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30th May 2010, 02:41 PM #1New Member
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Which Trimmer
Hi All,
I am about to buy a trimmer and not sure which one to gor for, I have narrowed it down to 2! I will be using it for routing out hinges on a daily basis so want something thats up for the job, at the moment I have a Hitachi M8, but like the idea of a smaller trimmer size router.
Makita 3709 and the Makita N3701...
Main difference to what I can see is the following...
3709= Made in China, comes in a case, 530w, approx $250.00
3701= Made in Japan, No case, 440w, approx $270.00
Anyone else have any input on the better model
Any comments welcomed.
Thanks
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30th May 2010, 02:56 PM #2
I have an as-new Makita 3701 but the other day I picked up a Festool MFK 700 off eBay which is better (and costs more!).
The Makita 3701 is the better of the Makita trimmers IMO.
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30th May 2010, 03:25 PM #3
I got one of the slightly cheaper plastic-bodied Makita trimmers (3709) a while ago, but its only a few $$ more for the N3701. The 3709 is fine as long as you don't drop it too often !
The N3701 is definitely the pick of the Makita trimmers. I know guys who use these hard in a production environment, and they are pretty bullet-proof.
Of course, if money is no object, the Festool is also a very nice bit of kit . I don't use my trimmer enough to justify the $$$ though.......
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30th May 2010, 04:34 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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buy the 3701.
you will not be disappointed.
justin.
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30th May 2010, 10:38 PM #5China
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3701 don't worry about no case you will never use it anyway
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30th May 2010, 11:32 PM #6Senior Member
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Have you considered the Bosch GMR-1? I just picked one up from Carbatec for $249 yesterday. Did a quick test cut and was very happy with it. I liked the Bosch for the corse/fine adjustment. It does not come with a case which was the only issue I have with it.
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30th May 2010, 11:34 PM #7New Member
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Hi All,
Thanks for the reply's looks like Im off to Trade tools in the morning to get the 3701 then!!, would love to get the festool but too much money at the minute.
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31st May 2010, 11:18 PM #8New Member
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Hi All,
Picked up the 3701 today, well pleased so far... Also got the trade tools own brand trimmer, that I will leave set up to do latches ( thought cant go to wrong for less than $100.00 + it comes in a hard case that the 3701 is now living in)
Thanks for the input guys...
Gary
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