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DIY and Home
Improvement, Choosing Electrical Power Tools
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Favourites Hardware stores carry a full range of power tools, from very cheap to very expensive. Start with your first drill and maybe a circular saw as cheapies, see if you like it. They will still get used even when you start to get bigger and better ones. Once you have done a few jobs and you are more confident, start getting better quality tools. I am a bit wary of these multipurpose tools. Things with a lot of accessories that do this and that. Stick to standard items. I usually go for medium to just under top of the range power tools. I guess you'd say the tradesman range. Really top price stuff usually caters for specialist applications that you probably won't need. An example, if you had a lot of dry concrete type cutting to do, (like a block layer or ceramic tiler) you could splash extra cash and buy a specially dust sealed grinder. Most guys don't bother, they just get as much as they can out of standard tools. |
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It seems that every store has a DIY section of decent power tools. Find a good store that carries a large range and ask about until you find a salesperson who knows tools. Ask him or her which models the guys in the trade use. To sum up. go with well known brands. DIY sometimes has that feeling of cheap, it shouldn't because you want to do a good job, and you may be doing DIY in years to come. So choose carefully. Ask yourself is it the correct tool for the job, not too small and underpowered? Not to big and heavy? |
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