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    The key with the Aldi stuff is occasional use. ...

    The key with the Aldi stuff is occasional use.

    I've got one of the shop vacs for the garage and its been a pearler, only downside is its loud. Only use it with bags and change the filter...
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    I've got an old Metabo ROS, which is pretty good,...

    I've got an old Metabo ROS, which is pretty good, but the pad is that knackered it does the ninja thing with the discs!

    Then last year I scored an SP Tools air ROS. So much nicer and lighter to...
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    MS is right, batteries and gas don't like sitting...

    MS is right, batteries and gas don't like sitting around unused, air tools with a few of drops of oil in them can sit around almost indefinite unused.
    If your using it for work going site to site...
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    Stanley knife. Damn things been responsible...

    Stanley knife.

    Damn things been responsible for most of my scars.



    No tools really 'scare' me. Although I do go weak at the knees everytime I walk into a tool shop...
  5. Thread: Compressor

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    Trying to fool people to thinking it's 'Chicago...

    Trying to fool people to thinking it's 'Chicago Pneumatic' brand???

    Greg,
    For an extra $100 you could pick up a Peerless or Pilot Air belt drive, which are both quality units.

    Although a...
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    Check out Drifta kitchens for some ideas and...

    Check out Drifta kitchens for some ideas and construction.

    This guy started making those chuck boxes in his shed and selling them at camp shows.
    He's now branched out into making camper trailer...
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    The Fein Multimaster is so much fun to use... Is...

    The Fein Multimaster is so much fun to use... Is there anything it can't do?
    The 18v Makita impact driver gets used for anything and everything.

    but the trusty Stanley folding ruler is always in...
  8. Thread: Aldi Advice

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    As most of my tools live onsite or in the back of...

    As most of my tools live onsite or in the back of the ute. From time to time I've grabbed some Aldi tools for the home workshop.

    boxes of forstner bits, countersink drill bits, large size...
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    I grabbed one on the Aldi biscuit joiners a few...

    I grabbed one on the Aldi biscuit joiners a few years ago in a $30 clearance bin, thinking it would be handy for home use instead of borrowing the Lamello's from work.

    Problem is after 18 years...
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    I've got the same set too chook, pick them up 15...

    I've got the same set too chook, pick them up 15 or so years ago when I was an apprentice after my set of Sandvik chisels grew legs. They do hold a resonable edge, but I can assure you with the...
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    Flicking through todays junk mail. Aldi has...

    Flicking through todays junk mail.

    Aldi has the vac onsale Sat. 9th June, still $89.
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    Depends. Some sparkies want your first born,...

    Depends. Some sparkies want your first born, others will do a dozen or more tools for a slab. As we are generally the head contractor we work out a deal with our sparky so no money changes hands. ...
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    What's new about them? In Victoria they...

    What's new about them?

    In Victoria they haven't changed in the last 15+ years. Still every quarter for tools and every month for portable RCD's.
  14. Thread: Fein multitool

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    Thnaks fletty, Goo find. I bought a Fein...

    Thnaks fletty,

    Goo find.

    I bought a Fein top plus kit a few weeks ago and the price of the Fein blades make the actual tool look positively cheap. $46 for another scraper blade!
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    Um... just make sure you flip the blade so the...

    Um... just make sure you flip the blade so the teeth are facing the correct direction.

    I swap blades between my Hitachi 8" SCMS and Makita 8 1/4" circ saw all the time.
  16. What are your soldiering skills like? Do you own...

    What are your soldiering skills like?
    Do you own a decent soldiering iron?

    You would need 8 X 1.2v cells. Check ebay, you should be able to pick up a brand new battery to suit delivered cheaper...
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    Try trash & treasure markets, swap meets, ect for...

    Try trash & treasure markets, swap meets, ect for 2nd hand tools. It's a great source for old chisels, planes, saws ect. It's also a great way to learn how to properly sharpen and setup tools, plus...
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    Metabo 12" SCMS Bargin!

    I was in the market for a new 12" SCMS (upgrade form my aging 8" Hitachi) and was definitely going a Makita. Was about to head down to my prefered tool shop, but got a call from a mate.

    Total...
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    More efficient cutting, the saw doesn't work as...

    More efficient cutting, the saw doesn't work as hard, basically the saw can punch above it's weight. I mainly use a 6 1/4 or a 8 1/4 Makita saw and the little 6 1/4 can cut almost anything without...
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    Definitely spend the extra $$$'s on that one. ...

    Definitely spend the extra $$$'s on that one. They have a nice solid cast ali base with minimal to no flex in them, something that haunts the cheaper saws. The dearer saws have much nicer depth and...
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    Don't know about the plane, but a few years ago...

    Don't know about the plane, but a few years ago at one of those dodgy tool stands at a market I found a chalk line.

    Looked like a Stanley one, the packaging looked real, even the logo looked...
  22. Thread: Ridgid drills?

    by Kyle
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    Have you tried ringing any tools shops? Most...

    Have you tried ringing any tools shops? Most good ones will get in whatever you want.

    Try Powertool Specialists in Carlton.
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    I alluded to this in the Stanley thread in the...

    I alluded to this in the Stanley thread in the hand tools section. It's a worry when a trade quality brand start using their reputation to sell low end stuff. Bosch have done it too with a 'blue'...
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    Unfortuantly Makita have also ventured down the...

    Unfortuantly Makita have also ventured down the same path with their brand (I think the Maktec thing was a bit of a flop). Walk into Bunnings and look at the Makita range. Half the range you probably...
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    Unfortuantly brands like Stanley, Irwin, ect are...

    Unfortuantly brands like Stanley, Irwin, ect are keen for a slice of the diy/retail chain hardware stores (you can add powertool brands to that too). Make a poor quality tool, make sure its sitting...
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    As I said I've got 3 other Mak sizes, but I'm...

