where is the fun in that?
At the end of the day, this is a forum where many members wouldn't even blink at blowing £2k on a 90 class GPU every 2 years where as a DeWalt DWS-780 will last you a life time. That is what I tell myself anyway
Which brand are forumites using for their 18v cordless tools?
I have a Bosch combi and impact set I bought a few years back but I'm not overly impressed so looking to start building around a different brand - Milwaukee? DeWalt? Makita?
I'll be starting with a jigsaw and circular saw, then adding others over time.
I have a Bosch combi and impact set I bought a few years back but I'm not overly impressed so looking to start building around a different brand - Milwaukee? DeWalt? Makita?
I'll be starting with a jigsaw and circular saw, then adding others over time.
I think makita would be my choice although I initially started out with dewalt.
Tradesmen tend to favour makita in my experience.
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I deliberately didn’t take the battery version but the corded version. It's a "VAX SpotWash Max Duo Carpet Cleaner - White & Tiger Blue". So mine is without the spin wash (not the pet version), but is the larger capacity tanks (really you need this), and the large 500W motor (you want this), you get three heads including the thin crevice head which is good for cleaning the carpet boundary to the skirting board. Lastly that version has a little hole in the back for self cleaning (you take the head off and push the pipe into it and it flushes the pipe with solution).
There's a number of variants of the spot wash with similar naming - some corded, some with batteries, some with large motors and some with different attachments (like the pet attachment).
Spot Cleaners | VAX
Buy Cordless Vacuum Cleaners, Carpet Cleaners, Steam Cleaners and Handhelds all on the Official VAX Website. Visit our Support Centre to Buy Official VAX Spare Parts and Accessories.www.vax.co.uk
Supposedly the battery version charge gives 25 mins but the recharge time is slow and you can't swap out the battery. Hence I went corded and would again - I did two days of 5+ hours of cleaning. The great thing is the unit has a cable tidy and a pipe tidy built in.
Also I sort of settled on the VAX anti-bacterial solution, although there's a premium variant with carpet guard in it. I went through the 500ml and a 1.5L solution when doing the house! We now have 2 litres of solution ready for the next time. Fluffs up the carpet, removes the dirt/dust/grease from feet and has a nice smell too.
I also have some 'Cybergold Stain Remover" which a friend in the high price end of the carpet industry (2nd gen) recommends. If it's good for £100+/sqm then it's good enough for our poverty carpets! It also really really does work on the ingrained stains that the vax solution failed to move. Naturally you then use the vax over the top and clean up with it.
Lovely stuff. Going to deliberate over it but very likely going to buy the same one as you for all the reasons/advantages you stated.
I'm in the Ryobi One battery camp, have quite a few tools now and everytime a corded one dies I replace with a Ryobi, some of their brushless stuff is great as well.
Parkside from Aldi\Lidl is also highly rated for performance vs price
I'm a self-confessed Makita whore. I almost went to their 40V XGT system for a circular saw but stayed on 18V LXT and got a 2x18V one instead.
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Just found out there’s a dewalt outlet store about 45 minutes from me, has anyone been? Is it worth the drive or are the tools not that great a deal?
Nope. Far too dangerous.
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That’s it, I half expect to bankrupt myself if I go.
I use Ryobi. They're not the best, but I think they offer the best balance of quality to price for a typical home user.
Bosch green or Bosch blue? Bosch green are their cheaper offerings, and don't seem to have a great reputation, blue is their professional option and seems to be much better received. The reason I mention this is that the batteries from Bosch Green also work with Bosch Blue. So if you're on green and went blue you could get that quality upgrade whilst keeping your existing batteries?
I only use Bosch Pro and have been so for years without any complaints.
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You sure?, I have mainly blue but also green and pretty sure they don't physically match
I know you can get a converter thingmy though
That's what I thought, happy to be corrected though.
Not been, but would be interested in knowing where that store is as I need to tool up pretty soon. The only store I can find on the map is up Durham way - is it that one you were referring to?