We've both genuine and fake Makita, horses for courses really.
Fakes include the small 12V reciprocation saw and the small 18V blower.
For example the blower is circa £70 bare and the copy is under £20.
They are tools we use everyday. They get dropped and break, so having copy ones makes that slightly easier to swallow.
The fakes use more batteries and aren't quite as good.... but nearly.
The fake recip' is used when we know it is going to get soaked, spray with loads of WD40.
Note sometimes they catch fire, but water puts that out.
Afterwards we blow dry it and spray with WD40 again.... so far so good.
Again £23 against £80
We've now four (edited from three) battery Impact drivers in common use and a few air impact tools for the workshop.
1/2 drive, 3/8 drive and two different 1/4" Hex - all different tools for different jobs.
Now Maktec is nasty shite.... I've tried a few.... think cheaper than Aldi quality.
Plastic gearboxes, just 'orrible 'orrible.
Life is too short for shite tools, wine or Coffee.
Fakes include the small 12V reciprocation saw and the small 18V blower.
For example the blower is circa £70 bare and the copy is under £20.
They are tools we use everyday. They get dropped and break, so having copy ones makes that slightly easier to swallow.
The fakes use more batteries and aren't quite as good.... but nearly.
The fake recip' is used when we know it is going to get soaked, spray with loads of WD40.
Note sometimes they catch fire, but water puts that out.
Afterwards we blow dry it and spray with WD40 again.... so far so good.
Again £23 against £80
We've now four (edited from three) battery Impact drivers in common use and a few air impact tools for the workshop.
1/2 drive, 3/8 drive and two different 1/4" Hex - all different tools for different jobs.
Now Maktec is nasty shite.... I've tried a few.... think cheaper than Aldi quality.
Plastic gearboxes, just 'orrible 'orrible.
Life is too short for shite tools, wine or Coffee.
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