    As I said I've got 3 other Mak sizes, but I'm really not keen on their 9 1/4's. Their ergonomics are hopeless and being a left hander, they are not very nice to use. Although I believe back in the...
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    235mm (9 1/4") Circular Saw Options

    Okay, After many years of surviving as a chippie with just a 6 1/4" and a 8 1/4" Makita saws (I did have a 7 1/4" but never used it, so it's out on permanent loan) I've decided it's time to get a big...
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    Having had the displeasure of going to Bunnings...

    Having had the displeasure of going to Bunnings today (on a Christmas Eve Saturday!) to get some Heat Beads. I checked out the AEG drills.

    Are you sure your not mistaking it with this Chinese...
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    Milwaukee quality and warranty almost swayed me a...

    Milwaukee quality and warranty almost swayed me a few years ago, but Makita's proven reliability and massive skin range (over 30) won me. 3 years on, zero complaints and the original batteries are...
  30. Thread: Cordless hammer

    by Kyle
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    Don't be stupid. they're right next to the...

    Don't be stupid. they're right next to the rechargable set squares:U
  31. Thread: Cordless hammer

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    https://www.woodworkforums.com/attachments/f13/1897...

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/attachments/f13/189766d1322777777t-cordless-hammer-cordless_hammer_01a.jpg

    The above just looks and feels like cheap rubbish:roll:

    Every traddie worth a pinch...
  32. Thread: Best Router

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    I love my Bosch GOF1300CE router. At 1300w it...

    I love my Bosch GOF1300CE router. At 1300w it lacks the grunt for big trenching (stairs ect.), but with soft start and fine adjustment it is so nice to use freehand. Mines 12ish years old now, so...
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    No fitout at all? Caravans are built to be as...

    No fitout at all? Caravans are built to be as light as possible, so the exterior frame and cladding on its own is not all that strong. All the cupboards, benchs and full length overheads in vans...
  34. Thread: Chisels

    by Kyle
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    As a chippie by trade, I've managed to accumulate...

    As a chippie by trade, I've managed to accumulate 3 full sets in the last 20 years. Marples / Irwin blue chip, Stanley's and Footprint. The Marples feel the nicest to use, but the Footprints hold...
  35. Thread: Nail guns

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    Gas guns are nice for convenience thanks to no...

    Gas guns are nice for convenience thanks to no air hose to drag around. For occasional use I'd go air powered. For the same price as a Paslode you could pick up a mid-range framer and a cheapish...
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    Did not see that coming! It was like watching...

    Did not see that coming!

    It was like watching 1st V's last. I don't know how to take this loss? It will either be a nice reality check for all the egos before the finals, or it could really...
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    Well it looks like tonights game is far from...

    Well it looks like tonights game is far from 'dead rubber'.

    Both side fielding full strength sides, with Collingwood wanting to avenge their round 8 loss and Geelong wanting to remind everyone...
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    One of the guys I work with has a Ryobi 18V...

    One of the guys I work with has a Ryobi 18V fetish, if it's Ryobi and powered by 18v, he's got it.
    I believe the old NiCad chargers will only charge NiCads, but the new Lithum chargers will do both....
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    Still two pallets of vacs sitting at Aldi Eltham...

    Still two pallets of vacs sitting at Aldi Eltham (Vic) as of today. At full price though.
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    The vacs can run with bags or bagless. I use...

    The vacs can run with bags or bagless. I use bags when vacing up stuff like MDF & plaster dust as it dramatically increases the life of the vac and is alot better on your lungs when you empty it.
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    Yes.

    Yes.
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    I picked up a pack of bags from 'vacbagsdirect'...

    I picked up a pack of bags from 'vacbagsdirect' as posted at the top of page 5.
    $18ish delivered, turned up within 3 days... excellent.

    The bags?
    In a workshop/site enviroment, I'm tipping...
  43. Thread: Lock Mortising

    by Kyle
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    For 12 mortice locks I'd go an electric drill...

    For 12 mortice locks I'd go an electric drill (decent cordless), quality spade/auger and some sharp chisels. This sort of stuff is all about repetition and by lock number 5 you will be blazing...
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    As a site manager T&T is the baine of my life. ...

    As a site manager T&T is the baine of my life. It's been around in Victoria for well over 20 years, yet the attitude of some older contractors makes you think its a new thing. The look I get from...
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    Go price the 140 X 35 ones in stainless steel. ...

    Go price the 140 X 35 ones in stainless steel. Then buy 4 of them and see how much change you get out of $1000:oo:
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    You mean part of greater Melbourne in the Diamond...

    You mean part of greater Melbourne in the Diamond Valley?
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    10 minutes past Hurstbridge (you've heard of...

    10 minutes past Hurstbridge (you've heard of Hurstbridge trainline?), south of Kinglake? Google maps is your friend.

    Very much an alternative hippy market. You can get everything from healing...
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    As mentioned in the powertool thread I grabbed...

    As mentioned in the powertool thread I grabbed one for myself the other day. Last year I bought 3 for my work, which is commercial office fitout. The vacs are used daily, mainly to clean up plaster...
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    St Andrews market in Melbournes north east on a...

    St Andrews market in Melbournes north east on a Saterday. Theres an old bloke who sells 2nd hand tools, just about everything you can think of. Usally has a couple of big boxes of chisels...
  50. Thread: Einhell Brand

    by Kyle
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    Just picked up one of those Aldi shop vacs (who...

    Just picked up one of those Aldi shop vacs (who wouldn't for $89) and the warranty and after sales support directs you to Einhell.

    Don't know if they are the manufacturer, distributor/importer or...
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