Biscuit Joiners

[carpoid]

Hi all, i'm after one of these Dewalt scissor action Biscuit Joiners, does anyone know if they are sold in Australia? Can't find one :(

DEWALT DW685K DW685 240 VOLT BISCUIT JOINTER on eBay (end time 22-Oct-09 17:28:46 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DEWALT-DW685K-DW685-240-VOLT-BISCUIT-JOINTER_W0QQitemZ190316820097QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item2c4fc43681)

TIA

Matt

[Lignum]

Matt, give Steve at Prestige Power Tools a ring on 9587 0400. Last week he had the ELU version for sale. Not sure if its still there. They are in Mordialloc :)

[carpoid]

Awesome thanks for that, i do remember seeing an ELU version of one years ago.

The guy on ebay won't post me the Dewalt one, buggers!!

Thanks again, i'll get on to them.

Matt

[carpoid]

Just found one on abay ELU DS140 Biscuit Jointer - groover , like new - eBay Other Power Tools, Power Tools, Tools, Home. (end time 21-Oct-09 11:58:00 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ELU-DS140-Biscuit-Jointer-groover-like-new_W0QQitemZ190340999646QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Power_Tools?hash=item2c513529de)

Happy days

[Lignum]

That looks in tip top condition. I wonder what the final price will be. Steves isnt in that condition but probably 2/3 the price

[carpoid]

Well i missed out on the Elu one on eBay by $5, couldn't get to a computer to bid any higher :(
Called that shop that Lignum posted about, no cigar there either......

BUT

I found a place in the UK that posts to Australia via TNT, and bought one there :2tsup:

Some really good deals from this place with our dollar being so strong at the moment, take a look
Dewalt DW685K Flat Dowel Jointer Groover 240V (DW-685-K) (http://www.toolstop.co.uk/dewalt-dw685k-flat-dowel-jointer-groover-240v-p3635)

[Lignum]

Called that shop that Lignum posted about, no cigar there either......
) (http://www.toolstop.co.uk/dewalt-dw685k-flat-dowel-jointer-groover-240v-p3635)

What happened?

[carpoid]

He said that he only had a Bosch one in, and had never heard of the Elu one.

Thanks though, was worth a try :cool:

Matt

[Lignum]

Sorry about that...I could have sworn it was ELU.... my bad.... ooops:-

[carpoid]

Not a problem mate, hardly anyone has heard of these Biscuit Joiners that work sideways off a fence like this, him included.
I emailed Dewalt and asked them why they don't sell them here, all they could say was 'there is no demand for them', all i could say to that was 'thats because hardly anyone has heard of them', i can't see why they wouldn't sell here :?

Oh well, sorted now :U

[Lignum]

When you get it post some pics:)

Im not a fan of bic jointers, but i love the sliders. I should go buy the Bosch

[carpoid]

I find the normal biscuit joiners and the domino a bit awkward to use when say you are working with a piece that is 60mm x 20mm, and you want the groove/domino on the widest face, meaning you have to rest the fence on the 20mm, then try and hold it square. Unless you have a piece behind it the same height, its really awkward.

With the Dewalt one you can lay the piece down on its widest face, then hold the fence on the 20mm edge, alot easier and safer, not so much of a balancing act.

When using the Domino i usually have a thick (33mm) piece underneath it, then hld the machine vertically and plunge in. It works OK but its alot of messing around.

The Bosch one Steve was talking about was a normal front plunging one Lignum, sorry!!

[Lignum]

The Bosch one Steve was talking about was a normal front plunging one Lignum, sorry!!

He was having a seniors moment... 100% slider. I was looking at it
:)

[carpoid]

Oh OK sorry, didn't realise Bosch even made one, could of been me having a funny 5 minutes then :roll: :U

[Col]

Well i missed out on the Elu one on eBay by $5, couldn't get to a computer to bid any higher :(
Called that shop that Lignum posted about, no cigar there either......

BUT

I found a place in the UK that posts to Australia via TNT, and bought one there :2tsup:

Some really good deals from this place with our dollar being so strong at the moment, take a look
Dewalt DW685K Flat Dowel Jointer Groover 240V (DW-685-K) (http://www.toolstop.co.uk/dewalt-dw685k-flat-dowel-jointer-groover-240v-p3635)

Thanks for the heads up on that UK tool site. I have been searching for a DW625E router and just ordered one. The price was less than I had ever seen over the counter here. $431.00 to my door in a week approx. SWMBO not too happy but such is life. Now I have to sell the big Triton I ordered from UK last week. It still hasn't arrived but if anyone is interested it owes me $408 after the Paypal exchange rate.
PM me.....

Col

[pellcorp]

So does UK have same plugs as OZ? It's quite a risk ordering power tools from overseas I would think, no warranty to speak of. For triton it makes no difference I guess though :wink:

[carpoid]

They do require an Australian plug mate, no biggy, just cut the UK one off and wire in the Australian version.
The warranty is still valid, but would need sending back to the UK if there was a problem.
I was desperate to get my hands on one of these DW685's, so i went for it. If it was something that was available here i'd think carefully about it, but with huge savings on some of the tools it is very tempting :)