Thread: In praise of Ozito tools

I have an Ozito petrol chain saw and an Ozito electric planer. In both cases I had a one weekend job to do and the Ozito tools were same or cheaper than a 2 day hire without the hassle. They are crappy tools but fine for a one off job. If I ever use them again then I'm winning. So I agree that they have their place.

Been using my Ozito Biscuit joiner over the last couple of days. Does the job nicely. I bought it because I don't use one often and it was
not expensive. I have had it for at least 6 years and if it snuffs it I will get another.

Ozito rotary hammer drill was only a few dollars more expensive than to hire one to drill 16 holes. Did that and have done plenty since!

Ozito 1100W drill would twist the head off a rhino!. Great tool!

Had a small Ozito router that I won as a door prize. Gave it to a mate who has used it frequently and loves it!

I have had a few.
The Mitre saw bearing twisted and warped, but that was down to inexperience and trying to cut something hollow which wasnt fixed.
One rotary hammer that after 3 years i managed to root the chuck, i dont know how. It seems to loosen with the slightest vibrations.
Brad nailer, i love it, have only used it for ~50 shots but works well.
From what i have seen in the past 5 years the quality has improved? Or maybe QC has gotten better. I wouldnt begrudge spending money on them, but at the same time the only purchases i have in the foreseeable future are much much bigger toys.

I bought Ozito's Power Xchange lawn mower and whipper snipper. I then also bought the reciprocating saw. The mower is a monster for an electric; has heaps of power and time of use from the 2 18V batteries. The whipper snipper is a bit of a let-down; underpowered, heats up at the head so that the cutters melt!!! off and it's too short for me, being 6' tall. The recipro saw is like the mower; POWER!!! I likey. I'm now looking at the other tools in the Power Xchange range. I normally use Makita but a cheaper tool that's going to be worked hard (abused?) in the short term could be an option.

I've had some wins and some losses.

Rotary tool (dremel), it worked fine for a long time, but the pin on the shaft wore loose, so i had to do some modifications to be able to get the shaft clamped in order to change the bits. But it was cheap so can't complain.

AC powered Stapler. Man I love it, it has never let me down.

AC powered hammer drill. The chuck on this thing is bad, it just never stays tight. I even resorted to using a pair of channel locks and a pipe wrench to get the bit I was using in tight enough, but no go. Same thing with a cordless drill of theirs I had a while ago (before going ryobi), the chuck on that was just poorly made, and would never hold the bits tight enough.

I got the ozito hammer drill. The bigger one.

Demo'd a whole bathroom with it. Was cheaper to buy it than to hire a hilti or hitachi jack hammer

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Now, those Craftright SDS metre-long bits are a bit spesh ... bored some holes with the Ozito SDS hammer drill to drop systematic pesticide in, drill bit snapped torsionally. Thankfully low speed, no harm done.

Originally Posted by NathanaelBC

Now, those Craftright SDS metre-long bits are a bit spesh ... bored some holes with the Ozito SDS hammer drill to drop systematic pesticide in, drill bit snapped torsionally. Thankfully low speed, no harm done.

I bought a set ~10 years ago are still going. Like a lot of really cheap stuff, some may last and others may fail on first use.

As stated in an earlier post, the first item was a ROS.
Today I decided to purchase a biscuit joiner for a small job I had, and seeing I couldn't see heaps of use for it, I went for the Ozito.
First problem was when I arrived at my local Bunnies, the tool department was a shambles with lots of items (including EVERYTHING I wanted to purchase) locked away as the they are "doing a refurbishment".
Went to the next nearest Bunnies, spoke to the tool guy who said "have a close look at it and the Makita (words that would come to haunt me later, as I didn't ), and purchased the Ozito plus all the other bits and pieces.
Got it home and to the wife's surprise, read through the instructions while looking at the machine. Certainly not a refined item by any stretch of the imagination. Damn - one of the "pivots" (loose use of the term as all it was was really a rivet, peined over on either end) on the fence was totally missing.
Packed it back up, drove back to the store, had a good look (this time) comparing it to the Makita and the difference in build was chalk and cheese - not surprising as the Makita was twice the price.
Pivots were a pin with a C clip so it was removable, two return springs (one either side) instead of a single spring on one side, angle scales and depth scales that looked accurate with finer pointers, more precise adjustments etc etc.
Brought the Makita home

Well, I said I wouldn't but I did it and I am neither happy nor sad about it.

Bunnies had some compact drill on clearance for $25 and they had a three year warranty. I thought it was good, decent compromise between power and toque as it has just the single speed. The biggest issue is the tiny chuck and lack of brake, you pretty much just have to hold the front section and hit the trigger but even then a screwdriver bit will fall out after the clutch has operated a few times.

For $25 it was a bargain but I am pretty ashamed to have an Ozito tool in the cupboard, hahaha! No doubt it will outlast my Panasonic which is getting closer and closer to death with each use. Will get a drill with a metal gearbox casing next time.


Odd question but does anyone know if we get the US assembled DeWalt drills here?

Originally Posted by Ubernoob

Well, I said I wouldn't but I did it and I am neither happy nor sad about it.

Bunnies had some compact drill on clearance for $25 and they had a three year warranty. I thought it was good, decent compromise between power and toque as it has just the single speed. The biggest issue is the tiny chuck and lack of brake, you pretty much just have to hold the front section and hit the trigger but even then a screwdriver bit will fall out after the clutch has operated a few times.

For $25 it was a bargain but I am pretty ashamed to have an Ozito tool in the cupboard, hahaha! No doubt it will outlast my Panasonic which is getting closer and closer to death with each use. Will get a drill with a metal gearbox casing next time.


Odd question but does anyone know if we get the US assembled DeWalt drills here?

a few years ago I bought combo set of dewalt drill driver from Amazon. They were made in Mexico. It was a very high quality set. I don't think dewalt makes any drills in the us. But that might change with trump building that wall.

Originally Posted by justonething

a few years ago I bought combo set of dewalt drill driver from Amazon. They were made in Mexico. It was a very high quality set. I don't think dewalt makes any drills in the us. But that might change with trump building that wall.

No they have started assembling and manufacturing some parts in the USA for their top end gear, I had a look on the Aussie site but couldn't find any info.

I have an Ozito angle grinder about 8 years old, the big one, it has been used, abused, flogged to death but refuses to to die, its a soft start and loves to go hard. Also had a couple of the sds demo hammer drill ones, the latest version is the best, leaves my Makita one for dead, the only drawback is the chisel bits tend to rotate from the optimal hand held position when being used.
Yes, Ozito does have its place. The new stuff looks pretty good but unless my Makita (1 exception) and Bosch gear die, I wont rush out to buy it as replacements.

Got to site today about 40kms from home, get out of the van look in the back and notice i've left my dropsaw at home. I only had to make a few door frames and hang some doors, bit of skirting, no way I was driving home to get it. Down the road to the green shed and pick a little Ozito droppy for under 60 bucks. Goes all right, cuts square, doesn't scream at you. It's a bit light but what could I expect. Happy enough it got me through the day, very other use will be a bonus.